| Taekwondo at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Venue | Coliseo Colegio Marymount |
| Location |  Barranquilla |
| Dates | 20–23 July |
The taekwondo competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla, Colombia from 20 to 23 July at the Coliseo Colegio Marymount.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs Poomsae [21] |  Mexico (MEX)Daniela Rodríguez Vaslav Ayala | Colombia (COL) Isaac Vélez Karen Suache |  Costa Rica (CRC)María Guillén Ignacio Madrigal  Puerto Rico (PUR)Arelis Medina José Torres |
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL)* | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 |  Panama (PAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Nicaragua (NCA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Honduras (HON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
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