The 2022 World Taekwondo Championships was the 25th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships and was held at the Centro Acuático CODE Metropolitano, in Guadalajara, Mexico from 13 to 20 November 2022.[1][2] It was at first scheduled to be held in Wuxi, China in 2021, but withdrawn due to the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic to get the 2025 edition. In January 2022, the event was first moved to Cancún, Mexico.[3][4] This was the second time after 2013, that Mexico has held the event.
| 2022 World Taekwondo Championships | |
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| Venue | Centro Acuático CODE Metropolitano |
| Location |  Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Dates | 14–20 November 2022 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | Mexico |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−54 kg) |
Omar Salim Hungary
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César Rodríguez Mexico
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Bae Jun-seo South Korea
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Chen Po-yen Chinese Taipei
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| Flyweight (−58 kg) |
Vito Dell'Aquila Italy
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Jang Jun South Korea
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Brandon Plaza Mexico
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Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi Tunisia
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| Bantamweight (−63 kg) |
Liang Yushuai China
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Niyaz Pulatov Uzbekistan
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Zaid Al-Halawani Jordan
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Joan Jorquera Spain
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| Featherweight (−68 kg) |
Kwon Do-yun South Korea
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Bradly Sinden Great Britain
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Reza Kalhor Iran
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Javad Aghayev Azerbaijan
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| Lightweight (−74 kg) |
Daniel Quesada Spain
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Edival Pontes Brazil
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Firas Katoussi Tunisia
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Stefan Takov Serbia
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| Welterweight (−80 kg) |
Park Woo-hyeok South Korea
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Andoni Cintado Spain
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Mehran Barkhordari Iran
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Seif Eissa Egypt
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| Middleweight (−87 kg) |
Mehdi Khodabakhshi Serbia
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Meng Mingkuan China
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Nikita Rafalovich Uzbekistan
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| Bryan Salazar Mexico
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| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Carlos Sansores Mexico
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Iván García Spain
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Sajjad Mardani Iran
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| Song Zhaoxiang China
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Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−46 kg) |
Lena Stojković Croatia
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Rukiye Yıldırım Turkey
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Huang Ying-hsuan Chinese Taipei
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Andrea Ramírez Colombia
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| Flyweight (−49 kg) |
Daniela Souza Mexico
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Guo Qing China
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Dunya Abutaleb Saudi Arabia
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Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand
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| Bantamweight (−53 kg) |
Makayla Greenwood United States
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Zuo Ju China
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Tijana Bogdanović Serbia
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| Ivana Duvančić Croatia
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| Featherweight (−57 kg) |
Luo Zongshi China
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Lo Chia-ling Chinese Taipei
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Jade Jones Great Britain
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| Hatice Kübra İlgün Turkey
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| Lightweight (−62 kg) |
Sarah Chaâri Belgium
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Theopoula Sarvanaki Greece
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Aaliyah Powell Great Britain
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| Feruza Sadikova Uzbekistan
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| Welterweight (−67 kg) |
Leslie Soltero Mexico
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Aleksandra Perišić Serbia
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Cecilia Castro Spain
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| Milena Titoneli Brazil
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| Middleweight (−73 kg) |
Nadica Božanić Serbia
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Lee Da-bin South Korea
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Crystal Weekes Puerto Rico
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| Rebecca McGowan Great Britain
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| Heavyweight (+73 kg) |
Svetlana Osipova Uzbekistan
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Dana Azran Israel
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Lorena Brandl Germany
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Marlene Jahl Austria
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Serbia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
Team ranking edit
Men edit
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Women edit
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Participating nations edit
A total of 710 athletes from 120 nations and the refugee team participated.
Albania (1)
Andorra (1)
Argentina (4)
Aruba (2)
Australia (16)
Austria (4)
Azerbaijan (8)
Belgium (4)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (16)
Bulgaria (4)
Burkina Faso (1)
Cambodia (1)
Canada (16)
Cape Verde (2)
Chad (5)
Chile (6)
China (15)
Chinese Taipei (16)
Colombia (13)
Congo DR (1)
Costa Rica (6)
Croatia (14)
Cuba (8)
Curaçao (1)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (5)
Denmark (6)
Dominican Republic (12)
East Timor (1)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (10)
El Salvador (3)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Eswatini (1)
Finland (5)
France (8)
Gabon (10)
Gambia (1)
Georgia (3)
Germany (10)
Ghana (8)
Great Britain (12)
Greece (15)
Guatemala (1)
Guinea (8)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Haiti (5)
Honduras (9)
Hong Kong (7)
Hungary (3)
Iceland (1)
India (1)
Indonesia (3)
Iran (14)
Iraq (2)
Ireland (2)
Israel (10)
Italy (8)
Ivory Coast (14)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (12)
Jordan (8)
Kazakhstan (15)
Kenya (14)
Kosovo (2)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (4)
Lesotho (1)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (3)
Luxembourg (1)
Malaysia (1)
Mali (4)
Martinique (1)
Mexico (16)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (3)
Montenegro (1)
Morocco (12)
Nepal (3)
Netherlands (2)
Nicaragua (4)
Niger (15)
Nigeria (1)
North Macedonia (3)
Norway (6)
Palestine (3)
Panama (2)
Paraguay (2)
Philippines (6)
Poland (5)
Portugal (4)
Puerto Rico (13)
Refugee Taekwondo Athletes (6)
San Marino (2)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (4)
Senegal (4)
Serbia (10)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (4)
Somalia (2)
South Korea (16)
Spain (16)
Sri Lanka (8)
Suriname (2)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (1)
Thailand (8)
Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Tunisia (5)
Turkey (16)
Ukraine (7)
United States (16)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (16)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (3)
Zimbabwe (1)
References edit
- ^ "2022 WTF World Championships".
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (12 November 2022). "Relocation of World Taekwondo Championships to Guadalajara "made sense", claims event director". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Taekwondo Championships awarded to Cancun". ASOIF. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (28 January 2022). "Cancun awarded 2022 World Taekwondo Championships to replace Wuxi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 November 2022.