WKF - World Karate Organization - 5th World Championships Madrid (1980)
Open Kumite
| Rang | Catégorie | Champion | Pays |
| 1 | Open Kumite | Giovanni Ricciardi | Italy |
| 2 | Open Kumite | Billy Blanks | USA |
| 3 | Open Kumite | Juan Pedro Carbilla | Spain |
| 4 | Open Kumite | Hisao Murase | Japan |
Kumite -60 kg
| Rang | Catégorie | Champion | Pays |
| 1 | Kumite -60 kg | Ricardo Abad | Spain |
| 2 | Kumite -60 kg | Jean-Louis Granet | France |
| 3 | Kumite -60 kg | Fernando Rosuero | Spain |
| 3 | Kumite -60 kg | Junichi Sugiyama | Japan |
Kumite -65 kg
| Rang | Catégorie | Champion | Pays |
| 1 | Kumite -65 kg | Toshiaki Maeda | Japan |
| 2 | Kumite -65 kg | Zenichi Ono | Japan |
| 3 | Kumite -65 kg | Felipe Hita | Spain |
| 3 | Kumite -65 kg | José Arsena | Spain |
Kumite -70 kg
| Rang | Catégorie | Champion | Pays |
| 1 | Kumite -70 kg | José Gonzalez | Spain |
| 2 | Kumite -70 kg | Antonio Martínez | Spain |
| 3 | Kumite -70 kg | Danny Schenker | Netherlands |
| 3 | Kumite -70 kg | Thierry Masci | France |
Kumite -75 kg
| Rang | Catégorie | Champion | Pays |
| 1 | Kumite -75 kg | Sadao Tajima | Japan |
| 2 | Kumite -75 kg | Imamatsu | Japan |
| 3 | Kumite -75 kg | Fred Royers | Netherlands |
| 3 | Kumite -75 kg | Wenceslao Aguilar | Mexico |
Kumite -80 kg
| Rang | Catégorie | Champion | Pays |
| 1 | Kumite -80 kg | Tokey Hill | USA |
| 2 | Kumite -80 kg | Naomi Takukawa | Japan |
| 3 | Kumite -80 kg | Otti Roethof | Netherlands |
| 3 | Kumite -80 kg | P Amarilla | Paraguay |
Kumite +80 kg
| Rang | Catégorie | Champion | Pays |
| 1 | Kumite +80 kg | Jean-Luc Montama | France |
| 2 | Kumite +80 kg | Livi Whyte | Great Britain |
| 3 | Kumite +80 kg | Billy Blanks | USA |
| 3 | Kumite +80 kg | Rolando Sias | Mexico |