Taekwondo at the Pacific Games

Taekwondo at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1995 when it was introduced for the tenth edition at Papeete, Tahiti. Women's taekwondo was added in 1999 for the games held in Guam.

The men's and women's individual competitions have eight weight classes each in accordance with World Taekwondo classifications as of 2019.[1] There are also teams events for men's and women's competition.

Taekwondo has been included in the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the ninth edition at Wallis and Futuna in 2013.

Pacific Games edit

The taekwondo weight classes contested at each Pacific Games are listed in the table below. Flag icons and three letter country code indicate the nationality of the gold medal winner of an event, where this information is known; otherwise an (X) is used. Moving the cursor onto a country code with a dotted underline will reveal the name of the gold medal winner. A dash (–) indicates a weight division that was not contested.

Men's events edit

Games Host city Kyorugi weight class Team Total
medal
events
Refs
Fin Fly Bantam Feather Light Welter Middle Heavy event
                         
50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 64 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 83 kg+
X 1995 Papeete  
TAH
 
PNG
 
TAH
 
TAH
 
NCL
 
NCL
 
TAH
 
TAH
 
TAH
9 [2]
[3]
54 kg 58 kg 62 kg 67 kg 72 kg 78 kg 84 kg 84 kg+
XI 1999 Santa Rita  
PNG
 
GUM
 
GUM
 
NCL
 
NCL
 
PNG
 
TAH
 
PNG
8 [4]
[5]
XII 2003 Suva  
TAH
 
PNG
 
TAH
 
PNG
 
TAH
 
TAH
 
TGA
 
NCL
 
TAH
9 [6]
XIII 2007 Apia  
TAH
 
NCL
 
NCL
 
TAH
 
TGA
 
TAH
 
NCL
 
SAM
 
TAH
9 [7]
54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 68 kg 74 kg 80 kg 87 kg 87 kg+
XIV 2011 Nouméa X X X X X X X X  
TAH
9 [8]
[9]
XV 2015 Port Moresby X X X X X X X X  
TAH
9 [10]
[11]
XVI 2019 Apia  
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
TGA
 
AUS
 
TGA
9 [12]
[13]
[14]

Women's events edit

Games Host city Kyorugi weight class Team Total
medal
events
Refs
Fin Fly Bantam Feather Light Welter Middle Heavy event
                         
X 1995 Papeete No women's taekwondo competition in 1995  
 
[3]
49 kg 57 kg 67 kg 67 kg+
XI 1999 Santa Rita  
NCL
 
GUM
 
NCL
3 [15]
[5]
XII 2003 Suva  
NCL
 
SOL
 
TAH
 
NCL
4 [16]
XIII 2007 Apia  
TAH
 
TAH
 
WLF
 
NCL
4 [17]
46 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 73 kg 73 kg+
XIV 2011 Nouméa X X X X X X X  
PNG
8 [8]
[9]
XV 2015 Port Moresby X X X X X X X X  
TAH
9 [10]
[11]
XVI 2019 Apia  
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
AUS
 
TGA
9 [12]
[13]
[14]

Pacific Mini Games edit

Men edit

Games Host city Kyorugi weight class Team Total
medal
events
Refs
Fin Fly Bantam Feather Light Welter Middle Heavy event
                         
I – VIII   No taekwondo competition at the Mini Games 1981–2009  
54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 68 kg 74 kg 80 kg 87 kg 87 kg+
IX 2013 Mata-Utu  
TAH
 
TAH
 
MHL
 
VAN
 
TAH
 
WLF
 
TAH
 
TAH
 
TAH
9 [18]
[19]

Women edit

Games Host city Kyorugi weight class Team Total
medal
events
Refs
Fin Fly Bantam Feather Light Welter Middle Heavy event
                         
I – VIII   No taekwondo competition at the Mini Games 1981–2009  
46 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 73 kg 73 kg+
IX 2013 Mata-Utu  
TAH
 
PNG
 
TAH
 
TAH
 
TAH
 
TAH
6 [18]
[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Competition rules and interpretation" (PDF). World Taekwondo. pp. 13–14.
  2. ^ "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament (senior male)". 1995.
  3. ^ a b 1995 South Pacific Games Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). p. 7. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament (senior male)". 1999. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b 1999 South Pacific Games Medal Lists. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament (senior male)". 2003. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament (senior male)". 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament". 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b XIVes Jeux du Pacifique Nouvelle-Calédonie:Rapport Officiel. Pacific Games Council (Report) (in French). 2011. pp. 88–96. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament". 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b "2015 Pacific Games Taekwondo Master Results Book". Oceania Sport Information Centre. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Day 1 – 16th Pacific Games" (PDF). ma-regonline.com. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Day 2 – 16th Pacific Games" (PDF). ma-regonline.com. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Teams – 16th Pacific Games" (PDF). ma-regonline.com. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament (senior female)". 1999. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament (senior female)". 2003. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Pacific Games: Result of Tournament (senior female)". 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Taekwondo results". Wallis & Futuna 2013. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
  19. ^ a b "Taekwondo results". Wallis & Futuna 2013. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.