Poomse World Championships in Seoul - Results
By WTF
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
The first Poomse World Championships in Seoul were scheduled from September 4th until September 6th 2006. The event, which took place at the Olympic Gymnasium in Olympic Park, drew 590 athletes and officials from 59 countries.
Prior to the closing ceremony, WTF President Choue honored six international referees for their “outstanding and exemplary” officiating at the Poomsae Championships. The six are Mr. Kang-in Kim of Korea, Tong-wan Shin of Great Britain, Varo Darid Barragan of Panama, Carmen Navarro of Spain, Teong Chin Lim of Singapore, and Nar Syshidah Binti of Malaysia.
Of the 59 participating countries, 13 countries earned at least one medal at the inaugural Poomsae Championships. Korea swept all the 16 gold medals up for grabs, followed by Iran with four silver medals and three bronze medals and Turkey with three silvers and two bronzes.
Spain came next with two silvers and six bronzes, followed by Australia with two silvers and Germany with one silver and one bronze. Vietnam, France, Denmark and the Netherlands each clinched one silver medal. Chinese Taipei won two bronzes, while Italy and Russia earned one bronze.
The Competition Results of the 1st day (Sept. 4) are:
Male 2nd Team (over 36) Final
- Gold: Korea
- Silver: Iran
- Bronze: Turkey
Female 2nd Team (over 36) Final
- Gold: Korea
- Silver: Germany
- Bronze: Spain
Male Individual Junior (14-18) Final
- Gold: Korea - Jang Jae-uk
- Silver: Iran - Nadali Najafabadi
- Bronze: Chinese Taipei - Lu Chu-Sheng
Female Individual 1st Senior (19-30) Final
- Gold: Korea - Hong Hee Jeong
- Silver: Spain - Laura Kim Kim
- Bronze: Germany - Beaujean Claudia
Results of the 2nd day (Sept. 5th):
Male Individual Senior 1st Division (19-30)
- Gold: Korea - Kim Bo-hyeon
- Silver: Vietnam - Nguyen Dinh Toan
- Bronze: Iran - Ali Salmani Azarkhavarani
Male Individual Senior 2nd Division (31-40)
- Gold: Korea - Jeong Tae-seong
- Silver: Iran - Mohammad Taghi Hatami Marbini
- Bronze: Spain - Pedro Campillo
Female Individual Senior 2nd Division (31-40)
- Gold: Korea - Song Nam-jeong
- Silver: Turkey - Nesibe Altun
- Bronze: Spain - Josefina Lopez
Female Individual Master 2nd Division (over 51)
- Gold: Korea - Jang Chung-hee
- Silver: Australia - Bronwyn Butterworth
- Bronze: Spain - Rosa Ruiz Perez
Female Individual Junior Division (14-18)
- Gold : Korea - Lee na-yeon
- Silver : Turkey - Ozlem Karisik
- Bronze : Spain - Vanesa Leon
Pair 2nd Division (0ver 36)
- Gold : Korea
- Silver : France
- Bronze : Italy
Male Individual Master 1st Division (41-50)
- Gold : Korea - Lee Seong-woo
- Silver : Denmark - Ky Tu Dang
- Bronze : Iran - Seyed Hassan Zahedi
Female Team 1st Division (14-35)
- Gold : Korea
- Silver : Turkey
- Bronze : Russia
Male Team 1st Division (14-35)
- Gold : Korea
- Silver : Iran
- Bronze : Chinese Taipei
And the Results of the final day (Sept. 6th):
Female Individual Master 1st Division (41-50)
- Gold : Korea - Lee Mi-ok
- Silver : Australia - Johanna Bliem
- Bronze : Spain - M Angeles Urmeneta Torres
Male Individual Master 2nd Division (over 51)
- Gold : Korea - Kim Hee-do
- Silver : Spain - Kim Jeong-cheol
- Bronze : Iran - Ghorban Deishad
Pair 1st Division
- Gold : Korea
- Silver : the Netherlands
- Bronze : Turkey
