# 2001 World Taekwondo Championships

The 2001 World Taekwondo Championships were the 15th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Jeju, South Korea from November 1 to November 7, 2001.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−54 kg) | Choi Yeon-ho South Korea | Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei | Juan Antonio Ramos Spain |
| Finweight (−54 kg) | Choi Yeon-ho South Korea | Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei | Roberto Cruz Philippines |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) | Behzad Khodadad Iran | Eduard Khegai Uzbekistan | Seyfula Magomedov Russia |
| Flyweight (−58 kg) | Behzad Khodadad Iran | Eduard Khegai Uzbekistan | Kim Dae-ryung South Korea |
| Bantamweight (−62 kg) | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Peter López United States | Kiyoteru Higuchi Japan |
| Bantamweight (−62 kg) | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Peter López United States | Miguel Toledo Spain |
| Featherweight (−67 kg) | Niyamaddin Pashayev Azerbaijan | Carlo Molfetta Italy | Abdullah Sertçelik Turkey |
| Featherweight (−67 kg) | Niyamaddin Pashayev Azerbaijan | Carlo Molfetta Italy | Luis Benítez Dominican Republic |
| Lightweight (−72 kg) | Steven López United States | Jesper Roesen Denmark | José Luis Ramírez Mexico |
| Lightweight (−72 kg) | Steven López United States | Jesper Roesen Denmark | Athanasios Balilis Greece |
| Welterweight (−78 kg) | Mamedy Doucara France | Mahmoud Napelion Egypt | Bekir Aydın Turkey |
| Welterweight (−78 kg) | Mamedy Doucara France | Mahmoud Napelion Egypt | Marcin Chorzelewski Poland |
| Middleweight (−84 kg) | Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey | Mickaël Borot France | Jon García Spain |
| Middleweight (−84 kg) | Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey | Mickaël Borot France | Kim Kyong-hun South Korea |
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) | Ferry Greevink Netherlands | Hadi Afshar Iran | Mici Kuzmanović Croatia |
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) | Ferry Greevink Netherlands | Hadi Afshar Iran | Rubén Montesinos Spain |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−47 kg) | Kadriye Selimoğlu Turkey | Kim Soo-yang South Korea | Dalia Contreras Venezuela |
| Finweight (−47 kg) | Kadriye Selimoğlu Turkey | Kim Soo-yang South Korea | Kong Fantao China |
| Flyweight (−51 kg) | Lee Hye-young South Korea | Brigitte Yagüe Spain | Magda Seirekidou Greece |
| Flyweight (−51 kg) | Lee Hye-young South Korea | Brigitte Yagüe Spain | Huang Chia-chin Chinese Taipei |
| Bantamweight (−55 kg) | Jung Jae-eun South Korea | Gemma Magría Spain | Paola Félix Mexico |
| Bantamweight (−55 kg) | Jung Jae-eun South Korea | Gemma Magría Spain | Pamela Agostinelli Italy |
| Featherweight (−59 kg) | Jang Ji-won South Korea | Iridia Salazar Mexico | Zeynep Murat Turkey |
| Featherweight (−59 kg) | Jang Ji-won South Korea | Iridia Salazar Mexico | Sonia Reyes Spain |
| Lightweight (−63 kg) | Kim Yeon-ji South Korea | Belén Fernández Spain | Natália Falavigna Brazil |
| Lightweight (−63 kg) | Kim Yeon-ji South Korea | Belén Fernández Spain | Mouna Benabderrassoul Morocco |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) | Kim Hye-mi South Korea | Chang Wan-chen Chinese Taipei | Nina Solheim Norway |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) | Kim Hye-mi South Korea | Chang Wan-chen Chinese Taipei | Luisa Arnanz Spain |
| Middleweight (−72 kg) | Sarah Stevenson Great Britain | Chen Zhong China | Alesiya Charnyovskaya Belarus |
| Middleweight (−72 kg) | Sarah Stevenson Great Britain | Chen Zhong China | Elisavet Mystakidou Greece |
| Heavyweight (+72 kg) | Sin Kyung-hyen South Korea | Wang I-hsien Chinese Taipei | Maria Konyakhina Russia |
| Heavyweight (+72 kg) | Sin Kyung-hyen South Korea | Wang I-hsien Chinese Taipei | Mariya Zhuravskaya Belarus |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (28 entries) | Totals (28 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |