World Junior Taekwondo Championships

World Taekwondo Junior Championships
Current event or competition:
2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships
Competition details
DisciplineTaekwondo
Typekyourugui, biennial
OrganiserWorld Taekwondo (WT)
History
First edition1996 in Barcelona, Spain
Editions14 (2024)
Most wins171 medals South Korea

The World Taekwondo Junior Championships (U18 / U15) is a worldwide biennial championship organized for juniors and cadets age category by World Taekwondo, first held in 1996 in Barcelona. The event is contested every two years.[1][2][3]

History

Age Groups:

  1. U21: Since 2025 (18-21 Years)
  2. U18: Since 1996 (15-18 Years)
  3. U15: Since 2014 (12-15 Years)

Editions

Junior (Youth) / U18

Edition Year Date Host city and country Men's champion Women's champion
1 1996 27-30 June[4] Barcelona, Spain  South Korea  South Korea
2 1998 9-13 September[5] Istanbul, Turkey  South Korea  South Korea
3 2000 15-18 November[6] Killarney, Ireland  South Korea  South Korea
4 2002 1-6 October[7] Heraklion, Greece  South Korea  South Korea
5 2004 12-18 June[8] Suncheon, South Korea  South Korea  South Korea
6 2006 26-30 July[9] Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  South Korea  South Korea
7 2008 8-11 May[10] İzmir, Turkey  South Korea  South Korea
8 2010 6-9 March[11] Tijuana, Mexico  Iran  South Korea
9 2012 4-8 April[12] Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt  South Korea  South Korea
10 2014 23-26 March[13] Taipei, Taiwan  South Korea  South Korea
11 2016 16-20 November[14] Burnaby, Canada  South Korea  Iran
12 2018 9-13 April[15] Hammamet, Tunisia  Iran  Russia
13 2022 2–7 August[16] Sofia, Bulgaria  South Korea  South Korea
14 2024 1–6 October[17] Chuncheon, South Korea  Iran  Iran

Cadet / U15

  1. 2014 Baku,  Azerbaijan
  2. 2015 Muju,  South Korea
  3. 2017 Sharm el Sheikh,  Egypt
  4. 2019 Tashkent,  Uzbekistan
  5. 2022 Sofia,  Bulgaria
  6. 2023 Sarajevo,  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  7. 2025 Fujairah,  United Arab Emirates

Medal table

U21

U18

All results from 1996 to 2024[18][3]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea1113030171
2 Iran37162174
3 Turkey11223972
4 Chinese Taipei11222760
5 China11112042
6 Russia10183664
7 United States10102545
8 Spain7112846
9 Great Britain741223
10 Vietnam60612
11 Italy531927
12 Thailand4161636
13 Croatia482032
14 Greece481931
15 Mexico472334
16 France461525
17 Azerbaijan45918
18 Jordan38718
19 Serbia32510
20 Brazil22812
21 Canada212023
22 Philippines21811
23 Tunisia2046
24 Germany1141833
25 Kazakhstan181019
26 Uzbekistan15713
27 Ukraine121114
28 Morocco1146
29 Dominican Republic1102
 Puerto Rico1102
 Slovenia1102
32 Belgium1089
33 Denmark1012
34 Indonesia1001
35 Netherlands06410
36 Poland05510
37 Australia03710
38 Sweden0358
39 Egypt0224
40 Costa Rica0202
41 Israel0134
42 Argentina0123
 Lesotho0123
44 Cuba0112
 Moldova0112
 Portugal0112
47 Bahamas0101
 Bulgaria0101
 French Polynesia0101
 Montenegro0101
51 Cyprus0033
 Guatemala0033
 India0033
 Japan0033
55 Afghanistan0022
 Ireland0022
 Lebanon0022
 Malaysia0022
 Niger0022
 Norway0022
 Qatar0022
 Slovakia0022
63 Belgium0011
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0011
 Chile0011
 Colombia0011
 Czech Republic0011
 Ivory Coast0011
 Kuwait0011
 Macau0011
 Palestine0011
 Romania0011
 Saudi Arabia0011
Totals (73 entries)2752755481,098

U15

All results from 2014 to 2025[19]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran36211269
2 South Korea20131649
3 Thailand13101336
4 Russia9161237
5 Mexico741627
– Individual Neutral Athletes73616
6 Turkey692439
7 Uzbekistan611724
8 Kazakhstan571123
9 Ukraine54817
10 Chinese Taipei441321
11 Italy35513
12 United States331117
13 Germany22812
14 Croatia2248
15 Serbia17311
16 Azerbaijan13711
17 France13610
18 Egypt121215
19 Spain12912
20 Jordan1236
21 Philippines1135
22 Bulgaria1113
23 Morocco1023
24 El Salvador1001
 Ivory Coast1001
 Saudi Arabia1001
27 Greece03710
28 Great Britain0156
29 Australia0145
 Belarus0145
31 Belgium0134
 India0134
33 Canada0123
34 Colombia0112
 Palestine0112
36 Finland0101
 Georgia0101
 Latvia0101
 Oman0101
 Vietnam0101
41 Tunisia0033
42 Denmark0022
 Lebanon0022
 Moldova0022
 Poland0022
46 Andorra0011
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0011
 Brazil0011
 Costa Rica0011
 Ecuador0011
 French Polynesia0011
 Haiti0011
 Israel0011
 Mongolia0011
 Netherlands0011
 Puerto Rico0011
 Romania0011
 Senegal0011
 Slovenia0011
 United Arab Emirates0011
Totals (60 entries)140141278559

See also

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