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.
| 1997 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hong Kong Coliseum |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | 19–23 November 1997 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−50 kg) |
Juan Antonio Ramos Spain
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Roberto Cruz Philippines
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Lee Hou-kun Chinese Taipei
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Nazım Yılmaz Turkey
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| Flyweight (−54 kg) |
Jin Seung-tae South Korea
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Tsai Yi-ya Chinese Taipei
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Geraldhy Altamirano Ecuador
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Ludovic Vo France
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| Bantamweight (−58 kg) |
Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei
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Mehdi Bibak Iran
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Liu Chuang China
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Óscar Salazar Mexico
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| Featherweight (−64 kg) |
Kim In-dong South Korea
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Ekrem Boyalı Turkey
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Rafael Zúñiga Mexico
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| Hsu Chi-hung Chinese Taipei
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| Lightweight (−70 kg) |
Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein Egypt
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Christophe Negrel France
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Shim Ki-sun South Korea
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Zoran Krajčinović Yugoslavia
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| Welterweight (−76 kg) |
José Jesús Márquez Spain
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Marco Scheiterbauer Germany
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Kim Kyong-hun South Korea
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| Majid Aflaki Iran
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| Middleweight (−83 kg) |
Lee Dong-wan South Korea
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Alfredo Escobar Cuba
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Rubén Montesinos Spain
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Michalis Tolios Greece
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| Heavyweight (+83 kg) |
Kim Je-kyoung South Korea
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Hassan Aslani Iran
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Khaled Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia
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| Nelson Sáenz Cuba
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Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−43 kg) |
Yang So-hee South Korea
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Li Huang China
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Thy Vy Sok Australia
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Kay Poe United States
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| Flyweight (−47 kg) |
Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei
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Yoon Song-hee South Korea
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Kylie Treadwell Australia
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| Mandy Meloon United States
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| Bantamweight (−51 kg) |
Hwang Eun-suk South Korea
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Roxane Forget Canada
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Lauren Burns Australia
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| Elisabet Delgado Spain
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| Featherweight (−55 kg) |
Jung Jae-eun South Korea
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Carine Zelmonovitch France
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Lai Hsiu-wen Chinese Taipei
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Raveevadee Pansombut Thailand
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| Lightweight (−60 kg) |
Kang Hae-eun South Korea
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Hung Chia-chun Chinese Taipei
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Luisa Arnanz Spain
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Miet Filipović Croatia
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| Welterweight (−65 kg) |
Cho Hyang-mi South Korea
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Morfou Drosidou Greece
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Marlene Ramírez Mexico
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| Hsu Chih-ling Chinese Taipei
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| Middleweight (−70 kg) |
Woo Eun-joung South Korea
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Mounia Bourguigue Morocco
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Mónica del Real Mexico
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| Ireane Ruíz Spain
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| Heavyweight (+70 kg) |
Jung Myoung-sook South Korea
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Natalia Ivanova Russia
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Nataša Vezmar Croatia
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| Chiu Meng-jen Chinese Taipei
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Medal table edit
| 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 |
| Iran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |