Federação Portuguesa de Taekwondo
| Federação Portuguesa de Taekwondo | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Place of foundation | Lisbon |
| president | José Luís Resende Ferreira e Sousa |
| societies | 140 |
| Homepage | www.fptkd.com |
The Federação Portuguesa de Taekwondo ( FPTKD ) is the umbrella organization for Taekwondo in Portugal . Its headquarters are at Rua dos Correeiros number 221, in the Lisbon municipality of São Nicolau .
The FPTKD is a member u. a. in the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), founding member of the European Taekwondo Union (ETU), the Portuguese sports umbrella organization Confederação do Desporto de Portugal , and member of the Comité Olímpico de Portugal , the National Olympic Committee of Portugal.
The FPTKD maintains its center of excellence ( Centro de Alto Rendimento ) in Vila Nova de Gaia .
history
Taekwondo came to Portugal in 1974 when Grand Master David Chung Sun Yong introduced the sport to the Sporting Clube de Portugal . Today it is practiced in 140 Taekwondo schools in the country. (As of September 2015) .
The FPTKD was founded in Lisbon in 1992.
Personalities
- Rui Bragança (* 1991), silver at the 2011 Taekwondo World Championships
- Mário Silva (* 1993), bronze at the Taekwondo European Championships 2012
- Joana Cunha (* 1994), gold at the U21 European Championship in Innsbruck 2014 and at the Jogos da Lusofonia 2014 in Goa
- Júlio Ferreira (* 1994), bronze at the 2015 European Games and gold at the Jogos da Lusofonia 2014 in Goa
organization structure
The president is José Luís Resende Ferreira e Sousa (as of September 2015) . The FPTKD is organized into seven departments:
- Departamento Técnico (technical area)
- Department of Formação (training)
- Departamento desportivo (sporting area)
- Department Médico e Investigação (Medical and Scientific Department)
- Selecções de Poomsae ( Poomse selections)
- Selecções de Combates (competition teams )
- Conselho de Arbitragem (Arbitration Council)
The association is divided into 15 regional associations and four professional associations:
- Regional associations
- Associação de Taekwondo da Madeira ( Autonomous Region of Madeira )
- Associação de Taekwondo de Braga ( Braga District )
- Associação de Taekwondo de Leiria ( Leiria District )
- Associação de Taekwondo de Lisboa ( Lisbon District )
- Associação de Taekwondo de Santarém ( Santarém District )
- Associação de Taekwondo do Distrito de Beja ( Beja District )
- Associação de Taekwondo do Distrito de Castelo Branco ( Castelo Branco District )
- Associação de Taekwondo do Distrito de Évora ( District Évora )
- Associação de Taekwondo do Distrito de Faro ( Faro District )
- Associação de Taekwondo do Distrito de Setúbal ( Setúbal District )
- Associação de Taekwondo do Distrito de Vila Real ( Vila Real District )
- Associação de Taekwondo do Distrito do Porto ( Porto District )
- Associação Distrital de Taekwondo da Guarda ( District Guarda )
- Associação Distrital de Taekwondo de Aveiro ( Aveiro District )
- Associação Distrital de Taekwondo de Coimbra ( District of Coimbra )
- Professional associations
- Associação de Atletas de Taekwondo (Sports Association)
- Associação Portuguesa de Árbitros de Taekwondo (Referees Association)
- Associação Portuguesa de Treinadores de Taekwondo (Association of Trainers )
- Atletas em Regime de Alta Competição (Association of Taekwondo Athletes )
Web links
- Official website of the FPTKD (port.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry on Taekwondo in Portugal on the website of the Portuguese Olympic Committee, accessed on October 10, 2015
- ^ Message from the FPTKD from May 18, 2015 on their official Facebook page, on the occasion of the second-best performance of a Portuguese team at a Taekwondo World Cup in the 23 years of the FPTKD's existence
Coordinates: 38 ° 42 ′ 41.1 " N , 9 ° 8 ′ 15.2" W.