When was the first medal handed out in Tae Kwon Do?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

The first Olympic medal was awarded in 1988, but Taekwondo was a demonstration sport. Taekwondo became a medal sport in 2000; however, they also hand out medals at the world championships, and the first world championships were in 1972.

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