| 1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Macpherson Stadium |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | 8–10 September 1978 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
The 1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 3rd edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from 8 to 10 September, 1978. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−48 kg) | Yun Jun-cheol South Korea | Primus Wong  Malaysia | Mirahmad Zaafarinejad  Iran |
| Sze Kwon Fai Hong Kong | |||
| Flyweight (−53 kg) | Ha Suk-kwang South Korea | Russell Dixon  Australia | Lee Yoke Wan Malaysia |
| Tam Kwong Lap Hong Kong | |||
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Kim Yong-ki South Korea | Robert Muir Australia | Kim Il-hwan  Guam |
| Moi Chee Keong Malaysia | |||
| Featherweight (−63 kg) | Kim Jung-gook South Korea | Ninous Toman Iran | So Kam Fan Hong Kong |
| Bruce Talley Guam | |||
| Lightweight (−68 kg) | Oh Il-nam South Korea | Ki Wai Ming Hong Kong | Hassan Zahedi Iran |
| Michael Adey Australia | |||
| Welterweight (−73 kg) | Yoo Yong-hap South Korea | Geoff Rees Australia | Won Kuk Kim Hong Kong |
| Abdolkarim Momeneh Iran | |||
| Middleweight (−80 kg) | Chang Jong-tai South Korea | Hamid Heshmatikhah Iran | Ron Goddard Australia |
| Quah Siang Kooi Malaysia | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Ma Sang-hyun South Korea | John Rhodes Australia | Allan France  New Zealand |
| Gholam Hassan Saeidi Iran |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Guam | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
49 athletes from 11 nations competed.
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