| World Taekwondo Championships | |
| Current Event: | 2023 World Taekwondo Championships |
| Discipline: | Taekwondo |
| Type: | kyourugui, biennial |
| Organiser: | World Taekwondo (WT) |
| First: | 1973 in Seoul, South Korea |
| Number: | 26 (2023) |
| Mostwins: | (176 golds) |
The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo.[1] In addition to the kyorugi (full contact fighting) Championships, there are also Para World Championships[2] as well as Poomsae and Para Poomsae Championships held every two years.[3]
Updated after the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.
a At the 2023 World Championships, athletes from Russia and Belarus in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine participated as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), their medals were not included in the official medal table.
b At the 2015 World Championships, athletes from Belgium competed as World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) due to the suspension of the country's Taekwondo Federation.
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 | 72 kg / 78 kg / 80 kg | 2001 | 2009 | 5 | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2 | 54 kg | 2001 | 2009 | 4 | – | – | 4 | ||
| 73 kg / 76 kg | 1982 | 1987 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |||
| 4 | 78 kg / 84 kg / 87 kg | 1999 | 2009 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 63 kg / 68 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 50 kg / 54 kg | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | – | – | 3 | ||
| +83 kg | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |||
| 54 kg | 2013 | 2017 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |||
| 58 kg / 56 kg | 1977 | 1982 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |||
| 70 kg | 1987 | 1991 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Rank | Taekwondo practitioner | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 kg / 47 kg / 49 kg | 2001 | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 65 kg / 63 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | |||
| Bianca Cook (Walkden) | +73 kg | 2015 | 2023 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | +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* | |
| April 21 – 24 | Goyang, South Korea | ||
| 2024 | November 30 – December 4 |  Hong Kong, China |
See main article: world championships.
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