# 2013 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2013 World Taekwondo Championships was the 21st edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Puebla, Mexico from July 15 to July 21, 2013.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Kim Tae-hun South Korea | Hsu Chia-lin Chinese Taipei | Jerranat Nakaviroj Thailand |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Kim Tae-hun South Korea | Hsu Chia-lin Chinese Taipei | Hussein Sherif Egypt |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Cha Tae-moon South Korea | Hadi Mostaan Iran | Damián Villa Mexico |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Cha Tae-moon South Korea | Hadi Mostaan Iran | Guilherme Dias Brazil |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea | Abel Mendoza Mexico | Wei Chen-yang Chinese Taipei |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea | Abel Mendoza Mexico | Stevens Barclais France |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Behnam Asbaghi Iran | Kim Hun South Korea | Balla Dièye Senegal |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Behnam Asbaghi Iran | Kim Hun South Korea | José Antonio Rosillo Spain |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Uriel Adriano Mexico | Albert Gaun Russia | Kim Yoo-jin South Korea |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Uriel Adriano Mexico | Albert Gaun Russia | Saifeddine Trabelsi Tunisia |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Tahir Güleç Germany | René Lizárraga Mexico | Anton Kotkov Russia |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Tahir Güleç Germany | René Lizárraga Mexico | Nicolás García Spain |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Rafael Alba Cuba | Ma Zhaoyong China | Yassine Trabelsi Tunisia |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Rafael Alba Cuba | Ma Zhaoyong China | Radik Isayev Azerbaijan |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Anthony Obame Gabon | Sajjad Mardani Iran | Ivan Trajkovič Slovenia |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Anthony Obame Gabon | Sajjad Mardani Iran | Robelis Despaigne Cuba |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Kim So-hui South Korea | Anastasia Valueva Russia | Ren Dandan China |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Kim So-hui South Korea | Anastasia Valueva Russia | Fadia Farhani Tunisia |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Chanatip Sonkham Thailand | Dana Haidar Jordan | Lucija Zaninović Croatia |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Chanatip Sonkham Thailand | Dana Haidar Jordan | Yania Aguirre Cuba |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Kim Yu-jin South Korea | Ana Zaninović Croatia | Yamisel Núñez Cuba |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Kim Yu-jin South Korea | Ana Zaninović Croatia | Floriane Liborio France |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Kim So-hee South Korea | Mayu Hamada Japan | Anna-Lena Frömming Germany |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Kim So-hee South Korea | Mayu Hamada Japan | Eva Calvo Spain |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Carmen Marton Australia | Kim Hwi-lang South Korea | Rabia Gülec Germany |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Carmen Marton Australia | Kim Hwi-lang South Korea | Nina Kläy Switzerland |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Haby Niaré France | Chuang Chia-chia Chinese Taipei | Farida Azizova Azerbaijan |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Haby Niaré France | Chuang Chia-chia Chinese Taipei | Franka Anić Slovenia |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Glenhis Hernández Cuba | Lee In-jong South Korea | Jasmine Vokey Canada |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Glenhis Hernández Cuba | Lee In-jong South Korea | Casandra Ikonen Sweden |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Olga Ivanova Russia | Briseida Acosta Mexico | Anne-Caroline Graffe France |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Olga Ivanova Russia | Briseida Acosta Mexico | Ana Bajić Serbia |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Cuba | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Mexico | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Iran | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Gabon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |

## Participating nations

A total of 812 athletes from 130 nations competed.
* Albania (2)
* Algeria (4)
* Andorra (1)
* Angola (4)
* Argentina (10)
* Armenia (5)
* Aruba (2)
* Australia (13)
* Austria (3)
* Azerbaijan (15)
* Belarus (8)
* Belgium (4)
* Benin (1)
* Bhutan (2)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (16)
* Bulgaria (3)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (16)
* Cape Verde (2)
* Central African Republic (2)
* Chad (5)
* Chile (9)
* China (16)
* Chinese Taipei (16)
* Colombia (16)
* Congo DR (7)
* Costa Rica (10)
* Croatia (10)
* Cuba (8)
* Cyprus (11)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Dominican Republic (10)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (10)
* El Salvador (3)
* Finland (2)
* France (14)
* French Polynesia (6)
* Gabon (13)
* Gambia (2)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (13)
* Ghana (5)
* Great Britain (8)
* Greece (16)
* Guadeloupe (2)
* Guatemala (3)
* Guyana (1)
* Honduras (8)
* Hungary (3)
* Iceland (1)
* Indonesia (5)
* Iran (12)
* Iraq (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Isle of Man (1)
* Israel (7)
* Italy (13)
* Ivory Coast (15)
* Jamaica (5)
* Japan (5)
* Jordan (9)
* Kazakhstan (14)
* Kenya (4)
* Kuwait (7)
* Kyrgyzstan (3)
* Latvia (1)
* Lebanon (4)
* Lithuania (1)
* Macau (8)
* Malaysia (4)
* Mali (4)
* Martinique (2)
* Mexico (16)
* Moldova (3)
* Mongolia (6)
* Montenegro (2)
* Morocco (2)
* Nepal (3)
* Netherlands (6)
* New Caledonia (1)
* New Zealand (7)
* Niger (2)
* Nigeria (6)
* Norway (4)
* Panama (4)
* Papua New Guinea (2)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (5)
* Philippines (13)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (3)
* Puerto Rico (9)
* Qatar (5)
* Russia (16)
* Rwanda (7)
* Saudi Arabia (4)
* Senegal (4)
* Serbia (13)
* Singapore (3)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (5)
* Somalia (2)
* South Africa (3)
* South Korea (16)
* Spain (16)
* Suriname (2)
* Swaziland (4)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (3)
* Tajikistan (3)
* Thailand (9)
* Tonga (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (6)
* Tunisia (7)
* Turkey (16)
* U. S. Virgin Islands (2)
* Uganda (3)
* Ukraine (10)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (16)
* Uruguay (2)
* Uzbekistan (7)
* Vanuatu (2)
* Venezuela (15)
* Vietnam (10)
* World Taekwondo Federation (12)
* $^a$ Athletes from India competed as World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) due to the suspension of the country's Olympic Committee