摘要：This studyaims to determine the rates of injuries, the types of injuries and what part ofthe body is mostly injured in professional taekwondo sportsmen duringcompetitions. This study involves 287 sportsmen participated in theinteruniversity Taekwando championship in Ordu. Injuries during a match of the championship wasdetermined by ateam. The characteristics and types of injuries, the sportsmen’s verbalexpressions were registered by a pre-determined team, and it was mentionedabout how these injuries occurred, in which part of the body the injuries wereseen. Among 287 sportsmen in this study, 178 sportsmen were male, 109 ones werefemale. 46 universities took part in this championship. The championship lastedthree days and total 271 competitions were done. 539 injuries were determinedin total. The mostly seen type of injury was hematoma (43%), the mostly injuredpart was in lower extremities 416 (77%), most of the injuries were ones seen indefense (36%). No injuries were not observed in neck, shoulder, spine or trunkand cerebral injuries were not also observed. As a result of the study, it wasexplained that most of the injuries seen in the taekwondo competitions did notrequire the medical intervention and the lower extremities were mostly injuredin these competitions. In the light of these findings, it could be said thatthese parts be protected during the competitions and the defense techniques bedifferent.
