| 1979 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Glaspalast Sindelfingen |
| Location |  Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Dates | 26–28 October 1979 |
| Champions | |
| Men | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Jaime de Pablos Mexico |
Dae Sung Lee United States |
Emilio Azofra.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | |||
| Flyweight (−52 kg) |
Yang Ki-mo South Korea |
Jesús Benito Spain |
Ramiro Guzmán Mexico |
Bachir Ouazzani Morocco | |||
| Bantamweight (−56 kg) |
Kim Yong-ki South Korea |
Pablo Arizmendi Mexico |
Chung Sik Choi United States |
| Dragan Veljović West Germany | |||
| Featherweight (−60 kg) |
Yim Dai-taik South Korea |
Reynaldo Salazar Mexico |
Bernd Bartsch West Germany |
Martin Hall.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | |||
| Lightweight (−64 kg) |
Park Oh-sung South Korea |
Greg Fears United States |
Henk Horsten Netherlands |
| Hubert Leuchter West Germany | |||
| Welterweight (−68 kg) |
Óscar Mendiola Mexico |
Lindsay Lawrence Great Britain |
Helmut Gärtner West Germany |
| Kim Moo-chun South Korea | |||
| Light middleweight (−73 kg) |
Rainer Müller West Germany |
Guillermo Aragonés Mexico |
Park Chung-ho South Korea |
| Hans Brugmans Netherlands | |||
| Middleweight (−78 kg) |
Kim Sang-chun South Korea |
Richard Schulz West Germany |
Byl Be Yao Ivory Coast |
| John Holloway United States | |||
| Light heavyweight (−84 kg) |
Jung Chan South Korea |
Eugen Nefedow West Germany |
Scott Rohr United States |
| Abdoulaye Cissé Ivory Coast | |||
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) |
Sjef Vos Netherlands |
Thomas Seabourne United States |
Keith Whittemore Australia |
| Carlos Obregón Mexico |
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 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
References
- WTF Medal Winners Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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