| 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location |  Melbourne, Australia |
| Dates | 14–16 June 1996 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
The 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 12th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Melbourne, Australia from 14 June to 16 June, 1996.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight −50 kg | Kim Byung-tae South Korea | Roberto Cruz  Philippines | John Carneli Australia |
Feizollah Nafjam  Iran | |||
| Flyweight −54 kg | Yoo Yong-taek South Korea | Mehrdad Rokni Iran | Takeshi Sannomiya  Japan |
Mohammed Saddiq  Saudi Arabia | |||
| Bantamweight −58 kg | Kim Hyun-yong South Korea | Huang Chih-hsiung  Chinese Taipei | Muhammad Yusuf  Indonesia |
| Hironobu Yamashita Japan | |||
| Featherweight −64 kg | Bijan Moghanloo Iran | Yoo Yong-jin South Korea | Mohammad Al-Ruz  Jordan |
| Ricardo Santiago Philippines | |||
| Lightweight −70 kg | Shim Ki-sun South Korea | Fariborz Askari Iran | Hiroshi Kanai Japan |
| Mohammad Shdaifat Jordan | |||
| Welterweight −76 kg | Kim Kyong-hun South Korea | Majid Aflaki Iran | Mitsushige Arita Japan |
Saneh Jaritrum  Thailand | |||
| Middleweight −83 kg | Lee Dong-wan South Korea | Majid Amintorabi Iran | Paul Dowie Australia |
Men Fengwei  China | |||
| Heavyweight +83 kg | Farzad Zarakhsh Iran | Daniel Trenton Australia | Andri Halim Indonesia |
| Khaled Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight −43 kg | Yang So-hee South Korea | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Eva Marie Ditan Philippines |
Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai  Vietnam | |||
| Flyweight −47 kg | Sangina Baidya  Nepal | Kim Bo-in South Korea | Vicki Cenere Australia |
| Trần Thị Mỹ Linh Vietnam | |||
| Bantamweight −51 kg | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei | Won Sun-jin South Korea | Carmela Hartnett Australia |
| Huỳnh Thị Bích Ngọc Vietnam | |||
| Featherweight −55 kg | Lee Seung-min South Korea | Trần Hiếu Ngân Vietnam | Meng Mei-chun Chinese Taipei |
| Anna Marissa de Leon Philippines | |||
| Lightweight −60 kg | Lee Sun-hee South Korea | Lee Liu-wen Chinese Taipei | Ong Bee Lan  Singapore |
| Nutcharin Sook Thailand | |||
| Welterweight −65 kg | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Yoriko Okamoto Japan | Hsu Chih-ling Chinese Taipei |
| Janeth Tenorio Philippines | |||
| Middleweight −70 kg | Park Eun-sun South Korea | Lydia Zakkas Australia | Verina Wihongi  New Zealand |
| Marites Javier Philippines | |||
| Heavyweight +70 kg | Lee Myung-suk South Korea | Tanya White Australia | Sinta Berliana Heru Indonesia |
Lee Wan Yuen  Malaysia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Nepal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
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