The 1983 World Taekwondo Championship was held October 20–23 in Copenhagen, Denmark . Competitions were held only among men.
Overall Medal Score
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | The Republic of Korea | eight | 0 | one | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | one | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Turkey | one | one | one | 3 |
| four | Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | five |
| five | Mexico | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| Netherlands | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Great Britain | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| ten | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| France | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | ten | ten | 20 | 40 | |
Medalists
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Up to 48 kg | Wang Kwang Yong ( KOR ) | Cesar Rodriguez ( MEX ) | Choi Chan Ok ( FRG ) |
| Emilio Asofra ( ESP ) | |||
| Up to 52 kg | Koh John Ho ( KOR ) | Turgut Uchan ( TUR ) | Javier Benito ( ESP ) |
| Giuseppe Flotti ( ITA ) | |||
| Up to 56 kg | Han Ho Sik ( KOR ) | Luis Thorner ( ESP ) | Nader Hodamoradi ( IRI ) |
| Jeremiah Di Costanzo ( ITA ) | |||
| Up to 60 kg | Lee Jae Bon ( KOR ) | Thomas Fabula ( FRG ) | Ahmet Ercan ( TUR ) |
| Gustavo Sanciprian ( MEX ) | |||
| Up to 64 kg | Han Jae Koo ( KOR ) | Angel Navarrete ( ESP ) | Michelle Della Negra ( FRA ) |
| Li Po Well ( AUS ) | |||
| Up to 68 kg | Yilmaz Helvadzhioglu ( TUR ) | Lindsay Lawrence ( GBR ) | Chhoi Kwan Kyung ( KOR ) |
| Harald Sharman ( FRG ) | |||
| Up to 73 kg | John Cook Hyun ( KOR ) | Hans Brugmans ( NED ) | Patrice Remarque ( CIV ) |
| Luigi D'Oriano ( ITA ) | |||
| Up to 78 kg | Lee Don Jun ( KOR ) | Long Jersey ( CAN ) | Charles Bailou ( CIV ) |
| Jay Warwick ( USA ) | |||
| Up to 84 kg | Ireno Fargas ( ESP ) | Eugen Nefedov ( FRG ) | John Lee ( USA ) |
| Michael Knudsen ( DEN ) | |||
| Over 84 kg | Jan San Hwa ( KOR ) | Dirk Jung ( FRG ) | Henk Meyer ( NED ) |
| Francisco Fonseca ( ESP ) |