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2015 World Taekwondo Championships
2015 World Taekwondo Championships
Venue	Traktor Ice Arena
Location	Chelyabinsk, Russia
Dates	12–18 May 2015
Champions
Men	Iran
Women	South Korea
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The 2015 World Taekwondo Championships were the 22nd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Chelyabinsk, Russia from May 12 to May 18, 2015.^[1] The decision to award the games to Russia was made in 2013 as they out-voted both Vietnam and Brazil.^[2]^[3]

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−54 kg) details	Kim Tae-hun South Korea	Stanislav Denisov Russia	Venilton Teixeira Brazil
Finweight (−54 kg) details	Kim Tae-hun South Korea	Stanislav Denisov Russia	Ramnarong Sawekwiharee Thailand
Flyweight (−58 kg) details	Farzan Ashourzadeh Iran	Si Mohamed Ketbi World Taekwondo Federation	Ruslan Poiseev Russia
Flyweight (−58 kg) details	Farzan Ashourzadeh Iran	Si Mohamed Ketbi World Taekwondo Federation	Zhao Shuai China
Bantamweight (−63 kg) details	Jaouad Achab World Taekwondo Federation	Joel González Spain	Abolfazl Yaghoubi Iran
Bantamweight (−63 kg) details	Jaouad Achab World Taekwondo Federation	Joel González Spain	Saúl Gutiérrez Mexico
Featherweight (−68 kg) details	Servet Tazegül Turkey	Aleksey Denisenko Russia	José Antonio Rosillo Spain
Featherweight (−68 kg) details	Servet Tazegül Turkey	Aleksey Denisenko Russia	Shin Dong-yun South Korea
Lightweight (−74 kg) details	Masoud Hajji-Zavareh Iran	Nikita Rafalovich Uzbekistan	Albert Gaun Russia
Lightweight (−74 kg) details	Masoud Hajji-Zavareh Iran	Nikita Rafalovich Uzbekistan	Ismaël Coulibaly Mali
Welterweight (−80 kg) details	Mehdi Khodabakhshi Iran	Damon Sansum Great Britain	Aaron Cook Moldova
Welterweight (−80 kg) details	Mehdi Khodabakhshi Iran	Damon Sansum Great Britain	Tahir Güleç Germany
Middleweight (−87 kg) details	Radik Isayev Azerbaijan	Jasur Baykuziyev Uzbekistan	Vladislav Larin Russia
Middleweight (−87 kg) details	Radik Isayev Azerbaijan	Jasur Baykuziyev Uzbekistan	Rafael Alba Cuba
Heavyweight (+87 kg) details	Dmitriy Shokin Uzbekistan	Firmin Zokou Ivory Coast	Anthony Obame Gabon
Heavyweight (+87 kg) details	Dmitriy Shokin Uzbekistan	Firmin Zokou Ivory Coast	Robelis Despaigne Cuba

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Finweight (−46 kg) details	Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand	Iryna Romoldanova Ukraine	Lin Wan-ting Chinese Taipei
Finweight (−46 kg) details	Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand	Iryna Romoldanova Ukraine	Iris Sing Brazil
Flyweight (−49 kg) details	Ha Min-ah South Korea	Wu Jingyu China	Svetlana Igumenova Russia
Flyweight (−49 kg) details	Ha Min-ah South Korea	Wu Jingyu China	Tijana Bogdanović Serbia
Bantamweight (−53 kg) details	Lim Geum-byeol South Korea	Huang Yun-wen Chinese Taipei	Ana Zaninović Croatia
Bantamweight (−53 kg) details	Lim Geum-byeol South Korea	Huang Yun-wen Chinese Taipei	Andriana Asprogeraka Greece
Featherweight (−57 kg) details	Mayu Hamada Japan	Eva Calvo Spain	Kimia Alizadeh Iran
Featherweight (−57 kg) details	Mayu Hamada Japan	Eva Calvo Spain	Edina Kotsis Hungary
Lightweight (−62 kg) details	İrem Yaman Turkey	Marta Calvo Spain	Viktoryia Belanouskaya Belarus
Lightweight (−62 kg) details	İrem Yaman Turkey	Marta Calvo Spain	Rachelle Booth Great Britain
Welterweight (−67 kg) details	Chuang Chia-chia Chinese Taipei	Nur Tatar Turkey	Paige McPherson United States
Welterweight (−67 kg) details	Chuang Chia-chia Chinese Taipei	Nur Tatar Turkey	Katherine Dumar Colombia
Middleweight (−73 kg) details	Oh Hye-ri South Korea	Zheng Shuyin China	Jackie Galloway United States
Middleweight (−73 kg) details	Oh Hye-ri South Korea	Zheng Shuyin China	Iva Radoš Croatia
Heavyweight (+73 kg) details	Bianca Walkden Great Britain	Gwladys Épangue France	Nafia Kuş Turkey
Heavyweight (+73 kg) details	Bianca Walkden Great Britain	Gwladys Épangue France	Olga Ivanova Russia

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	4	0	1	5
2	Iran	3	0	2	5
3	Turkey	2	1	1	4
4	Uzbekistan	1	2	0	3
5	Chinese Taipei	1	1	1	3
5	Great Britain	1	1	1	3
7	World Taekwondo Federation	1	1	0	2
8	Thailand	1	0	1	2
9	Azerbaijan	1	0	0	1
9	Japan	1	0	0	1
11	Spain	0	3	1	4
12	Russia	0	2	5	7
13	China	0	2	1	3
14	France	0	1	0	1
	Ivory Coast	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
17	Brazil	0	0	2	2
	Croatia	0	0	2	2
	Cuba	0	0	2	2
	United States	0	0	2	2
21	Belarus	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Gabon	0	0	1	1
	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Mali	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Moldova	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Totals (30 entries)		16	16	32	64

Team ranking

Men

Rank	Team	Points
1	Iran	65
2	Russia	50
3	Uzbekistan	43
4	South Korea	42
5	Spain	34
6	World Taekwondo Fed.	33
7	Turkey	33
8	Azerbaijan	30
9	Mexico	29
10	United States	26

Women

Rank	Team	Points
1	South Korea	56
2	Chinese Taipei	41
3	Turkey	40
4	China	38
5	Great Britain	31
6	Russia	31
7	Spain	28
8	France	26
9	United States	26
10	Croatia	25

Participating nations

A total of 872 athletes from 139 nations competed.^[4]

Afghanistan (10)
Albania (3)
Algeria (5)
Angola (2)
Argentina (5)
Armenia (5)
Aruba (1)
Australia (15)
Austria (2)
Azerbaijan (12)
Bangladesh (2)
Belarus (11)
Benin (2)
Botswana (5)
Brazil (16)
Bulgaria (6)
Cambodia (1)
Canada (16)
Cape Verde (3)
Central African Republic (3)
Chad (4)
Chile (11)
China (16)
Chinese Taipei (16)
Colombia (15)
Congo DR (4)
Costa Rica (2)
Croatia (12)
Cuba (5)
Cyprus (13)
Czech Republic (3)
Denmark (2)
Dominican Republic (10)
East Timor (3)
Ecuador (5)
Egypt (16)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (6)
France (16)
French Polynesia (4)
Gabon (7)
Georgia (1)
Germany (13)
Ghana (5)
Great Britain (14)
Greece (15)
Guadeloupe (1)
Guatemala (4)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (4)
Hong Kong (2)
Hungary (6)
Iceland (3)
India (3)
Iran (13)
Iraq (3)
Ireland (5)
Israel (7)
Italy (10)
Ivory Coast (14)
Jamaica (4)
Japan (6)
Jordan (13)
Kazakhstan (16)
Kenya (5)
Kosovo (2)
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Laos (1)
Latvia (2)
Lesotho (3)
Liberia (2)
Libya (4)
Lithuania (3)
Macau (7)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (5)
Malaysia (6)
Mali (8)
Malta (2)
Mexico (16)
Moldova (5)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (5)
Montenegro (2)
Morocco (9)
Mozambique (2)
Netherlands (7)
New Zealand (2)
Niger (2)
Nigeria (5)
Norway (4)
Oman (3)
Pakistan (3)
Palestine (2)
Panama (2)
Peru (5)
Philippines (12)
Poland (11)
Portugal (6)
Puerto Rico (7)
Qatar (4)
Romania (2)
Russia (16)
Rwanda (6)
San Marino (2)
Saudi Arabia (3)
Senegal (5)
Serbia (13)
Seychelles (1)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (6)
Somalia (1)
South Africa (3)
South Korea (16)
Spain (16)
Sudan (11)
Swaziland (6)
Sweden (8)
Switzerland (2)
Tajikistan (6)
Thailand (8)
Tonga (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Tunisia (6)
Turkey (16)
Turkmenistan (5)
U. S. Virgin Islands (2)
Ukraine (16)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United States (16)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (7)
Venezuela (9)
Vietnam (9)
World Taekwondo Federation (6)^[a]
Yemen (2)
Zimbabwe (2)

^a Athletes from Belgium competed as World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) due to the suspension of the country's Taekwondo Federation.^[5]

References

^ "2015 WTF WORLD TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS (Chelyabinsk, Russia / May 12-18, 2015)". www.worldtaekwondofederation.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "Russia to Host 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in Chelyabinsk City". www.worldtaekwondoferderation.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "List of All Athletes Ranking" (PDF). worldtaekwondo2015.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.^{[
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^ "Number of Entries by NOC" (PDF). worldtaekwondo2015.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.^{[
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^ "Belgian suspension from World Taekwondo Federation "nearly solved" reveals Choue". Inside the Games. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

Results ( Archived version)

External links

Official website

[1] "2015 WTF WORLD TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS (Chelyabinsk, Russia / May 12-18, 2015)". www.worldtaekwondofederation.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[2] "Russia to Host 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in Chelyabinsk City". www.worldtaekwondoferderation.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[3] "List of All Athletes Ranking" (PDF). worldtaekwondo2015.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.^{[
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[4] "Number of Entries by NOC" (PDF). worldtaekwondo2015.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.^{[
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[5] "Belgian suspension from World Taekwondo Federation "nearly solved" reveals Choue". Inside the Games. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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