World Taekwondo Championships

The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo.[1]

World Taekwondo Championships
Current event or competition:
2019 World Taekwondo Championships
Competition details
DisciplineTaekwondo
Typekyourugui, biennial
OrganiserWorld Taekwondo (WT)
History
First edition1973 in Seoul, South Korea
Editions24 (2019)
Most wins239 medals  South Korea

Competitions
YearDateCity and host countryVenueMen's championWomen's champion
1973 May 25–27 Seoul, South Korea Kukkiwon  South Korea
1975 August 28–31 Seoul, South Korea Jangchung Arena  South Korea
1977 September 15–17 Chicago, United States International Amphitheatre  South Korea
1979 October 26–28 Stuttgart, West Germany Glaspalast Sindelfingen  South Korea
1982 February 24–27 Guayaquil, Ecuador Coliseo Cerrado  South Korea
1983 October 20–23 Copenhagen, Denmark Brøndbyhallen  South Korea
1985 September 4–8 Seoul, South Korea Jamsil Arena  South Korea
1987 October 7–11 Barcelona, Spain Palau dels Esports  South Korea  South Korea
1989 October 9–14 Seoul, South Korea Jamsil Arena  South Korea  South Korea
1991 October 28 – November 3 Athens, Greece Peace and Friendship Stadium  South Korea  South Korea
1993 August 19–23 New York City, United States Madison Square Garden  South Korea  South Korea
1995 November 17–21 Manila, Philippines Folk Arts Theater  South Korea  South Korea
1997 November 19–23 Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum  South Korea  South Korea
1999 June 2–6 Edmonton, Canada Universiade Pavilion  South Korea  South Korea
2001 November 1–7 Jeju, South Korea Halla Gymnasium  South Korea  South Korea
2003 September 24–28 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum  South Korea  South Korea
2005 April 13–17 Madrid, Spain Palacio de Deportes  South Korea  South Korea
2007 May 18–22 Beijing, China Changping Gymnasium  South Korea  South Korea
2009 October 14–18 Copenhagen, Denmark Ballerup Super Arena  South Korea  China
2011 May 1–6 Gyeongju, South Korea Gyeongju Indoor Stadium  Iran  South Korea
2013 July 15–21 Puebla, Mexico Exhibition Center of Puebla  South Korea  South Korea
2015 May 12–18 Chelyabinsk, Russia Traktor Ice Arena  Iran  South Korea
2017 June 24–30 Muju, South Korea Taekwondowon  South Korea  South Korea
2019 May 15–19 Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester Arena  South Korea  South Korea
2021 Wuxi, China Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center
2023 Moscow, Russia VTB Arena

All-time medal table

All-time medal count as 2019 World Taekwondo Championships.[2]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea1713236239
2 Spain222663111
3 Chinese Taipei15273880
4 Turkey15213369
5 Iran14212257
6 United States13214983
7 China12131641
8 Great Britain78823
9 Germany6123452
10 France6111734
11 Thailand661527
12 Mexico4303468
13 Netherlands451625
14 Cuba43815
15 Azerbaijan411015
16 Russia3131834
17 Denmark26311
18 Croatia251724
19 Egypt231217
20 Serbia2068
21 Mali2024
22 Canada1111426
23 Brazil161219
24 Italy151622
25 Uzbekistan1517
26 Greece141015
27 Ivory Coast131115
28 Ecuador1214
29 Australia111719
30 Japan1157
31 Belgium1135
32 Gabon1023
33 Niger1001
34 Philippines05611
35 Morocco03710
36 Jordan0246
37 Afghanistan0224
 Puerto Rico0224
39 Chile0213
40 Indonesia0202
41 Vietnam0156
42 Argentina0145
 Venezuela0145
44 Portugal0112
45 Bahrain0101
 Guam0101
 Ukraine0101
48 Kazakhstan0088
49 Sweden0077
50 Dominican Republic0066
51 Belarus0044
52 Colombia0033
 Hungary0033
 Norway0033
 Saudi Arabia0033
 Senegal0033
 Slovenia0033
  Switzerland0033
 Tunisia0033
60 Austria0022
 Cyprus0022
 Finland0022
 Guatemala0022
 Latvia0022
 Malaysia0022
 Moldova0022
   Nepal0022
68 Bulgaria0011
 Costa Rica0011
 Israel0011
 Nigeria0011
 Poland0011
 Uganda0011
Totals (73 nations)3283286561312

Multiple gold medalists

The table shows those who have won at least three gold medals.

Men
AthleteCountryTotal
Steven López United States5005
Choi Yeon-ho South Korea4004
Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey3115
Lee Dae-hoon South Korea3014
Jin Seung-tae South Korea3003
Kim Je-kyoung South Korea3003
Kim Yong-ki South Korea3003
Yang Dae-seung South Korea3003
Kim Tae-hun South Korea3003
Women
AthleteCountryTotal
Brigitte Yagüe Spain3216
Cho Hyang-mi South Korea3014
Jung Myoung-sook South Korea3003
Bianca Walkden Great Britain3003

See also

References
  1. "WTF Medal Winners". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. "Result of Tournament". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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