2026 World Poomsae Championships

Chuncheon 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
VenueChuncheon Air Dome
LocationSouth Korea Korea
Dates16 – 20 September 2026
Competitors~ 1500 from ~ 79 nations

The 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, the 15th edition of the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, will be held in Chuncheon at the Hong Kong Coliseum from September 16 to September 20, 2026. The tournament is classified as a G-8 event within the World Taekwondo ranking system and will feature competitions in both traditional Poomsae as well as freestyle poomsae.[1]

The event will organized by World Taekwondo in cooperation with the "Chuncheon Leisure & Taekwondo Organizing Committee". The World Poomsae Championships will be hosted in Chuncheon for the first time.[2][3][4]

History

  1. 2006 Seoul, South Korea
  2. 2007 Incheon, South Korea
  3. 2008 Ankara, Turkey
  4. 2009 Cairo, Egypt
  5. 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  6. 2011 Vladivostok, Russia
  7. 2012 Tunja, Colombia
  8. 2013 Bali, Indonesia
  9. 2014 Aguascalientes, Mexico
  10. 2016 Lima, Peru
  11. 2018 Taipei, Taiwan
  12. 2020 Online
  13. 2022 Goyang, South Korea
  14. 2024 Hong Kong, China
  15. 2026 Chuncheon, South Korea

Medal table

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina0000
 Australia0000
 Austria0000
 Brazil0000
 Canada0000
 China0000
 Chinese Taipei0000
 Denmark0000
 Egypt0000
 Finland0000
 France0000
 Germany0000
 Great Britain0000
 Hong Kong0000
 Iran0000
 Italy0000
 Japan0000
 Macau0000
 Malaysia0000
 Mexico0000
 Myanmar0000
 Norway0000
 Peru0000
 Philippines0000
 Portugal0000
 South Korea*0000
 Spain0000
 Thailand0000
 United States0000
 Vietnam0000
Totals (30 entries)0000

Medal summary: Recognized Poomsae

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Cadets
Individual Juniors
Individual under 30
Individual under 40
Individual under 50
Individual under 60
Individual under 65
Individual over 65

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Cadets
Individual Juniors
Individual under 30
Individual under 40
Individual under 50
Individual under 60
Individual under 65
Individual over 65

Team competitions

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Pair Cadet
Pair Juniors
Pair under 30
Pair under 50
Pair under 60
Pair over 60
Team Male Cadet
Team Female Cadet
Team Male Junior
Team Female Junior
Team Male under 30
Team Female under 30
Team Male under 50
Team Female under 50
Team Male under 60
Team Female under 60
Team Male over 60
Team Female over 60

Medal summary: Freestyle Poomsae

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Male under 17
Individual Male over 17

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Female under 17
Individual Female over 17

Pairs

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Pair under 17
Pair over 17

Mixed Teams

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed Team under 17
Mixed Team over 17

See also

  • World Virtual Taekwondo Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Inside The Games • WT Council allocates major events". www.insidethegames.biz. 2026-08-15. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  2. ↑ MASTKD (2025-05-15). "Chuncheon to Host the 2026 World Poomsae Championships". MASTKD (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  3. ↑ Taekwondo, British (2026-06-30). "Great Britain team announced for 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". British Taekwondo. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Chuncheon City Begins Preparations for World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in September". The Asia Business Daily. 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-08-15.