Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2009 | Taipei |  Taiwan |  South Korea | 7 |
| 22 | 2013 | Sofia |  Bulgaria |  South Korea | 13 |
| 23 | 2017 | Samsun |  Turkey |  Turkey | 13 |
| 24 | 2021 | Caxias do Sul |  Brazil |  Iran | 11 |
Taekwondo events have been contested in Deaflympics since 2009 in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. This was the 21st edition of the event. [1]
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2009 | Taipei | Taiwan | South Korea | 7 |
| 22 | 2013 | Sofia | Bulgaria | South Korea | 13 |
| 23 | 2017 | Samsun | Turkey | Turkey | 13 |
| 24 | 2021 | Caxias do Sul | Brazil | Iran | 11 |
All medal count from 2009 Summer Deaflympics to 2017 Summer Deaflympics including kyorugui and poomsae events, the last ones making their debut in the 2013 Summer Deaflympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 17 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | Turkey | 9 | 11 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 |  Russia | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 |  Croatia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Greece | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 |  Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  China | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 15 |  Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 44 | 44 | 87 | 175 | |
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