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
Logan Campbell (taekwondo) was reported that his choice of business might count against him in being selected for the 2012 Olympics. At the 2012 Games he was knocked out in his first fight 6-10 by Hryhorii Husarov. Logan Campbell (taekwondo) Logan Campbell (born 7 June 1986 in Auckland) is a New Zealand taekwondo practitioner who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. Campbell was first attracted to taekwondo as a child after watching "The Karate Kid" but initially struggled at the sport. He kept at it and won his first international tournament at the age of 13. He qualified for