# 1989 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1989 World Taekwondo Championships were the 9th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea from October 9 to October 14, 1989, with 446 athletes participating from 59 countries.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Kwon Tae-ho South Korea | Chang Jung-san Chinese Taipei | Juan Moreno United States |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Kwon Tae-ho South Korea | Chang Jung-san Chinese Taipei | Harun Ateş Turkey |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Kim Cheol-ho South Korea | Turgut Uçan Turkey | Fariborz Danesh Iran |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Kim Cheol-ho South Korea | Turgut Uçan Turkey | Salb Abdelhamid Egypt |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Ham Jun South Korea | Domenico D'Alise Italy | Christian Herberth West Germany |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Ham Jun South Korea | Domenico D'Alise Italy | Abdullah Al-Najrani Saudi Arabia |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Jang Hyuk South Korea | Hubert Sinègre France | Musa Çiçek West Germany |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Jang Hyuk South Korea | Hubert Sinègre France | Dhanaraj Rassiah Malaysia |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Yang Dae-seung South Korea | Nusret Ramazanoğlu Turkey | Jae Hoon Lee Canada |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Yang Dae-seung South Korea | Nusret Ramazanoğlu Turkey | José Rocamora France |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Lee Hyun-suk South Korea | Humberto Norambuena Chile | Dante Pena Philippines |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Lee Hyun-suk South Korea | Humberto Norambuena Chile | Khaled Fawzy Egypt |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Jeong Yong-suk South Korea | Renzo Zenteno Chile | Hassan Zahedi Iran |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Jeong Yong-suk South Korea | Renzo Zenteno Chile | Jarl Kaila Finland |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Amr Khairy Egypt | Choi Sang-jin South Korea | Victor Bateman Australia |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Amr Khairy Egypt | Choi Sang-jin South Korea | Farzad Zarakhsh Iran |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Chin Yu-fang Chinese Taipei | Mónica Torres Mexico | Kim Jee-hyang South Korea |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Chin Yu-fang Chinese Taipei | Mónica Torres Mexico | Sita Kumari Rai Nepal |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Won Sun-jin South Korea | Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei | Anita Falieros Australia |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Won Sun-jin South Korea | Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei | Mayumi Pejo United States |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Jung Nam-suk South Korea | Diane Murray United States | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Jung Nam-suk South Korea | Diane Murray United States | Ayşın Haktanır Turkey |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Kim So-young South Korea | Kim Dotson United States | Patricia Mariscal Mexico |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Kim So-young South Korea | Kim Dotson United States | Raquel Palacios Spain |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Lee Eun-young South Korea | Liu Chao-ching Chinese Taipei | Elena Benítez Spain |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Lee Eun-young South Korea | Liu Chao-ching Chinese Taipei | Şeyda Şerefoğlu Turkey |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Anita Silsby United States | Anne-Mieke Buijs Netherlands | Ayşe Alkaya Turkey |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Anita Silsby United States | Anne-Mieke Buijs Netherlands | Kim Ji-sook South Korea |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Lydia Zele United States | Marcia King Canada | Antonia Vega Spain |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Lydia Zele United States | Marcia King Canada | Hsu Ju-ya Chinese Taipei |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Wan-sook South Korea | Yvonne Franssen Canada | Chun Yang-hsi Chinese Taipei |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Wan-sook South Korea | Yvonne Franssen Canada | Yolanda Santana Spain |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |