| 2015 World Taekwondo Championships | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| Finweight | 54 kg | 46 kg |
| Flyweight | 58 kg | 49 kg |
| Bantamweight | 63 kg | 53 kg |
| Featherweight | 68 kg | 57 kg |
| Lightweight | 74 kg | 62 kg |
| Welterweight | 80 kg | 67 kg |
| Middleweight | 87 kg | 73 kg |
| Heavyweight | +87 kg | +73 kg |
The women's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia on May 15 and May 16. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 53 kilograms in body mass.
| Gold | Lim Geum-byeol  South Korea |
| Silver | Huang Yun-wen  Chinese Taipei |
| Bronze | Ana Zaninović  Croatia |
Andriana Asprogeraka  Greece |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Huang Yun-wen (TPE) | 12 | ||||||||
| Ana Zaninović (CRO) | 4 | Huang Yun-wen (TPE) | 5 | ||||||
| Lim Geum-byeol (KOR) | 7 | Lim Geum-byeol (KOR) | 10 | ||||||
| Andriana Asprogeraka (GRE) | 1 | ||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Huang Yun-wen (TPE) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dinorahon Mamadibragimova (UZB) | DQ | Dinorahon Mamadibragimova (UZB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Stephanie Rabehaja (MAD) | Huang Yun-wen (TPE) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
 Madeline Folgmann (GER) | 7 |  Caroline Marton (AUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Katsiaryna Lis (BLR) | 1 | Madeline Folgmann (GER) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Melissa Joseph (TTO) | 2 | Caroline Marton (AUS) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Caroline Marton (AUS) | 20 | Huang Yun-wen (TPE) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
 Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lu Jing Rong (MAC) | 1 |  Georgia Barnes (GBR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Barnes (GBR) | 14 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Danielle Pelham (GHA) | 5 |  Manuela Bezzola (SUI) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Taleen Hamaidi (JOR) | 6 | Taleen Hamaidi (JOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Manuela Bezzola (SUI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Ana Zaninović (CRO) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Erendita Gërguri (KOS) | 3 |  Fariza Aldangorova (KAZ) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fariza Aldangorova (KAZ) | 10 | Ana Zaninović (CRO) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Disnansi Polanco (DOM) |  Laura García (COL) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ada Demneri (ALB) | DQ | Ada Demneri (ALB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laura García (COL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ana Zaninović (CRO) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Zhan Tianrui (CHN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Charlotte Brown (CAN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhan Tianrui (CHN) | 13 | Zhan Tianrui (CHN) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Awa Ouattara (CIV) | 0 | Zhan Tianrui (CHN) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lazara Valdes (AZE) | 7 |  Ekaterina Kim (RUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Emmanuella Atora (GAB) | 5 | Lazara Valdes (AZE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ekaterina Kim (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Floriane Liborio (FRA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yarden Sharabi (ISR) | 2 |  Barbara Ducz (HUN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Ducz (HUN) | 9 | Barbara Ducz (HUN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Pauline Lopez (PHI) | 10 |  Indra Craen (BEL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Belaynesh Alemu (ETH) | 4 | Pauline Lopez (PHI) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indra Craen (BEL) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Ducz (HUN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lim Geum-byeol (KOR) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rahma Ben Ali (TUN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Samantha Leong (USA) | 9 | Samantha Leong (USA) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tania García (ESP) | 7 | Samantha Leong (USA) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lim Geum-byeol (KOR) | 7 | Lim Geum-byeol (KOR) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Pauline Lövgren (SWE) | 0 | Lim Geum-byeol (KOR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Diana Lara (MEX) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Hatice Kübra Yangın (TUR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andriana Asprogeraka (GRE) | 20 | Andriana Asprogeraka (GRE) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tamana Frotan (AFG) | 1 | Andriana Asprogeraka (GRE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Daria Lytvynchuk (UKR) | 4 | Daria Lytvynchuk (UKR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Licia Martignani (ITA) | 0 | Daria Lytvynchuk (UKR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dragana Gladović (SRB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andriana Asprogeraka (GRE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yamicel Núñez (CUB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Despina Pilavaki (CYP) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Alessandra Trevisan (BRA) | 0 | Yamicel Núñez (CUB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yamicel Núñez (CUB) | 8 | Yamicel Núñez (CUB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jasmin Nabila (MAS) |  Phannapa Harnsujin (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phannapa Harnsujin (THA) | DQ | Phannapa Harnsujin (THA) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Radwa Reda (EGY) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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