# 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships

The 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 8th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 23 to 25 March, 1988.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Kwon Tae-ho South Korea | Bidhan Lama Nepal | Paul Lyons Australia |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Kwon Tae-ho South Korea | Bidhan Lama Nepal | Firas Al-Jayousi Jordan |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Ha Tae-kyung South Korea | Ihsan Abu Sheikha Jordan | Hwang Yao-han Chinese Taipei |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Ha Tae-kyung South Korea | Ihsan Abu Sheikha Jordan | Mike Ventosa Philippines |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Cho Young-nam South Korea | Chuang hsiao-yung Chinese Taipei | Stephen Fernandez Philippines |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Cho Young-nam South Korea | Chuang hsiao-yung Chinese Taipei | Ebrahim Qhaib Qatar |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Chang Myung-sam South Korea | Tzan Shih-song Chinese Taipei | Yeung Ying Kwan Hong Kong |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Chang Myung-sam South Korea | Tzan Shih-song Chinese Taipei | Samir Jaber Jordan |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Park Bong-kwon South Korea | Chen Yi-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Hussein Simrin Jordan |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Park Bong-kwon South Korea | Chen Yi-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Jo Jin-ho Australia |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Jeong Kook-hyun South Korea | Wu Tsung-che Chinese Taipei | Hirokazu Shiokawa Japan |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Jeong Kook-hyun South Korea | Wu Tsung-che Chinese Taipei | Ali Hajipour Iran |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Jeong Yong-suk South Korea | Hayder Yousif Iraq | Joalberto Pamintuan Philippines |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Jeong Yong-suk South Korea | Hayder Yousif Iraq | Liu Chien-chung Chinese Taipei |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Jong-suk South Korea | Chong Fu Chik Hong Kong | Shieh Rong-tzong Chinese Taipei |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Jong-suk South Korea | Chong Fu Chik Hong Kong | Ali Mohamed Salah Qatar |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Lee Hwa-jin South Korea | Chin Yu-fang Chinese Taipei | Bronwyn Butterworth Australia |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Lee Hwa-jin South Korea | Chin Yu-fang Chinese Taipei | Shima Khadka Nepal |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei | Wong Liang Ming Singapore | Cheryl Smith Australia |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei | Wong Liang Ming Singapore | Sita Kumari Rai Nepal |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Park Sun-young South Korea | Carmela Hartnett Australia | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Park Sun-young South Korea | Carmela Hartnett Australia | Chai Saew Yuen Malaysia |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Kim So-young South Korea | Tung Ya-ling Chinese Taipei | Cheung Ma Ling Hong Kong |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Kim So-young South Korea | Tung Ya-ling Chinese Taipei | Penny Glowacki Australia |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Lee Eun-young South Korea | Chen Jiun-feng Chinese Taipei | Angela Coulson Australia |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Lee Eun-young South Korea | Chen Jiun-feng Chinese Taipei | Rita Shrestha Nepal |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Kim Ji-sook South Korea | Joyce Ong Malaysia | Mira Thapa Nepal |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Kim Ji-sook South Korea | Joyce Ong Malaysia | Tang Hui-ting Chinese Taipei |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Kim Hyun-hee South Korea | Wang Chin-yu Chinese Taipei | Laxmi Gurung Nepal |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Kim Hyun-hee South Korea | Wang Chin-yu Chinese Taipei | Lau Choo Boon Malaysia |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jang Yoon-jung South Korea | Lee Show-lan Chinese Taipei | Manju Tuladhar Nepal |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jang Yoon-jung South Korea | Lee Show-lan Chinese Taipei | None awarded |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Nepal | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 31 | 63 |