Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the first time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport twelve years later at the 2000 Games.

A total of 120 men and 63 women from 35 different nations competed in eight different weight classes. Each event featured a single-elimination tournament to determine the winner. Competition was held at the Changchung Gymnasium from September 17 to 20. Fighters from the host nation of South Korea won nine of the sixteen events.

Men's events

Finweight (–50 kg)

Flyweight (50–54 kg)

Bantamweight (54–58 kg)

Featherweight (58–64 kg)

Lightweight (64–70 kg)

Welterweight (70–76 kg)

Middleweight (76–83 kg)

Heavyweight (+83 kg)

Women's events

Finweight (–43 kg)

Flyweight (43–47 kg)

Bantamweight (47–51 kg)

Featherweight (51–55 kg)

Lightweight (55–60 kg)

Welterweight (60–65 kg)

Middleweight (65–70 kg)

Heavyweight (+70 kg)

Abbreviations

• DIS — Opponent did not participate in weigh-in
• KO — Won by Knock-Out
• INJ — Won by opponent Injury
• PTS — Won by Points
• RSC — Won by Referee Stopping the Contest
• SUP — Won by Superiority
• WDR — Won by opponent Withdrawal

References

• Official Report, Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988, Volume 2: Competition Summary and Results (PDF). Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. September 1989. pp. 715–725. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-17.