| 1989 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jamsil Arena |
| Location |
Seoul,
South Korea |
| Dates | 9–14 October 1989 |
| 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
|
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 | |