2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships

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2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships
2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships logo.png
Location Flag of Jordan.svg Amman, Jordan
Dates26–28 April 2002
Champions
MenFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
WomenFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
  2000
2004  

The 2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 15th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Amman, Jordan from April 26 to April 28, 2002.

Contents

South Korea dominated the competition, winning twelve gold medals.

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finweight
−54 kg
Lee Sang-pil
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Nguyễn Duy Khương
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Mohammad Al-Hamed
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flyweight
−58 kg
Ko Seok-hwa
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Mohammad Yaqoub
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Behzad Khodadad
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Satriyo Rahadhani
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Bantamweight
−62 kg
Lee Soon-tae
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Mohammad Reza Mehdizadeh
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Vũ Anh Tuấn
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Kiyoteru Higuchi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Featherweight
−67 kg
Jamil Al-Khuffash
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Sung Yu-chi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Kim Dong-eun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Carlo Massimino
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Lightweight
−72 kg
Sin Joon-sik
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Hadi Saei
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Nagd Al-Mutawakel
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Iyad Al-Saify
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Welterweight
−78 kg
Yousef Karami
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Mitsushige Arita
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Donald Geisler
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Bertie Collinson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Middleweight
−84 kg
Park Cheon-deok
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Dindo Simpao
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Ali Tajik
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Arman Chilmanov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Heavyweight
+84 kg
Lee Seok-hun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Daniel Trenton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Abdulqader Al-Adhami
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Khaled Al-Dosari
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finweight
−47 kg
Kim Hyo-min
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Nguyễn Thị Huyền Diệu
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Li Huang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Maria Tseriotis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flyweight
−51 kg
Jang Eun-suk
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Juana Wangsa Putri
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Daleen Cordero
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Bantamweight
−55 kg
Jung Jae-eun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Cosette Basbous
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Minako Hatakeyama
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Chonnapas Premwaew
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Featherweight
−59 kg
Tseng Pei-hua
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Tina Marton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Wang Shuo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lê Thị Nhung
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Lightweight
−63 kg
Oh Jung-ah
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Su Li-wen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Nadin Dawani
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Zhang Huijing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Welterweight
−67 kg
Kim Hye-mi
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Veronica Domingo
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Zhang Liyue
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lara Shdaifat
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Middleweight
−72 kg
Chen Zhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fan Chiao-wen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Park Eun-hee
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Margarita Bonifacio
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Heavyweight
+72 kg
Kwon Ji-hee
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Wang I-hsien
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Erica Parcio
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Ren Ruihong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 120214
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1405
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1236
4Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1146
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1056
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0246
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0235
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0235
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0123
10Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0112
11Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0101
12Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0011
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0011
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0011
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0011
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0011
Totals (16 entries)16163264

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