# 2019 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2019 World Taekwondo Championships was the 24th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships and was held at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, Great Britain from 15 to 19 May 2019. This was the first time the UK has held the event.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Bae Jun-seo South Korea | Georgy Popov Russia | Paulo Melo Brazil |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Bae Jun-seo South Korea | Georgy Popov Russia | Armin Hadipour Iran |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Jang Jun South Korea | Brandon Plaza Mexico | Rui Bragança Portugal |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Jang Jun South Korea | Brandon Plaza Mexico | Lucas Guzmán Argentina |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Zhao Shuai China | Soroush Ahmadi Iran | Iordanis Konstantinidis Germany |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Zhao Shuai China | Soroush Ahmadi Iran | Jaouad Achab Belgium |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Bradly Sinden Great Britain | Javier Pérez Spain | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Bradly Sinden Great Britain | Javier Pérez Spain | Aleksey Denisenko Russia |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Simone Alessio Italy | Ahmad Abughaush Jordan | Daniel Quesada Spain |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Simone Alessio Italy | Ahmad Abughaush Jordan | Kairat Sarymsakov Kazakhstan |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Milad Beigi Azerbaijan | Apostolos Telikostoglou Greece | Moisés Hernández Dominican Republic |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Milad Beigi Azerbaijan | Apostolos Telikostoglou Greece | Park Woo-hyeok South Korea |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Vladislav Larin Russia | Ícaro Miguel Soares Brazil | Song Zhaoxiang China |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Vladislav Larin Russia | Ícaro Miguel Soares Brazil | Ivan Šapina Croatia |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Rafael Alba Cuba | Carlos Sansores Mexico | Maicon Andrade Brazil |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Rafael Alba Cuba | Carlos Sansores Mexico | Hamza Kattan Jordan |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Sim Jae-young South Korea | Mahla Momenzadeh Iran | Tan Xueqin China |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Sim Jae-young South Korea | Mahla Momenzadeh Iran | Julanan Khantikulanon Thailand |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand | Wu Jingyu China | Rukiye Yıldırım Turkey |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand | Wu Jingyu China | Kristina Tomić Croatia |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Phannapa Harnsujin Thailand | Tatiana Kudashova Russia | Aaliyah Powell Great Britain |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Phannapa Harnsujin Thailand | Tatiana Kudashova Russia | Inese Tarvida Latvia |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Jade Jones Great Britain | Lee Ah-reum South Korea | Skylar Park Canada |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Jade Jones Great Britain | Lee Ah-reum South Korea | Zhou Lijun China |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | İrem Yaman Turkey | Caroline Santos Brazil | Magda Wiet-Hénin France |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | İrem Yaman Turkey | Caroline Santos Brazil | Bruna Vuletić Croatia |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Zhang Mengyu China | Nur Tatar Turkey | Milena Titoneli Brazil |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Zhang Mengyu China | Nur Tatar Turkey | Farida Azizova Azerbaijan |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Lee Da-bin South Korea | María Espinoza Mexico | Marie-Paule Blé France |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Lee Da-bin South Korea | María Espinoza Mexico | Nafia Kuş Turkey |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Bianca Walkden Great Britain | Zheng Shuyin China | Briseida Acosta Mexico |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Bianca Walkden Great Britain | Zheng Shuyin China | Doris Pole Croatia |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |

## Participating nations

A total of 782 athletes from 125 nations and the refugee team (under the name of World Taekwondo) participated.
* Albania (4)
* Andorra (2)
* Argentina (7)
* Australia (11)
* Austria (3)
* Azerbaijan (10)
* Bahrain (2)
* Bangladesh (3)
* Barbados (1)
* Belarus (7)
* Belgium (8)
* Benin (2)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (16)
* Bulgaria (7)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Cambodia (2)
* Canada (16)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (6)
* China (16)
* Chinese Taipei (16)
* Colombia (14)
* Costa Rica (6)
* Croatia (16)
* Cuba (6)
* Cyprus (14)
* Czech Republic (6)
* Denmark (7)
* Djibouti (1)
* Dominican Republic (5)
* East Timor (2)
* Ecuador (6)
* Egypt (10)
* Estonia (1)
* Eswatini (1)
* Finland (3)
* France (12)
* French Guiana (4)
* Gabon (2)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (13)
* Great Britain (15)
* Greece (16)
* Guadeloupe (2)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guyana (3)
* Haiti (1)
* Hong Kong (11)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (3)
* India (2)
* Indonesia (4)
* Iran (12)
* Iraq (1)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (6)
* Italy (13)
* Ivory Coast (7)
* Jamaica (1)
* Japan (8)
* Jordan (11)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kosovo (4)
* Kuwait (5)
* Latvia (2)
* Lebanon (10)
* Lesotho (3)
* Lithuania (4)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Macedonia (3)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (2)
* Malta (2)
* Mexico (15)
* Moldova (5)
* Mongolia (2)
* Montenegro (2)
* Morocco (15)
* Mozambique (4)
* Nepal (5)
* Netherlands (4)
* New Zealand (7)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Niger (5)
* Nigeria (1)
* Norway (5)
* Oman (3)
* Pakistan (5)
* Palestine (1)
* Peru (10)
* Philippines (10)
* Poland (9)
* Portugal (10)
* Puerto Rico (12)
* Qatar (2)
* Romania (3)
* Russia (16)
* Rwanda (3)
* San Marino (3)
* Saudi Arabia (6)
* Senegal (6)
* Serbia (14)
* Slovakia (5)
* Slovenia (4)
* Somalia (2)
* South Korea (16)
* Spain (16)
* Sri Lanka (2)
* Sweden (9)
* Switzerland (2)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Thailand (8)
* Trinidad and Tobago (4)
* Tunisia (7)
* Turkey (16)
* Ukraine (15)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (16)
* Uruguay (2)
* Uzbekistan (12)
* Vietnam (6)
* World Taekwondo (4)