# 1993 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1993 World Taekwondo Championships were the 11th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in New York City, United States from August 19 to August 21, 1993, with 669 athletes participating from 83 countries.
The success of the 1993 World Championships was a determining factor in the IOC's decision to grant full medal status to Taekwondo for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Jin Seung-tae South Korea | Gergely Salim Denmark | Carlos Ayala Mexico |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Jin Seung-tae South Korea | Gergely Salim Denmark | Eamon Nolan Canada |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Javier Argudo Spain | Alisson Yamagudi Brazil | Rubén Palafox Mexico |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Javier Argudo Spain | Alisson Yamagudi Brazil | Hyon Lee United States |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Kim In-young South Korea | Sayed Najem Canada | Walter Dean Vargas Philippines |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Kim In-young South Korea | Sayed Najem Canada | Wong Ching Beng Malaysia |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Kim Byong-cheol South Korea | Milton Iwama Brazil | David Kang United States |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Kim Byong-cheol South Korea | Milton Iwama Brazil | Francisco Zas Spain |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Park Se-jin South Korea | Victor Luke Canada | Mustafa Dağdelen Turkey |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Park Se-jin South Korea | Victor Luke Canada | Aziz Acharki Germany |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Lim Yong-ho South Korea | Liu Tsu-ien Chinese Taipei | Ahmed Zahran Egypt |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Lim Yong-ho South Korea | Liu Tsu-ien Chinese Taipei | Andreas Pilavakis Cyprus |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Mickaël Meloul France | Víctor Estrada Mexico | Juan Wright Spain |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Mickaël Meloul France | Víctor Estrada Mexico | Luis Noguera Venezuela |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Ali Şahin Turkey | Emmanuel Oghenejobo Nigeria |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Ali Şahin Turkey | Thierry Troudart France |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Isabel Cruzado Spain | Rahmi Kurnia Indonesia | Vicki Slane United States |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Isabel Cruzado Spain | Rahmi Kurnia Indonesia | Gonca Güler Turkey |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | You Su-mi South Korea | Águeda Pérez Mexico | Inas Anis Egypt |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | You Su-mi South Korea | Águeda Pérez Mexico | Gülnur Yerlisu Turkey |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei | Elisabet Delgado Spain | Diane Murray United States |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei | Elisabet Delgado Spain | Won Sun-jin South Korea |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Lee Seung-min South Korea | Nuray Deliktaş Turkey | Cathrin Vetter Germany |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Lee Seung-min South Korea | Nuray Deliktaş Turkey | Sarah Maitimu Netherlands |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | María Jesús Santolaria Spain | Park Kyung-suk South Korea | Ineabelle Díaz Puerto Rico |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | María Jesús Santolaria Spain | Park Kyung-suk South Korea | Marina Agüero Argentina |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Kim Mi-young South Korea | Morfou Drosidou Greece | Tsai Pei-shan Chinese Taipei |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Kim Mi-young South Korea | Morfou Drosidou Greece | Carolina Benjarano Colombia |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Park Eun-sun South Korea | Ekaterina Bassi Greece | Veera Liukkonen Finland |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Park Eun-sun South Korea | Ekaterina Bassi Greece | Hsu Ju-ya Chinese Taipei |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Adriana Carmona Venezuela | Elisavet Mystakidou Greece |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Adriana Carmona Venezuela | Anna Widehov Sweden |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | United States | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |