Taekwondo took place from December 7 to December 10 at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Men's and women's competitions were held in eight weight categories for each. All competition took place at the Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall. Each country except the host nation was limited to having 6 men and 6 women.
| Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Qatar SC Indoor Hall |
| Dates | 7–10 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 251 from 34 nations |
Schedule edit
| P | Preliminary rounds | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun | ||||
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| Men's 54 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 58 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 62 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 67 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 72 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 78 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 84 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's +84 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 47 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 51 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 55 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 59 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 63 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 67 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 72 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's +72 kg | P | F | ||||||
Medalists edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−54 kg) |
Mohammad Al-Bakhit Jordan
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Vasavat Somswang Thailand
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Renat Kuralbayev Kazakhstan
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Abdulrahim Abdulhameed Bahrain
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| Flyweight (−58 kg) |
You Young-dae South Korea
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Nattapong Tewawetchapong Thailand
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Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei
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Behzad Khodadad Iran
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| Bantamweight (−62 kg) |
Kim Ju-young South Korea
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Tshomlee Go Philippines
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Vũ Anh Tuấn Vietnam
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| Su Tai-yuan Chinese Taipei
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| Featherweight (−67 kg) |
Song Myeong-seob South Korea
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Jamil Al-Khuffash Jordan
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Alireza Nasr Azadani Iran
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| Manuel Rivero Philippines
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| Lightweight (−72 kg) |
Lee Young-yeoul South Korea
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Wang Hao China
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Nesar Ahmad Bahave Afghanistan
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| Hadi Saei Iran
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| Welterweight (−78 kg) |
Abdulqader Hikmat Qatar
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Mehdi Bibak Iran
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Liao Chia-hsing Chinese Taipei
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Deepak Bista Nepal
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| Middleweight (−84 kg) |
Yousef Karami Iran
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Park Kyeong-hoon South Korea
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Arman Chilmanov Kazakhstan
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Shokirjon Rajabov Tajikistan
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| Heavyweight (+84 kg) |
Kim Hak-hwan South Korea
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Mehdi Navaei Iran
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Abdulqader Al-Adhami Qatar
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| Liu Xiaobo China
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Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−47 kg) |
Wu Jingyu China
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Yang Shu-chun Chinese Taipei
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Yaowapa Boorapolchai Thailand
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| Eunice Alora Philippines
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| Flyweight (−51 kg) |
Kwon Eun-kyung South Korea
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Wu Yen-ni Chinese Taipei
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Đỗ Thị Bích Hạnh Vietnam
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| Natthaya Sangsasiton Thailand
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| Bantamweight (−55 kg) |
Kim Bo-hye South Korea
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Hoàng Hà Giang Vietnam
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Saule Sardarova Kazakhstan
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Cosette Basbous Lebanon
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| Featherweight (−59 kg) |
Lee Sung-hye South Korea
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Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu Vietnam
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Ayasha Shakya Nepal
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| Tseng Pei-hua Chinese Taipei
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| Lightweight (−63 kg) |
Su Li-wen Chinese Taipei
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Chonnapas Premwaew Thailand
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Veronica Domingo Philippines
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| Manita Shahi Nepal
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| Welterweight (−67 kg) |
Hwang Kyung-seon South Korea
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Toni Rivero Philippines
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Bùi Thu Hiền Vietnam
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| Jiang Lingling China
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| Middleweight (−72 kg) |
Luo Wei China
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Alaa Kutkut Jordan
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Mahrouz Saei Iran
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| Lee In-jong South Korea
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| Heavyweight (+72 kg) |
Chen Zhong China
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Evgeniya Karimova Uzbekistan
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Afsaneh Sheikhi Iran
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Amalia Kurniasih Palupi Indonesia
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 10 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
Participating nations edit
A total of 251 athletes from 34 nations competed in taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games:[1]
Afghanistan (9)
Bahrain (7)
Bangladesh (1)
Bhutan (8)
Cambodia (3)
China (11)
Chinese Taipei (12)
East Timor (3)
India (6)
Indonesia (6)
Iran (12)
Japan (1)
Jordan (11)
Kazakhstan (12)
Kuwait (10)
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Laos (4)
Lebanon (11)
Macau (5)
Mongolia (1)
Nepal (9)
Pakistan (4)
Palestine (6)
Philippines (12)
Qatar (10)
Saudi Arabia (6)
South Korea (12)
Sri Lanka (4)
Syria (4)
Tajikistan (10)
Thailand (10)
Uzbekistan (9)
Vietnam (12)
Yemen (6)
References edit
- ^ "15th Asian Games – Taekwondo – Number of Entries by NOC". doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2013.