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NEPAL

KIM UNG CHOL
DINESH RAI
Pioneers of Tae Kwon Do In Nepal




Deepak Bissta, Ayashi Shakya and Manita Shahi won 3 bronze
medals at the (WTF) 15th Asian Games   ( Photo Deepak Bistata)
                

Laxman Basnet - President ITF - Taekwon-do Nepal
Internatonal Taekwon-do (ITF). Malaysia 2004 - Bronze


Deepak Bista
Nepal's Most
Decorated
Taekwondo
Player"

 1996 4th National Taekwondo Championship - Hetunda - Gold
1996 His Majesty King Golden Jubilee Nat'l TKD Champs. - Kathmandu - Gold
1996 Saroj Memorial National Open TKD Championship - Butwal - Gold
1996 2nd Seti International (SAG Level) Dhangadi - Gold
1996 2nd Koshi International (SAG Level) Ithari - Gold
1997 5th National Taekwondo Championship - Ilam - Gold
1997 13th World Taekwondo Championship - Hong Kong - Participant
1998 13th Asian Games - Thailand - Quarter Finalist
1999 4th National Games - Nepalgunj - Gold
1999 8th SAF (South Asian Games) - Kathmandu - Gold
1999 World Olympic Qualification for Sydney 2000 - Croatia - Participant
1999 Asian Regional Olympic qualification for Sydney 2000 - Philippines - Silver
2000 14th Asian Taekwondo Championship - Hong Kong - Participant
2001 First Mayor National Open Tae-kwon-do Championship - Butwal - Gold
2002 7th World University Taekwondo Championship USA - Quarterfinalist
2002 14th Asian Games - Seoul, Korea - Bronze
2004 World Olympic Qualification for Greece  - France - Participant
2004 Asian Regional Olympic Qualification for Greece - Thailand - Quarterfinalist
2004 9th SAF (South Asian Games) - Pakistan - Gold
2005 Governor Cup Taekwondo Championships – USA - Gold
2005 Players Cup Taekwondo Championship - USA - Gold
2006 17'th Asian Taekwondo Championship - Thailand - Quarterfinalist
2006 10'th SAF (South Asian Games) - Srilanka - Gold
2006 15th Asian Games - Qatar - Bronze
2007 1'st world Taekwondo Expo Championship - South, Korea - Silver
2007 Chuncheon open Int'l TKD Championship - South Korea - Participant
2007 3'rd Korean open TKD Championship - South Korea - Bronze
2007 18'th World Taekwondo Championship - China - Participant
2007 Asian Regional Qualification TKD Championship for 2008
         Beijing Olympic Games. - Vietnam - Bronze - (Qualified)

Narayan Gurung

 Olympian - '92 Barcelona

Sangina Vaidhya

 2 time SAF Games Gold medallist
First Nepali athlete to qualify for Olympics (Athens)
2006 - 12th Asian Taekwondo Championships - Gold

Sabita Raj Bhandari

 8th SAF Games - Gold
13th Asian Games - Thailand -Silver
8th SAF Games - Women’s Fin - Gold

Ayasha Shakya

 10th SAF Games Women's - Silver
15th Asian Games Women's - Bronze
2007 Chunch Open Taekwondo Championships - Korea - Silver
2007 World Janju Expo Championships - Korea - Bronze

Renuka Magar

 8th SAF Games Bantam - Gold medallist
9th SAF Games Bantam - Gold medallist
2000 - Asian Taekwondo Games - Korea - Silver
2002 - 14th Asian Games - Busan, Korea  - Bronze

Bidhan Lama

 10th Asian Games - Suwon, Korea (1986) - Finweight - Bronze

Manita Shahi

 10th SAF Games - Gold
15th Asian Games - Bronze

Ritu Jmi Rai

 2002 - 14th Asian Games - Bronze
8th SAF Games  Women's Middle - Gold

Sapana Mall

 13th Asian Games - Thailand - Bronze

Koshish Khadka

 8th SAF Games - Men's bantam - Gold

Kamal Bdr Chhetri

 8th SAF Games -Men's Lightweight - Gold

Sita Rai

 8th SAF Games - Women’s Fin - Gold

Ravi Ujjwal Thapaliya

 8th SAF Games (Men Welter Weight) - Gold

Kishor Shrestha

 8th SAF Games -Men's Fin - Gold

Raj Kumar Rai

 8th SAF Games  Middle Weight - Gold

Ravi Ujjwal Thapaliya

 8th SAF Games  Welter - Gold medallist

Koshish Khadka

 8th SAF Games Bantam - Gold medallist

Ashok Lama

 8th SAF Games Men's Fly - Gold

Pramila Thapa

 8th SAF Games Women's Welter - Gold

Bandana Shrestha

 8th SAF Games - Women's Light - Gold

Manju Tuladhar

 8th SAF Games - Women's Heavy - Silver

Pramod Kumar
Manandhar

 8th SAF Games - Men's Heavy - Silver

Kumar Manandhar

 Member National Team at 9th South Asian Federation Games

Niral Shrestha

 Member National Team at 9th South Asian Federation Games

Ramji Prasad Dahal

 Member National Team at 9th South Asian Federation Games

Niranjan Shrestha

 Member National Team at 9th South Asian Federation Games

Rupa Syanghan

 Member National Team at 9th South Asian Federation Games

Yan Kumari Chaulagai

 Member National Team at 15th Asian Federation Games

Padma Gurung

 Member National Team at 15th Asian Federation Games

Yam Bahadur Pun Magar

 Member National Team at 15th Asian Federation Games

Sanjeev Pradhan

 Member National Team at 15th Asian Federation Games




NETHERLANDS


Henk Meijer
Taekwondo Hall of Fame
Technical Advisor


1983 World Taekwondo Championships - Denmark - Hvy- Bronze
1985 World Taekwondo Championships - Korea. Hvy-Gold
1982 European Championships - Rome, Italy - Hvy-Gold
National Coach the Netherlands 1990-2004.
Olympic Coach at the Sydney Games 2000
Olympic Coach at the Athens Games 2004
Head Coach of French Taekwondo National Senior
and Olympic team since february 2005

first non-Korean to win a World Taekwondo
Championship Gold Medal in Korea
September 8, 1985


Mandy De Jogh

 6th European Taekwondo Championships Austria -1986 -Mid-Gold

Thijs Oude Luttikhuis

 2006 European Taekwondo Championships - Bonn, Germany -78 KG - Gold

Dennis Bekkers

 2006 European Taekwondo Championships - Bonn, Germany -67 KG - Gold




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NIGERIA

KIM Yong-tae
Pioneer of Tae Kwon Do  In Africa
Photo by Kim Pyung-soo



HISTORICAL NOTE

The 1st African Taekwondo Championships were held April 12-13, 1979
at Abidjan, Ivory Coast  The Participating countries were Benin, Egypt,
Gabon, Ghana, Ivory- Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Maritius, Morocco, Togo,
and Upper Volta.  The results of this event was Ivory Coast (Gold),
Lesotho (Silver), Upper Volta (Bronze)

Historic Moments In Nigeria



Coach Daku with 2 time National
Champion Ezekeil Obasi at end of
Gateway Games in Abeokuta -2006
  

 Left to right Gateway Games Flyweight winners, Olubunmi, Silver
medalist from Lagos state, Idris Abdul, Gold medalist from Kano
 state, Emmanuel Asegbe and Sani Toldo Bronze medalist from
 Delta, and Yobe state respectively. (photos by Ibrahim Y. Daku)


  Isa Adam declared winner against Kingsley Davids at the
 Gateway Games in the semi final bout just ended this year
  


L-R is Fatima Ibrahim Silver Medalist
at the 14th Natl Sports Festival tagged
the Unity Games in Abuja, Master Festus
Okafur, Isa Adam Feather Natl Champion
and "Best Fighter" for the second time.
Squatting is Sammy, a Bronze medalist
at the Unity Taekwondo Games in 2004.


Pioneer Kim Yong-tae and George Ashiru


NIGERIAN TAEKWONDO - On The Ascendancy
TAEKWONDO HISTORY IN NIGERIA
By Master George H. Ashiru


Martins Obiorah



George Ashiru
Taekwondo Hall of Fame
Technical Advisor

1989 Nigerian Taekwondo Champion (Welter)
1989 Korean Ambassador Cup National Welterweight Champion
1989 Korean Ambassador Best National Fighter Award, (Nigeria)
1998 National Sports festival Welterweight Champion
1984 AMA/LTA British Champion
1987 All Africa Taekwondo Championship (Kenya) - Silver
1987 National Welterweight Champion
1986 National Welterweight Champion
1985 Nigerian Taekwondo Champion (Welter)
1985 AMA/LTA British Champion
1984 AMA/LTA British Champion
1983 AMA/LTA British Champion
1982 - Nigerian Taekwondo Champion (Welter)

                                MANAGER / COACHING RECORD
2008 Team Manager, Nigerian Olympic Team on UK Training Tour
2007 Team Manager, Nigerian Team to World Olympic Qualifiers, UK
2007 Team Manager, Nigerian Team at African Olympic Qualifiers, Libya
2007 Coach All Africa Games Teamr
1992 AWTC National Coach - United.Kingdom
1985-2005 University of Lagos Pioneer Coach
1983 Irwin Academy- United.Kingdom
1985 Irwin Academy- United.Kingdom
1983 Federal Government College (Kaduna)
1982 Federal Government College (Kaduna)


Ibrahim Yahuza Daku
Taekwondo Hall of Fame
Technical Advisor

1994-Korean Ambassaor's TKD Championship - Gold - Lagos, Nigeria
1995-Mouka-Foam Taekwondo Championhip - Bronze -Lagos, Nigeria
1995-Manbok-Ha Taekwondo Championship - Silver -   Lagos, Nigeria
1997-Vinman Open Taekwondo Championship - Gold -  Lagos, Nigeria
Chief Coach - Kano State Taekwondo Association


Jamilu Muhd.
1998-11th National Sports Festival - Finweight-Silver
1999-All African Games Trials - Finweight-Silver
2000-Igbinedian National TKD Championships Finweight-Bronze
2001-NUGA Games 2001 - Finweight - Gold
2000-12th National Sports Festival - Finweight - Bronze
2002-13th National Sports Festival - Finweight - Bronze
2003-All African Games Trial 2003 - Finweight-Silver
2003-Mouka-Foam National TKD Championships - Finweight-Gold
2004-Northern Taekwondo Championships Finweight-Gold
2004-IBB National TKD Championships - Bantam Bronze
2005- LG Taekwondo Championships - Bantam - Silver


Isa Adam
2002-Northern TKD Championships - Fly-Bronze
2003-All African Trials- Fly-Bronze
2004-14th National Sports Festival - Fly-Gold
2004-IBB National TKD Championships - Feather - Silver
2004-IG/Indomie Open Taekwondo Championships- Feather- Gold
2004-Best Fighter / IG/Indomie Open Taekwondo Championships- Feather- Gold
2005- L.G. Taekwondo Championships - Feather - Gold
Isa Adam was also voted the best fighter for the second time time
in this Nigerian championship which is considered by many to be
the most prestigous tournament during the last 3 years.

Fatima Ibrahim

 2004-14th National Sports Festival - Fin -Silver
2004-IBB National TKD Championships - Fin-Gold
2004-IBB National TKD Championships - Fin- Bronze
2004-NUGA Games 2001 - Fin- Gold

Anna Osudua

 1998-11th National Sports Festival - Bantam-Gold
1999-All African Game Trials -Bantam
1999-All African Game Trials (South Africa) Bantam-Gold
2000-12th National Sports Festival - Bantam-Gold
2001-NUGA Games Zaria- Bantam-Gold
2002-13th National Sports Festival (Edo)- Bantam-Gold
2000-2003-All African Trials- (Lagos)- Bantam-Gold
2000-2003-Mouka-Foam National TKD Championships- Feather -Gold
2004-Northern TKD Championships - Feather-Gold


Martins
Obiorah

2005 British University Championships (BUSA) - Loughborough - Gold
2005 British WTF (BTCB) National Championships - Durham Gold
2005 26th International Belgian Open - Herrentals 2005 Gold
2004 6th Korntal International Cup - Germany 2004 Gold
2004 Athens 2004 Olympic Games - Greece, Quarter Finalist.
2004 Austrian World Taekwondo Opens - Telfs Gold
2004 Austrian World Taekwondo Opens - Telfs - Best Player Award
2004 7th Bodensee International Cup - Germany Gold
2004 Athens Olympic Qualification tournament - Cairo Silver
2003 8th All Africa Games - Abuja - Silver
5 Times Nigerian Welterweight Champion

                                       Coaching Record

MSC. Sports Science & Coaching, London Southbank University (pending 2008)
2000-Diploma in Coaching (Taekwondo) - National Institute For Sports,
2000-2003 Team Coach, University of Lagos Team,
2001-2003 Team Coach, Ogum State Taekwondo Association

Ani Garba

 2005- L.G. Taekwondo Championships - Fin - Gold

Fatima Ibrahim

 2005- L.G Taekwondo Championships - Fin - Silver


Toochukwu
Anyakora
2001 - Nigera National Open Championships - Hvy-Gold
2002 - Nigera National Open Championships - Gold
2003- Mouka-Foam National Championships - Hvy -Gold
2004 - Nigera National Open Championships -Hvy-Gold
2004  TELF Open Taekwondo Championships / Austria - Hvy-Bronze
          Challengers Cup - Germany - Gold
          Bundesee Cup  -  Germany - Bronze




NORWAY

Katya Solovey
1979,II-dan

World Cup Champion 2004
International Tournament class-A "Viking Cup" Champion
Sweden-2004,2005,2006
Winternational class-A 2004,Finland - Champion
2004 European Championship - Sofia,Bulgaria -Gold
2005 European Championship -Terracina,Italy -Gold
2006 European Championship - Constanta,Romania -Gold
2004 World Cup Orlando,USA  - Gold
2006 World Cup Benidorm,Spain - Gold
2005 World Championships, Dortmund, Germany - Silver
                          About Katya Solovey

Andrey Pasichnik
1986,I dan


TKD-ITF, Europen Champion 2006
World Cup Champion 2006
        About Andrey Pasichnik