# 1987 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1987 World Taekwondo Championships were the 8th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Barcelona, Spain from October 7 to October 11, 1987, with 434 athletes participating from 62 countries.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Lim Sung-wook South Korea | Enrique Torroella Mexico | Dae Sung Lee United States |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Lim Sung-wook South Korea | Enrique Torroella Mexico | Bidhan Lama Nepal |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Kang Chang-mo South Korea | Budi Setiawan Indonesia | Geremia Di Costanzo Italy |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Kang Chang-mo South Korea | Budi Setiawan Indonesia | Younousse Bathily Ivory Coast |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Yoo Myung-sik South Korea | Şakir Bezci Turkey | Nuno Dâmaso Switzerland |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Yoo Myung-sik South Korea | Şakir Bezci Turkey | Alf Dell'orso Australia |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Lee Chian-hsiang Chinese Taipei | Luis Torner Spain | Mustafa Elmalı Turkey |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Lee Chian-hsiang Chinese Taipei | Luis Torner Spain | Chris Spence United States |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Yang Dae-seung South Korea | Jesús Tortosa Spain | Steve Capener United States |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Yang Dae-seung South Korea | Jesús Tortosa Spain | Georg Streif West Germany |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Jeong Kook-hyun South Korea | Juan Wright Spain | Thorsten Gernhardt West Germany |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Jeong Kook-hyun South Korea | Juan Wright Spain | Jay Warwick United States |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Lee Kye-haeng South Korea | Francisco Jiménez Spain | Herbert Perez United States |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Lee Kye-haeng South Korea | Francisco Jiménez Spain | Ammar Fahed Sbeihi Jordan |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Michael Arndt West Germany | Jimmy Kim United States | Carmelo Medina Spain |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Michael Arndt West Germany | Jimmy Kim United States | Mounir Boukrouh France |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Jang Eu-suk South Korea | Mónica Torres Mexico | Rosa Moreno Spain |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Jang Eu-suk South Korea | Mónica Torres Mexico | Chin Yu-fang Chinese Taipei |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei | Lee Young South Korea | Ginean Hatter United States |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Pai Yun-yao Chinese Taipei | Lee Young South Korea | Antonia Cayetano Spain |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Tennur Yerlisu Turkey | Josefina López Spain | Margarita Ogarrio Mexico |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Tennur Yerlisu Turkey | Josefina López Spain | Tung Ya-ling Chinese Taipei |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Kim So-young South Korea | Kim Dotson United States | Züleyha Tan Turkey |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Kim So-young South Korea | Kim Dotson United States | Anne-Mette Christensen Denmark |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Lee Eun-young South Korea | Hsien Feng-lien Chinese Taipei | Brigitte Evanno France |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Lee Eun-young South Korea | Hsien Feng-lien Chinese Taipei | Elena Navaz Spain |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Coral Bistuer Spain | Kim Ji-sook South Korea | Tessa Gordon Canada |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Coral Bistuer Spain | Kim Ji-sook South Korea | Tang Hui-ting Chinese Taipei |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Mandy de Jongh Netherlands | Wang Chin-yu Chinese Taipei | Sharon Jewell United States |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Mandy de Jongh Netherlands | Wang Chin-yu Chinese Taipei | Angelika Biegger West Germany |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Lynnette Love United States | Liu Yi-ling Chinese Taipei | Jang Yoon-jung South Korea |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Lynnette Love United States | Liu Yi-ling Chinese Taipei | Anne-Mieke Buijs Netherlands |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |