Taekwondo Ontario is the official governing body for World Taekwondo (WT) in the Province of Ontario.

Established as a not-for-profit association in 1982, Taekwondo Ontario is the sole Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) recognized by Taekwondo Canada, the National Sport Organization (NSO), and the Province of Ontario.

Taekwondo Ontario, together with its partners, offers programming for coaches, athletes and officials at all levels and establishes baseline club standards for the membership to promote and develop the sport and martial art of Taekwondo in Ontario.

WHAT IS TAEKWONDO?

Taekwondo is recognized as one of the oldest martial art of self-defence in the world. It is recognized in the Koguryo dynasty founded in 37 B.C. in the northern region of the Korean peninsula. The 2000-year-old martial art developed in Korea is distinctly separated from Kung Fu (the Chinese art of self-defence) and from the Japanese Karate.

TAEKWONDO AND THE OLYMPICS

Taekwondo was accepted as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. ON September 3, 1994, upon recommendation from the Planning commission, the IOC adopted Taekwondo as an official Olympic spot for the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia.

Canada’s Taekwondo athletes have continued to achieve on the world stage in recent years by consistently medaling at international events, many who are from or now call Ontario home.

1988 Seoul:

Yvonne Franssen (F +70kg) Bronze 

1992 Barcelona:

Jae-Hoon Lee (M -76kg) Silver

Marcia King Goos (F -70kg) Silver

2000 Sydney:

Dominique Bosshart (F +67kg) Bronze 

2004 Athens:

Ivett Gonda (F-49kg)

Dominique Bosshart (F +67kg) Bronze

2008 Beijing:

Ivett Gonda (F-49kg) 

2016 Rio:

Melissa Pagnotta (F -67kg)