| 2000 Asian Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | 13–16 May 2000 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
The 2000 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 14th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from May 13 to May 16, 2000.
South Korea dominated the competition, winning 13 gold medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight −54 kg | Min Byeong-seok South Korea | Tshomlee Go  Philippines | Ali Rameshgar  Iran |
Takeshi Sannomiya  Japan | |||
| Flyweight −58 kg | Kim Dae-ryung South Korea | Huang Ching-feng  Chinese Taipei | Satriyo Rahadhani  Indonesia |
| Kiyoteru Higuchi Japan | |||
| Bantamweight −62 kg | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Yoshimasa Aihara Japan | Rodolfo Abratique Philippines |
Thamer Al-Mershad  Kuwait | |||
| Featherweight −67 kg | Lee Won-jae South Korea | Vahid Abdollahi Iran | Abdulmanam Al-Khawahr  Saudi Arabia |
| Jefferthom Go Philippines | |||
| Lightweight −72 kg | Yoo Yong-jin South Korea | Hsu Feng-chih Chinese Taipei | Fariborz Askari Iran |
| Alvin Taraya Philippines | |||
| Welterweight −78 kg | Oh Seon-taek South Korea | Donald Geisler Philippines | Kao Ming-chien Chinese Taipei |
| Leung Chun Lun Hong Kong | |||
| Middleweight −84 kg | Park Cheon-deok South Korea | Alessandro Lubiano Philippines | Zhu Feng  China |
Adilkhan Sagindykov  Kazakhstan | |||
| Heavyweight +84 kg | Moon Dae-sung South Korea | Nguyễn Văn Hùng  Vietnam | Abdulqader Al-Adhami  Qatar |
Kwa Boon Aik  Brunei |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight −47 kg | Joo Hye-won South Korea | Yeh Chiao-ling Chinese Taipei | Nguyễn Thị Huyền Diệu Vietnam |
| Rahadewi Neta Indonesia | |||
| Flyweight −51 kg | Wu Yen-ni Chinese Taipei | Shim Hye-young South Korea | Elaine Teo  Malaysia |
Sangina Baidya  Nepal | |||
| Bantamweight −55 kg | Jung Mi-na South Korea | Kalindi Tamayo Philippines | Renuka Magar Nepal |
| Minako Hatakeyama Japan | |||
| Featherweight −59 kg | Jang Ji-won South Korea | Wang Su China | Soo Lai Yin Malaysia |
| Jasmin Strachan Philippines | |||
| Lightweight −63 kg | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Zhang Huijing China | Rosslyn Faulkner  Australia |
| Chang Shu-yuan Chinese Taipei | |||
| Welterweight −67 kg | He Lumin China | Camela Albino Philippines | Chang Yi-tzu Chinese Taipei |
| Jung Jin-young South Korea | |||
| Middleweight −72 kg | Kim Yoon-kyung South Korea | Tsai Pei-shan Chinese Taipei | Alaa Kutkut  Jordan |
| Margarita Bonifacio Philippines | |||
| Heavyweight +72 kg | Chen Zhong China | Sin Kyung-hyen South Korea | Fong Yee Min  Singapore |
| Sally Solis Philippines |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Philippines | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brunei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
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