Wayne Otto OBE (born 18 May 1966 in Hackney, London, United Kingdom) he is a British

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

. He has a 5th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of nine

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. Championsh ...

and is in the

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for winning the most Karate medals. In 2012 Wayne became the head coach of the Norwegian Karate Federation. Otto was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the

2001 Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours 2001 was announced on 16 June 2001 for the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), New Zealand (4 June), Australia (11 June), Barbados, Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sai ...

for services to karate.United Kingdom

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1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Hackney Central English male karateka British male karateka Karate coaches Alumni of the University of Kent Black British sportsmen Sportspeople from London Uechi-ryū practitioners World Games gold medalists World Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 1993 World Games Competitors at the 1997 World Games World Games medalists in karate Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century British people {{UK-karate-bio-stub