1973 World Taekwondo Championships

1973 World Taekwondo Championships
Venue	Kukkiwon
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Dates	25–27 May 1973
Champions
Men	South Korea
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The 1973 World Taekwondo Championships were the 1st edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea from May 25 to May 27, 1973. ^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Lightweight (−64 kg)	Lee Ki-hyung   South Korea	Armando Chavero   West Germany	Joe Hayes   United States
			Georg Karrenberg   West Germany
Heavyweight (+64 kg)	Kim Jeong-tae   South Korea	Mike Warren   United States	Albert Cheeks   United States
			Raymond Sell   United States

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	2	0	0	2
2	United States	0	1	3	4
3	West Germany	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	4	8

Participating nations

•   Australia
•   Brunei
•   Canada
•   El Salvador
•   France
•   Guatemala
•   Hong Kong
•   Ivory Coast
•   Japan
•   Khmer Republic
•   Malaysia
•   Mexico
•   Philippines
•   Singapore
•   South Korea
•   Taiwan
•   Uganda
•   United States
•   West Germany

References

1. Black Belt. February 1975. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. "WTF". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

External links

• WT Official Website
• Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-03)