# 2003 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2003 World Taekwondo Championships are the 16th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from September 24 to September 28, 2003. A total of 830 athletes, 502 males and 328 females, from 100 nations took part in the championships.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−54 kg) | Choi Yeon-ho South Korea | Paul Green Great Britain | Zahid Mammadov Azerbaijan |
| Finweight (−54 kg) | Choi Yeon-ho South Korea | Paul Green Great Britain | Roberto Cruz Philippines |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) | Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei | Behzad Khodadad Iran | Ko Seok-hwa South Korea |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) | Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei | Behzad Khodadad Iran | Tim Thackrey United States |
| Bantamweight (−62 kg) | Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Omar Badia Spain | Peter López United States |
| Bantamweight (−62 kg) | Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Omar Badia Spain | Omid Gholamzadeh Iran |
| Featherweight (−67 kg) | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Mark López United States | Erdal Aylanc Germany |
| Featherweight (−67 kg) | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Mark López United States | Niyamaddin Pashayev Azerbaijan |
| Lightweight (−72 kg) | Kim Kyo-sik South Korea | Hadi Saei Iran | Rashad Ahmadov Azerbaijan |
| Lightweight (−72 kg) | Kim Kyo-sik South Korea | Hadi Saei Iran | Tuncay Çalışkan Austria |
| Welterweight (−78 kg) | Steven López United States | Mohamed Ebnoutalib Germany | Rosendo Alonso Spain |
| Welterweight (−78 kg) | Steven López United States | Mohamed Ebnoutalib Germany | Oh Seon-taek South Korea |
| Middleweight (−84 kg) | Yousef Karami Iran | Mickaël Borot France | Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey |
| Middleweight (−84 kg) | Yousef Karami Iran | Mickaël Borot France | Tavakkul Bayramov Azerbaijan |
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) | Morteza Rostami Iran | Zakaria Asidah Denmark | Mici Kuzmanović Croatia |
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) | Morteza Rostami Iran | Zakaria Asidah Denmark | Lin Wen-cheng Chinese Taipei |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−47 kg) | Brigitte Yagüe Spain | Wang Ying China | Thucuc Pham Germany |
| Finweight (−47 kg) | Brigitte Yagüe Spain | Wang Ying China | Dalia Contreras Venezuela |
| Flyweight (−51 kg) | Lee Ji-hye South Korea | Yanelis Labrada Cuba | Elisha Voren United States |
| Flyweight (−51 kg) | Lee Ji-hye South Korea | Yanelis Labrada Cuba | Yaowapa Boorapolchai Thailand |
| Bantamweight (−55 kg) | Ha Jeong-yeon South Korea | Taylor Stone United States | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen Thailand |
| Bantamweight (−55 kg) | Ha Jeong-yeon South Korea | Taylor Stone United States | Véronique St-Jacques Canada |
| Featherweight (−59 kg) | Areti Athanasopoulou Greece | Iridia Salazar Mexico | Sonia Reyes Spain |
| Featherweight (−59 kg) | Areti Athanasopoulou Greece | Iridia Salazar Mexico | Lise Hjortshøj Denmark |
| Lightweight (−63 kg) | Kim Yeon-ji South Korea | Karine Sergerie Canada | Tina Morgan Australia |
| Lightweight (−63 kg) | Kim Yeon-ji South Korea | Karine Sergerie Canada | Yuliya Sukhavitskaya Belarus |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) | Lee Sun-hee South Korea | Sandra Šarić Croatia | Liya Nurkina Kazakhstan |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) | Lee Sun-hee South Korea | Sandra Šarić Croatia | Elisavet Mystakidou Greece |
| Middleweight (−72 kg) | Luo Wei China | Myriam Baverel France | Mounia Bourguigue Morocco |
| Middleweight (−72 kg) | Luo Wei China | Myriam Baverel France | Aitziber Los Arcos Spain |
| Heavyweight (+72 kg) | Youn Hyun-jung South Korea | Nataša Vezmar Croatia | Chen Zhong China |
| Heavyweight (+72 kg) | Youn Hyun-jung South Korea | Nataša Vezmar Croatia | Kyriaki Kouvari Greece |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |