| Current event or competition: 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Taekwondo |
| Type | kyourugui, biennial |
| Organiser | Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1973 in Seoul, South Korea |
The Asian Taekwondo Championships are the Asian senior championships in Taekwondo, first held in South Korea in 1973. The event is held every two years and is organized by the Asian Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekwondo, which organises and controls Olympic style taekwondo.
All-time medal count, as of the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 219 | 45 | 49 | 313 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei | 41 | 76 | 61 | 178 |
| 3 |  Iran | 32 | 44 | 59 | 135 |
| 4 |  China | 28 | 23 | 38 | 89 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | 14 | 8 | 31 | 53 |
| 6 |  Thailand | 9 | 24 | 26 | 59 |
| 7 |  Jordan | 7 | 23 | 57 | 87 |
| 8 |  Vietnam | 6 | 15 | 29 | 50 |
| 9 |  Australia | 3 | 23 | 51 | 77 |
| 10 |  Philippines | 3 | 22 | 64 | 89 |
| 11 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 8 | 35 | 46 |
| 12 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 13 |  Indonesia | 1 | 8 | 31 | 40 |
| 14 |  Malaysia | 1 | 8 | 29 | 38 |
| 15 |  Nepal | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 16 |  Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 17 |  Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 18 |  Macau | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 |  Singapore | 0 | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| 20 |  Japan | 0 | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 21 |  Qatar | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 22 |  Hong Kong | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 23 |  Tajikistan | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 24 |  Cambodia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 |  Bahrain | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 |  Guam | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 India | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 28 |  Syria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 |  Iraq | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
 Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
 Yemen | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 |  Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |  Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| 36 |  Palestine | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 37 |  Brunei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 |  Laos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tahiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 entries) | 373 | 373 | 739 | 1485 | |
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