1983 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1983 World Taekwondo Championships are the 6th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 20 to October 23, 1983. A total of 353 athletes from 42 nations took part in the championships.

1983 World Championships
VenueBrøndbyhallen
Location Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates20–23 October
Champions
Men South Korea

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Finweight
(−48 kg)
Wang Kwang-yeon
 South Korea
César Rodríguez
 Mexico
Choi Chan-ok
 West Germany
Emilio Azofra
 Spain
Flyweight
(−52 kg)
Ko Jeong-ho
 South Korea
Turgut Uçan
 Turkey
Javier Benito
 Spain
Giuseppe Flotti
 Italy
Bantamweight
(−56 kg)
Han Hong-sik
 South Korea
Luis Torner
 Spain
Nader Khodamoradi
 Iran
Geremia Di Costanzo
 Italy
Featherweight
(−60 kg)
Lee Jae-bong
 South Korea
Thomas Fabula
 West Germany
Ahmet Ercan
 Turkey
Gustavo Sanciprián
 Mexico
Lightweight
(−64 kg)
Han Jae-koo
 South Korea
Ángel Navarrete
 Spain
Michel Della Negra
 France
Po-Nhu Ly
 Australia
Welterweight
(−68 kg)
Yılmaz Helvacıoğlu
 Turkey
Lindsay Lawrence
 Great Britain
Choi Kwang-keun
 South Korea
Harald Scharmann
 West Germany
Light middleweight
(−73 kg)
Jeong Kook-hyun
 South Korea
Hans Brugmans
 Netherlands
Patrice Remarck
 Ivory Coast
Luigi D'Oriano
 Italy
Middleweight
(−78 kg)
Lee Dong-jun
 South Korea
Jersey Long
 Canada
Charles Bayou
 Ivory Coast
Jay Warwick
 United States
Light heavyweight
(−84 kg)
Ireno Fargas
 Spain
Eugen Nefedow
 West Germany
John Lee
 United States
Michael Knudsen
 Denmark
Heavyweight
(+84 kg)
Jang Seong-hwa
 South Korea
Dirk Jung
 West Germany
Henk Meijer
 Netherlands
Francisco Fonseca
 Spain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea8019
2 Spain1236
3 Turkey1113
4 West Germany0325
5 Mexico0112
 Netherlands0112
7 Canada0101
 Great Britain0101
9 Italy0033
10 Ivory Coast0022
 United States0022
12 Denmark0011
 France0011
 Iran0011
Totals (14 nations)10101939

References

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