Emmanuel Pinda (born 7 January 1961 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

) is a

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karateka (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While moder ...

. Pinda won multiple medals at the

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and the

World Karate Championships The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF). The competition is held in a different city every two years. Championshi ...

Medals received

* 1988 World Karate Championships men's kumite+80 kg

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* 1984 World Karate Championships of men's kumite Ippon gold medal * 1988 European Karate Championships men's kumite+80 kg

silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...

* 1987 European karate Championships at men's kumite+80 kg gold medal * 1987 European Karate Championships at men's kumite open

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...

* 1985 European Karate Championships at men's kumite open gold medal * 1984 European Karate Championships at men's kumite open silver medal

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Emmanuel Pinda
at KarateRec.com * 1961 births Living people French male karateka Martial artists from Paris World Games silver medalists for France Medalists at the 1985 World Games 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-karate-bio-stub