Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

was a

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at the

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. It was the second time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport eight years later at the 2000 Games. A total of 64 men and 64 women competed in eight different

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es. Each event featured a

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to determine the winner.

People

The head coach for the U.S. Olympic Taekwondo team was Dong Keun Park, the former member of the South Korean National Team from 1960 through 1966. He captained the South Korean team for five years with the undefeated record of winning more than 200 competition matches with multiple bouts,Grand Master Dong-keun Park: Pioneer of Taekwondo in Thailand
Retrieved on 27 April 2009.
Retrieved on 27 April 2009; link updated on 7 December 2010. and has been inducted into the official Taekwondo Hall of Fame and US Taekwondo Grandmasters Society Hall of Fame.The Official Taekwondo Hall Of Fame
Retrieved on 27 April 2009.Olympic and World Taekwondo Champions to be honored at 1st annual Taekwondo Hall of Fame Ceremony
(30 January 2007). Retrieved on 22 January 2010.

Medalists

Medal table

Men's events

Finweight (–50 kg)

Flyweight (50–54 kg)

Bantamweight (54–58 kg)

Featherweight (58–64 kg)

Lightweight (64–70 kg)

Welterweight (70–76 kg)

Middleweight (76–83 kg)

Heavyweight (+83 kg)

Women's events

Finweight (–43 kg)

Flyweight (43–47 kg)

Bantamweight (47–51 kg)

Featherweight (51–55 kg)

Lightweight (55–60 kg)

Welterweight (60–65 kg)

Middleweight (65–70 kg)

Heavyweight (+70 kg)

References

Official Olympic Report
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