South Korea's taekwondo poomsae team dominated the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning all gold medals in the men's and women's individual events. Yoon Gyu-seong (Second Army Corps) followed Jeong Ha-eun (Yongin City Hall) to the top, completing a 'golden poomsae' sweep.
Yoon Gyu-seong, 24, secured the gold medal in the men's individual poomsae final held at the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Aichi, Japan, on October 1, scoring an average of 9.380 points in both the recognized and freestyle poomsae.
He achieved scores of 9.340 in the recognized poomsae Taeguk 7 and 9.420 in the freestyle poomsae, earning the highest points in both categories.
Making his Asian Games debut, Yoon displayed consistent performance starting from the semifinals, where he scored an average of 8.940 points in the recognized and freestyle poomsae, finishing first in his group to advance to the finals.
This victory marks South Korea's third consecutive win in this event, following golds by Kang Min-seong in the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games and Kang Wan-jin in the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
With Yoon's gold medal, South Korea secured both poomsae golds at this tournament, following Jeong Ha-eun's earlier victory in the women's individual event.
Jeong Ha-eun scored 9.320 points in her first match, combining 3.700 points for accuracy and 5.620 points for expression in the recognized poomsae Jitae. In the freestyle poomsae, she recorded 5.560 points for technical skill and 3.740 points for presentation, achieving an average of 9.310 points to finish first among eight competitors.
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