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