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 |
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
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−54 kg) | Kim Tae-hun South Korea | Stanislav Denisov Russia | Venilton Teixeira Brazil |
Ramnarong Sawekwiharee Thailand | |||
| Flyweight (−58 kg) | Farzan Ashourzadeh Iran | Si Mohamed Ketbi World Taekwondo Federation | Ruslan Poiseev Russia |
Zhao Shuai China | |||
| Bantamweight (−63 kg) | Jaouad Achab World Taekwondo Federation | Joel González Spain | Abolfazl Yaghoubi Iran |
Saúl Gutiérrez Mexico | |||
| Featherweight (−68 kg) | Servet Tazegül Turkey | Aleksey Denisenko Russia | José Antonio Rosillo Spain |
| Shin Dong-yun South Korea | |||
| Lightweight (−74 kg) | Masoud Hajji-Zavareh Iran | Nikita Rafalovich Uzbekistan | Albert Gaun Russia |
Ismaël Coulibaly Mali | |||
| Welterweight (−80 kg) | Mehdi Khodabakhshi Iran | Damon Sansum Great Britain | Aaron Cook Moldova |
Tahir Güleç Germany | |||
| Middleweight (−87 kg) | Radik Isayev Azerbaijan | Jasur Baykuziyev Uzbekistan | Vladislav Larin Russia |
Rafael Alba Cuba | |||
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) | Dmitriy Shokin Uzbekistan | Firmin Zokou Ivory Coast | Anthony Obame Gabon |
| Robelis Despaigne Cuba |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−46 kg) | Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand | Iryna Romoldanova Ukraine | Lin Wan-ting Chinese Taipei |
| Iris Sing Brazil | |||
| Flyweight (−49 kg) | Ha Min-ah South Korea | Wu Jingyu China | Svetlana Igumenova Russia |
Tijana Bogdanović Serbia | |||
| Bantamweight (−53 kg) | Lim Geum-byeol South Korea | Huang Yun-wen Chinese Taipei | Ana Zaninović Croatia |
Andriana Asprogeraka Greece | |||
| Featherweight (−57 kg) | Mayu Hamada Japan | Eva Calvo Spain | Kimia Alizadeh Iran |
Edina Kotsis Hungary | |||
| Lightweight (−62 kg) | İrem Yaman Turkey | Marta Calvo Spain | Viktoryia Belanouskaya Belarus |
| Rachelle Booth Great Britain | |||
| Welterweight (−67 kg) | Chuang Chia-chia Chinese Taipei | Nur Tatar Turkey | Paige McPherson United States |
Katherine Dumar Colombia | |||
| Middleweight (−73 kg) | Oh Hye-ri South Korea | Zheng Shuyin China | Jackie Galloway United States |
| Iva Radoš Croatia | |||
| Heavyweight (+73 kg) | Bianca Walkden Great Britain | Gwladys Épangue France | Nafia Kuş Turkey |
| Olga Ivanova Russia |
Medal table
[edit]| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit] Men[edit]
| Women[edit]
|
Participating nations
[edit]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)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC" (PDF). worldtaekwondo2015.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Belgian suspension from World Taekwondo Federation "nearly solved" reveals Choue". Inside the Games. Retrieved 27 December 2023.