| 1999 World Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Universiade Pavilion |
| Location |  Edmonton, Canada |
| Dates | 2–6 June 1999 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  South Korea |
| Women | South Korea |
The 1999 World Taekwondo Championships were the 14th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Butterdome, University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada from June 2 to June 6, 1999, with 550 athletes participating from 66 countries.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−54 kg) | Min Byeong-seok South Korea | Roberto Cruz  Philippines | Gabriel Mercedes  Dominican Republic |
Chen Wei-chun  Chinese Taipei | |||
| Flyweight (−58 kg) | Yoon Jong-il South Korea | Abror Haider  Denmark | Younes Sekkat  Morocco |
Hồ Nhất Thống  Vietnam | |||
| Bantamweight (−62 kg) | Ko Dae-kyu South Korea | Ahmet Evcimen  Turkey | Mark López  United States |
Ivan Ron  Spain | |||
| Featherweight (−67 kg) | No Hyun-goo South Korea | Jesper Roesen Denmark | Francisco Zas Spain |
| Hsu Chi-hung Chinese Taipei | |||
| Lightweight (−72 kg) | Hadi Saei  Iran | Kim Byung-uk South Korea | Sergio Cárdenas  Chile |
| Rosendo Alonso Spain | |||
| Welterweight (−78 kg) | Jang Jong-oh South Korea | Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey | Rodrigo Martínez  Mexico |
| Josh Coleman United States | |||
| Middleweight (−84 kg) | Majid Aflaki Iran | Yasin Yağız Turkey | Adilkhan Sagindykov  Kazakhstan |
Faissal Ebnoutalib  Germany | |||
| Heavyweight (+84 kg) | Moon Dae-sung South Korea | Moctar Doumbia  France | Daniel Trenton  Australia |
| Rubén Montesinos Spain |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finweight (−47 kg) | Belén Asensio Spain | Yoon Song-hee South Korea | France Pouzoulet France |
| Kadriye Selimoğlu Turkey | |||
| Flyweight (−51 kg) | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Shim Hye-young South Korea | Jennifer Delgado Spain |
Yuan Guiru  China | |||
| Bantamweight (−55 kg) | Wang Su China | Jung Jae-eun South Korea | Meng Mei-chun Chinese Taipei |
Christiana Bach  Switzerland | |||
| Featherweight (−59 kg) | Kang Hae-eun South Korea | Iridia Salazar Mexico | Gaël Texier Canada |
| Sonia Reyes Spain | |||
| Lightweight (−63 kg) | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Zhang Huijing China | Lisa O'Keefe Australia |
Ekaterina Noskova  Russia | |||
| Welterweight (−67 kg) | Elena Benítez Spain | Mirjam Müskens  Netherlands | Chang Wan-chen Chinese Taipei |
| Barbara Pak Canada | |||
| Middleweight (−72 kg) | Kim Yoon-kyung South Korea | Ibone Lallana Spain | Chen Zhong China |
| Filiz Nur Aydın Turkey | |||
| Heavyweight (+72 kg) | Kao Ching-yi Chinese Taipei | Dominique Bosshart Canada | Maria Konyakhina Russia |
Laurence Rase  Belgium |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
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