1979 World Taekwondo Championships

1979 World Championships
Host city West Germany Stuttgart, West Germany
Dates October 26–28
Stadium Sports Hall Sindelfingen
Champions
Men  South Korea

The 1979 World Taekwondo Championships are the 4th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, West Germany from October 26 to October 28, 1979. A total of 453 athletes and officials from 38 nations took part in the championships.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Finweight
(−48 kg)
Lee Seung-kyung
 South Korea (KOR)
Jaime de Pablos
 Mexico (MEX)
Dae Sung Lee
 United States (USA)
Emilio Azofra
 Spain (ESP)
Flyweight
(−52 kg)
Yang Ki-mo
 South Korea (KOR)
Jesús Benito
 Spain (ESP)
Ramiro Guzmán
 Mexico (MEX)
Bachir Ouazzani
 Morocco (MAR)
Bantamweight
(−56 kg)
Kim Yong-ki
 South Korea (KOR)
Pablo Arizmendi
 Mexico (MEX)
Chung Sik Choi
 United States (USA)
Dragan Veljović
 West Germany (FRG)
Featherweight
(−60 kg)
Yim Dai-taik
 South Korea (KOR)
Reynaldo Salazar
 Mexico (MEX)
Bernd Bartsch
 West Germany (FRG)
Martin Hall
 Australia (AUS)
Lightweight
(−64 kg)
Park Oh-sung
 South Korea (KOR)
Greg Fears
 United States (USA)
Henk Horsten
 Netherlands (NED)
Hubert Leuchter
 West Germany (FRG)
Welterweight
(−68 kg)
Óscar Mendiola
 Mexico (MEX)
Lindsay Lawrence
 Great Britain (GBR)
Helmut Gärtner
 West Germany (FRG)
Kim Moo-chun
 South Korea (KOR)
Light middleweight
(−73 kg)
Rainer Müller
 West Germany (FRG)
Guillermo Aragonés
 Mexico (MEX)
Park Chung-ho
 South Korea (KOR)
Hans Brugmans
 Netherlands (NED)
Middleweight
(−78 kg)
Kim Sang-chun
 South Korea (KOR)
Richard Schulz
 West Germany (FRG)
Byl Be Yao
 Ivory Coast (CIV)
John Holloway
 United States (USA)
Light heavyweight
(−84 kg)
Chung Chan
 South Korea (KOR)
Eugen Nefedow
 West Germany (FRG)
Scott Rohr
 United States (USA)
Abdoulaye Cissé
 Ivory Coast (CIV)
Heavyweight
(+84 kg)
Sjef Vos
 Netherlands (NED)
Thomas Seabourne
 United States (USA)
Keith Whittemore
 Australia (AUS)
Carlos Obregón
 Mexico (MEX)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  South Korea 7 0 2 9
2  Mexico 1 4 2 7
3  West Germany 1 2 4 7
4  Netherlands 1 0 2 3
5  United States 0 2 4 6
6  Spain 0 1 1 2
7  Great Britain 0 1 0 1
8  Australia 0 0 2 2
 Ivory Coast 0 0 2 2
10  Morocco 0 0 1 1
Total 10 10 20 40

References

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