2011 World Taekwondo Championships Explained

2011 World Taekwondo Championships
Size:180
Location: Gyeongju, South Korea
Dates:1–6 May 2011
Venue:Gyeongju Indoor Stadium
Women:
Previous:2009
Next:2013

The 2011 World Taekwondo Championships was the 20th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at Gyeongju Indoor Stadium in Gyeongju, South Korea from May 1 to May 6, 2011.[1]

Medal summary

Men

Finweight
(−54 kg)
Flyweight
(−58 kg)
Bantamweight
(−63 kg)
Featherweight
(−68 kg)
Lightweight
(−74 kg)
Welterweight
(−80 kg)
Middleweight
(−87 kg)
Heavyweight
(+87 kg)

Women

Finweight
(−46 kg)
Flyweight
(−49 kg)
Bantamweight
(−53 kg)
Featherweight
(−57 kg)
Lightweight
(−62 kg)
Welterweight
(−67 kg)
Middleweight
(−73 kg)
Heavyweight
(+73 kg)

Team ranking

Iran grabbed the men's overall title, It marked the first time that Korea failed to retain the men's overall title in the history of the biennial World Taekwondo Championships.[2]

Men

width=40 Rankwidth=180 Teamwidth=60 Points
174
2 61
3 48
4 37
5 36
6 31
7 28
8 28
9 28
10 27

Women

width=40 Rankwidth=180 Teamwidth=60 Points
1 58
255
3 45
4 35
5 31
6 31
7 30
8 29
9 29
10 29

Participating nations

According to the competition draws,[3] 949 athletes from 144 nations competed.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/05/03/2003502271 Taiwanese taekwondo star wins silver at tournament
  2. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/news/wtfnews.html?bbs_no=5510&bbs_code=10001&bbs_num=377&symode=view&PHPSESSID=d2aeecf6944c73884877bb5c8a579956 Iran Clinches Men’s Overall Title at World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, Korea
  3. http://www.2011taekwondo.org/english/sub06/01_01.asp?chk_on=1&a_num=5231857&b_num=1 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Gyeongju