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Taekwondo competition at these Games feature a total of 128 athletes, 64 in each gender, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each [[National Olympic Committee]] (NOC) is allowed to enter up to a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender, based on the [[World Taekwondo Federation]] (WTF) Olympic rankings, such that an athlete per NOC must be among the top six in each weight category. If an NOC has qualified only two female and male athletes through ranking, it cannot participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it relinquishes the places obtained through ranking.<ref name=wtf-qual>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-Taekwondo.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=[[World Taekwondo Federation|WTF]]|accessdate=8 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=General Guidelines on Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification System |url=http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/images/Guidelines_Rio_2016_Qualification_System_v8.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=[[World Taekwondo Federation]]|accessdate=8 May 2015}}</ref>
Taekwondo competition at these Games featured a total of 128 athletes, 64 in each gender, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each [[National Olympic Committee]] (NOC) was allowed to enter up to a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender, based on the [[World Taekwondo Federation]] (WTF) Olympic rankings, such that an athlete per NOC must be among the top six in each weight category. If an NOC had qualified only two female and male athletes through ranking, it could not participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it had relinquishing the places obtained through ranking.<ref name=wtf-qual>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-Taekwondo.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=[[World Taekwondo Federation|WTF]]|accessdate=8 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=General Guidelines on Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification System |url=http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/images/Guidelines_Rio_2016_Qualification_System_v8.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=[[World Taekwondo Federation]]|accessdate=8 May 2015}}</ref>


Four places have been reserved to the host nation [[Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Brazil]], and another four have been invited by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 120 places are allocated through a qualification process in which athletes have won quota place for their respective NOC. 48 taekwondo fighters, 24 in each gender and the top 6 in each weight category, are eligible to compete through the ITTF Olympic rankings, while the rest through the five Continental Qualification Tournaments.<ref name=wtf-qual/>
Four places had been reserved to the host nation [[Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Brazil]], and another four had been invited by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 120 places were allocated through a qualification process in which athletes had won quota place for their respective NOC. 48 taekwondo fighters, 24 in each gender and the top 6 in each weight category, were eligible to compete through the ITTF Olympic rankings, while the rest through the five Continental Qualification Tournaments.<ref name=wtf-qual/>


If an NOC having qualified through a Qualification Tournament relinquishes a quota place, it would be allocated to the nation of the next highest placed athlete in the respective weight category of that tournament as long as the addition of the place does not exceed the maximum quota for that nation.<ref name=wtf-qual/>
If an NOC having qualified through a Qualification Tournament relinquishing a quota place, it would be allocated to the nation of the next highest placed athlete in the respective weight category of that tournament as long as the addition of the place did not exceed the maximum quota for that nation.<ref name=wtf-qual/>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==

Revision as of 01:13, 21 August 2016

Taekwondo
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueCarioca Arena 3
Dates17–20 August 2016
Competitors128
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Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to take place from 17 to 20 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 128 taekwondo fighters are expected to compete in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women.[1]

Qualification

Taekwondo competition at these Games featured a total of 128 athletes, 64 in each gender, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed to enter up to a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender, based on the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings, such that an athlete per NOC must be among the top six in each weight category. If an NOC had qualified only two female and male athletes through ranking, it could not participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it had relinquishing the places obtained through ranking.[2][3]

Four places had been reserved to the host nation Brazil, and another four had been invited by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 120 places were allocated through a qualification process in which athletes had won quota place for their respective NOC. 48 taekwondo fighters, 24 in each gender and the top 6 in each weight category, were eligible to compete through the ITTF Olympic rankings, while the rest through the five Continental Qualification Tournaments.[2]

If an NOC having qualified through a Qualification Tournament relinquishing a quota place, it would be allocated to the nation of the next highest placed athlete in the respective weight category of that tournament as long as the addition of the place did not exceed the maximum quota for that nation.[2]

Zeitplan

Daily schedule
Date → Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20
Men's 58 kg 68 kg 80 kg +80 kg
Women's 49 kg 57 kg 67 kg +67 kg

Participating

Participating nations

Competitors

Medal summary

Medal table

1  Südkorea 2 0 3 5
2  Great Britain 1 1 1 3
3  Ivory Coast 1 0 1 2
4  China 1 0 0 1
 Jordanien 1 0 0 1
6  Spanien 0 1 1 2
 Thailand 0 1 1 2
8  Frankreich 0 1 0 1
 Russland 0 1 0 1
 Serbien 0 1 0 1
11  Aserbaidschan 0 0 2 2
12  Brasilien 0 0 1 1
 Dominikanische Republik 0 0 1 1
 Ägypten 0 0 1 1
 Iran 0 0 1 1
 Tunesien 0 0 1 1
 Türkei 0 0 1 1
 Vereinigte Staaten 0 0 1 1
Total 6 6 12 24

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight (58 kg)
details
Zhao Shuai
 China
Tawin Hanprab
 Thailand
Luisito Pie
 Dominikanische Republik
Kim Tae-hun
 Südkorea
Featherweight (68 kg)
details
Ahmad Abughaush
 Jordanien
Alexey Denisenko
 Russland
Lee Dae-hoon
 Südkorea
Joel González
 Spanien
Welterweight (80 kg)
details
Cheick Sallah Cissé
 Ivory Coast
Lutalo Muhammad
 Great Britain
Milad Beigi
 Aserbaidschan
Oussama Oueslati
 Tunesien
Heavyweight (+80 kg)
details
Maicon Siqueira
 Brasilien
Cha Dong-min
 Südkorea

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight (49 kg)
details
Kim So-hui
 Südkorea
Tijana Bogdanović
 Serbien
Patimat Abakarova
 Aserbaidschan
Panipak Wongpattanakit
 Thailand
Featherweight (57 kg)
details
Jade Jones
 Great Britain
Eva Calvo
 Spanien
Hedaya Malak
 Ägypten
Kimia Alizadeh
 Iran
Welterweight (67 kg)
details
Oh Hye-ri
 Südkorea
Haby Niaré
 Frankreich
Ruth Gbagbi
 Ivory Coast
Nur Tatar
 Türkei
Heavyweight (+67 kg)
details
Bianca Walkden
 Great Britain
Jackie Galloway
 Vereinigte Staaten

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016: Taekwondo". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Rio 2016 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System" (PDF). WTF. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "General Guidelines on Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification System" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2015.