Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
# Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. 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 weight classes. Each event featured a single-elimination tournament 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, and has been inducted into the official Taekwondo Hall of Fame and US Taekwondo Grandmasters Society Hall of Fame.

## Medalists

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |

## Men's events

### Finweight (–50 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gergely Salim (DEN) | 5 | | | | |
| Chang Jung-San (TPE) | 4 | | | | |
| Chang Jung-San (TPE) | 4 | Gergely Salim (DEN) | 5 | | |
| | | Javier Argudo (ESP) | 1 | | |
| Paul Lyons (AUS) | 0 | Javier Argudo (ESP) | 1 | | |
| Javier Argudo (ESP) | 3 | | | | |
| Javier Argudo (ESP) | 3 | | | Gergely Salim (DEN) | 3 |
| | | | | Juan Moreno (USA) | 1 |
| Narayan Gurung (NEP) | 3 | | | | | Juan Moreno (USA) | 1 |
| Juan Moreno (USA) | 5 | | | | |
| Juan Moreno (USA) | 5 | Juan Moreno (USA) | 3 | | |
| | | Jefi Tri Aji (INA) | -1 | | |
| Hector Laureano (PUR) | 2 | Jefi Tri Aji (INA) | -1 | | |
| Jefi Tri Aji (INA) | 4 | | | | |

### Flyweight (50–54 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seo Sung-Kyo (KOR) | 2 | | | | |
| Luis Zuniga (MEX) | 1 | | | | |
| Luis Zuniga (MEX) | 1 | Seo Sung-Kyo (KOR) | 3 | | |
| | | Arlindo Gouveia (VEN) | 4 | | |
| Arlindo Gouveia (VEN) | 4 | Arlindo Gouveia (VEN) | 4 | | |
| Thierry Dedegbe (FRA) | 2 | | | | |
| Thierry Dedegbe (FRA) | 2 | | | Arlindo Gouveia (VEN) | 2 |
| | | | | Dirc Talumewo (INA) | 1 |
| Dirc Talumewo (INA) | 6 | | | | | Dirc Talumewo (INA) | 1 |
| Firas Al-Jayousi (JOR) | 4 | | | | |
| Firas Al-Jayousi (JOR) | 4 | Dirc Talumewo (INA) | WD | | |
| | | Wang Ming-Sung (TPE) | | | |
| Walter Vargas (PHI) | 3 | Wang Ming-Sung (TPE) | | | |
| Wang Ming-Sung (TPE) | 4 | | | | |

### Bantamweight (54–58 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William de Jesus Cordoba (MEX) | 2 | | | | |
| Josef Salim (DEN) | -1 | | | | |
| Josef Salim (DEN) | -1 | William de Jesus Cordoba (MEX) | 2 | | |
| | | Domenico D'Alise (ITA) | 1 | | |
| Domenico D'Alise (ITA) | 4 | Domenico D'Alise (ITA) | 1 | | |
| Angel Alonso (ESP) | 3 | | | | |
| Angel Alonso (ESP) | 3 | | | William de Jesus Cordoba (MEX) | 0 |
| | | | | Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN) | 0 |
| Diego Yanez (CHI) | 2 | | | | | Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN) | 0 |
| Stephen Fernández (PHI) | 2 | | | | |
| Stephen Fernández (PHI) | 2 | Stephen Fernández (PHI) | -1 | | |
| | | Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN) | 0 | | |
| Lee Han Won (USA) | 1 | Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN) | 0 | | |
| Sayed Youssef Najem (CAN) | 2 | | | | |

### Featherweight (58–64 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vitaly Bachiura (EUN) | 1 | | | | |
| Jung Woo Yong (CAN) | 5 | | | | |
| Jung Woo Yong (CAN) | 5 | Jung Woo Yong (CAN) | 0 | | |
| | | Kim Byong-Cheol (KOR) | 2 | | |
| Kim Byong-Cheol (KOR) | 4 | Kim Byong-Cheol (KOR) | 2 | | |
| Hironobu Yamashita (JPN) | 0 | | | | |
| Hironobu Yamashita (JPN) | 0 | | | Kim Byong-Cheol (KOR) | WD |
| | | | | Ekrem Boyali (TUR) | |
| Ekrem Boyali (TUR) | 3 | | | | | Ekrem Boyali (TUR) |
| Carlos Rivas (VEN) | 2 | | | | |
| Carlos Rivas (VEN) | 2 | Ekrem Boyali (TUR) | 2 | | |
| | | Luca Massaccesi (ITA) | 1 | | |
| Spiridon Badas (GRE) | 3 | Luca Massaccesi (ITA) | 1 | | |
| Luca Massaccesi (ITA) | 5 | | | | |

### Lightweight (64–70 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Musa Cicek (GER) | 0 | | | | |
| Chou Kuei-Ming (TPE) | 3 | | | | |
| Chou Kuei-Ming (TPE) | 3 | Chou Kuei-Ming (TPE) | 0 | | |
| | | Jose Santolaria (ESP) | 4 | | |
| Jose Santolaria (ESP) | 5 | Jose Santolaria (ESP) | 4 | | |
| Humberto Norambuena (CHI) | 1 | | | | |
| Humberto Norambuena (CHI) | 1 | | | Jose Santolaria (ESP) | 4 |
| | | | | Fariborz Askari (IRI) | 1 |
| Fariborz Askari (IRI) | 3 | | | | | Fariborz Askari (IRI) | 1 |
| James Villasana (USA) | 3 | | | | |
| James Villasana (USA) | 3 | Fariborz Askari (IRI) | 3 | | |
| | | Djamel Khali (FRA) | 2 | | |
| Djamel Khali (FRA) | 4 | Djamel Khali (FRA) | 2 | | |
| Adel Saleh Al-Joban (BRN) | 1 | | | | |

### Welterweight (70–76 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mohammad Al-Qaimi (KUW) | 3 | | | | |
| Dragan Jurilj (CRO) | 2 | | | | |
| Dragan Jurilj (CRO) | 2 | Mohammad Al-Qaimi (KUW) | | | |
| | | Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR) | WD | | |
| Dafejimue Adeogbeji (NGR) | -1 | Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR) | WD | | |
| Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR) | 4 | | | | |
| Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR) | 4 | | | Ha Tae-Kyoung (KOR) | 3 |
| | | | | Lee Jae Hun (CAN) | 2 |
| Reza Mehmandoust (IRI) | WD | | | | | Lee Jae Hun (CAN) | 2 |
| Adel Hasan Ali (BRN) | | | | | |
| Adel Hasan Ali (BRN) | | Reza Mehmandoust (IRI) | | | |
| | | Lee Jae Hun (CAN) | WD | | |
| Anthony DeCarlo (AUS) | 2 | Lee Jae Hun (CAN) | WD | | |
| Lee Jae Hun (CAN) | 3 | | | | |

### Middleweight (76–83 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khaled Ibrahim (EGY) | 3 | | | | |
| Markus Woznicki (GER) | 1 | | | | |
| Markus Woznicki (GER) | 1 | Khaled Ibrahim (EGY) | 4 | | |
| | | Juan Sous Godoy (ESP) | 4 | | |
| Juan Sous Godoy (ESP) | 5 | Juan Sous Godoy (ESP) | 4 | | |
| Anatoli Likhodievski (EUN) | 0 | | | | |
| Anatoli Likhodievski (EUN) | 0 | | | Juan Sous Godoy (ESP) | 2 |
| | | | | Herbert Perez (USA) | 3 |
| Ammar Fahed Sbeihi (JOR) | 3 | | | | | Herbert Perez (USA) | 3 |
| Mansour Bagheri (IRI) | 2 | | | | |
| Mansour Bagheri (IRI) | 2 | Ammar Fahed Sbeihi (JOR) | 0 | | |
| | | Herbert Perez (USA) | 1 | | |
| Herbert Perez (USA) | 4 | Herbert Perez (USA) | 1 | | |
| Metin Sahin (TUR) | 3 | | | | |

### Heavyweight (+83 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kim Je-Kyoung (KOR) | 6 | | | | |
| Oliver Schawe (GER) | 1 | | | | |
| Oliver Schawe (GER) | 1 | Kim Je-Kyoung (KOR) | 3 | | |
| | | Amr Hassan (EGY) | 2 | | |
| Amr Hassan (EGY) | 2 | Amr Hassan (EGY) | 2 | | |
| Tawfiq Nwaiser (JOR) | 0 | | | | |
| Tawfiq Nwaiser (JOR) | 0 | | | Kim Je-Kyoung (KOR) | 3 |
| | | | | Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR) | -1 |
| Ali Sahin (TUR) | 3 | | | | | Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR) | -1 |
| Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR) | 4 | | | | |
| Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR) | 4 | Emmanuel Oghenejobo (NGR) | 6 | | |
| | | Simon Hosking (AUS) | 2 | | |
| Simon Hosking (AUS) | 0 | Simon Hosking (AUS) | 2 | | |
| Abdullah Daylem Farhan (KUW) | 0 | | | | |

## Women's events

### Finweight (–43 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amanda Broadbent (GBR) | WD | | | | |
| Sita Rai (NEP) | | | | | |
| Sita Rai (NEP) | | Amanda Broadbent (GBR) | 2 | | |
| | | Rahmi Kurnia (INA) | 5 | | |
| Rahmi Kurnia (INA) | 2 | Rahmi Kurnia (INA) | 5 | | |
| Helle Panzieri (DEN) | 1 | | | | |
| Helle Panzieri (DEN) | 1 | | | Rahmi Kurnia (INA) | 4 |
| | | | | Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE) | 4 |
| Mo Sun-Young (KOR) | 3 | | | | | Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE) | 4 |
| Monica Torres (MEX) | 3 | | | | |
| Monica Torres (MEX) | 3 | Monica Torres (MEX) | | | |
| | | Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE) | WD | | |
| Sabrina Agarbati (ITA) | 3 | Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE) | WD | | |
| Lo Yueh-Ying (TPE) | 5 | | | | |

### Flyweight (43–47 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kathy Walker (GBR) | | | | | |
| Arzu Tan (TUR) | WD | | | | |
| Arzu Tan (TUR) | WD | Arzu Tan (TUR) | 1 | | |
| | | Piera Muggiri (ITA) | 1 | | |
| Piera Muggiri (ITA) | 1 | Piera Muggiri (ITA) | 1 | | |
| Minako Hatakeyama (JPN) | 1 | | | | |
| Minako Hatakeyama (JPN) | 1 | | | Piera Muggiri (ITA) | 0 |
| | | | | Elisabet Delgado (ESP) | 1 |
| Patricia Mariscal Alcalá (MEX) | 3 | | | | | Elisabet Delgado (ESP) | 1 |
| Terry Poindexter (USA) | 3 | | | | |
| Terry Poindexter (USA) | 3 | Terry Poindexter (USA) | 0 | | |
| | | Elisabet Delgado (ESP) | 2 | | |
| Elisabet Delgado (ESP) | 4 | Elisabet Delgado (ESP) | 2 | | |
| Anita Falieros (AUS) | 3 | | | | |

### Bantamweight (47–51 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ivett Ayala (PUR) | 1 | | | | |
| Hwang Eun-Suk (KOR) | 4 | | | | |
| Hwang Eun-Suk (KOR) | 4 | Hwang Eun-Suk (KOR) | 4 | | |
| | | Hii King Hung (MAS) | 2 | | |
| Anita Zeh Vendelboe (DEN) | 0 | Hii King Hung (MAS) | 2 | | |
| Hii King Hung (MAS) | 3 | | | | |
| Hii King Hung (MAS) | 3 | | | Hwang Eun-Suk (KOR) | 1 |
| | | | | Diane Murray (USA) | 1 |
| Diane Murray (USA) | 1 | | | | | Diane Murray (USA) | 1 |
| Katherine Franklin (AUS) | 0 | | | | |
| Katherine Franklin (AUS) | 0 | Diane Murray (USA) | 1 | | |
| | | Catherine Noble (FRA) | 1 | | |
| Catherine Noble (FRA) | WD | Catherine Noble (FRA) | 1 | | |
| Pramila Thapa (NEP) | | | | | |

### Featherweight (51–55 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beatriz Lucero (PHI) | WD | | | | |
| Maria Zigmantovich (EUN) | | | | | |
| Maria Zigmantovich (EUN) | | Beatriz Lucero (PHI) | 1 | | |
| | | Aysegul Ergin (TUR) | 2 | | |
| Siauw Lung (INA) | | Aysegul Ergin (TUR) | 2 | | |
| Aysegul Ergin (TUR) | WD | | | | |
| Aysegul Ergin (TUR) | WD | | | Aysegul Ergin (TUR) | 0 |
| | | | | Tung Ya-Ling (TPE) | 3 |
| Miet Filipovic (CRO) | | | | | | Tung Ya-Ling (TPE) | 3 |
| Dolores Knoll (MEX) | WD | | | | |
| Dolores Knoll (MEX) | WD | Dolores Knoll (MEX) | 1 | | |
| | | Tung Ya-Ling (TPE) | 2 | | |
| Tung Ya-Ling (TPE) | WD | Tung Ya-Ling (TPE) | 2 | | |
| Josefina Lopez (ESP) | | | | | |

### Lightweight (55–60 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chen Yi-An (TPE) | 1 | | | | |
| Sonny Seidel (GER) | 1 | | | | |
| Sonny Seidel (GER) | 1 | Chen Yi-An (TPE) | 3 | | |
| | | Jeung Eun-Ok (KOR) | 1 | | |
| Jeung Eun-Ok (KOR) | 4 | Jeung Eun-Ok (KOR) | 1 | | |
| Ineabelle Díaz (PUR) | 1 | | | | |
| Ineabelle Díaz (PUR) | 1 | | | Chen Yi-An (TPE) | WD |
| | | | | Susilawati (INA) | |
| Hafida El Ouacef (MAR) | 4 | | | | | Susilawati (INA) |
| Miho Konno [ja] (JPN) | 2 | | | | |
| Miho Konno [ja] (JPN) | 2 | Hafida El Ouacef (MAR) | 0 | | |
| | | Susilawati (INA) | 3 | | |
| Judith Pirchmoser (AUT) | 0 | Susilawati (INA) | 3 | | |
| Susilawati (INA) | 3 | | | | |

### Welterweight (60–65 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eva Dinkhauser (AUT) | | | | | |
| Brigitte Geffroy (FRA) | WD | | | | |
| Brigitte Geffroy (FRA) | WD | Brigitte Geffroy (FRA) | 3 | | |
| | | Shelley Vettese-Baert (CAN) | 2 | | |
| Rahma Bahou (MAR) | | Shelley Vettese-Baert (CAN) | 2 | | |
| Shelley Vettese-Baert (CAN) | WD | | | | |
| Shelley Vettese-Baert (CAN) | WD | | | Brigitte Geffroy (FRA) | |
| | | | | Elena Benitez (ESP) | WD |
| Jennifer Laney (USA) | 1 | | | | | Elena Benitez (ESP) | WD |
| Sarah Chung (MAS) | 0 | | | | |
| Sarah Chung (MAS) | 0 | Jennifer Laney (USA) | 0 | | |
| | | Elena Benitez (ESP) | 1 | | |
| Maureen Bell (NZL) | 0 | Elena Benitez (ESP) | 1 | | |
| Elena Benitez (ESP) | 4 | | | | |

### Middleweight (65–70 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mary Alindogan (PHI) | | | | | |
| Lee Seon-hui (KOR) | WD | | | | |
| Lee Seon-hui (KOR) | WD | Lee Seon-hui (KOR) | 3 | | |
| | | Denise Parmley (AUS) | 2 | | |
| Denise Parmley (AUS) | 2 | Denise Parmley (AUS) | 2 | | |
| Abbe Kivrik (TUR) | 1 | | | | |
| Abbe Kivrik (TUR) | 1 | | | Lee Seon-hui (KOR) | 2 |
| | | | | Marcia King (CAN) | 0 |
| Anke Girg (GER) | | | | | | Marcia King (CAN) | 0 |
| Morfou Drosidou (GRE) | WD | | | | |
| Morfou Drosidou (GRE) | WD | Morfou Drosidou (GRE) | 2 | | |
| | | Marcia King (CAN) | 3 | | |
| Marcia King (CAN) | WD | Marcia King (CAN) | 3 | | |
| Lamia Boulkacem (MAR) | | | | | |

### Heavyweight (+70 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ala Bychenko (EUN) | 2 | | | | |
| Adriana Carmona (VEN) | 2 | | | | |
| Adriana Carmona (VEN) | 2 | Adriana Carmona (VEN) | 2 | | |
| | | Susan Graham (NZL) | 3 | | |
| Jenny Amador (PUR) | 1 | Susan Graham (NZL) | 3 | | |
| Susan Graham (NZL) | 1 | | | | |
| Susan Graham (NZL) | 1 | | | Susan Graham (NZL) | -1 |
| | | | | Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP) | 1 |
| Bettina Hipf (GER) | | | | | | Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP) | 1 |
| Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP) | WD | | | | |
| Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP) | WD | Coral Bistuer Ruiz (ESP) | 0 | | |
| | | Lynnette Love (USA) | 0 | | |
| Lynnette Love (USA) | WD | Lynnette Love (USA) | 0 | | |
| Angela Mitchell (CAN) | | | | | |
