1977 World Taekwondo Championships

Taekwondo competition August 2023 1977 World Taekwondo Championships USA Chicago, United States 15–17 September 1977 International Amphitheatre KOR 1949 1975 1979 The 1977 World Taekwondo Championships are the 3rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Chicago, United States from September 15 to September 17, 1977. A total of 720 athletes and officials from 46 nations took part in the championships. Medal summary Finweight(−48 kg)Song Ki-yul KOR 1949Jaime de Pablos MEXSheu Jiom-shi ROCTurgay Ertuğrul FRGFlyweight(−53 kg)Ha Suk-kwang KOR 1949Jorge Ramírez ECU 1900Moritz Von Nacher MEXFrancisco García ESP 1977Bantamweight(−58 kg)Kim Yong-ki KOR 1949Hour Waei-shing ROCHelmut Stoppe FRGReynaldo Salazar MEXFeatherweight(−63 kg)Park Chung-ho KOR 1949Greg Fears USAPeter Salm NEDFrédéric Kouassi CIVLightweight(−68 kg)Hwang Ming-der ROCChoi Jae-chun KOR 1949Ernie Reyes USAEduardo Merchán ESP 1977Welterweight(−73 kg)Yoo Yong-hap KOR 1949Théophile Dossou CIVManuel Jurado MEXRainer Müller FRGMiddleweight(−80 kg)Hur Song KOR 1949James Kirby USAManuel Salcedo ESP 1977Carlos Obregón MEXHeavyweight(+80 kg)Ahn Jang-shik KOR 1949Lin Ying-peng ROCDirk Jung FRGJohn Holloway USA Medal table flagcountry 7 1 0 KOR 1949 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 ECU 1900 0 0 4 0 0 3 ESP 1977 0 0 1 References WTF Medal Winners https://web.archive.org/web/20120605151612/http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/01_international_championships/01-World-Taekwondo-Championships-Women/Women_03th.html 2012-06-05 External links WT Official Website World Championships World Taekwondo Championships Category:World Taekwondo Championships Taekwondo Championships Category:Taekwondo competitions in the United States