| Current event or competition: 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Taekwondo |
| Type | kyourugui, biennial |
| Organiser | World Taekwondo (WT) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1996 in Barcelona, Spain |
| Editions | 13 (2022) |
| Most wins | 148 medals  South Korea |
The World Taekwondo Junior Championships is a worldwide biennial championship organized for juniors age category by World Taekwondo, first held in 1996 in Barcelona. The event is contested every two years. [1] [2] [3]
| Edition | Year | Date | Host city and country | Men's champion | Women's champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | 27-30 June [4] |  Barcelona, Spain |  South Korea | South Korea |
| 2 | 1998 | 9-13 September [5] |  Istanbul, Turkey | South Korea | South Korea |
| 3 | 2000 | 15-18 November [6] |  Killarney, Ireland | South Korea | South Korea |
| 4 | 2002 | 1-6 October [7] |  Heraklion, Greece | South Korea | South Korea |
| 5 | 2004 | 12-18 June [8] | Suncheon, South Korea | South Korea | South Korea |
| 6 | 2006 | 26-30 July [9] |  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | South Korea | South Korea |
| 7 | 2008 | 8-11 May [10] | İzmir, Turkey | South Korea | South Korea |
| 8 | 2010 | 6-9 March [11] |  Tijuana, Mexico |  Iran | South Korea |
| 9 | 2012 | 4-8 April [12] |  Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt | South Korea | South Korea |
| 10 | 2014 | 23-26 March [13] |  Taipei, Taiwan | South Korea | South Korea |
| 11 | 2016 | 16-20 November [14] |  Burnaby, Canada | South Korea | Iran |
| 12 | 2018 | 9-13 April [15] |  Hammamet, Tunisia | Iran |  Russia |
| 13 | 2022 | 2–7 August [16] |  Sofia, Bulgaria | South Korea | South Korea |
| 14 | 2024 | TBD [17] | Chuncheon, South Korea | Iran | Iran |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 107 | 26 | 29 | 162 |
| 2 | Iran | 30 | 14 | 19 | 63 |
| 3 | Turkey | 11 | 21 | 36 | 68 |
| 4 |  China | 11 | 9 | 17 | 37 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 10 | 22 | 25 | 57 |
| 6 | Russia | 10 | 18 | 36 | 64 |
| 7 |  United States | 10 | 9 | 25 | 44 |
| 8 | Spain | 7 | 10 | 24 | 41 |
| 9 |  Great Britain | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | Vietnam | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 |  Italy | 5 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
| 12 |  Thailand | 4 | 16 | 15 | 35 |
| 13 | Mexico | 4 | 6 | 22 | 32 |
| 14 |  France | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 15 |  Azerbaijan | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 16 | Greece | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 |
| 17 |  Jordan | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 18 |  Serbia | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 19 |  Croatia | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| 20 |  Brazil | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 21 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 |
| 22 |  Germany | 1 | 14 | 18 | 33 |
| 23 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 24 |  Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 25 |  Philippines | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 26 |  Morocco | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 31 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 |  Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 |  Netherlands | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 36 |  Poland | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 37 |  Sweden | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 38 |  Australia | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 39 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 |  Israel | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 41 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Lesotho | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 43 |  Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Portugal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 45 |  Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 French Polynesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 |  Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 52 |  Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Niger | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 60 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Macau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (71 entries) | 257 | 256 | 512 | 1,025 | |
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