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1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships

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1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships
VenueMacpherson Stadium
LocationHong Kong Hong Kong
Dates8–10 September 1978
Champions
Men South Korea
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The 1978 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 3rd edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from 8 to 10 September, 1978.[1]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Finweight
(−48 kg)
Yun Jun-cheol
 South Korea
Primus Wong
 Malaysia
Mirahmad Zaafarinejad
 Iran
Sze Kwon Fai
 Hong Kong
Flyweight
(−53 kg)
Ha Suk-kwang
 South Korea
Russell Dixon
 Australia
Lee Yoke Wan
 Malaysia
Tam Kwong Lap
 Hong Kong
Bantamweight
(−58 kg)
Kim Yong-ki
 South Korea
Robert Muir
 Australia
Kim Il-hwan
 Guam
Moi Chee Keong
 Malaysia
Featherweight
(−63 kg)
Kim Jung-gook
 South Korea
Ninous Toman
 Iran
So Kam Fan
 Hong Kong
Bruce Talley
 Guam
Lightweight
(−68 kg)
Oh Il-nam
 South Korea
Ki Wai Ming
 Hong Kong
Hassan Zahedi
 Iran
Michael Adey
 Australia
Welterweight
(−73 kg)
Yoo Yong-hap
 South Korea
Geoff Rees
 Australia
Won Kuk Kim
 Hong Kong
Abdolkarim Momeneh
 Iran
Middleweight
(−80 kg)
Chang Jong-tai
 South Korea
Hamid Heshmatikhah
 Iran
Ron Goddard
 Australia
Quah Siang Kooi
 Malaysia
Heavyweight
(+80 kg)
Ma Sang-hyun
 South Korea
John Rhodes
 Australia
Allan France
 New Zealand
Gholam Hassan Saeidi
 Iran

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea8008
2 Australia0426
3 Iran0246
4 Hong Kong0145
5 Malaysia0134
6 Guam0022
7 New Zealand0011
Totals (7 entries)881632

Participating nations

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49 athletes from 11 nations competed.

References

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  1. ^ "Taekwondo Korea" (PDF). 21 October 1974. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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