Munoz claimed gold with a score of 6.400 poits ahead of South Korea’s Lee Jiyoung, who totalled 6.340 at the event venue of the University of Tapei Gymnasium in Taipei City.

A total of 1,274 from 59 countries will be involved in the three-day event.

Bronze medals went to Mexico’s Zulema Ibanez, who totalled 5.920 point, and Vietnam’s Thi Mong Nguyen.

The freestyle mixed team under-17 gold went to Chinese Taipei, who totalled 6.780 points ahead of the US, who scored 6.600.

The bronze medals went to Vietnam, who totalled 6.480, and Thailand.

Hong Seung Un of South Korea took the individual male junior title with a score of 7.720 points in the final, with Pham Quoc of Vietnam taking silver with 7.470.

The bronze medals were claimed by home athlete Huang Yi-Cheng of Chinese Taipei and Ryan Real of the US.

The individual male under-60 title went to Jeong Sang Hyo, who scored 7.430 points, with the silver going jointly to Brazil’s Raimundo Renato and Lee Eun Ig of the US

Home athlete Su Hsiao-Yao earned he bronze medal.

In the recognised poomsae pair under-30 category, the winners were the South Korean team with Thailand taking silver and bronze being shared by Chinese Taipei an Mexico.

South Korea also triumphed in the over-30 version of that event, defeating the Philippines in the final.

Bronze medals went to the US and Iran.

Poomsae, which translates as "patterns", serves the same function as kata in karate, namely the exercise of set forms.

As such, it is distinct from the sparring, or "martial" side of taekwondo.