The 1st World Taekwondo Championships were held at Kukkiwon in Seoul, Korea in the month of May in 1973. USA team member Albert Cheeks donated the images of his individual bronze medal to the Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame. Other team members Joseph Hayes and Michael Warren won individual bronze and silver medals respectively which resulted in an overall second place team finish behind the host team South Korea. If either of the U.S.A. players had won gold the U.S.A. would have won the world title.