Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Changchung Gymnasium
Dates	September 17 to September 20
Competitors	183 from 35 nations
1992 →

Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the first time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport twelve years later at the 2000 Games. A total of 120 men and 62 women from 35 different nations competed in eight different weight classes. Each event featured a single-elimination tournament to determine the winner. Competition was held at the Changchung Gymnasium from September 17 to 20. Fighters from the host nation of South Korea won nine of the sixteen events.