2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam
The 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam is the 3rd edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam series taking place from 18-20 December in Wuxi, China.[1][2]
| 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center |
| Location | Wuxi, China |
| Dates | 18–20 December |
| Competitors | 128 |
| Total prize money | US$760,000 |
Qualifications and seeding position
| Seed | Result |
|---|---|
| No. 1 Seed |  2018 Grand Slam winner |
| No. 2 Seed |  2019 World Championship winner (Heavier) |
| No. 3 Seed | 2019 World Championship winner (Lighter) |
| No. 4 Seed | 2018 Grand Slam runner-up |
| No. 5 Seed | 2019 Grand Prix Final winner |
| No. 6 Seed |  2019 Grand Prix Series 3 winner |
| No. 7 Seed |  2019 Grand Prix Series 2 winner |
| No. 8 Seed |  2019 Grand Prix Series 1 winner |
| No. 9 Seed | 1st place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament II |
| No. 10 Seed | 1st place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament I |
- In case of one athlete occupying multiple seeding positions, the highest seeding position shall be assigned to the athlete, and vacant seeding positions shall be filled by other seeding athletes only
- The highest Olympic ranking athletes of November, 2019 shall fill up the unoccupied position, but not for seeding.
Non Seeded Athletes are as follows:
- 2nd place of 2019 Qualification Tournament II
- 2nd place of 2019 Qualification Tournament I
- 3rd place of 2019 Qualification Tournament II
- 3rd place of 2019 Qualification Tournament I
- Recommended athlete by WT Technical Committee
- Recommended athlete by Host Country.
Events schedule
The competition was held from 18 December to 20 December.
| Event Date | Weight Division | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| 18 December | -68 kg | -67 kg |
| -80 kg | ||
| 19 December | +80 kg | -49 kg |
| -57 kg | ||
| 20 December | -58 kg | +67 kg |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg |  Bae Jun-seo (KOR) |
Lee Min-yeong (KOR) |
Liang Yushuai (CHN) |
| 68 kg | Lee Dae-hoon (KOR) |
Zhao Shuai (CHN) |
Lin Wenye (CHN) |
| 80 kg |  Maksim Khramtsov (RUS) |
Hwan Nam-goong (KOR) |
 Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) |
| +80 kg | In Kyo-don (KOR) |
Mahama Cho (GBR) |
Rafail Aiukaev (RUS) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg |  Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA) |
Wu Jingyu (CHN) |
Zuo Ju (CHN) |
| 57 kg | Zhou Lijun (CHN) |
Jade Jones (GBR) |
Luo Zongshi (CHN) |
| 67 kg |  Matea Jelić (CRO) |
Doris Pole (CRO) |
Guo Yunfei (CHN) |
| +67 kg | Lee Da-bin (KOR) |
Bianca Walkden (GBR) |
Zheng Shuyin (CHN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- "RESULTS". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- "2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam". allsportdb.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
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