1977 World Taekwondo Championships

1977 World Championships
Venue	International Amphitheatre
Location	Chicago, United States
Dates	15–17 September
Champions
Men	South Korea
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The 1977 World Taekwondo Championships are the 3rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Chicago, United States from September 15 to September 17, 1977. A total of 720 athletes and officials from 46 nations took part in the championships.

Medal summary[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−48 kg)	South Korea	Mexico	Republic of China
			West Germany
Flyweight (−53 kg)	South Korea	Ecuador	Mexico
			Spain
Bantamweight (−58 kg)	South Korea	Republic of China	West Germany
			Reynaldo Salazar  Mexico
Featherweight (−63 kg)	South Korea	United States	Netherlands
			Ivory Coast
Lightweight (−68 kg)	Republic of China	South Korea	Ernie Reyes  United States
			Spain
Welterweight (−73 kg)	South Korea	Ivory Coast	Mexico
			West Germany
Middleweight (−80 kg)	South Korea	United States	Spain
			Mexico
Heavyweight (+80 kg)	South Korea	Republic of China	West Germany
			United States

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	7	1	0	8
2	Republic of China	1	2	1	4
3	United States	0	2	2	4
4	Mexico	0	1	4	5
5	Ivory Coast	0	1	1	2
6	Ecuador	0	1	0	1
7	West Germany	0	0	4	4
8	Spain	0	0	3	3
9	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		8	8	16	32

References[]

• WTF Medal Winners Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

• WT Official Website