# 2009 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships are the 19th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held at Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 14 to October 18, 2009.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Choi Yeon-ho South Korea | Mahmood Haidari Afghanistan | Chutchawal Khawlaor Thailand |
| Finweight (−54 kg) details | Choi Yeon-ho South Korea | Mahmood Haidari Afghanistan | Meisam Bagheri Iran |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Joel González Spain | Damián Villa Mexico | Sayed Hasan Rezai Afghanistan |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) details | Joel González Spain | Damián Villa Mexico | Mauro Crismanich Argentina |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Yeom Hyo-seob South Korea | Reza Naderian Iran | Javier Marrón Spain |
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) details | Yeom Hyo-seob South Korea | Reza Naderian Iran | Cem Uluğnuyan Turkey |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Iran | Idulio Islas Mexico | Servet Tazegül Turkey |
| Featherweight (−68 kg) details | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Iran | Idulio Islas Mexico | Balla Dièye Senegal |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Kim Joon-tae South Korea | Maxime Potvin Canada | Mark López United States |
| Lightweight (−74 kg) details | Kim Joon-tae South Korea | Maxime Potvin Canada | Mokdad Ounis Germany |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Steven López United States | Nicolás García Spain | Sébastien Michaud Canada |
| Welterweight (−80 kg) details | Steven López United States | Nicolás García Spain | Rashad Ahmadov Azerbaijan |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey | Carlo Molfetta Italy | Vanja Babić Serbia |
| Middleweight (−87 kg) details | Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey | Carlo Molfetta Italy | Yousef Karami Iran |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Daba Modibo Keïta Mali | Nam Yun-bae South Korea | Hossein Tajik Iran |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) details | Daba Modibo Keïta Mali | Nam Yun-bae South Korea | Arman Chilmanov Kazakhstan |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Park Hyo-ji South Korea | Zoraida Santiago Puerto Rico | Buttree Puedpong Thailand |
| Finweight (−46 kg) details | Park Hyo-ji South Korea | Zoraida Santiago Puerto Rico | Yvette Yong Canada |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Brigitte Yagüe Spain | Anna Soboleva Russia | Wu Jingyu China |
| Flyweight (−49 kg) details | Brigitte Yagüe Spain | Anna Soboleva Russia | Yasmina Aziez France |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Danielle Pelham United States | Sarita Phongsri Thailand | Kwon Eun-kyung South Korea |
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) details | Danielle Pelham United States | Sarita Phongsri Thailand | Euda Carías Guatemala |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Hou Yuzhuo China | Veronica Calabrese Italy | Andrea Rica Spain |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Hou Yuzhuo China | Veronica Calabrese Italy | Tseng Pei-hua Chinese Taipei |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Lim Su-jeong South Korea | Zhang Hua China | Estefanía Hernández Spain |
| Lightweight (−62 kg) details | Lim Su-jeong South Korea | Zhang Hua China | Chonnapas Premwaew Thailand |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Gwladys Épangue France | Taimí Castellanos Cuba | Sandra Šarić Croatia |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Gwladys Épangue France | Taimí Castellanos Cuba | Nikolina Kursar Norway |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Han Yingying China | Lee In-jong South Korea | Furkan Asena Aydın Turkey |
| Middleweight (−73 kg) details | Han Yingying China | Lee In-jong South Korea | Anastasia Baryshnikova Russia |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Rosana Simón Spain | Liu Rui China | Jo Seol South Korea |
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) details | Rosana Simón Spain | Liu Rui China | Natália Falavigna Brazil |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |

## Team ranking

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

## Participating nations

927 athletes from 142 nations competed.
* Afghanistan (7)
* Algeria (11)
* Andorra (2)
* Angola (2)
* Argentina (6)
* Armenia (4)
* Aruba (3)
* Australia (15)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (12)
* Bangladesh (2)
* Barbados (2)
* Belarus (7)
* Belgium (6)
* Belize (1)
* Benin (2)
* Bhutan (2)
* Bolivia (2)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (6)
* Brazil (16)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Burkina Faso (2)
* Cambodia (2)
* Cameroon (5)
* Canada (16)
* Cape Verde (2)
* Central African Republic (3)
* Chile (9)
* China (16)
* Chinese Taipei (16)
* Colombia (15)
* Congo DR (6)
* Costa Rica (4)
* Croatia (12)
* Cuba (10)
* Cyprus (14)
* Czech Republic (7)
* Denmark (13)
* Dominican Republic (13)
* Ecuador (5)
* Egypt (10)
* El Salvador (2)
* Ethiopia (3)
* Finland (3)
* France (16)
* Gabon (3)
* Gambia (1)
* Germany (12)
* Ghana (4)
* Great Britain (10)
* Greece (15)
* Grenada (2)
* Guatemala (5)
* Guinea (2)
* Guyana (3)
* Haiti (4)
* Honduras (8)
* Hungary (8)
* Iceland (3)
* India (8)
* Indonesia (2)
* Iran (13)
* Iraq (5)
* Ireland (5)
* Israel (8)
* Italy (13)
* Ivory Coast (12)
* Japan (5)
* Jordan (10)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kenya (11)
* Kuwait (6)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Laos (3)
* Latvia (2)
* Lebanon (10)
* Lesotho (3)
* Liberia (1)
* Libya (7)
* Lithuania (4)
* Macau (2)
* Madagascar (2)
* Malaysia (4)
* Mali (7)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (16)
* Monaco (2)
* Mongolia (2)
* Montenegro (1)
* Morocco (12)
* Myanmar (2)
* Nepal (3)
* Netherlands (6)
* Netherlands Antilles (3)
* New Zealand (9)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Nigeria (6)
* Norway (8)
* Pakistan (1)
* Palestine (5)
* Panama (2)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (3)
* Philippines (12)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (3)
* Puerto Rico (14)
* Qatar (4)
* Romania (4)
* Russia (16)
* Samoa (3)
* Senegal (8)
* Serbia (12)
* Singapore (4)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (7)
* South Africa (3)
* South Korea (16)
* Spain (16)
* Sri Lanka (2)
* Sudan (1)
* Suriname (5)
* Sweden (13)
* Switzerland (3)
* Syria (2)
* Tajikistan (8)
* Thailand (8)
* Tonga (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (5)
* Tunisia (3)
* Turkey (16)
* Uganda (2)
* Ukraine (16)
* United States (11)
* Uruguay (2)
* Uzbekistan (11)
* Vanuatu (2)
* Venezuela (16)
* Vietnam (15)
* Yemen (2)
* Zambia (2)
* Zimbabwe (3)