1985 World Taekwondo Championships

1985 World Championships
Venue	Jamsil Arena
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Dates	4–8 September
Champions
Men	South Korea
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The 1985 World Taekwondo Championships were the 7th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea, from September 4 to September 8, 1985. There were a total of 63 participating nations and 280 contestants, all male. Women were not invited to compete in the world championships until 1987.

Medal summary[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−50 kg)	South Korea	Dae Sung Lee  United States	Ivory Coast
			Saudi Arabia
Flyweight (−54 kg)	South Korea	Ivory Coast	Geremia Di Costanzo  Italy
			United States
Bantamweight (−58 kg)	South Korea	Mexico	Iran
			Cengiz Yağız  Turkey
Featherweight (−64 kg)	South Korea	Turkey	Italy
			Dominican Republic
Lightweight (−70 kg)	South Korea	Italy	Monsour del Rosario  Philippines
			Netherlands
Welterweight (−76 kg)	South Korea	Metin Şahin  Turkey	Ivory Coast
			Jay Warwick  United States
Middleweight (−83 kg)	South Korea	Iran	Egypt
			United States
Heavyweight (+83 kg)	Henk Meijer  Netherlands	South Korea	Ivory Coast
			Egypt

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	7	1	0	8
2	Netherlands	1	0	1	2
3	Turkey	0	2	1	3
4	Ivory Coast	0	1	3	4
	United States	0	1	3	4
6	Italy	0	1	2	3
7	Iran	0	1	1	2
8	Mexico	0	1	0	1
9	Egypt	0	0	2	2
10	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 nations)		8	8	16	32

References[]

• WTF Medal Winners

External links[]

• WT Official Website