Taekwondo was introduced to the Philippines through the efforts of Kim Bok Man and Young Man Park. Grand Master Kim Bok Man arrived in 1970 to continue Park's legacy of propagating Taekwondo upon the invitation of President Marcos. Kim continued to pioneer Taekwondo worldwide and left the Philippines in 1971. In 1975, Grand Master Hong Sung-chon came to the Philippines to promote Taekwondo, eventually establishing the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA). The current central headquarters of the PTA is at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. The PTA is a member of the Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Federation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee and Asian Taekwondo Union.
John Paul Lizardo, also known as Japoy Lizardo, is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner, actor and commercial model.
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s, 1990s and 2010s, having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Gwladys Patience Épangue is a French taekwondo athlete. Representing France at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, she won the silver medal in the welterweight division, losing to Hwang Kyung-Seon from South Korea in the final. At the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing, she won a silver medal, losing to Hwang in the final again.
Lee Seung-Min (이승민) is a Korean taekwondo coach and former world champion in women's taekwondo representing South Korea.
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed is a former Iranian professional taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in ۱ Copenhagen, Denmark and the Olympic Silver Medal at the London 2012 Olympics. ۲
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.
Hadi Saei is an Iranian councilor and former taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history and the most titled champion in this sport by winning 9 world class titles . Earlier in his career and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Saei had won the Bronze medal. He was elected as member of City Council of Tehran in 2006 local elections and was reelected in 2013 but lost the 2017 election. He is one of the three most medal winners olympians in the sport of Taekwondo.
South Korea competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 248 athletes, 135 men and 113 women, competed in 22 sports.
Yunus Sarı is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the welterweight division. He is a member of Ulaştırmaspor, a club of the Ministry of Transport.Athlete is student of physical education and sports at Selçuk University in Konya. His two brothers Ali and Talha are also successful taekwondo practitioners.
Arzu Tan Sayan is a World champion Turkish female former Taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the flyweight (-47 kg) class, and currently acting as a coach.
Ilkin Shahbazov is an Azerbaijani taekwondo athlete. 2x European Champion, 1x Vice-European Champion (2008), 1x bronze medalist of World Cup Championship (2009) and 1x bronze medalist of European Championship (2014).
Milad Beigi Harchegani is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Harchegani is of Qashqai ancestry.
Patimat Serajutdin Abakarova is a Dagestani-born Azerbaijani taekwondo athlete. She has been playing for the Azerbaijan national team since 2013. Patimat Abakarova won a bronze medal at the XXXI Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Patimat Abakarova at the European Championships; She was awarded a silver medal in 2016. Abakarova also won bronze medals at the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games in 2013 and the 1st European Games in 2015.
Aykhan Taghizade is an Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a gold medal at the 2015 European Games.
Won Sun-jin is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Cho Hyang-mi is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Park Kyung-suk (Korean: 박경숙) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Park Eun-sun is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Park Hye-mi is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
