Taekwondo was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010.
| Taekwondo at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | WTF |
| Events | 10 (men: 5; womens: 5) |
| Games | |
Summary
edit| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | 10 |  South Korea
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| 2 | 2014 | 10 |  Chinese Taipei
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| 3 | 2018 | 10 |  Russia
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| 4 | 2026 | 11 |
Medal table
edit- As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  China | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Mexico | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 19 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 |  Jordan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 |  Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 |  Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Niger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |