# 2017 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2017 World Taekwondo Championships was the 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Muju, South Korea from June 24 to June 30, 2017.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Kim Tae-hun South Korea | Armin Hadipour Iran | Vito Dell'Aquila Italy |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Kim Tae-hun South Korea | Armin Hadipour Iran | Ramnarong Sawekwiharee Thailand |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Jeong Yun-jo South Korea | Mikhail Artamonov Russia | Carlos Navarro Mexico |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Jeong Yun-jo South Korea | Mikhail Artamonov Russia | Jesús Tortosa Spain |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Zhao Shuai China | Mirhashem Hosseini Iran | Bradly Sinden Great Britain |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Zhao Shuai China | Mirhashem Hosseini Iran | Mahammad Mammadov Azerbaijan |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea | Huang Yu-jen Chinese Taipei | Vladimir Dalakliev Bulgaria |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea | Huang Yu-jen Chinese Taipei | Ahmad Abughaush Jordan |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Maksim Khramtsov Russia | Nikita Rafalovich Uzbekistan | Masoud Hajji-Zavareh Iran |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Maksim Khramtsov Russia | Nikita Rafalovich Uzbekistan | Kairat Sarymsakov Kazakhstan |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Milad Beigi Azerbaijan | Anton Kotkov Russia | Damon Sansum Great Britain |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Milad Beigi Azerbaijan | Anton Kotkov Russia | Aaron Cook Moldova |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Alexander Bachmann Germany | Vladislav Larin Russia | In Kyo-don South Korea |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Alexander Bachmann Germany | Vladislav Larin Russia | Ivan Trajkovič Slovenia |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Abdoul Razak Issoufou Niger | Mahama Cho Great Britain | Anthony Obame Gabon |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Abdoul Razak Issoufou Niger | Mahama Cho Great Britain | Roman Kuznetsov Russia |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Sim Jae-young South Korea | Trương Thị Kim Tuyền Vietnam | Andrea Ramírez Colombia |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Sim Jae-young South Korea | Trương Thị Kim Tuyền Vietnam | Napaporn Charanawat Thailand |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Vanja Stanković Serbia | Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand | Wenren Yuntao China |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Vanja Stanković Serbia | Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand | Kristina Tomić Croatia |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Zeliha Ağrıs Turkey | Tatiana Kudashova Russia | Dinorahon Mamadibragimova Uzbekistan |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Zeliha Ağrıs Turkey | Tatiana Kudashova Russia | Inese Tarvida Latvia |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Lee Ah-reum South Korea | Hatice Kübra İlgün Turkey | Jade Jones Great Britain |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Lee Ah-reum South Korea | Hatice Kübra İlgün Turkey | Nikita Glasnović Sweden |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Ruth Gbagbi Ivory Coast | Kimia Alizadeh Iran | Kim So-hee South Korea |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Ruth Gbagbi Ivory Coast | Kimia Alizadeh Iran | Tatiana Kuzmina Russia |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Nur Tatar Turkey | Paige McPherson United States | Kim Jan-di South Korea |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Nur Tatar Turkey | Paige McPherson United States | Zhang Mengyu China |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Milica Mandić Serbia | Oh Hye-ri South Korea | María Espinoza Mexico |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Milica Mandić Serbia | Oh Hye-ri South Korea | Reshmie Oogink Netherlands |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Bianca Walkden Great Britain | Jackie Galloway United States | An Sae-bom South Korea |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Bianca Walkden Great Britain | Jackie Galloway United States | Zheng Shuyin China |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Niger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Iran | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Gabon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (30 entries) | Totals (30 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |

## Participating nations

A total of 945 athletes from 177 nations and the refugee team (under the name of World Taekwondo Federation) participated.
* Afghanistan (4)
* Albania (5)
* Algeria (6)
* Andorra (2)
* Argentina (3)
* Armenia (3)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (16)
* Austria (6)
* Azerbaijan (12)
* Bangladesh (4)
* Barbados (1)
* Belarus (6)
* Belgium (9)
* Bhutan (3)
* Bolivia (3)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Botswana (5)
* Brazil (16)
* Brunei (1)
* Bulgaria (6)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (1)
* Cambodia (5)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (16)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Chile (6)
* China (16)
* Chinese Taipei (16)
* Colombia (13)
* Comoros (1)
* Congo (1)
* Congo DR (6)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Croatia (12)
* Cuba (8)
* Curaçao (1)
* Cyprus (10)
* Czech Republic (3)
* Denmark (2)
* Djibouti (2)
* Dominican Republic (10)
* East Timor (2)
* Ecuador (6)
* Egypt (13)
* Estonia (1)
* Ethiopia (3)
* Fiji (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (9)
* French Guiana (4)
* French Polynesia (4)
* Gabon (2)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (14)
* Ghana (2)
* Great Britain (14)
* Greece (16)
* Grenada (2)
* Guadeloupe (2)
* Guatemala (3)
* Guyana (2)
* Haiti (5)
* Honduras (2)
* Hong Kong (7)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (3)
* India (16)
* Indonesia (4)
* Iran (14)
* Iraq (1)
* Ireland (3)
* Israel (7)
* Italy (11)
* Ivory Coast (16)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (11)
* Jordan (8)
* Kazakhstan (16)
* Kenya (4)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kosovo (3)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Laos (2)
* Latvia (3)
* Lebanon (9)
* Lesotho (2)
* Liberia (1)
* Libya (3)
* Lithuania (4)
* Luxembourg (3)
* Macau (5)
* Macedonia (4)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (4)
* Mali (8)
* Malta (1)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Mauritania (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (16)
* Moldova (5)
* Mongolia (5)
* Morocco (11)
* Mozambique (2)
* Myanmar (2)
* Nepal (10)
* Netherlands (3)
* New Caledonia (1)
* New Zealand (7)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Niger (6)
* Nigeria (8)
* Norway (5)
* Oman (1)
* Pakistan (4)
* Palestine (1)
* Panama (3)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (4)
* Peru (7)
* Philippines (13)
* Poland (11)
* Portugal (5)
* Puerto Rico (6)
* Qatar (4)
* Romania (3)
* Russia (16)
* Rwanda (4)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (1)
* San Marino (3)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
* Saudi Arabia (5)
* Senegal (9)
* Serbia (13)
* Seychelles (1)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Singapore (2)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (6)
* Solomon Islands (2)
* South Korea (16)
* South Sudan (2)
* Spain (16)
* Sri Lanka (2)
* Sudan (7)
* Suriname (2)
* Swaziland (3)
* Sweden (5)
* Switzerland (1)
* Syria (7)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (1)
* Thailand (8)
* Togo (1)
* Tonga (5)
* Trinidad and Tobago (5)
* Tunisia (8)
* Turkey (16)
* Turkmenistan (6)
* Tuvalu (1)
* Uganda (7)
* Ukraine (13)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (16)
* Uruguay (2)
* Uzbekistan (11)
* Vanuatu (1)
* Venezuela (8)
* Vietnam (7)
* World Taekwondo Federation (1)
* Yemen (2)
* Zambia (1)
* Zimbabwe (3)