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Aim: This survey is held to set out the socio-economic situation of nationaltaekwondo players who is stil undergraduate and their expectations and the reason whythey join in this field. Method: The study population, the national taekwondo athletes arestudying in universities. The sample group, the universities are studying in 80 (18 female,62 male) national taekwondo athlete. Athletes' reasons for participation in the socio-economic status and subject questionnaire measures, using examples of similar research hasbeen converted into a draft form, and then the specialist physical education teachers,coaches and athletes in the form of a questionnaire based on opinions given its final form.Data which is derived from the survey were analysed in the SPSS program; by using percentage, frequency, arithmetic average, standart deviation. Survey’s KMO amount is 0,674,Barlett test is 690,398 and the reliability coefficient of Cronbach Alpha is 0,815. Results:At the end of the survey it is understood that 58.75 % (47sportsmen) of sportsmen’s economic situation is at middle level , as to reason why they choose taekwondo is being impressed by their physical education teacher (x=3.89) and the biggest expectation ofsportsmen from taekwondo (x=4.61) is to represent their country as a national taekwondoplayer and community in promoting the sport of taekwondo, the most effective (x=3.74)thought the results were reached taekwondo federation