1983 World Taekwondo Championships
The 1983 World Taekwondo Championships are the 6th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 20 to October 23, 1983. A total of 353 athletes from 42 nations took part in the championships.
| 1983 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Brøndbyhallen |
| Location |  Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dates | 20–23 October |
| Champions | |
| Men | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−48 kg) |
Wang Kwang-yeon South Korea |
César Rodríguez Mexico |
Choi Chan-ok West Germany |
Emilio Azofra Spain | |||
| Flyweight (−52 kg) |
Ko Jeong-ho South Korea |
Turgut Uçan Turkey |
Javier Benito Spain |
Giuseppe Flotti Italy | |||
| Bantamweight (−56 kg) |
Han Hong-sik South Korea |
Luis Torner Spain |
Nader Khodamoradi Iran |
| Geremia Di Costanzo Italy | |||
| Featherweight (−60 kg) |
Lee Jae-bong South Korea |
Thomas Fabula West Germany |
Ahmet Ercan Turkey |
| Gustavo Sanciprián Mexico | |||
| Lightweight (−64 kg) |
Han Jae-koo South Korea |
Ángel Navarrete Spain |
Michel Della Negra France |
Po-Nhu Ly.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | |||
| Welterweight (−68 kg) |
Yılmaz Helvacıoğlu Turkey |
Lindsay Lawrence Great Britain |
Choi Kwang-keun South Korea |
| Harald Scharmann West Germany | |||
| Light middleweight (−73 kg) |
Jeong Kook-hyun South Korea |
Hans Brugmans Netherlands |
Patrice Remarck Ivory Coast |
| Luigi D'Oriano Italy | |||
| Middleweight (−78 kg) |
Lee Dong-jun South Korea |
Jersey Long.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Charles Bayou Ivory Coast |
Jay Warwick United States | |||
| Light heavyweight (−84 kg) |
Ireno Fargas Spain |
Eugen Nefedow West Germany |
John Lee United States |
| Michael Knudsen Denmark | |||
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) |
Jang Seong-hwa South Korea |
Dirk Jung West Germany |
Henk Meijer Netherlands |
| Francisco Fonseca Spain |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
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