| 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center |
| Location | Wuxi, China |
| Dates | 30 December–20 January 2018 |
| Competitors | 96 |
| Total prize money | US$760,000 |
2018 → | |
The 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam is the 1st edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam series.[1]
| Seed | Result |
|---|---|
| No. 1 Seed |  2016 Olympic Champion
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| No. 2 Seed |  2017 World Champion (heavier weight category)
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| No. 3 Seed | 2017 World Champion (lighter weight category)
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| No. 4 Seed |  2017 Grand Prix Final Champion
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| No. 5 Seed |  2017 Grand Prix Series 1 Champion
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| No. 6 Seed |  2017 Grand Prix Series 2 Champion
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| No. 7 Seed |  2017 Grand Prix Series 3 Champion
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| No. 8 Seed |  2016 Grand Prix Final Champion
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| No. 9 Seed |  1st place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament
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| No. 10 Seed | 2nd place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament
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| No. 11 Seed | 3rd place athlete of Open Qualification Tournament
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| No. 12 Seed | Host Country Place Athlete
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| 1st Replacement | By The Next Highest Ranked Athlete in Olympic Ranking of November 2017 |
| 2nd Replacement | By The Next Highest Ranked Athlete in Olympic Ranking of November 2017 |
| 3rd Replacement | By Recommendation of WT Technical Committee |
| 4th Replacement | By Recommendation of WT Technical Committee |
| 5th Replacement or beyond | By The Next Highest Ranked Athlete in Olympic Ranking of November 2017 |
The competition was held every saturday since 30 December 2017 to 20 January 2018.[2]
| Event Date | Weight Division | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| 30 December 2017 | -80 kg | +67kg |
| 6 January 2018 | -68 kg | -67kg |
| 13 January 2018 | +80 kg | -49kg |
| 20 January 2018 | -58 kg | -57kg |
The team championships were also held in the same arena but for a different competition, called the World Cup Team Championships.[3][4][5]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg | Kim Tae-hun South Korea
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Jang Jun South Korea
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Mikhail Artamonov Russia
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| 68 kg | Lee Dae-hoon South Korea
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Zhao Shuai China
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Alexey Denisenko Russia
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| 80 kg | Maksim Khramtsov Russia
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Namgoong Hwan South Korea
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Milad Beigi Azerbaijan
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| +80 kg | In Kyo-don South Korea
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Roman Kuznetsov Russia
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Sajjad Mardani Iran
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | Kim So-hui South Korea
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Vanja Stanković Serbia
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Wenren Yuntao China
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| 57 kg | Irem Yaman Turkey
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Zhou Lijun China
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Luo Zongshi China
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| 67 kg | Ruth Gbagbi Ivory Coast
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Guo Yunfei China
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Oh Hye-ri South Korea
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| +67 kg | Bianca Walkden Great Britain
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Jackie Galloway United States
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Nafia Kus Turkey
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
