# 1997 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1997 World Taekwondo Championships were the 13th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from November 19 to November 23, 1997, with 710 athletes participating from 80 countries.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Juan Antonio Ramos Spain | Roberto Cruz Philippines | Lee Hou-kun Chinese Taipei |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Juan Antonio Ramos Spain | Roberto Cruz Philippines | Nazım Yılmaz Turkey |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Jin Seung-tae South Korea | Tsai Yi-ya Chinese Taipei | Geraldhy Altamirano Ecuador |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Jin Seung-tae South Korea | Tsai Yi-ya Chinese Taipei | Ludovic Vo France |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Mehdi Bibak Iran | Liu Chuang China |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei | Mehdi Bibak Iran | Óscar Salazar Mexico |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Kim In-dong South Korea | Ekrem Boyalı Turkey | Rafael Zúñiga Mexico |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Kim In-dong South Korea | Ekrem Boyalı Turkey | Hsu Chi-hung Chinese Taipei |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein Egypt | Christophe Negrel France | Shim Ki-sun South Korea |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein Egypt | Christophe Negrel France | Zoran Krajčinović Yugoslavia |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | José Jesús Márquez Spain | Marco Scheiterbauer Germany | Kim Kyong-hun South Korea |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | José Jesús Márquez Spain | Marco Scheiterbauer Germany | Majid Aflaki Iran |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Lee Dong-wan South Korea | Alfredo Escobar Cuba | Rubén Montesinos Spain |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Lee Dong-wan South Korea | Alfredo Escobar Cuba | Michalis Tolios Greece |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Hassan Aslani Iran | Khaled Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Hassan Aslani Iran | Nelson Sáenz Cuba |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Yang So-hee South Korea | Li Huang China | Thy Vy Sok Australia |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Yang So-hee South Korea | Li Huang China | Kay Poe United States |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Yoon Song-hee South Korea | Kylie Treadwell Australia |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Yoon Song-hee South Korea | Mandy Meloon United States |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Hwang Eun-suk South Korea | Roxane Forget Canada | Lauren Burns Australia |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Hwang Eun-suk South Korea | Roxane Forget Canada | Elisabet Delgado Spain |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Jung Jae-eun South Korea | Carine Zelmonovitch France | Lai Hsiu-wen Chinese Taipei |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Jung Jae-eun South Korea | Carine Zelmonovitch France | Raveevadee Pansombut Thailand |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Kang Hae-eun South Korea | Hung Chia-chun Chinese Taipei | Luisa Arnanz Spain |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Kang Hae-eun South Korea | Hung Chia-chun Chinese Taipei | Miet Filipović Croatia |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Morfou Drosidou Greece | Marlene Ramírez Mexico |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Morfou Drosidou Greece | Hsu Chih-ling Chinese Taipei |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Woo Eun-joung South Korea | Mounia Bourguigue Morocco | Mónica del Real Mexico |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Woo Eun-joung South Korea | Mounia Bourguigue Morocco | Ireane Ruíz Spain |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Natalia Ivanova Russia | Nataša Vezmar Croatia |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Natalia Ivanova Russia | Chiu Meng-jen Chinese Taipei |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |