1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships

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1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships
Venue Macpherson Stadium
Location Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong
Dates8–10 September 1978
Champions
MenFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
  1976
1980  

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]

Contents

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finweight
(−48 kg)
Yun Jun-cheol
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Primus Wong
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Mirahmad Zaafarinejad
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
Sze Kwon Fai
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Flyweight
(−53 kg)
Ha Suk-kwang
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Russell Dixon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Lee Yoke Wan
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Tam Kwong Lap
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Bantamweight
(−58 kg)
Kim Yong-ki
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Robert Muir
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Kim Il-hwan
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Moi Chee Keong
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Featherweight
(−63 kg)
Kim Jung-gook
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Ninous Toman
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
So Kam Fan
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Bruce Talley
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Lightweight
(−68 kg)
Oh Il-nam
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Ki Wai Ming
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Hassan Zahedi
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
Michael Adey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Welterweight
(−73 kg)
Yoo Yong-hap
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Geoff Rees
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Won Kuk Kim
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Abdolkarim Momeneh
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
Middleweight
(−80 kg)
Chang Jong-tai
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Hamid Heshmatikhah
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
Ron Goddard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Quah Siang Kooi
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Heavyweight
(+80 kg)
Ma Sang-hyun
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
John Rhodes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Allan France
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Gholam Hassan Saeidi
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 8008
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0426
3State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 0246
4Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 0145
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0134
6Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 0022
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0011
Totals (7 entries)881632

Participating nations

49 athletes from 11 nations competed.

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References

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