List of World Championships medalists in taekwondo (men)
This is a List of World Championships medalists in men's taekwondo.
Finweight[edit]
- −48 kg: 1975–1983
- −50 kg: 1985–1997
- −54 kg: 1999–
Flyweight[edit]
- −53 kg: 1975–1977
- −52 kg: 1979–1983
- −54 kg: 1985–1997
- −58 kg: 1999–
Bantamweight[edit]
- −58 kg: 1975–1977
- −56 kg: 1979–1983
- −58 kg: 1985–1997
- −62 kg: 1999–2007
- −63 kg: 2009–
Featherweight[edit]
- −63 kg: 1975–1977
- −60 kg: 1979–1983
- −64 kg: 1985–1997
- −67 kg: 1999–2007
- −68 kg: 2009–
Lightweight[edit]
- −64 kg: 1973
- −68 kg: 1975–1977
- −64 kg: 1979–1983
- −70 kg: 1985–1997
- −72 kg: 1999–2007
- −74 kg: 2009–
Welterweight[edit]
- −73 kg: 1975–1977
- −68 kg: 1979–1983
- −76 kg: 1985–1997
- −78 kg: 1999–2007
- −80 kg: 2009–
Light middleweight[edit]
- −73 kg: 1979–1983
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Stuttgart |  Rainer Müller (FRG)
|
 Guillermo Aragonés (MEX)
|
 Park Chung-ho (KOR)
|
 Hans Brugmans (NED)
| |||
| 1982 Guayaquil | Jeong Kook-hyun (KOR)
|
 Duvan Cangá (ECU)
|
 Francisco Garrido (ESP)
|
| Helmut Gärtner (FRG)
| |||
| 1983 Copenhagen | Jeong Kook-hyun (KOR)
|
Hans Brugmans (NED)
|
 Patrice Remarck (CIV)
|
 Luigi D'Oriano (ITA)
|
Middleweight[edit]
- −80 kg: 1975–1977
- −78 kg: 1979–1983
- −83 kg: 1985–1997
- −84 kg: 1999–2007
- −87 kg: 2009–
Light heavyweight[edit]
- −84 kg: 1979–1983
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Stuttgart | Jung Chan (KOR)
|
Eugen Nefedow (FRG)
|
Abdoulaye Cissé (CIV)
|
 Scott Rohr (USA)
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| 1982 Guayaquil | Ha Yong-seong (KOR)
|
 Medhat Mansy Fahim (EGY)
|
Ireno Fargas (ESP)
|
| Ben Oude Luttikhuis (NED)
| |||
| 1983 Copenhagen | Ireno Fargas (ESP)
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Eugen Nefedow (FRG)
|
 Michael Knudsen (DEN)
|
| John Lee (USA)
|
Heavyweight[edit]
- +64 kg: 1973
- +80 kg: 1975–1977
- +84 kg: 1979–1983
- +83 kg: 1985–1997
- +84 kg: 1999–2007
- +87 kg: 2009–
Medal table[edit]
- a^ At the 2015 World Championships, athletes from Belgium competed as World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) due to the suspension of the country's Taekwondo Federation.
- b^ At the 2023 World Championships, athletes from Russia and Belarus in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine participated as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), their medals were not included in the official medal table.