| Venue: | Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno, Akita, Japan |
| Dates: | 18 August 2001 |
| Competitors: | 7 |
| Nations: | 5 |
| Gold: |  Sachiko Miyamoto |
| Silver: | Eri Fujioka |
| Bronze: |  Sari Laine |
| Prev: | 1997 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The women's kumite 53 kg competition in karate at the 2001 World Games took place on 18 August 2001 at the Tenno Town Gymnasium in Tenno, Akita, Japan.[1]
A total of 7 athletes entered the competition. In preliminary round they fought in two groups. Winners of this groups advanced to gold medal match. Second place athletes advanced to bronze medal match.
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | W | W | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | L | D | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | D |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | D | L | W | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | D | D | D | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | D | L | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | L | D | W |
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal match | |||
| 8−13 | |||
| Bronze medal match | |||
| 0−1 | |||