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World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
Steven López is an American taekwondo competitor, a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist and 4th Dan in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first Taekwondo fighter to win 5 World Championships. With 2 Olympic titles, 5 titles in taekwondo world championships and 1 title in taekwondo world cup he is the most titled champion after Hadi Saei who earns 9 world class titles.
Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics made its first appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The opening ceremony featured a mass demonstration of taekwondo with hundreds of adults and children performing moves in unison. Taekwondo was again a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Taekwondo became a full medal sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and has been a sport in the Olympic games since then.
The European Taekwondo Championships are the European senior championships in Taekwondo, first held in Barcelona 1976. The event is held every two years and is organized by the European Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekwondo, which organises and controls Olympic style taekwondo.
Lee Dae-Hoon is a South Korean taekwondo athlete. He won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and a silver in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has achieved the first rankings in the negative weight of 68 kg in the world.
Turkey Taekwondo Federation is the governing body of Taekwondo sport in Turkey. Originally, it was formed in 1968 within the Turkey Judo Federation, where it maintained its activities thirteen years long. In 1981, it was disconnected from the Judo Federation and became a separate organization under the governmental Directorate General of Youth and Sports. The headquarters is located in Ulus quarter of Ankara. It is a member of the European Taekwondo Union (ETU).
Seif Eissa is an Egyptian Taekwondo practitioner & a Bronze medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. He also earned a gold medal at the 2015 African Games in Gaborone.
Panipak "Tennis" Wongpattanakit is a Thai taekwondo athlete. She is currently the top-ranked athlete in the women's 49kg.
Nafia Kuş is a European champion Turkish female taekwondo practitioner competing in the heavyweight division.
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Magda Wiet-Henin is a French taekwondo athlete. She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Taekwondo Championships. She has qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Javier Pérez Polo is a Spanish taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games on the Men's 68 kg weight category.
Matea Jelić is a Croatian taekwondo athlete. She is the 2020 Olympic champion in 67 kg.
Lovre Brečić is a Croatian taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Taekwondo Championships on the bantamweight (-63 kg) category.
Hakan Reçber is a Turkish taekwondo athlete. He is an Olympic bronze medalist in the Men's 68 kg competition. He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships and 2022 European Taekwondo Championships on the bantamweight (-63 kg) category.
Adrian Vicente Yunta is a Spanish taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Taekwondo Championships on the men's finweight category.
Daniel Quesada Barrera is a Spanish taekwondo competitor. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships.
Dejan Georgievski is a Macedonian professional taekwondo practitioner who represents North Macedonia internationally in the World Taekwondo Tournaments in the men's heavyweight class. He is an Olympic silver medalist in the men's +80 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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