Report on the Koreans at the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships (Incl. Medal Results)

  Korean Report

Amanda Murray

The 18th ITF World Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

"The DPRK Taekwon-Do team was led by Ms Kim Kyong-ho, the chairman of the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee and chairman of the Asian Taekwon-Do Federation. The team left Pyongyang on 12 July 2013 to take part in the 18th World Taekwon-Do Championships, held in Sofia, Bulgaria."
(Courtesy of Yonhap News)

The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) sent a team of 18 competitors (9 women and 9 men) and were one of 58 countries who competed. DPRK achieved the overall team champion by taking home twenty one gold, four silver, and three bronze.

Medal Results 

First Degree Female Patterns: Ms Pak, Mi Hyang - Gold

Second Degree Female Patterns: Ms Kim, Kum Jong - Gold

Third Degree Female Patterns: Ms Kim, Hyang Sim - Gold

Fourth Degree Female Patterns: Ms Ri, Hyang - Gold

First Degree Male patterns: Mr Ri, Chung Il - Bronze

Second Degree Male patterns: Mr Han, Song Min - Gold

Fourth Degree Male patterns: Mr Ri, Myong Jin - Gold

Men’s team patterns: gold Women’s team patterns - Gold

Individual women’s sparring 45kg: Ms Ri, Un Jong - Silver

Individual women’s sparring 51kg: Ms Kim, Kum Jong - Silver

Individual women’s sparring 57kg: Ms Ri, Hyang - Gold

Individual women’s sparring 63kg: Ms Pak, Mi Hyang - Gold

Individual women’s sparring 69kg: Ms Sin, Jong Hwa - Gold

Individual women’s sparring 75kg: Ms Kim, Su Ryon - Gold

Individual women’s sparring over 75kg: Ms Choe, Su Ryon - Gold

Individual men’s sparring 50kg: Mr Kim, Chol Hak - Gold

Individual men’s sparring 57kg: Mr Ri, Chung Il - Silver

Individual men’s sparring 64kg: Mr Rim, Wi Sok - Gold

Individual men’s sparring 71kg: Mr Hong, Pom - Gold

Individual men’s sparring 78kg: Mr Han, Song Min - Gold

Individual men’s sparring 85kg: Mr Pak, Yong Bom - Silver

(Results from http://www.itftkd.org/documents/results/2013%20TWC%20Overall%20Results.pdf)

Congratulations to Ms Kim, Yong-Sun who was awarded 7th Degree Master. Master Kim was previously a 1990 World Champion Gold Medal winner in the sparring at the 7th World Championship in Montreal, Canada. Congratulations to Mrs Jo, Ye-Hyang who was awarded 7th Degree Master. Master Jo lives in Belarus where she was sent to teach ITF Taekwon-Do.