# 1991 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1991 World Taekwondo Championships were the 10th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Athens from October 28 to November 3, 1991, with 434 athletes participating from 49 countries.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Gergely Salim Denmark | Chang Jung-san Chinese Taipei | Sirous Rezaei Iran |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Gergely Salim Denmark | Chang Jung-san Chinese Taipei | Kang Cheol-woo South Korea |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Kim Cheol-ho South Korea | József Salim Denmark | Gabriel Esparza Spain |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Kim Cheol-ho South Korea | József Salim Denmark | Django Tapilatu Netherlands |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Ángel Alonso Spain | Sayed Najem Canada | Seon Sang-joon South Korea |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Ángel Alonso Spain | Sayed Najem Canada | Ekrem Boyalı Turkey |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Jang Hyuk South Korea | Stephen Tapilatu Netherlands | Jorge Gonçalves Brazil |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Jang Hyuk South Korea | Stephen Tapilatu Netherlands | Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein Egypt |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Yang Dae-seung South Korea | Ramelito Abratique Philippines | John Collison Australia |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Yang Dae-seung South Korea | Ramelito Abratique Philippines | Hiang Ming-jen Chinese Taipei |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Park Yong-woon South Korea | James Villasana United States | Hisashi Kondo Japan |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Park Yong-woon South Korea | James Villasana United States | Hugo García Mexico |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Yoon Soon-cheol South Korea | Yehia Alam Egypt | Herbert Perez United States |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Yoon Soon-cheol South Korea | Yehia Alam Egypt | Metin Şahin Turkey |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Tonny Sørensen Denmark | Oliver Schawe Germany | Miguel Jordán Spain |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Tonny Sørensen Denmark | Oliver Schawe Germany | Amr Khairy Egypt |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Elisabet Delgado Spain | Gülnur Yerlisu Turkey | Wu Shan-chen Chinese Taipei |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Elisabet Delgado Spain | Gülnur Yerlisu Turkey | Kim Jin-seong South Korea |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Arzu Tan Turkey | Anita van der Pas Netherlands | Mariela Valenzuela Argentina |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Arzu Tan Turkey | Anita van der Pas Netherlands | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Park Dong-seon South Korea | Döndü Şahin Turkey | Kathy Walker Great Britain |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Park Dong-seon South Korea | Döndü Şahin Turkey | Rosario Solís Spain |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Tung Ya-ling Chinese Taipei | Ayşegül Ergin Turkey | Josefina López Spain |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Tung Ya-ling Chinese Taipei | Ayşegül Ergin Turkey | Azza Adel Egypt |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Jeong Eun-ok South Korea | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei | Minouschka Thielman Netherlands |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Jeong Eun-ok South Korea | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei | Dolores Knoll Mexico |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Arlene Limas United States | Coral Bistuer Spain | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Arlene Limas United States | Coral Bistuer Spain | Morfou Drosidou Greece |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Yang In-deok South Korea | Chavela Aaron United States | Mónica del Real Mexico |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Yang In-deok South Korea | Chavela Aaron United States | Theano Ketesidou Greece |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Lynnette Love United States | Yvonne Franssen Canada | Anna Widehov Sweden |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Lynnette Love United States | Yvonne Franssen Canada | Bettina Hipf Germany |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |