2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships

2008 Asian Championships
Host city China Luoyang, China
Dates April 26–28
Stadium The Sports Centre Gymnasium
Champions
Men  Iran
Women  China

The 2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 18th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held at The Sports Centre Gymnasium of Luoyang in Luoyang, China from April 26 to April 28, 2008.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Finweight
−54 kg
 Jerranat Narkaviroj
Thailand (THA)
 Choi Yeon-ho
South Korea (KOR)
 Tameem Al-Kubati
Yemen (YEM)
 Japoy Lizardo
Philippines (PHI)
Flyweight
−58 kg
 Chu Mu-yen
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Husam Suleiman
Jordan (JOR)
 Lim Chul-ho
South Korea (KOR)
 Rohullah Nikpai
Afghanistan (AFG)
Bantamweight
−62 kg
 Kim Yong-min
South Korea (KOR)
 Reza Naderian
Iran (IRI)
 Nacha Punthong
Thailand (THA)
 Zhu Shengpeng
China (CHN)
Featherweight
−67 kg
 Mohammad Bagheri Motamed
Iran (IRI)
 Mohammad Abu-Libdeh
Jordan (JOR)
 Kairat Sarymsakov
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
 Kiyoteru Higuchi
Japan (JPN)
Lightweight
−72 kg
 Alireza Nasr Azadani
Iran (IRI)
 Tseng Ching-hsiang
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Sawatvilay Phimmasone
Laos (LAO)
 Nabil Talal
Jordan (JOR)
Welterweight
−78 kg
 Farzad Abdollahi
Iran (IRI)
 Zhu Guo
China (CHN)
 Dam Srichan
Thailand (THA)
 Jang Chang-ha
South Korea (KOR)
Middleweight
−84 kg
 Kourosh Rajoli
Iran (IRI)
 Yuan Ming-che
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Alexander Briones
Philippines (PHI)
 Pan Dongdong
China (CHN)
Heavyweight
+84 kg
 Liu Xiaobo
China (CHN)
 Nguyễn Văn Hùng
Vietnam (VIE)
 Arman Chilmanov
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
 Akmal Irgashev
Uzbekistan (UZB)

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Finweight
−47 kg
 Fatemeh Nemati
Iran (IRI)
 Fransisca Valentina
Indonesia (INA)
 Liao Wei-chun
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Jyra Lizardo
Philippines (PHI)
Flyweight
−51 kg
 Yang Shu-chun
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Wu Jingyu
China (CHN)
 Kwon Eun-kyung
South Korea (KOR)
 Loraine Catalan
Philippines (PHI)
Bantamweight
−55 kg
 Lei Jie
China (CHN)
 Nam Jin-ah
South Korea (KOR)
 Tseng Yi-hsuan
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Tamonrat Pokadhanawat
Thailand (THA)
Featherweight
−59 kg
 Su Li-wen
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Zarina Shamshatkyzy
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
 Watcharaporn Dongnoi
Thailand (THA)
 Liu Jing
China (CHN)
Lightweight
−63 kg
 Park Hye-mi
South Korea (KOR)
 Tseng Pei-hua
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Si Hui
China (CHN)
 Meera Chettri
India (IND)
Welterweight
−67 kg
 Guo Yunfei
China (CHN)
 Toni Rivero
Philippines (PHI)
 Liya Nurkina
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
 Trần Thị Ngọc Trâm
Vietnam (VIE)
Middleweight
−72 kg
 An Sae-bom
South Korea (KOR)
 Che Chew Chan
Malaysia (MAS)
 Sun Ai-chi
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Luo Wei
China (CHN)
Heavyweight
+72 kg
 Chen Zhong
China (CHN)
 Nadin Dawani
Jordan (JOR)
 Soheila Sayyahi
Iran (IRI)
 Jang Jung-yoon
South Korea (KOR)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Iran 5117
2 China 42511
3 Chinese Taipei 3339
4 South Korea 3249
5 Thailand 1045
6 Jordan 0314
7 Philippines 0145
8 Kazakhstan 0134
9 Vietnam 0112
10 Indonesia 0101
 Malaysia 0101
12 Afghanistan 0011
 India 0011
 Japan 0011
 Laos 0011
 Uzbekistan 0011
 Yemen 0011
Total 16 16 32 64

Team ranking

Men

Rank Team Points
1  Iran 59
2  China 31
3  South Korea 30
4  Chinese Taipei 28
5  Thailand 26
6  Jordan 21
7  Philippines 16
8  Vietnam 14
9  Kazakhstan 13
10  Japan 11

Women

Rank Team Points
1  China 52
2  Chinese Taipei 38
3  South Korea 36
4  Iran 20
5  Philippines 18
6  Kazakhstan 12
7  Indonesia 11
8  Thailand 11
9  Malaysia 9
10  Vietnam 8

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