Perú
WT · Kukkiwon
Perú es una de las potencias latinoamericanas en Taekwondo WT, especialmente en la disciplina de Poomsae, donde sus atletas han conseguido medallas panamericanas y posiciones de tope en el circuito mundial. El país tuvo el privilegio de albergar los Juegos Panamericanos Lima 2019 — una vitrina continental que reveló la fortaleza del TKD peruano en poomsae con dos platas y un bronce, su mejor resultado histórico. La Federación Deportiva Peruana de Taekwondo (FDPTKD), heredera de la Comisión Nacional creada en 1981, es la entidad rectora afiliada a World Taekwondo y al Comité Olímpico Peruano.
Pioneers
The Pioneers — How Taekwondo arrived in Peru
Byon Oh Park, San Marcos and the founding National Commission
Taekwondo arrived in Peru in the first half of the 1970s. The first documented practices are recorded in Arequipa and Lima around 1975. In 1977, Korean Master Byon Oh Park arrived in the country as an instructor at the Chorrillos Military School, introducing Taekwondo under the guidelines of the recently formed World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). His arrival marked the beginning of formally regulated practice in Peru.
On 4 June 1978, masters Percy Vergara Araujo and Juan Bruno Infantas Tarazona founded the San Marcos Taekwondo Club at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos — the first formal TKD club in Peru. In 1981, the National Taekwondo Commission was created and recognised by INRED (National Institute of Recreation and Sports), the direct predecessor of the current Peruvian federation.
“4 June 1978 — San Marcos UNMSM Taekwondo Club: the first formal TKD club in Peru.”
Federation
The Peruvian Sports Taekwondo Federation (FDPTKD)
From National Commission to Olympic federation
The 1981 National Taekwondo Commission evolved into the Federación Deportiva Peruana de Taekwondo (FDPTKD), a member of World Taekwondo and affiliated with the Peruvian Olympic Committee. The FDPTKD is recognised by the Peruvian Sports Institute (IPD) as the governing national federation.
The federative structure organises the annual National Taekwondo and Parataekwondo Championship and selects the athletes who represent Peru on the WT circuit. Joao M. Tanaka Yamasato was president between 2013 and 2016, and the presidency has passed through successive boards up to the current cycle led by Master David Flores.
“FDPTKD — official WT federation of Peru, affiliated with the Peruvian Olympic Committee and the Peruvian Sports Institute.”
Lima 2019
Lima 2019 — The Pan American Games at home
Peruvian poomsae makes its Pan American debut with two silvers and a bronze
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games marked the most important moment in the recent history of Peruvian TKD. For the first time, Peru hosted the Pan American Games, and TKD competed at the Callao Sports Complex from 27 to 29 July 2019 in twelve events. Poomsae was making its debut as a competitive discipline at the Pan American Games, and Peru responded extraordinarily.
Hugo Del Castillo won silver in men's individual Poomsae with 7.490 points — the first Peruvian medal in the discipline. Marcela Castillo won silver in women's individual Poomsae with 7.530 points. Ariana Vera and Renzo Saux won bronze in mixed pairs. In kyorugi, Braulio León (-68 kg) advanced to the quarter-finals. Peruvian TKD closed Lima 2019 with 2 silvers and 1 bronze — its best result at any Pan American Games.
“Lima 2019 — 2 silvers + 1 bronze: the best Pan American haul in the history of Peruvian TKD.”
Poomsae Power
Peru as a Pan American Poomsae powerhouse
Hugo Del Castillo leads the regional consolidation of Peruvian poomsae
The tradition of competitive Poomsae in Peru reaches beyond Lima 2019. Hugo Del Castillo, a doctor by profession who sacrificed his clinical career to dedicate himself to high-performance Taekwondo, added another Pan American medal in Santiago 2023, consolidating his position as the top reference of Peruvian TKD.
Fabiana Varillas and Rodrigo Subauste are other names that have confirmed Peru as an international powerhouse in poomsae with consistent results in World Opens. Peru's strength in poomsae contrasts with more modest results in kyorugi at the Olympic level — Peru has yet to win an Olympic medal in TKD, an outstanding goal for the Los Angeles 2028 cycle.
“Hugo Del Castillo — doctor and athlete, two Pan American medals — reference of Latin American poomsae.”
Olympics
Peru at the Olympic Games — the pending medal
Constant participation since Sydney 2000 without reaching the Olympic podium
Peru has competed in Olympic Taekwondo since Sydney 2000, but has yet to reach the podium in any of those editions. The historical results add up to two silvers and two bronzes at the Pan American Games — a respectable record that still awaits its translation into an Olympic medal.
The Paris 2024 cycle did not produce the expected Olympic qualification for Peruvian kyorugi specialists. The FDPTKD is working to consolidate athletes for the Los Angeles 2028 cycle, focusing on the development of new categories and on the rise of poomsae as a formal Olympic discipline.
“The Olympic medal remains the pending matter of Peruvian TKD — the Pan American record awaits its translation to the highest stage.”
Taekwondo en Perú
- ›🥈 Plata Poomsae individual Lima 2019 (7.490 pts) — primera medalla peruana en poomsae
- ›🥇/🥈/🥉 Medalla panamericana Santiago 2023
- ›Médico de profesión — caso emblemático de sacrificio por el alto rendimiento
- ›Referente del Poomsae latinoamericano
- ›🥈 Plata Poomsae individual Lima 2019 (7.530 pts)
- ›Mejor puntuación del Poomsae femenino peruano en Panamericanos
- ›Pionera del poomsae femenino de élite en Perú
- ›Llegó a Perú en 1977 como instructor en la Escuela Militar de Chorrillos
- ›Introdujo el TKD bajo directrices de la WTF — primer instructor regulado
- ›Sembró las bases para la fundación de la federación peruana
- ›Fundaron el Club San Marcos UNMSM (4 jun 1978) — primer club TKD del país
- ›Pioneros institucionales del TKD peruano organizado
- ›Base para la creación de la Comisión Nacional en 1981
Sigue explorando
La historia del Taekwondo continúa en cada dojang, en cada clase, en cada estudiante.