1987 World Taekwondo Championships
| 1987 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Palau dels Esports |
| Location |  Barcelona, Spain |
| Dates | 7–11 October 1987 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
The 1987 World Taekwondo Championships were the 8th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Barcelona, Spain from October 7 to October 11, 1987, with 434 athletes participating from 62 countries.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−50 kg) |
Lim Sung-wook South Korea
|
Enrique Torroella Mexico
|
Dae Sung Lee United States
|
Bidhan Lama Nepal
| |||
| Flyweight (−54 kg) |
Kang Chang-mo South Korea
|
Budi Setiawan Indonesia
|
Geremia Di Costanzo Italy
|
Younousse Bathily Ivory Coast
| |||
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) |
Yoo Myung-sik South Korea
|
Şakir Bezci Turkey
|
Nuno Dâmaso Switzerland
|
Alf Dell'orso Australia
| |||
| Featherweight (−64 kg) |
Lee Chian-hsiang Chinese Taipei
|
Luis Torner Spain
|
Mustafa Elmalı Turkey
|
| Chris Spence United States
| |||
| Lightweight (−70 kg) |
Yang Dae-seung South Korea
|
Jesús Tortosa Spain
|
Steve Capener United States
|
Georg Streif West Germany
| |||
| Welterweight (−76 kg) |
Jeong Kook-hyun South Korea
|
Juan Wright Spain
|
Thorsten Gernhardt West Germany
|
| Jay Warwick United States
| |||
| Middleweight (−83 kg) |
Lee Kye-haeng South Korea
|
Francisco Jiménez Spain
|
Herbert Perez United States
|
Ammar Fahed Sbeihi Jordan
| |||
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) |
Michael Arndt West Germany
|
Jimmy Kim United States
|
Carmelo Medina Spain
|
Mounir Boukrouh France
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−43 kg) |
Jang Eu-suk South Korea
|
Mónica Torres Mexico
|
Rosa Moreno Spain
|
| Chin Yu-fang Chinese Taipei
| |||
| Flyweight (−47 kg) |
Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei
|
Lee Young South Korea
|
Ginean Hatter United States
|
| Antonia Cayetano Spain
| |||
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) |
Tennur Yerlisu Turkey
|
Josefina López Spain
|
Margarita Ogarrio Mexico
|
| Tung Ya-ling Chinese Taipei
| |||
| Featherweight (−55 kg) |
Kim So-young South Korea
|
Kim Dotson United States
|
Züleyha Tan Turkey
|
Anne-Mette Christensen Denmark
| |||
| Lightweight (−60 kg) |
Lee Eun-young South Korea
|
Hsien Feng-lien Chinese Taipei
|
Brigitte Evanno France
|
| Elena Navaz Spain
| |||
| Welterweight (−65 kg) |
Coral Bistuer Spain
|
Kim Ji-sook South Korea
|
Tessa Gordon Canada
|
| Tang Hui-ting Chinese Taipei
| |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) |
Mandy de Jongh Netherlands
|
Wang Chin-yu Chinese Taipei
|
Sharon Jewell United States
|
| Angelika Biegger West Germany
| |||
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) |
Lynnette Love United States
|
Liu Yi-ling Chinese Taipei
|
Jang Yoon-jung South Korea
|
| Anne-Mieke Buijs Netherlands
|
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
References
- WTF Medal Winners Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine