# 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships

The 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 12th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Melbourne, Australia from 14 June to 16 June, 1996.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight −50 kg | Kim Byung-tae South Korea | Roberto Cruz Philippines | John Carneli Australia |
| Finweight −50 kg | Kim Byung-tae South Korea | Roberto Cruz Philippines | Feizollah Nafjam Iran |
| Flyweight −54 kg | Yoo Yong-taek South Korea | Mehrdad Rokni Iran | Takeshi Sannomiya Japan |
| Flyweight −54 kg | Yoo Yong-taek South Korea | Mehrdad Rokni Iran | Mohammed Saddiq Saudi Arabia |
| Bantamweight −58 kg | Kim Hyun-yong South Korea | Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Muhammad Yusuf Indonesia |
| Bantamweight −58 kg | Kim Hyun-yong South Korea | Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Hironobu Yamashita Japan |
| Featherweight −64 kg | Bijan Moghanloo Iran | Yoo Yong-jin South Korea | Mohammad Al-Ruz Jordan |
| Featherweight −64 kg | Bijan Moghanloo Iran | Yoo Yong-jin South Korea | Ricardo Santiago Philippines |
| Lightweight −70 kg | Shim Ki-sun South Korea | Fariborz Askari Iran | Hiroshi Kanai Japan |
| Lightweight −70 kg | Shim Ki-sun South Korea | Fariborz Askari Iran | Mohammad Shdaifat Jordan |
| Welterweight −76 kg | Kim Kyong-hun South Korea | Majid Aflaki Iran | Mitsushige Arita Japan |
| Welterweight −76 kg | Kim Kyong-hun South Korea | Majid Aflaki Iran | Saneh Jaritrum Thailand |
| Middleweight −83 kg | Lee Dong-wan South Korea | Majid Amintorabi Iran | Paul Dowie Australia |
| Middleweight −83 kg | Lee Dong-wan South Korea | Majid Amintorabi Iran | Men Fengwei China |
| Heavyweight +83 kg | Farzad Zarakhsh Iran | Daniel Trenton Australia | Andri Halim Indonesia |
| Heavyweight +83 kg | Farzad Zarakhsh Iran | Daniel Trenton Australia | Khaled Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight −43 kg | Yang So-hee South Korea | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Eva Marie Ditan Philippines |
| Finweight −43 kg | Yang So-hee South Korea | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai Vietnam |
| Flyweight −47 kg | Sangina Baidya Nepal | Kim Bo-in South Korea | Vicki Cenere Australia |
| Flyweight −47 kg | Sangina Baidya Nepal | Kim Bo-in South Korea | Trần Thị Mỹ Linh Vietnam |
| Bantamweight −51 kg | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei | Won Sun-jin South Korea | Carmela Hartnett Australia |
| Bantamweight −51 kg | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei | Won Sun-jin South Korea | Huỳnh Thị Bích Ngọc Vietnam |
| Featherweight −55 kg | Lee Seung-min South Korea | Trần Hiếu Ngân Vietnam | Meng Mei-chun Chinese Taipei |
| Featherweight −55 kg | Lee Seung-min South Korea | Trần Hiếu Ngân Vietnam | Anna Marissa de Leon Philippines |
| Lightweight −60 kg | Lee Sun-hee South Korea | Lee Liu-wen Chinese Taipei | Ong Bee Lan Singapore |
| Lightweight −60 kg | Lee Sun-hee South Korea | Lee Liu-wen Chinese Taipei | Nutcharin Sook Thailand |
| Welterweight −65 kg | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Yoriko Okamoto Japan | Hsu Chih-ling Chinese Taipei |
| Welterweight −65 kg | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Yoriko Okamoto Japan | Janeth Tenorio Philippines |
| Middleweight −70 kg | Park Eun-sun South Korea | Lydia Zakkas Australia | Verina Wihongi New Zealand |
| Middleweight −70 kg | Park Eun-sun South Korea | Lydia Zakkas Australia | Marites Javier Philippines |
| Heavyweight +70 kg | Lee Myung-suk South Korea | Tanya White Australia | Sinta Berliana Heru Indonesia |
| Heavyweight +70 kg | Lee Myung-suk South Korea | Tanya White Australia | Lee Wan Yuen Malaysia |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Nepal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |