# Taekwondo at the Summer World University Games

Taekwondo events have been contested at Universiade since the 2003 Games in Daegu, South Korea, with one exception, in 2013, in Kazan, Russia.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Winner | Second | Third |
| XXII | 2003 | Daegu | South Korea | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | United States |
| XXIII | 2005 | İzmir | Turkey | South Korea | Turkey | China |
| XXIV | 2007 | Bangkok | Thailand | South Korea | Thailand | Chinese Taipei |
| XXV | 2009 | Belgrade | Serbia | South Korea | Iran | Spain |
| XXVI | 2011 | Shenzhen | China | South Korea | China | Russia |
| XXVIII | 2015 | Gwangju | South Korea | South Korea | Iran | China |
| XXVIX | 2017 | Taipei | Taiwan | South Korea | Iran | Russia |
| XXX | 2019 | Naples | Italy | South Korea | Iran | Chinese Taipei |
| XXXI | 2021 | Chengdu | China | China | South Korea | Iran |
| XXXII | 2025 | Essen | Germany | | | |

## Events

Medals are awarded in ten different weight classes for both men and women.
| Event | Men | Women |
| Featherweight | –54 kg | –47 kg |
| Extra lightweight | 54–58 kg | 47–51 kg |
| Half lightweight | 58–62 kg | 51–55 kg |
| Lightweight | 62–67 kg | 55–59 kg |
| Half middleweight | 67–72 kg | 59–63 kg |
| Middleweight | 72–78 kg | 63–67 kg |
| Half heavyweight | 78–84 kg | 67–72 kg |
| Heavyweight | +84 kg | +72 kg |
| Poomsae individual | X | X |
| Poomsae freestyle | X | X |
| Poomsae team | X | X |
| Kyorugi team | X | X |

## Medal table

Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 63 | 26 | 29 | 118 |
| 2 | Iran | 25 | 17 | 31 | 73 |
| 3 | China | 18 | 16 | 14 | 48 |
| 4 | Turkey | 14 | 15 | 22 | 51 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 11 | 28 | 30 | 69 |
| 6 | Thailand | 10 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 7 | Russia | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 |
| 8 | France | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 9 | Spain | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 10 | United States | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Brazil | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 | Serbia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 17 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 18 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Croatia | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 24 | 27 |
| 25 | Portugal | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 27 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 30 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 40 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (52 entries) | Totals (52 entries) | 177 | 177 | 358 | 712 |