| Taekwondo at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Edip Buran Arena |
| Location |  Turkey, Mersin |
| Dates | 21-23 June 2013 |
| Taekwondo at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Men | Women | |
| 58 kg | 49 kg | |
| 68 kg | 57 kg | |
| 80 kg | 67 kg | |
| +80 kg | +67 kg | |
The taekwondo competitions at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin took place between 21 June and 23 June at the Edip Buran Sports Hall. This was the first time that taekwondo was held at the Mediterranean Games. [1]
Athletes competed in 8 weight categories.
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey* | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Spain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Morocco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (58 kg) | Jose Luiz Mendez Jimenez  Spain | Flavien Furet  France | Fırat Pozan Turkey |
Marcello Porcaro  Italy | |||
| Lightweight (68 kg) | Daniel Quesada Barrera Spain | Claudio Treviso Italy | Servet Tazegül Turkey |
| Alexandre Amghar France | |||
| Middleweight (80 kg) | Issam Chernoubi  Morocco | Oussama Oueslati  Tunisia | Nicolás García Spain |
| Yunus Sarı Turkey | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Ali Sarı Turkey | Alexandros Nikolaidis  Greece | Leonardo Basile Italy |
Vanja Babić  Serbia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (49 kg) | Nour Abdelsalam  Egypt | Rukiye Yildirim Turkey | Kyriaki Kouttouki  Cyprus |
Ana Petrušič  Slovenia | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Eva Calvo Spain | Hatice İlgün Turkey | Andrea Paoli  Lebanon |
| Lamyaa Bekkali Morocco | |||
| Middleweight (67 kg) | Nur Tatar Turkey | Hakima El Meslahy Morocco | Hedaya Wahba Egypt |
| Haby Niare France | |||
| Heavyweight (+67 kg) | Maeva Meiller France | Milica Mandić Serbia | Yaprak Eriş Turkey |
| Rosana Simon Alamo Spain |
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