1995 World Taekwondo Championships

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1995 World Taekwondo Championships
Venue Folk Arts Theater
Location Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Manila, Philippines
Dates17–21 November 1995
Champions
MenFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
WomenFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
  1993
1997  

The 1995 World Taekwondo Championships were the 12th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Manila, Philippines from November 17 to November 21, 1995, with 598 athletes participating from 77 countries. [1]

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Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finweight
(−50 kg)
Jin Seung-tae
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Roberto Cruz
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Mohammad Al-Hamed
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Carlos Chamorro
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flyweight
(−54 kg)
Cihat Kutluca
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Mehrdad Rokni
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Gergely Salim
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Rubén Palafox
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bantamweight
(−58 kg)
Chang Dae-soon
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Gabriel Esparza
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Huang Chih-hsiung
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Trần Quang Hạ
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Featherweight
(−64 kg)
Kim Byung-uk
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Clayton Barber
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bijan Moghanloo
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Claudio Nolano
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Lightweight
(−70 kg)
Aziz Acharki
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Roberto Estrada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
David Gonzales
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fariborz Askari
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Welterweight
(−76 kg)
José Jesús Márquez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Jean López
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Nico Davis
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Liu Tsu-ien
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Middleweight
(−83 kg)
Lee Dong-wan
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Ulysses Marcelino
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Mickaël Meloul
Flag of France.svg  France
Zoran Prerad
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
Heavyweight
(+83 kg)
Kim Je-kyoung
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Pascal Gentil
Flag of France.svg  France
Massimiliano Romano
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Lúcio Aurélio de Freitas
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finweight
(−43 kg)
Huang Chiu-chin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Yang So-hee
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Cristina Atzeni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Coral Falco
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flyweight
(−47 kg)
Hamide Bıkçın
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Monika Sprengel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Betsy Ortiz
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Trần Thị Mỹ Linh
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Bantamweight
(−51 kg)
Won Sun-jin
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Michelle Thompson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Minako Hatakeyama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Wu Shan-chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Featherweight
(−55 kg)
Lee Seung-min
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Leonildes Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Nuray Deliktaş
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Janet Glasman
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Lightweight
(−60 kg)
Park Kyung-suk
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Vanina Sánchez
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Marlene Ramírez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Miet Filipović
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Welterweight
(−65 kg)
Cho Hyang-mi
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Hsu Chih-ling
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
İnci Taşyürek
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Dana Martin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Middleweight
(−70 kg)
Ireane Ruíz
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Park Sun-mi
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Heidy Juárez
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Mónica del Real
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Heavyweight
(+70 kg)
Jung Myoung-sook
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Yolanda García
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Nataša Vezmar
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Huang Hsiao-ying
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 102012
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2215
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2024
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1146
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1102
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0325
7Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 0202
8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0134
9Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0123
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0112
Flag of France.svg  France 0112
12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0101
13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0033
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0033
15Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0022
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0022
17Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0011
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0011
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0011
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0011
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 0011
Totals (22 entries)16163264

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