Taekwondo at the Summer World University Games
| Taekwondo at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | South Korea | China | Turkey |
Events
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
Last updated after the 2025 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 70 | 30 | 33 | 133 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 25 | 17 | 31 | 73 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 22 | 18 | 17 | 57 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 16 | 17 | 22 | 55 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 12 | 32 | 32 | 76 |
| 6 | Thailand (THA) | 11 | 9 | 18 | 38 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 13 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 15 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 18 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 19 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 27 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| 28 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 29 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 32 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 33 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 36 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 38 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 41 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 45 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 47 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 50 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (57 entries) | 201 | 201 | 406 | 808 | |