1991 World Taekwondo Championships
| 1991 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Peace and Friendship Stadium |
| Location |  Athens, Greece |
| Dates | 28 October – 3 November 1991 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
The 1991 World Taekwondo Championships were the 10th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Athens[1][2][3][4] from October 28 to November 3, 1991, with 434 athletes participating from 49 countries.
Medal summary[edit]
Men[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−50 kg) |
Gergely Salim Denmark
|
Chang Jung-san Chinese Taipei
|
Sirous Rezaei Iran
|
| Kang Cheol-woo South Korea
| |||
| Flyweight (−54 kg) |
Kim Cheol-ho South Korea
|
József Salim Denmark
|
Gabriel Esparza Spain
|
Django Tapilatu Netherlands
| |||
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) |
Ángel Alonso Spain
|
Sayed Najem Canada
|
Seon Sang-joon South Korea
|
Ekrem Boyalı Turkey
| |||
| Featherweight (−64 kg) |
Jang Hyuk South Korea
|
Stephen Tapilatu Netherlands
|
Jorge Gonçalves Brazil
|
Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein Egypt
| |||
| Lightweight (−70 kg) |
Yang Dae-seung South Korea
|
Ramelito Abratique Philippines
|
John Collison Australia
|
| Hiang Ming-jen Chinese Taipei
| |||
| Welterweight (−76 kg) |
Park Yong-woon South Korea
|
James Villasana United States
|
Hisashi Kondo Japan
|
Hugo García Mexico
| |||
| Middleweight (−83 kg) |
Yoon Soon-cheol South Korea
|
Yehia Alam Egypt
|
Herbert Perez United States
|
| Metin Şahin Turkey
| |||
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) |
Tonny Sørensen Denmark
|
Oliver Schawe Germany
|
Miguel Jordán Spain
|
| Amr Khairy Egypt
|
Women[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−43 kg) |
Elisabet Delgado Spain
|
Gülnur Yerlisu Turkey
|
Wu Shan-chen Chinese Taipei
|
| Kim Jin-seong South Korea
| |||
| Flyweight (−47 kg) |
Arzu Tan Turkey
|
Anita van der Pas Netherlands
|
Mariela Valenzuela Argentina
|
| Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei
| |||
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) |
Park Dong-seon South Korea
|
Döndü Şahin Turkey
|
Kathy Walker Great Britain
|
| Rosario Solís Spain
| |||
| Featherweight (−55 kg) |
Tung Ya-ling Chinese Taipei
|
Ayşegül Ergin Turkey
|
Josefina López Spain
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| Azza Adel Egypt
| |||
| Lightweight (−60 kg) |
Jeong Eun-ok South Korea
|
Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei
|
Minouschka Thielman Netherlands
|
| Dolores Knoll Mexico
| |||
| Welterweight (−65 kg) |
Arlene Limas United States
|
Coral Bistuer Spain
|
Cho Hyang-mi South Korea
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| Morfou Drosidou Greece
| |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) |
Yang In-deok South Korea
|
Chavela Aaron United States
|
Mónica del Real Mexico
|
| Theano Ketesidou Greece
| |||
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) |
Lynnette Love United States
|
Yvonne Franssen Canada
|
Anna Widehov Sweden
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| Bettina Hipf Germany
|
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |