Facts and Figures
Taekwon-Do World Championships
No. |
Venue |
Year |
Participants |
Countries |
1 |
Montreal, Canada |
Oct 1974 |
450 |
27 |
2 |
Oklahoma, United States |
Sep 1978 |
350 |
21 |
3 |
Resistencia, Argentina |
Aug 1981 |
219 |
13 |
4 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Apr 1984 |
396 |
23 |
5 |
Athens, Greece |
May 1987 |
490 |
26 |
6 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Dec 1988 |
650 |
46 |
7 |
Montreal, Canada |
Aug 1990 |
520 |
51 |
8 |
Pyongyang, DPR Korea |
Sep 1992 |
820 |
64 |
9 |
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia |
Jul 1994 |
1000 |
80 |
10 |
St Petersburg, Russia |
3-6 Jul 1997 |
1200 |
70 |
11 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
28 Aug to 5 Sep 1999 |
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12 |
Rimini, Italy |
3 to 8 July 2001 |
600 |
62 |
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Held for the first time in Malaysia, this event attracted over 1000 participants from 80 countries.
A photo with General Choi Hong Hi (seated, second from right), founder of Taekwon-Do.
Singapore team photo.
Master Yeo Chin Huat(then 6th dan) correcting the movement Low Stance Palm Pressing Block
Another photo with Master Yeo(extreme left).
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