The 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 12th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Melbourne, Australia from 14 June to 16 June, 1996.
| 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Location |  Melbourne, Australia |
| Dates | 14–16 June 1996 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight −50 kg |
Kim Byung-tae South Korea
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Roberto Cruz Philippines
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John Carneli Australia
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Feizollah Nafjam Iran
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| Flyweight −54 kg |
Yoo Yong-taek South Korea
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Mehrdad Rokni Iran
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Takeshi Sannomiya Japan
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Mohammed Saddiq Saudi Arabia
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| Bantamweight −58 kg |
Kim Hyun-yong South Korea
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Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei
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Muhammad Yusuf Indonesia
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| Hironobu Yamashita Japan
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| Featherweight −64 kg |
Bijan Moghanloo Iran
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Yoo Yong-jin South Korea
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Mohammad Al-Ruz Jordan
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| Ricardo Santiago Philippines
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| Lightweight −70 kg |
Shim Ki-sun South Korea
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Fariborz Askari Iran
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Hiroshi Kanai Japan
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| Mohammad Shdaifat Jordan
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| Welterweight −76 kg |
Kim Kyong-hun South Korea
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Majid Aflaki Iran
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Mitsushige Arita Japan
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Saneh Jaritrum Thailand
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| Middleweight −83 kg |
Lee Dong-wan South Korea
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Majid Amintorabi Iran
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Paul Dowie Australia
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Men Fengwei China
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| Heavyweight +83 kg |
Farzad Zarakhsh Iran
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Daniel Trenton Australia
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Andri Halim Indonesia
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| Khaled Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia
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Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight −43 kg |
Yang So-hee South Korea
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Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei
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Eva Marie Ditan Philippines
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Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai Vietnam
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| Flyweight −47 kg |
Sangina Baidya Nepal
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Kim Bo-in South Korea
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Vicki Cenere Australia
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| Trần Thị Mỹ Linh Vietnam
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| Bantamweight −51 kg |
Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei
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Won Sun-jin South Korea
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Carmela Hartnett Australia
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| Huỳnh Thị Bích Ngọc Vietnam
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| Featherweight −55 kg |
Lee Seung-min South Korea
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Trần Hiếu Ngân Vietnam
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Meng Mei-chun Chinese Taipei
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| Anna Marissa de Leon Philippines
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| Lightweight −60 kg |
Lee Sun-hee South Korea
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Lee Liu-wen Chinese Taipei
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Ong Bee Lan Singapore
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| Nutcharin Sook Thailand
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| Welterweight −65 kg |
Cho Hyang-mi South Korea
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Yoriko Okamoto Japan
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Hsu Chih-ling Chinese Taipei
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| Janeth Tenorio Philippines
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| Middleweight −70 kg |
Park Eun-sun South Korea
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Lydia Zakkas Australia
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Verina Wihongi New Zealand
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| Marites Javier Philippines
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| Heavyweight +70 kg |
Lee Myung-suk South Korea
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Tanya White Australia
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Sinta Berliana Heru Indonesia
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Lee Wan Yuen Malaysia
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Nepal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |