The 1989 World Taekwondo Championships were the 9th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea from October 9 to October 14, 1989, with 446 athletes participating from 59 countries.
| 1989 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jamsil Arena |
| Location |  Seoul, South Korea |
| Dates | 9–14 October 1989 |
| Champions | |
| Men | South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−50 kg) |
Kwon Tae-ho South Korea
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Chang Jung-san Chinese Taipei
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Juan Moreno United States
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Harun Ateş Turkey
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| Flyweight (−54 kg) |
Kim Cheol-ho South Korea
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Turgut Uçan Turkey
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Fariborz Danesh Iran
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Salb Abdelhamid Egypt
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| Bantamweight (−58 kg) |
Ham Jun South Korea
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Domenico D'Alise Italy
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Christian Herberth West Germany
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Abdullah Al-Najrani Saudi Arabia
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| Featherweight (−64 kg) |
Jang Hyuk South Korea
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Hubert Sinègre France
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Musa Çiçek West Germany
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Dhanaraj Rassiah Malaysia
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| Lightweight (−70 kg) |
Yang Dae-seung South Korea
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Nusret Ramazanoğlu Turkey
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Jae Hoon Lee Canada
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| José Rocamora France
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| Welterweight (−76 kg) |
Lee Hyun-suk South Korea
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Humberto Norambuena Chile
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Dante Pena Philippines
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| Khaled Fawzy Egypt
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| Middleweight (−83 kg) |
Jeong Yong-suk South Korea
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Renzo Zenteno Chile
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Hassan Zahedi Iran
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Jarl Kaila Finland
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| Heavyweight (+83 kg) |
Amr Khairy Egypt
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Choi Sang-jin South Korea
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Victor Bateman Australia
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| Farzad Zarakhsh Iran
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Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−43 kg) |
Chin Yu-fang Chinese Taipei
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Mónica Torres Mexico
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Kim Jee-hyang South Korea
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Sita Kumari Rai Nepal
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| Flyweight (−47 kg) |
Won Sun-jin South Korea
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Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei
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Anita Falieros Australia
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| Mayumi Pejo United States
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| Bantamweight (−51 kg) |
Jung Nam-suk South Korea
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Diane Murray United States
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Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei
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| Ayşın Haktanır Turkey
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| Featherweight (−55 kg) |
Kim So-young South Korea
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Kim Dotson United States
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Patricia Mariscal Mexico
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Raquel Palacios Spain
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| Lightweight (−60 kg) |
Lee Eun-young South Korea
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Liu Chao-ching Chinese Taipei
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Elena Benítez Spain
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| Şeyda Şerefoğlu Turkey
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| Welterweight (−65 kg) |
Anita Silsby United States
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Anne-Mieke Buijs Netherlands
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Ayşe Alkaya Turkey
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| Kim Ji-sook South Korea
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| Middleweight (−70 kg) |
Lydia Zele United States
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Marcia King Canada
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Antonia Vega Spain
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| Hsu Ju-ya Chinese Taipei
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| Heavyweight (+70 kg) |
Jung Wan-sook South Korea
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Yvonne Franssen Canada
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Chun Yang-hsi Chinese Taipei
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| Yolanda Santana Spain
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |