Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics 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. Team
Adriana Carmona Adriana Carmona Adriana Carmona (born December 3, 1972 in Puerto La Cruz) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a bronze medal in the +67 kg class. She participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where taekwondo was a demonstration sport, and reached the semi finals winning a bronze medal, which is not counted on the country's total because of the "unofficial" character of the sport at that games. She reached the semi finals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Carmona won a gold medal