1985 World Taekwondo Championships

1985 World Championships
Host city South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Dates September 4–8
Stadium Jamsil Gymnasium
Champions
Men  South Korea

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

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

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
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
Total 8 8 16 32

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