1979 World Taekwondo Championships

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1979 World Taekwondo Championships
Venue Glaspalast Sindelfingen
Location Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, West Germany
Dates26–28 October 1979
Champions
MenFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
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The 1979 World Taekwondo Championships are the 4th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, West Germany from October 26 to October 28, 1979. A total of 453 athletes and officials from 38 nations took part in the championships.

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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finweight
(−48 kg)		 Lee Seung-kyung
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 		Jaime de Pablos
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		Dae Sung Lee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Emilio Azofra
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Flyweight
(−52 kg)		 Yang Ki-mo
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 		Jesús Benito
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 		Ramiro Guzmán
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bachir Ouazzani
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Bantamweight
(−56 kg)		 Kim Yong-ki
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 		Pablo Arizmendi
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		Chung Sik Choi
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Dragan Veljović
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Featherweight
(−60 kg)		 Yim Dai-taik
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 		Reynaldo Salazar
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		Bernd Bartsch
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Martin Hall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Lightweight
(−64 kg)		 Park Oh-sung
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 		Greg Fears
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Henk Horsten
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Hubert Leuchter
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Welterweight
(−68 kg)		 Óscar Mendiola
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		Lindsay Lawrence
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 		Helmut Gärtner
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Kim Moo-chun
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Light middleweight
(−73 kg)		 Rainer Müller
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 		Guillermo Aragonés
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		Park Chung-ho
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Hans Brugmans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Middleweight
(−78 kg)		 Kim Sang-chun
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 		Richard Schulz
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 		Byl Be Yao
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
John Holloway
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Light heavyweight
(−84 kg)		 Jung Chan
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 		Eugen Nefedow
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 		Scott Rohr
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Abdoulaye Cissé
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Heavyweight
(+84 kg)		 Sjef Vos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		Thomas Seabourne
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Keith Whittemore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Carlos Obregón
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 7029
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1427
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1247
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1023
5Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0246
6Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 0112
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0101
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0022
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0022
10Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0011
Totals (10 entries)10102040

References

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