1975 World Taekwondo Championships

1975 World Championships
Host city Seoul, South Korea
Dates August 28–31
Stadium Kukkiwon and Jangchung Gymnasium
Champions
Men  South Korea

The 1975 World Taekwondo Championships are the 2nd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea from August 28 to August 31, 1975. A total of 165 athletes from 30 nations took part in the championships.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Finweight
(−48 kg)
 Hwang Soo-Yong
South Korea (KOR)
 Jaime de Pablos
Mexico (MEX)
 Liu Ching-wen
Republic of China (ROC)
 Hideshi Yamane
Japan (JPN)
Flyweight
(−53 kg)
 Han You-Keun
South Korea (KOR)
 Liu Chin-chien
Republic of China (ROC)
 Jaime Martin
Philippines (PHI)
 Moritz Von Nacher
Mexico (MEX)
Bantamweight
(−58 kg)
 Son Tae-Hwan
South Korea (KOR)
 Ramiro Guzmán
Mexico (MEX)
 Dennis Robinson
United States (USA)
 Hubert Leuchter
West Germany (FRG)
Featherweight
(−63 kg)
 Lee Gyeo-Sung
South Korea (KOR)
 Wolfgang Dahmen
West Germany (FRG)
 Martin Hall
Australia (AUS)
 Hossein Rabizadeh
Iran (IRI)
Lightweight
(−68 kg)
 Yoo Yong-Hap
South Korea (KOR)
 Michael Adey
Australia (AUS)
 Wang Tieh-cheng
Republic of China (ROC)
 Emmanuel Paman
Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)
Welterweight
(−73 kg)
 Hur Song
South Korea (KOR)
 Liang Ping-hui
Republic of China (ROC)
 A. F. Odut
Uganda (UGA)
 Théophile Dossou
Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)
Middleweight
(−80 kg)
 Yang Young-Kwon
South Korea (KOR)
 Steve Pound
Guam (GUM)
 Alejandro Chacón
Costa Rica (CRC)
 Chang Hsiang-hsing
Republic of China (ROC)
Heavyweight
(+80 kg)
 Choi Jeong-Do
South Korea (KOR)
 Meinolf Lüttecken
West Germany (FRG)
 Lin Ying-peng
Republic of China (ROC)
 Carl Pluckham
Australia (AUS)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  South Korea 8 0 0 8
2  Republic of China 0 2 4 6
3  Mexico 0 2 1 3
 West Germany 0 2 1 3
5  Australia 0 1 2 3
6  Guam 0 1 0 1
7  Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 2 2
8  Costa Rica 0 0 1 1
 Iran 0 0 1 1
 Japan 0 0 1 1
 Philippines 0 0 1 1
 Uganda 0 0 1 1
 United States 0 0 1 1
Total 8 8 16 32

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