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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea5027
2 Spain4116
3 Chinese Taipei3025
4 United States1236
5 Mexico1023
6 Venezuela1012
7 Denmark1001
8 Canada0325
9 Indonesia0314
10 Turkey0213
11 France0123
 Italy0123
13 Iran0112
14 New Zealand0101
 Nigeria0101
16 Australia0022
 Egypt0022
 Philippines0022
19 Great Britain0011
 Greece0011
 Jordan0011
 Kuwait0011
 Malaysia0011
 Morocco0011
Totals (24 entries)16163264

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
 Jefi Tri Aji (INA) -1
 Hector Laureano (PUR) 2
 Jefi Tri Aji (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

  1. ^ Grand Master Dong-keun Park: Pioneer of Taekwondo in Thailand Retrieved on 27 April 2009.
  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.
  3. ^ The Official Taekwondo Hall Of Fame Retrieved on 27 April 2009.
  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.