1985 World Taekwondo Championships

Taekwondo competition

1985 World Taekwondo Championships

Venue| Jamsil Arena
Location|  Seoul, South Korea
Dates| 4–8 September 1985
Champions
Men|  South Korea

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The 1985 World Taekwondo Championships were the 7th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea, from September 4 to September 8, 1985. There were a total of 63 participating nations and 280 contestants, all male. Women were not invited to compete in the world championships until 1987.

## Medal summary

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Finweight
(−50 kg)  | Lee Sun-jang
South Korea | Dae Sung Lee
United States | Koidio Konan
Ivory Coast
Abdullah Al-Najrani
Saudi Arabia
Flyweight
(−54 kg)  | Kim Young-sik
South Korea | Younousse Bathily
Ivory Coast | Geremia Di Costanzo
Italy
Sang Hon Cha
United States
Bantamweight
(−58 kg)  | Yoo Myung-sik
South Korea | Gustavo Sanciprián
Mexico | Feisal Danesh
Iran
Cengiz Yağız
Turkey
Featherweight
(−64 kg)  | Han Jae-koo
South Korea | Ahmet Ercan
Turkey | Lucio Cuozzo
Italy
Iván Tejeda
Dominican Republic
Lightweight
(−70 kg)  | Park Bong-kwon
South Korea | Pietro Carrieri
Italy | Monsour del Rosario
Philippines
Reuben Thijs
Netherlands
Welterweight
(−76 kg)  | Jeong Kook-hyun
South Korea | Metin Şahin
Turkey | Patrice Remarck
Ivory Coast
Jay Warwick
United States
Middleweight
(−83 kg)  | Lee Dong-jun
South Korea | Hassan Zahedi
Iran | Amr Khairy
Egypt
Douglas Crowper
United States
Heavyweight
(+83 kg)  | Henk Meijer
Netherlands | Kang Seung-woo
South Korea | Abdoulaye Cissé
Ivory Coast
Moustafa El-Abrak
Egypt

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  South Korea| 7| 1| 0| 8
2|  Netherlands| 1| 0| 1| 2
3|  Turkey| 0| 2| 1| 3
4|  Ivory Coast| 0| 1| 3| 4
United States| 0| 1| 3| 4
6|  Italy| 0| 1| 2| 3
7|  Iran| 0| 1| 1| 2
8|  Mexico| 0| 1| 0| 1
9|  Egypt| 0| 0| 2| 2
10|  Dominican Republic| 0| 0| 1| 1
Philippines| 0| 0| 1| 1
Saudi Arabia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 8| 8| 16| 32

## References

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* WTF Medal Winners

## External links

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* WT Official Website

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