1993 World Taekwondo Championships

1993 World Championships
1993 World Championships
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Location	New York City, United States
Dates	19–23 August
Champions
Men	South Korea
Women	South Korea
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The 1993 World Taekwondo Championships were the 11th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in New York City, United States from August 19 to August 21, 1993, with 669 athletes participating from 83 countries.^[1]^[2]

The success of the 1993 World Championships was a determining factor in the IOC's decision to grant full medal status to Taekwondo for the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−50 kg)	South Korea	Gergely Salim Denmark	Mexico
Finweight (−50 kg)	South Korea	Gergely Salim Denmark	Canada
Flyweight (−54 kg)	Spain	Brazil	Mexico
Flyweight (−54 kg)	Spain	Brazil	United States
Bantamweight (−58 kg)	South Korea	Canada	Walter Dean Vargas Philippines
Bantamweight (−58 kg)	South Korea	Canada	Malaysia
Featherweight (−64 kg)	Kim Byong-cheol South Korea	Brazil	United States
Featherweight (−64 kg)	Kim Byong-cheol South Korea	Brazil	Francisco Zas Spain
Lightweight (−70 kg)	South Korea	Canada	Turkey
Lightweight (−70 kg)	South Korea	Canada	Aziz Acharki Germany
Welterweight (−76 kg)	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	Egypt
Welterweight (−76 kg)	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	Andreas Pilavakis Cyprus
Middleweight (−83 kg)	France	Víctor Estrada Mexico	Spain
Middleweight (−83 kg)	France	Víctor Estrada Mexico	Luis Noguera Venezuela
Heavyweight (+83 kg)	Kim Je-kyoung South Korea	Turkey	Nigeria
Heavyweight (+83 kg)	Kim Je-kyoung South Korea	Turkey	France

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−43 kg)	Isabel Cruzado Spain	Indonesia	Vicki Slane United States
Finweight (−43 kg)	Isabel Cruzado Spain	Indonesia	Turkey
Flyweight (−47 kg)	You Su-mi South Korea	Águeda Pérez Mexico	Egypt
Flyweight (−47 kg)	You Su-mi South Korea	Águeda Pérez Mexico	Gülnur Yerlisu Turkey
Bantamweight (−51 kg)	Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei	Elisabet Delgado Spain	Diane Murray United States
Bantamweight (−51 kg)	Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei	Elisabet Delgado Spain	Won Sun-jin South Korea
Featherweight (−55 kg)	Lee Seung-min South Korea	Nuray Deliktaş Turkey	Germany
Featherweight (−55 kg)	Lee Seung-min South Korea	Nuray Deliktaş Turkey	Netherlands
Lightweight (−60 kg)	María Jesús Santolaria Spain	Park Kyung-suk South Korea	Ineabelle Díaz Puerto Rico
Lightweight (−60 kg)	María Jesús Santolaria Spain	Park Kyung-suk South Korea	Argentina
Welterweight (−65 kg)	Kim Mi-young South Korea	Morfou Drosidou Greece	Tsai Pei-shan Chinese Taipei
Welterweight (−65 kg)	Kim Mi-young South Korea	Morfou Drosidou Greece	Colombia
Middleweight (−70 kg)	Park Eun-sun South Korea	Ekaterina Bassi Greece	Veera Liukkonen Finland
Middleweight (−70 kg)	Park Eun-sun South Korea	Ekaterina Bassi Greece	Hsu Ju-ya Chinese Taipei
Heavyweight (+70 kg)	Jung Myoung-sook South Korea	Adriana Carmona Venezuela	Elisavet Mystakidou Greece
Heavyweight (+70 kg)	Jung Myoung-sook South Korea	Adriana Carmona Venezuela	Sweden

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	11	1	1	13
2	Spain	3	1	2	6
3	Chinese Taipei	1	1	2	4
4	France	1	0	1	2
5	Turkey	0	2	3	5
6	Mexico	0	2	2	4
7	Canada	0	2	1	3
7	Greece	0	2	1	3
9	Brazil	0	2	0	2
10	Venezuela	0	1	1	2
11	Denmark	0	1	0	1
11	Indonesia	0	1	0	1
13	United States	0	0	4	4
14	Egypt	0	0	2	2
14	Germany	0	0	2	2
16	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Cyprus	0	0	1	1
	Finland	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
	Nigeria	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Totals (25 nations)		16	16	32	64

References[]

^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: MARTIAL ARTS; Garden to Host Event - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1992-03-17. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^ "TAEKWONDO; The Garden Is Filled With Taikwondo - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1993-08-20. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
^ Zirogiannis, Marc (September 2016). "The Games That Changed The World". Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine (September 2016): 29. Retrieved 4 September 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

WTF Medal Winners Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "SPORTS PEOPLE: MARTIAL ARTS; Garden to Host Event - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1992-03-17. Retrieved 2012-08-04.

[2] "TAEKWONDO; The Garden Is Filled With Taikwondo - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 1993-08-20. Retrieved 2012-08-04.

[3] Zirogiannis, Marc (September 2016). "The Games That Changed The World". Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine (September 2016): 29. Retrieved 4 September 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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