2023 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2023 World Taekwondo Championships was the 26th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships and was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 29 May to 4 June, 2023. This was the first time that Azerbaijan held the event.^[1][2][3]

2023 World Taekwondo Championships
Venue	Baku Crystal Hall
Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates	29 May – 4 June 2023
Champions
Men	South Korea
Women	Turkey
← 2022 2025 →

Competition schedule

All times are (UTC+4:00)

Date	Time	Event
29 May	09.00-14.00	Qualification rounds: M-68 & W-57
	15:00-16.30	Round of 16 and QF: M-68 & W-57
	18.30-20.30	Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-68 & W-57
30 May	09.00-14.00	Qualification rounds: M-58 & W-67 & W-73
	15:00-16.30	Round of 16 and QF: M-58 & W-67 & W-73
	18.00-20.30	Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-58 - W-67 - W-73
31 May	09.00-14.00	Qualification rounds: M-80 & M-87 & W-49
	15:00-16.30	Round of 16 and QF: M-80 & W-87 & W-49
	18.00-20.30	Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-80 & W-87 & W-49
1 June	09.00-12.30	Qualification rounds: M-63 & W-+73
	15:00-16.30	Round of 16 and QF: M-63 & W-+73
	18.00-20.30	Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-63 & W-+73
2 June	09.00-12.30	Qualification rounds: M-54 & W-46
	15:00-16.30	Round of 16 and QF: M-54 & W-46
	18.00-20.30	Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-54 & W-46
3 June	09.00-12.30	Qualification rounds: M-74 & W-62
	15:00-16.30	Round of 16 and QF: M-74 & W-62
	18.00-20.30	Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-74 & W-62
4 June	09.00-12.30	Qualification rounds: M- +87 & W-53
	15:00-16.30	Round of 16 and QF: M- +87 & W-53
	18.00-20.30	Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M- +87 & W-53

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Azerbaijan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	3	1	0	4
2	Turkey	3	0	3	6
3	Croatia	2	1	3	6
4	France	2	0	0	2
–	Individual Neutral Athletes a	1	1	5	7
5	Great Britain	1	1	2	4
6	Iran	1	0	2	3
7	Ivory Coast	1	0	1	2
8	Hungary	1	0	0	1
	Italy	1	0	0	1
10	Thailand	0	3	0	3
11	Spain	0	1	3	4
	Uzbekistan	0	1	3	4
13	Brazil	0	1	1	2
	China	0	1	1	2
	Jordan	0	1	1	2
	Mexico	0	1	1	2
17	Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	1
	Serbia	0	1	0	1
	United States	0	1	0	1
20	Egypt	0	0	2	2
21	Australia	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Norway	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		16	16	32	64

Russian and Belarusian participation

a^ In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, taekwondo athletes from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table. In general, 23 Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to compete in the event as Individual Neutral Athletes following the International Olympic Committee recommendations, while two Russian athletes (2020 Olympic Champions Maksim Khramtsov and Vladislav Larin) were barred due to their explicit support for the invasion.^[4] Nevertheless, in protest against participation of Individual Neutral Athletes, the Ukrainian team withdrew from the championships. In general, Individual Neutral Athletes won 1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals: athletes from Russia (Kristina Adebaio, Kadyrbech Daurov, Polina Khan, Liliia Khuzina and Tatiana Minina) won 1 gold and 4 bronze medals while athletes from Belarus (Georgi Gurtsiev and Artsiom Plonis) – 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−54 kg) details	Park Tae-joon  South Korea	Hugo Arillo  Spain	Omonjon Otajonov  Uzbekistan
			Görkem Polat  Turkey
Flyweight (−58 kg) details	Bae Jun-seo  South Korea	Georgi Gurtsiev Individual Neutral Athletes	Mahmoud Al-Taryreh  Jordan
			Adrián Vicente  Spain
Bantamweight (−63 kg) details	Hakan Reçber  Turkey	Banlung Tubtimdang  Thailand	Carlos Navarro  Mexico
			Joan Jorquera  Spain
Featherweight (−68 kg) details	Bradly Sinden  Great Britain	Jin Ho-jun  South Korea	Matin Rezaei  Iran
			Ulugbek Rashitov  Uzbekistan
Lightweight (−74 kg) details	Marko Golubić  Croatia	Stefan Takov  Serbia	Leon Sejranovic  Australia
			Kadyrbech Daurov Individual Neutral Athletes
Welterweight (−80 kg) details	Simone Alessio  Italy	Carl Nickolas  United States	Miguel Trejos  Colombia
			Seif Eissa  Egypt
Middleweight (−87 kg) details	Kang Sang-hyun  South Korea	Ivan Šapina  Croatia	Arian Salimi  Iran
			Artsiom Plonis Individual Neutral Athletes
Heavyweight (+87 kg) details	Cheick Sallah Cissé  Ivory Coast	Carlos Sansores  Mexico	Emre Kutalmış Ateşli  Turkey
			Paško Božić  Croatia

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−46 kg) details	Lena Stojković  Croatia	Kamonchanok Seeken  Thailand	Ruka Okamoto  Japan
			Wang Xiaolu  China
Flyweight (−49 kg) details	Merve Dinçel  Turkey	Panipak Wongpattanakit  Thailand	Adriana Cerezo  Spain
			Bruna Duvančić  Croatia
Bantamweight (−53 kg) details	Nahid Kiani  Iran	Zuo Ju  China	Shahd El-Hosseiny  Egypt
			Tatiana Minina Individual Neutral Athletes
Featherweight (−57 kg) details	Luana Márton  Hungary	Lo Chia-ling  Chinese Taipei	Maria Clara Pacheco  Brazil
			Hatice Kübra İlgün  Turkey
Lightweight (−62 kg) details	Liliia Khuzina Individual Neutral Athletes	Caroline Santos  Brazil	Aaliyah Powell  Great Britain
			Feruza Sadikova  Uzbekistan
Welterweight (−67 kg) details	Magda Wiet-Hénin  France	Julyana Al-Sadeq  Jordan	Mari Romundset Nilsen  Norway
			Ruth Gbagbi  Ivory Coast
Middleweight (−73 kg) details	Althéa Laurin  France	Rebecca McGowan  Great Britain	Matea Jelić  Croatia
			Polina Khan Individual Neutral Athletes
Heavyweight (+73 kg) details	Nafia Kuş  Turkey	Svetlana Osipova  Uzbekistan	Bianca Cook  Great Britain
			Kristina Adebaio Individual Neutral Athletes

Team ranking

Men Rank Team Points 1  South Korea 448 2  Croatia 217 3  Turkey 188 4  Italy 140 5  Ivory Coast 137 6  Great Britain 134 7  Spain 114 8  Mexico 93 9  United States 70 10  Uzbekistan 65

Women Rank Team Points 1  Turkey 288 2  France 256 3  Croatia 187 4  Hungary 136 5  Iran 134 6  Thailand 115 7  Great Britain 111 8  China 94  Uzbekistan 94 10  Brazil 89

Participating nations

921 athletes from 144 nations registered to compete at the 2023 championships.^[5]

•  Afghanistan (8)
•  Albania (3)
•  Algeria (1)
•  Angola (4)
•  Andorra (1)
•  Argentina (7)
•  Australia (16)
•  Austria (3)
•  Azerbaijan (13)
•  Bahrain (4)
•  Bangladesh (1)
•  Barbados (1)
•  Belgium (4)
•  Bolivia (1)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (8)
•  Botswana (2)
•  Brazil (16)
•  Bulgaria (10)
•  Burkina Faso (4)
•  Burundi (3)
•  Cambodia (2)
•  Cameroon (8)
•  Canada (16)
•  Cape Verde (3)
•  Chad (1)
•  Chile (6)
•  China (16)
•  Chinese Taipei (16)
•  Colombia (15)
•  Costa Rica (2)
•  Croatia (15)
•  Cyprus (8)
•  Czech Republic (6)
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)
•  Denmark (8)
•  Djibouti (1)
•  Dominican Republic (2)
•  Ecuador (6)
•  Egypt (12)
•  Estonia (4)
•  Eswatini (2)
•  Ethiopia (2)
•  Faroe Islands (1)
•  Finland (5)
•  France (10)
•  French Polynesia (2)
•  Gabon (6)
•  Gambia (1)
•  Georgia (6)
•  Germany (11)
•  Ghana (2)
•  Great Britain (11)
•  Greece (16)
•  Guatemala (2)
•  Guinea-Bissau (1)
•  Guyana (1)
•  Haiti (10)
•  Hong Kong (6)
•  Hungary (8)
•  India (16)
• Individual Neutral Athletes (23)
•  Indonesia (2)
•  Iran (15)
•  Iraq (2)
•  Ireland (6)
•  Isle of Man (1)
•  Israel (10)
•  Italy (14)
•  Ivory Coast (10)
•  Jamaica (1)
•  Japan (9)
•  Jordan (10)
•  Kazakhstan (16)
•  Kenya (6)
•  Kiribati (1)
•  Kosovo (6)
•  Kuwait (2)
•  Kyrgyzstan (8)
•  Latvia (2)
•  Lebanon (8)
•  Lesotho (1)
•  Lithuania (3)
•  Luxembourg (1)
•  Malawi (1)
•  Malaysia (2)
•  Mali (9)
•  Martinique (1)
•  Mexico (16)
•  Moldova (3)
•  Mongolia (8)
•  Montenegro (3)
•  Morocco (15)
•  Mozambique (4)
•  Nepal (8)
•  Netherlands (5)
•  New Zealand (4)
•  Nicaragua (2)
•  Niger (9)
•  Nigeria (4)
•  North Macedonia (2)
•  Norway (4)
•  Pakistan (4)
•  Palestine (5)
•  Panama (2)
•  Papua New Guinea (1)
•  Peru (2)
•  Philippines (9)
•  Poland (11)
•  Portugal (13)
•  Puerto Rico (14)
•  Qatar (2)
• Refugee Team (13)
•  Republic of the Congo (2)
•  Romania (7)
•  Rwanda (7)
•  San Marino (3)
•  Saudi Arabia (7)
•  Senegal (7)
•  Serbia (11)
•  Sierra Leone (2)
•  Slovakia (2)
•  Slovenia (4)
•  Solomon Islands (2)
•  Somalia (3)
•  South Korea (16)
•  Spain (16)
•  Sri Lanka (2)
•  Sudan (2)
•  Sweden (10)
•  Switzerland (1)
•  Syria (4)
•  Thailand (8)
•  Tonga (2)
•  Trinidad and Tobago (2)
•  Tunisia (7)
•  Turkey (16)
•  Ukraine (13)
•  United Arab Emirates (2)
•  Uruguay (2)
•  United States (16)
•  Uzbekistan (13)
•  Venezuela (4)
•  Vietnam (5)
•  Zimbabwe (1)

See also

• List of World Championships medalists in taekwondo (men)
• List of World Championships medalists in taekwondo (women)

References

1. "[World Taekwondo] 2023 World Taekwondo Championships awarded to Baku".
2. "Baku to host 2023 World Taekwondo Championships as 2022 moves to Guadalajara". 12 May 2022.
3. "World Taekwondo President's New Year Message for 2023". January 2023.
4. Олимпийские чемпионы по тхэквондо Храмцов и Ларин не допущены до ЧМ. 23 спортсмена из России и Беларуси получили допуск (Olympic taekwondo champions Khramtsov and Latin and barred from competing at the World Championships. 23 athletes from Russia and Belarus are allowed)
5. 2023 Baku - Entries