# 2011 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2011 World Taekwondo Championships was the 20th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at Gyeongju Indoor Stadium in Gyeongju, South Korea from May 1 to May 6, 2011.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Chutchawal Khawlaor Thailand | Park Ji-woong South Korea | Seyfula Magomedov Russia |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Chutchawal Khawlaor Thailand | Park Ji-woong South Korea | Meisam Bagheri Iran |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Joel González Spain | Rui Bragança Portugal | Wei Chen-yang Chinese Taipei |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Joel González Spain | Rui Bragança Portugal | Gabriel Mercedes Dominican Republic |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea | Michael Harvey Great Britain | Nacha Punthong Thailand |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea | Michael Harvey Great Britain | Lê Huỳnh Châu Vietnam |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Servet Tazegül Turkey | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Iran | Rohullah Nikpai Afghanistan |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Servet Tazegül Turkey | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Iran | Martin Stamper Great Britain |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Alireza Nasr Azadani Iran | Patiwat Thongsalap Thailand | Ismaël Coulibaly Mali |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Alireza Nasr Azadani Iran | Patiwat Thongsalap Thailand | Rıdvan Baygut Turkey |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Farzad Abdollahi Iran | Yunus Sarı Turkey | Issam Chernoubi Morocco |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Farzad Abdollahi Iran | Yunus Sarı Turkey | Ramin Azizov Azerbaijan |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Yousef Karami Iran | Cha Dong-min South Korea | Jon García Spain |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Yousef Karami Iran | Cha Dong-min South Korea | Carlo Molfetta Italy |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Jo Chol-ho South Korea | Akmal Irgashev Uzbekistan | Kourosh Rajoli Iran |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Jo Chol-ho South Korea | Akmal Irgashev Uzbekistan | Andreas Stylianou Cyprus |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Kim So-hui South Korea | Li Zhaoyi China | Rukiye Yıldırım Turkey |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Kim So-hui South Korea | Li Zhaoyi China | Sümeyye Manz Germany |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Wu Jingyu China | Yang Shu-chun Chinese Taipei | Brigitte Yagüe Spain |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Wu Jingyu China | Yang Shu-chun Chinese Taipei | Sanaa Atabrour Morocco |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Ana Zaninović Croatia | Lamyaa Bekkali Morocco | Lee Hye-young South Korea |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Ana Zaninović Croatia | Lamyaa Bekkali Morocco | Hatice Kübra Yangın Turkey |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Hou Yuzhuo China | Jade Jones Great Britain | Marlène Harnois France |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Hou Yuzhuo China | Jade Jones Great Britain | Lim Su-jeong South Korea |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Rangsiya Nisaisom Thailand | Marina Sumić Croatia | Karine Sergerie Canada |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Rangsiya Nisaisom Thailand | Marina Sumić Croatia | Dürdane Altunel Turkey |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Sarah Stevenson Great Britain | Guo Yunfei China | Hwang Kyung-seon South Korea |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Sarah Stevenson Great Britain | Guo Yunfei China | Helena Fromm Germany |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Gwladys Épangue France | Oh Hye-ri South Korea | Milica Mandić Serbia |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Gwladys Épangue France | Oh Hye-ri South Korea | Anastasia Baryshnikova Russia |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Anne-Caroline Graffe France | An Sae-bom South Korea | Rosana Simón Spain |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Anne-Caroline Graffe France | An Sae-bom South Korea | Olga Ivanova Russia |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |

## Team ranking

Iran grabbed the men's overall title, It marked the first time that Korea failed to retain the men's overall title in the history of the biennial World Taekwondo Championships.

## Participating nations

According to the competition draws, 949 athletes from 144 nations competed.
* Afghanistan (5)
* Albania (3)
* Algeria (6)
* Argentina (6)
* Armenia (4)
* Aruba (3)
* Australia (15)
* Austria (6)
* Azerbaijan (16)
* Bahrain (2)
* Bangladesh (2)
* Belarus (9)
* Benin (2)
* Bhutan (2)
* Bolivia (2)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (7)
* Brazil (15)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Cambodia (2)
* Cameroon (9)
* Canada (16)
* Central African Republic (2)
* Chile (9)
* China (16)
* Chinese Taipei (16)
* Colombia (15)
* Congo (7)
* Congo DR (12)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Croatia (10)
* Cuba (2)
* Cyprus (10)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Denmark (4)
* Dominican Republic (13)
* East Timor (2)
* Ecuador (5)
* Egypt (14)
* El Salvador (3)
* Ethiopia (3)
* Finland (3)
* France (16)
* Gabon (3)
* Georgia (7)
* Germany (14)
* Ghana (4)
* Great Britain (10)
* Greece (16)
* Grenada (2)
* Guatemala (7)
* Guinea (1)
* Guyana (2)
* Haiti (5)
* Honduras (6)
* Hong Kong (13)
* Hungary (5)
* Iceland (3)
* India (11)
* Indonesia (14)
* Iran (12)
* Iraq (5)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (6)
* Italy (12)
* Ivory Coast (2)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (8)
* Jordan (10)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kenya (14)
* Kiribati (2)
* Kyrgyzstan (3)
* Laos (2)
* Latvia (2)
* Lebanon (6)
* Lesotho (2)
* Libya (5)
* Lithuania (2)
* Macau (4)
* Macedonia (3)
* Madagascar (2)
* Malaysia (2)
* Mali (7)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (16)
* Moldova (2)
* Mongolia (11)
* Montenegro (2)
* Morocco (13)
* Mozambique (11)
* Myanmar (4)
* Nepal (2)
* Netherlands (12)
* Netherlands Antilles (3)
* New Caledonia (1)
* New Zealand (8)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (6)
* Norway (6)
* Pakistan (3)
* Palestine (3)
* Panama (2)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (1)
* Philippines (11)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (4)
* Puerto Rico (13)
* Qatar (6)
* Romania (3)
* Russia (16)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Samoa (2)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
* Senegal (7)
* Serbia (8)
* Singapore (5)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (5)
* South Africa (3)
* South Korea (16)
* Spain (16)
* Sudan (8)
* Suriname (3)
* Sweden (10)
* Switzerland (3)
* Syria (1)
* Tajikistan (7)
* Thailand (12)
* Tonga (4)
* Trinidad and Tobago (5)
* Tunisia (4)
* Turkey (16)
* U. S. Virgin Islands (2)
* Ukraine (11)
* United Arab Emirates (5)
* United States (16)
* Uzbekistan (13)
* Vanuatu (2)
* Venezuela (15)
* Vietnam (11)
* Yemen (2)
* Zimbabwe (2)