| 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 featherweight is a competition featured at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia on May 17 and May 18. Featherweights were limited to a maximum of 57 kilograms in body mass.
| Gold | Mayu Hamada  Japan |
| Silver | Eva Calvo  Spain |
| Bronze | Kimia Alizadeh  Iran |
Edina Kotsis  Hungary |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Kimia Alizadeh (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||
| Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 5 | Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 5 | ||||||
| Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 2 | Eva Calvo (ESP) | 3 | ||||||
| Eva Calvo (ESP) | 4 | ||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Jade Jones (GBR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tshepang Koosenye (BOT) | 3 |  Adriana Martínez (VEN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adriana Martínez (VEN) | 25 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Gunay Aghakishiyeva (AZE) | 10 |  Chen Yu-chuang (TPE) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Carolena Carstens (PAN) | 2 | Gunay Aghakishiyeva (AZE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chen Yu-chuang (TPE) | 14 | Chen Yu-chuang (TPE) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Doris Patiño (COL) | 6 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kimia Alizadeh (IRI) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cheyenne Lewis (USA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Oleksandra Baranova (UKR) | 9 |  Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 10 | Cheyenne Lewis (USA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kimia Alizadeh (IRI) | 10 | Kimia Alizadeh (IRI) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Magdalena Leporowska (POL) | 0 | Kimia Alizadeh (IRI) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Phạm Thị Thu Hiền (VIE) | 4 | Phạm Thị Thu Hiền (VIE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Assel Koilybay (KAZ) | 3 | Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Emely Cartagena (PUR) |  Kim Da-yeong (KOR) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim Da-yeong (KOR) | DQ | Kim Da-yeong (KOR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Josiane Lima (BRA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Belén Costa (PER) | 5 | Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) | 9 | Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Celina Proffen (ARG) | DQ |  Milana Driamova (RUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tasneem Tawil (LBA) | Celina Proffen (ARG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milana Driamova (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Nikita Glasnović (SWE) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sabra Al-Salti (OMA) | 2 |  Aleksandra Radmilović (SRB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandra Radmilović (SRB) | 14 | Nikita Glasnović (SWE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 12 | Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jui Anil Zodage (IND) | 5 | Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Laurygan Célin (FRA) | 5 | Laurygan Célin (FRA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Joana Cunha (POR) | 5 | Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hedaya Malak (EGY) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 María Jara (CHI) | 1 |  Paulina Armería (MEX) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paulina Armería (MEX) | 15 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Naima Bakkal (MAR) | 9 | Hedaya Malak (EGY) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sarah Dad (ALG) | 6 | Naima Bakkal (MAR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hedaya Malak (EGY) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Evelyn Gonda (CAN) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Humaira Mohammadi (AFG) | 3 |  Marah Al-Sqour (JOR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marah Al-Sqour (JOR) | 7 | Evelyn Gonda (CAN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cristina Gaspa (ITA) | 2 |  Anna-Lena Frömming (GER) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Stavroula Kontou (GRE) | 3 | Stavroula Kontou (GRE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anna-Lena Frömming (GER) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anna-Lena Frömming (GER) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dürdane Altunel (TUR) | 13 | Eva Calvo (ESP) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Catherine Risbey (AUS) | 1 | Dürdane Altunel (TUR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Darya Zubovich (BLR) | 5 | Darya Zubovich (BLR) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Banassa Diomandé (CIV) | 3 | Darya Zubovich (BLR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Claire Toland (IRL) | 2 | Eva Calvo (ESP) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Gabija Janušauskaitė (LTU) | 9 | Gabija Janušauskaitė (LTU) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eva Calvo (ESP) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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