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7th Poomsae Championships Go Gangnam Style – Full Results

Collin Van Ooyen / December 11, 2012 - 11:58pm

The 7^th Annual World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships wrapped up this past Sunday in style; Gangnam Style that is. After four days of competition, athletes, volunteers and local youngsters took to the floor to celebrate by participating in the popular dance.

The raucous Colombian crowd loved every second of it, and they were applauded by World Taekwondo Federation President Dr. Chungwon Chue for their vivacious participation. “The wonderful spectators, organizers and volunteers of the city of Tunja were the heroes and heroines of these Championships,” said Chue. “They really created the best atmosphere for our very exceptional athletes to compete to be the world’s best.”

Korea were the top nation of the competition taking home 12 total medals, including seven golds. With 22 separate divisions, the Korean squad managed to medal in over half of them. The Iranian squad wasn’t far behind with 10, and the Americans took third place with six.

Canada only registered a single medal, but they were able to make it count. Charlie Chong took home a gold in individual freestyle, beating out fellow North American Vaslav Ayala Talavera of Mexico.

The host Colombians had a great competition of their own, taking five medals, none more exciting than the gold scored by teenaged Karen Suanche Arias. She was tops in the individual under-17 division, and represented Colombia’s only gold.

Arias’ performance was good enough to earn her tournament MVP honours. Along with Spain’s Jeong Cheol Kim, Su Ji Kang of Korea and Mikaela Calamba of the Philippines.

The big story of the event, however, was the unprecedented level of parity. Although perennial powerhouses like Korea and Iran reigned supreme, almost half of the participating countries took home a medal. This parity was on full display on the final day of competition, as the 16 medals that were available were won by 11 different countries. President Choue believes this trend can be attributed to the growing global popularity of the sport. “Taekwondo has always been, and will continue to be a sport for all,” he said. “Any athlete is welcome to participate, regardless of their background or affiliation of any sport or organization, as long as they are willing to follow our rules.”

Here's a look at the full results:

Day 1

INDIVIDUAL FEMALE OVER 59

1^st – N/A

2^nd – You Youn-Ja – Korea

3^rd – Catalina Hernandez Ramos – Spain

3^rd – Lis Borring – Denmark

INDIVIDUAL FEMALE UNDER 17

1^st – Karen Suanche Arias – Colombia

2^nd – Elena Blundo – Italy

3^rd – Yao Jing Jing – China

3^rd – Kang So-Hee – Korea

INDIVIDUAL MALE UNDER 17

1^st – Lee Hyen-Min

2^nd – Mohammadmehdi Jamshidi – Iran

3^rd – Nguyen Minh Van – Vietnam

3^rd – Isaac Velez Castano – Colombia

INDIVIDUAL MALE OVER 59

1^st – Kim Jeon Cheoi – Spain

2^nd – Oscar Posada Rios – Colombia

3^rd – Chen Huo-Shih – Cheinese Taipei

3^rd – Lee Kyu-Hyun – Korea

PAIRS OVER 29

1^st – Jason Hwang & A. Kim Young – USA

2^nd – Robertus Janssen & Angelique Schoenmakers – Netherlands

3^rd – Evgeny Gorbunov & Natalia Tipliakova – Russia

3^rd – Marcus Ketteniss & Nicole Ketteniss – Germany

FREESTYLE INDIVIDUAL

1^st – Charlie Chong – Canada

2^nd – Vaslav Ayala Talavera – Mexico

3^rd – Luo Qiusheng – China

3^rd – Leandro Rodriguez - Colombia

Day 2

INDIVIDUAL MALE UNDER 59

1^St – Lim Byoung – Korea

2^nd – Ataoddin Alavi Mir

3^rd – Hassan Zahedi Haghighi Gilani Seyed – Iran

3^rd – Ricardo Escobar Valenzuela – Chile

INDIVIDUAL FEMALE UNDER 59

1^st – Seo Yeong-ae – Korea

2^nd – Cristi George – USA

3^rd – Natalia Volokova – Russia

3^rd – Maria Angeles Alonso Mateo – Spain

INDIVIDUAL MALE UNDER 49

1^st – Lee Cheol-Hee – Korea

2^nd – Ahmad Akhhiaghi – Iran

3^rd – Yehia Abdelhaamid – Egypt

3^rd – Andrea Notaro – Italy

INDVIDUAL FEMALE UNDER 49

1^st – Oh Kyeong-Ran – Korea

2^nd – Imke Turner – Germany

3^rd – Akiko Reyes – USA

3^rd – Chang Han Wen – Chinese Taipei

INDIVIDUAL MALE UNDER 29

1^st – Hwang Wang-Kon – Korea

2^nd – Alejandro Marin Borras – Spain

3^rd – L Anh Minh – Vietnam

3^rd – Hossein Behesti – Iran

INDIVIDUAL FEMALE UNDER 49

1^st – Kang Su Ji – Korea

2^nd – Lien Thi Tuyet Mai – Vietnam

3^rd – Ollin Yoilztlin Medina Lopez – Mexico

3^rd – Nastaran Maieki Aderani

INDIVIDUAL FREESTYLE FEMALE

1^st – Mikeala Calamba – Philippines

2^nd – Chau Van – Vietnam

3^rd – Defia Rosmaniar – India

3^rd – Ann Bernadette Rodroguez - USA

Day 3

INDIVIDUAL MALE UNDER 39

1^st – Sung Ki-Kung – Korea

2^nd – Ali Salmani Azarkhavarani – Iran

3^rd – Wang Li Chung – Chinese Taipei

INDIVIDUAL FEMALE UNDER 39

1^st – Laura Kim Kim – Spain

2^nd – Hee-Jung Hong – Korea

3^rd – Sanaz Khorani Pour - Iran

TEAM MALE UNDER 29

1^st – Roger Kesternich, Patrick Bogusch & Adrian Wassmuth - Germany

2^nd – Jiang Hong Guang, huang Song Ri & Qiao Zhi – China -

3^rd – Hossein Beheshti, Mahdi Jamali Fashi & Mohammad Naderi

TEAM FEMALE UNDER 29

1^st – Nastaran Maleki Aderani, Colosum Mollamadakhani & Bahareh Ghaderian - Iran

2^nd – Nguyen Thi Thi Ngan, Chau Tuyet Van & Nguyen Thi Le Kim - Vietnam

3^rd - Rani Ann Ortega, Carla Janice Langman Ma. & Mikeala Calamba – Philippines

FREESTYLE PAIRS

1^st – Bruno Saux Collantes & Winnie Yi Wu Acuy - Peru

2^nd – Le Tranh Trung & Nguyen Thuy Xuan Linh - Vietnam

3^rd - Galilee Tinaya & Beatrice Ventura

Day 4

TEAM MALE OVER 29

1^st – Gilani Zahedi Haghighi , Ahmad Akhlaghi & Ali Salmani Azarkhavarani – Iran

2^nd – Yehia Abdelhamid, El-Fattah Abd & Ahmed Mostafa Hamza – Egypt

3^rd – Hernando Perez Cuellar, Oscar Arid Diaz Romero & Marco Antonio Munevar Garzon

3^rd – Chen Shuang Hsia, Lin Ho Pin & Wang Li Chung – Chinese Taipei

TEAM FEMALE OVER 29

1^st – Rafaella Delli Santi, Tania Bussmann & Andrea Daniela Gruber – Germany

2^nd – Arelis Vasquez Munoz, Lina Maria Echeverria Zapata & Olga Agudelo – Colombia

3^rd – Tsiang Jui Hsiang, Chang Han Wen & Wu Chi Lin – Chinese Taipei

3^rd – Natalia Volkova, Tatiana & Natalia Tipliakova – Russia

PAIRS UNDER 29

1^st – Qiao Zhi & Quan Xue Yan – China

2^nd – Nguyen Dinh Toan & Nguyen Minh Tu – Vietnam

3^rd – Henry Sigchos & Claudia Cardenas – Ecuador

3^rd – Lu Chu Sheng & Lee Ying Hsian – Chinese Taipei

FREESTYLE TEAM

1^st – La Than Trung, Nguyen Thien Phung, Nguyen Thi Ngan, Chau Tunet Van & Nguyen Thuy Xuan Linh – China

2^nd – Ernesto Guzman, Galilee Tinaya, Marvin Gabriel Vidal, Rani Ann Ortega, Ma Lagman & Janice Caria – Philippines

3^rd – Luo Quisheng, Hu Mingda, Yuan Xing, Quan Xue Yan, Zhu Mengxue – China

3^rd – Anh Nguyen, Tuong-Long Nguyen, Kody Han, Hazel Cruz & Ann Bernadette Rodriguez