2009 World Taekwondo Championships
| 2009 World Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |
 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dates | October 14–18 |
| Stadium | Ballerup Super Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men |
 South Korea |
| Women |
 China |
The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships are the 19th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held at Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 14 to October 18, 2009.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Medal summary
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−46 kg) |
Park Hyo-ji South Korea (KOR) |
Zoraida Santiago Puerto Rico (PUR) |
Buttree Puedpong Thailand (THA) |
Yvette Yong Canada (CAN) | |||
| Flyweight (−49 kg) |
Brigitte Yagüe Spain (ESP) |
Anna Soboleva Russia (RUS) |
Wu Jingyu China (CHN) |
Yasmina Aziez France (FRA) | |||
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) |
Danielle Pelham United States (USA) |
Sarita Phongsri Thailand (THA) |
Kwon Eun-kyung South Korea (KOR) |
Euda Carias Guatemala (GUA) | |||
| Featherweight (−57 kg) |
Hou Yuzhuo China (CHN) |
Veronica Calabrese Italy (ITA) |
Andrea Rica Spain (ESP) |
Tseng Pei-hua Chinese Taipei (TPE) | |||
| Lightweight (−62 kg) |
Lim Su-jeong South Korea (KOR) |
Zhang Hua China (CHN) |
Estefanía Hernández Spain (ESP) |
| Chonnapas Premwaew Thailand (THA) | |||
| Welterweight (−67 kg) |
Gwladys Épangue France (FRA) |
Taimí Castellanos Cuba (CUB) |
Sandra Šarić Croatia (CRO) |
Nikolina Kursar Norway (NOR) | |||
| Middleweight (−73 kg) |
Han Yingying China (CHN) |
Lee In-jong South Korea (KOR) |
Furkan Asena Aydın Turkey (TUR) |
| Anastasia Baryshnikova Russia (RUS) | |||
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) |
Rosana Simón Spain (ESP) |
Liu Rui China (CHN) |
Jo Seol South Korea (KOR) |
Natália Falavigna Brazil (BRA) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Total | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
Team ranking
China grabbed the women's overall title, It marked the first time that Korea failed to retain the women's overall title in the history of the biennial World Taekwondo Championships.
Men
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Women
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Participating nations
928 athletes from 142 nations competed.
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References
- General
- Specific
- ↑ Record 2009 World Championship TV Coverage Ushers in New Era for Taekwondo Retrieved on 2011-05-26
- ↑ Lim snatches gold in Copenhagen Retrieved on 2011-05-26
- ↑ Aid ready to develop taekwondo overseas Retrieved on 2011-05-26
- ↑ Taekwondo Consolidates Its Status of Olympic Games Retrieved on 2011-05-26
- ↑ Taekwondo Body to Use Electronic Protectors for Worlds Retrieved on 2011-05-26
- ↑ Choi Yeon-ho wins 4th world title in taekwondo Retrieved on 2011-05-26
- ↑ GB Taekwondo eye new talent plan Retrieved on 2011-05-26
- ↑ Taekwondo Gains Growing Global Appeal Retrieved on 2011-05-26
External links
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