| Current event or competition: 2025 World Taekwondo Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Taekwondo |
| Type | kyourugui, biennial |
| Organiser | World Taekwondo (WT) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1973 inSeoul, South Korea |
| Editions | 27 (2025) |
TheWorld Taekwondo Championship is held every two years byWorld Taekwondo.[1] In addition to the kyorugi (full contact fighting) Championships, there are alsoPara World Championships[2] as well asPoomsae and Para Poomsae Championships held every two years.[3]
1Wuxi,China, was originally selected to host the2021 World Taekwondo Championships. Due to the impact of the Global COVID-19 pandemic, Wuxi gave up hosting the World Taekwondo Championship. In Early 2022,Guadalajara,Mexico was selected as a replacement host and the 2025 championship was scheduled to be held inWuxi,China, instead.
Updated after the2025 World Taekwondo Championships.
The tables shows those who have won at least 3 gold medals at the World Championships. Boldface denotes active taekwondo practitioners and highest medal count among all taekwondo practitioners (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Taekwondo practitioner | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven López |  United States | 72 kg / 78 kg / 80 kg | 2001 | 2009 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 2 | Choi Yeon-ho |  South Korea | 54 kg | 2001 | 2009 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Jeong Kook-hyun | South Korea | 73 kg / 76 kg | 1982 | 1987 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| 4 | Bahri Tanrıkulu |  Turkey | 78 kg / 84 kg / 87 kg | 1999 | 2009 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Lee Dae-hoon | South Korea | 63 kg / 68 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Jin Seung-tae | South Korea | 50 kg / 54 kg | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Kim Je-kyoung | South Korea | +83 kg | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Kim Tae-hun | South Korea | 54 kg | 2013 | 2017 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Kim Yong-ki | South Korea | 58 kg / 56 kg | 1977 | 1982 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Yang Dae-seung | South Korea | 70 kg | 1987 | 1991 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Rank | Taekwondo practitioner | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigitte Yagüe |  Spain | 51 kg / 47 kg / 49 kg | 2001 | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Cho Hyang-mi | South Korea | 65 kg / 63 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Bianca Cook (Walkden) |  Great Britain | +73 kg | 2015 | 2023 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jung Myoung-sook | South Korea | +70 kg | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Year | Date | City and host country |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | October 30 – November 2 |  Aguascalientes,Mexico |
| 2016 | September 29 – October 2 |  Lima,Peru |
| 2018 | November 15 – 18 |  Taipei,Taiwan |
| 2020 | November 15 – December 15 | online* |
| 2022 | April 21 – 24 | Goyang,South Korea |
| 2024 | November 30 – December 4 |  Hong Kong,China |
| 2026 | September 16 – 20 | Chuncheon,South Korea |
* The 2020 World Poomsae Championships were held online due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] The event was originally meant to be held in May inHerning,Denmark.[6]
