Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in
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. It was the first time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport twelve years later at the 2000 Games. A total of 120 men and 62 women from 35 nations competed in eight weight classes. Each event featured a
single-elimination tournament A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
to determine the winner. Competition was held at the
Changchung Gymnasium The Jangchung Arena () is an indoor sporting arena located in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. Volleyball teams GS Caltex Seoul KIXX and Seoul Woori Card WooriWON are the tenants. History At first, the arena was an army gymnasium, built on ...
from September 17 to 20. Fighters from the host nation of
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won nine of the sixteen events.


Men's events


Finweight (–50 kg)


Flyweight (50–54 kg)


Bantamweight (55–58 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)


Abbreviations

*DIS — Opponent did not participate in weigh-in *KO — Won by Knock-Out *INJ — Won by opponent Injury *PTS — Won by Points *RSC — Won by Referee Stopping the Contest *SUP — Won by Superiority *WDR — Won by opponent Withdrawal


Medals


References

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