| 1976 Asian Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Dallas Brooks Hall |
| Location |  Melbourne, Australia |
| Dates | 16–17 October 1976 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
The 1976 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 2nd edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Melbourne, Australia from 16 to 17 October, 1976.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−48 kg) | Choi Yoon-ki South Korea | Roberto Evangelista  Philippines | Chia Pheng Pheng  Singapore |
| Brendan Drew Australia | |||
| Flyweight (−53 kg) | Kim Yong-ki South Korea | Paul Cabatingan Philippines | Yau Chee Hong Australia |
Aw Chong Tiong  Malaysia | |||
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Son Tae-hwan South Korea | Abdul Hamid Noor Malaysia | Peter Robinson Australia |
| Jaime Martin Philippines | |||
| Featherweight (−63 kg) | Kim Moo-chun South Korea | Lye Kwong Malaysia | Martin Hall Australia |
| Narcisco Erana Philippines | |||
| Lightweight (−68 kg) | Choi Jae-chun South Korea | Michael Adey Australia | Adrian Nair  New Zealand |
| Lum Chiang Fai Malaysia | |||
| Welterweight (−73 kg) | Yoo Yong-hap South Korea | John Soh Tiong Singapore | Ramon Tusi Philippines |
| Bradley McDonald Australia | |||
| Middleweight (−80 kg) | Kim Chul-hwan South Korea | Colin Handley Australia | Ooi Peng Shew Malaysia |
| Low Fang Lian Singapore | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Kim Duk-soo South Korea | Shane Bray Australia | Elmer Pato Philippines |
| Harry Singh Singapore |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Philippines | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
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