1973 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1973 World Taekwondo Championships (Korean: 1973년 세계 태권도 선수권 대회) were the 1st edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Seoul, South Korea at the Kukkiwon (국기원) from May 25 to May 27, 1973.^[1][2]

1973 World Taekwondo Championships
Venue	Kukkiwon
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Dates	25–27 May 1973
Champions
Men	South Korea
1975 →

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Lightweight (−64 kg)	Lee Ki-hyung  South Korea	Armando Chavero  West Germany	Joe Hayes  United States
			Georg Karrenberg  West Germany
Heavyweight (+64 kg)	Kim Jeong-tae  South Korea	Mike Warren  United States	Albert Cheeks  United States
			Raymond Sell  United States

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	2	0	0	2
2	United States	0	1	3	4
3	West Germany	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	4	8

Participating nations

•  Australia
•  Brunei
•  Canada
•  El Salvador
•  France
•  Guatemala
•  Hong Kong
•  Ivory Coast
•  Japan
• Khmer Republic
•  Malaysia
•  Mexico
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
• Taiwan
•  Uganda
•  United States
•  West Germany