Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was the second time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport eight years later at the 2000 Games. A total of 64 men and 64 women competed in eight different weight classes. Each event featured a single-elimination tournament to determine the winner.

People

The head coach for the U.S. Olympic Taekwondo team was Dong Keun Park, the former member of the South Korean National Team from 1960 through 1966. He captained the South Korean team for five years with the undefeated record of winning more than 200 competition matches with multiple bouts,^[1]^[2] and has been inducted into the official Taekwondo Hall of Fame and US Taekwondo Grandmasters Society Hall of Fame.^[3]^[4]

Medalists

Medal table

Men's events

Finweight (–50 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Gergely Salim (DEN)	5

Chang Jung-San (TPE)	4
		Gergely Salim (DEN)	5

		Javier Argudo (ESP)	1
Paul Lyons (AUS)	0

Javier Argudo (ESP)	3
				Gergely Salim (DEN)	3

				Juan Moreno (USA)	1
Narayan Gurung (NEP)	3

Juan Moreno (USA)	5
		Juan Moreno (USA)	3

		Yefi Triaji (INA)	-1
Hector Laureano (PUR)	2

Yefi Triaji (INA)	4

Flyweight (50–54 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Seo Sung-Kyo (KOR)	2

Luis Zuniga (MEX)	1
		Seo Sung-Kyo (KOR)	3

		Arlindo Gouveia (VEN)	4
Arlindo Gouveia (VEN)	4

Thierry Dedegbe (FRA)	2
				Arlindo Gouveia (VEN)	2

				Dirc Talumewo (INA)	1
Dirc Talumewo (INA)	6

Firas Al-Jayousi (JOR)	4
		Dirc Talumewo (INA)	WD

		Wang Ming-Sung (TPE)
Walter Vargas (PHI)	3

Wang Ming-Sung (TPE)	4

Bantamweight (54–58 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

William de Jesus Cordoba (MEX)	2

Josef Salim (DEN)	-1
		William de Jesus Cordoba (MEX)	2

		Domenico D'Alise (ITA)	1
Domenico D'Alise (ITA)	4

Angel Alonso (ESP)	3
				William de Jesus Cordoba (MEX)	0

				Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN)	0
Diego Yanez (CHI)	2

Stephen Fernández (PHI)	2
		Stephen Fernández (PHI)	-1

		Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN)	0
Lee Han Won (USA)	1

Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN)	2

Featherweight (58–64 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Vitaly Bachiura (EUN)	1

Jung Woo Yong (CAN)	5
		Jung Woo Yong (CAN)	0

		Kim Byong-Cheol (KOR)	2
Kim Byong-Cheol (KOR)	4

Hironobu Yamashita (JPN)	0
				Kim Byong-Cheol (KOR)	WD

				Ekrem Boyali (TUR)
Ekrem Boyali (TUR)	3

Carlos Rivas (VEN)	2
		Ekrem Boyali (TUR)	2

		Luca Massaccesi (ITA)	1
Spiridon Badas (GRE)	3

Luca Massaccesi (ITA)	5

Lightweight (64–70 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Musa Cicek (GER)	0

Chou Kuei-Ming (TPE)	3
		Chou Kuei-Ming (TPE)	0

		Jose Santolaria (ESP)	4
Jose Santolaria (ESP)	5

Humberto Norambuena (CHI)	1
				Jose Santolaria (ESP)	4

				Fariborz Askari (IRI)	1
Fariborz Askari (IRI)	3

James Villasana (USA)	3
		Fariborz Askari (IRI)	3

		Djamel Khali (FRA)	2
Djamel Khali (FRA)	4

Adel Saleh Al-Joban (BRN)	1

Welterweight (70–76 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Mohammad Al-Qaimi (KUW)	3

Dragan Jurilj (CRO)	2
		Mohammad Al-Qaimi (KUW)

		Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR)	WD
Dafejimue Adeogbeji (NGR)	-1

Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR)	4
				Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR)	3

				Lee Jae Hun (CAN)	2
Reza Mehmandoust (IRI)	WD

Adel Hasan Ali (BRN)
		Reza Mehmandoust (IRI)

		Lee Jae Hun (CAN)	WD
Anthony DeCarlo (AUS)	2

Lee Jae Hun (CAN)	3

Middleweight (76–83 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Khaled Ibrahim (EGY)	3

Markus Woznicki (GER)	1
		Khaled Ibrahim (EGY)	4

		Juan Sous Godoy (ESP)	4
Juan Sous Godoy (ESP)	5

Anatoli Likhodievski (EUN)	0
				Juan Sous Godoy (ESP)	2

				Herbert Perez (USA)	3
Ammar Fahed Sbeihi (JOR)	3

Mansour Bagheri (IRI)	2
		Ammar Fahed Sbeihi (JOR)	0

		Herbert Perez (USA)	1
Herbert Perez (USA)	4

Metin Sahin (TUR)	3

Heavyweight (+83 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Kim Je-Kyoung (KOR)	6

Oliver Schawe (GER)	1
		Kim Je-Kyoung (KOR)	3

		Amr Hassan (EGY)	2
Amr Hassan (EGY)	2

Tawfiq Nwaiser (JOR)	0
				Kim Je-Kyoung (KOR)	3

				Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR)	-1
Ali Sahin (TUR)	3

Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR)	4
		Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR)	6

		Simon Hosking (AUS)	2
Simon Hosking (AUS)	0

Abdullah Daylem Farhan (KUW)	0

Women's events

Finweight (–43 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Amanda Broadbent (GBR)	WD

Sita Rai (NEP)
		Amanda Broadbent (GBR)	2

		Rahmi Kurnia (INA)	5
Rahmi Kurnia (INA)	2

Helle Panzieri (DEN)	1
				Rahmi Kurnia (INA)	4

				Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE)	4
Mo Sun-Young (KOR)	3

Monica Torres (MEX)	3
		Monica Torres (MEX)

		Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE)	WD
Sabrina Agarbati (ITA)	3

Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE)	5

Flyweight (43–47 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Kathy Walker (GBR)

Arzu Tan (TUR)	WD
		Arzu Tan (TUR)	1

		Piera Muggiri (ITA)	1
Piera Muggiri (ITA)	1

Minako Hatakeyama (JPN)	1
				Piera Muggiri (ITA)	0

				Elisabet Delgado (ESP)	1
Patricia Mariscal Alcalá (MEX)	3

Terry Poindexter (USA)	3
		Terry Poindexter (USA)	0

		Elisabet Delgado (ESP)	2
Elisabet Delgado (ESP)	4

Anita Falieros (AUS)	3

Bantamweight (47–51 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Ivett Ayala (PUR)	1

Hwang Eun-Suk (KOR)	4
		Hwang Eun-Suk (KOR)	4

		Hii King Hung (MAS)	2
Anita Zeh Vendelboe (DEN)	0

Hii King Hung (MAS)	3
				Hwang Eun-Suk (KOR)	1

				Diane Murray (USA)	1
Diane Murray (USA)	1

Katherine Franklin (AUS)	0
		Diane Murray (USA)	1

		Catherine Noble (FRA)	1
Catherine Noble (FRA)	WD

Pramila Thapa (NEP)

Featherweight (51–55 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Beatriz Lucero (PHI)	WD

Maria Zigmantovich (EUN)
		Beatriz Lucero (PHI)	1

		Aysegul Ergin (TUR)	2
Siauw Lung (INA)

Aysegul Ergin (TUR)	WD
				Aysegul Ergin (TUR)	0

				Tung Ya-Ling (TPE)	3
Miet Filipovic (CRO)

Dolores Knoll (MEX)	WD
		Dolores Knoll (MEX)	1

		Tung Ya-Ling (TPE)	2
Tung Ya-Ling (TPE)	WD

Josefina Lopez (ESP)

Lightweight (55–60 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Chen Yi-An (TPE)	1

Sonny Seidel (GER)	1
		Chen Yi-An (TPE)	3

		Jeung Eun-Ok (KOR)	1
Jeung Eun-Ok (KOR)	4

Ineabelle Díaz (PUR)	1
				Chen Yi-An (TPE)	WD

				Susilawati (INA)
Hafida El Ouacef (MAR)	4

Miho Konno [ ja ] (JPN)	2
		Hafida El Ouacef (MAR)	0

		Susilawati (INA)	3
Judith Pirchmoser (AUT)	0

Susilawati (INA)	3

Welterweight (60–65 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Eva Dinkhauser (AUT)

Brigitte Geffroy (FRA)	WD
		Brigitte Geffroy (FRA)	3

		Shelley Vettese-Baert (CAN)	2
Rahma Bahou (MAR)

Shelley Vettese-Baert (CAN)	WD
				Brigitte Geffroy (FRA)

				Elena Benitez (ESP)	WD
Jennifer Laney (USA)	1

Sarah Chung (MAS)	0
		Jennifer Laney (USA)	0

		Elena Benitez (ESP)	1
Maureen Bell (NZL)	0

Elena Benitez (ESP)	4

Middleweight (65–70 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Mary Alindogan (PHI)

Lee Seon-hui (KOR)	WD
		Lee Seon-hui (KOR)	3

		Denise Parmley (AUS)	2
Denise Parmley (AUS)	2

Abbe Kivrik (TUR)	1
				Lee Seon-hui (KOR)	2

				Marcia King (CAN)	0
Anke Girg (GER)

Morfou Drosidou (GRE)	WD
		Morfou Drosidou (GRE)	2

		Marcia King (CAN)	3
Marcia King (CAN)	WD

Lamia Boulkacem (MAR)

Heavyweight (+70 kg)

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

Ala Bychenko (EUN)	2

Adriana Carmona (VEN)	2
		Adriana Carmona (VEN)	2

		Susan Graham (NZL)	3
Jenny Amador (PUR)	1

Susan Graham (NZL)	1
				Susan Graham (NZL)	-1

				Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP)	1
Bettina Hipf (GER)

Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP)	WD
		Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP)	0

		Lynnette Love (USA)	0
Lynnette Love (USA)	WD

Angela Mitchell (CAN)

References

↑ Grand Master Dong-keun Park: Pioneer of Taekwondo in Thailand Retrieved on 27 April 2009.
↑ D. K. Park Tae Kwon Do: About us – Staff Archived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 27 April 2009; link updated on 7 December 2010.
↑ The Official Taekwondo Hall Of Fame ^{[ permanent dead link ]} Retrieved on 27 April 2009.
↑ Olympic and World Taekwondo Champions to be honored at 1st annual Taekwondo Hall of Fame Ceremony (30 January 2007). Retrieved on 22 January 2010.

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[TKDHOFPark-1] Grand Master Dong-keun Park: Pioneer of Taekwondo in Thailand Retrieved on 27 April 2009.

[ParkTKD-2] D. K. Park Tae Kwon Do: About us – Staff Archived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 27 April 2009; link updated on 7 December 2010.

[TKDHOF-3] The Official Taekwondo Hall Of Fame ^{[ permanent dead link ]} Retrieved on 27 April 2009.

[WTF2007-4] Olympic and World Taekwondo Champions to be honored at 1st annual Taekwondo Hall of Fame Ceremony (30 January 2007). Retrieved on 22 January 2010.

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	5	0	2	7
2	Spain	4	1	1	6
3	Chinese Taipei	3	0	2	5
4	United States	1	2	3	6
5	Mexico	1	0	2	3
6	Venezuela	1	0	1	2
7	Denmark	1	0	0	1
8	Canada	0	3	2	5
9	Indonesia	0	3	1	4
10	Turkey	0	2	1	3
11	France	0	1	2	3
11	Italy	0	1	2	3
13	Iran	0	1	1	2
14	New Zealand	0	1	0	1
14	Nigeria	0	1	0	1
16	Australia	0	0	2	2
	Egypt	0	0	2	2
	Philippines	0	0	2	2
19	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1
	Jordan	0	0	1	1
	Kuwait	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
	Morocco	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		16	16	32	64

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