1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships
VenueMacpherson Stadium
LocationHong Kong Hong Kong
Dates8–10 September 1978
Champions
Men South Korea

The 1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 3rd edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from 8 to 10 September, 1978.[1]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Finweight
(−48 kg)
Yun Jun-cheol
 South Korea
Primus Wong
 Malaysia
Mirahmad Zaafarinejad
 Iran
Sze Kwon Fai
 Hong Kong
Flyweight
(−53 kg)
Ha Suk-kwang
 South Korea
Russell Dixon
 Australia
Lee Yoke Wan
 Malaysia
Tam Kwong Lap
 Hong Kong
Bantamweight
(−58 kg)
Kim Yong-ki
 South Korea
Robert Muir
 Australia
Kim Il-hwan
 Guam
Moi Chee Keong
 Malaysia
Featherweight
(−63 kg)
Kim Jung-gook
 South Korea
Ninous Toman
 Iran
So Kam Fan
 Hong Kong
Bruce Talley
 Guam
Lightweight
(−68 kg)
Oh Il-nam
 South Korea
Ki Wai Ming
 Hong Kong
Hassan Zahedi
 Iran
Michael Adey
 Australia
Welterweight
(−73 kg)
Yoo Yong-hap
 South Korea
Geoff Rees
 Australia
Won Kuk Kim
 Hong Kong
Abdolkarim Momeneh
 Iran
Middleweight
(−80 kg)
Chang Jong-tai
 South Korea
Hamid Heshmatikhah
 Iran
Ron Goddard
 Australia
Quah Siang Kooi
 Malaysia
Heavyweight
(+80 kg)
Ma Sang-hyun
 South Korea
John Rhodes
 Australia
Allan France
 New Zealand
Gholam Hassan Saeidi
 Iran

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea8008
2 Australia0426
3 Iran0246
4 Hong Kong0145
5 Malaysia0134
6 Guam0022
7 New Zealand0011
Totals (7 entries)881632

Participating nations

49 athletes from 11 nations competed.

References

  1. "Taekwondo Korea" (PDF). 21 October 1974. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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