Taekwondo at the Summer World University Games
| Taekwondo at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| Events | 23 (men: 11; women: 11; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Taekwondo events have been contested at Universiade since the 2003 Games in Daegu, South Korea, with one exception, in 2013, in Kazan, Russia.
Editions
[edit]| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXII | 2003 | Daegu |  South Korea |
South Korea |
 Chinese Taipei |
 United States
|
| XXIII | 2005 | İzmir |  Turkey |
South Korea |
Turkey |
 China
|
| XXIV | 2007 | Bangkok |  Thailand |
South Korea |
Thailand |
Chinese Taipei
|
| XXV | 2009 | Belgrade |  Serbia |
South Korea |
 Iran |
 Spain
|
| XXVI | 2011 | Shenzhen | China |
South Korea |
China |
 Russia
|
| XXVIII | 2015 | Gwangju | South Korea |
South Korea |
Iran |
China
|
| XXVIX | 2017 | Taipei |  Taiwan |
South Korea |
Iran |
Russia
|
| XXX | 2019 | Naples |  Italy |
South Korea |
Iran |
Chinese Taipei
|
| XXXI | 2021 | Chengdu | China |
China |
South Korea |
Iran
|
| XXXII | 2025 | Essen |  Germany |
Events
[edit]Medals are awarded in ten different weight classes for both men and women.
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | –54 kg | –47 kg |
| Extra lightweight | 54–58 kg | 47–51 kg |
| Half lightweight | 58–62 kg | 51–55 kg |
| Lightweight | 62–67 kg | 55–59 kg |
| Half middleweight | 67–72 kg | 59–63 kg |
| Middleweight | 72–78 kg | 63–67 kg |
| Half heavyweight | 78–84 kg | 67–72 kg |
| Heavyweight | +84 kg | +72 kg |
| Poomsae individual | X | X |
| Poomsae freestyle | X | X |
| Poomsae team | X | X |
| Kyorugi team | X | X |
Medal table
[edit]Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 63 | 26 | 29 | 118 |
| 2 |  Iran | 25 | 17 | 31 | 73 |
| 3 |  China | 18 | 16 | 14 | 48 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 14 | 15 | 22 | 51 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 11 | 28 | 30 | 69 |
| 6 |  Thailand | 10 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 7 |  Russia | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 |
| 8 |  France | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 9 |  Spain | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 10 |  United States | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 |  Brazil | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 |  Serbia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 15 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 16 |  Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 17 |  Italy | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 18 |  Belgium | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 |  Croatia | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 |  Mexico | 0 | 3 | 24 | 27 |
| 25 |  Portugal | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 27 |  Poland | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 |  Egypt | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 30 |  Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 |  Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 33 |  Morocco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 |  Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Philippines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 |  Armenia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 40 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 45 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (52 entries) | 177 | 177 | 358 | 712 | |