The 2016 European Qualification Tournament for Rio Olympic Games [1] was held in Istanbul, Turkey from January 16 to January 17, 2016. Each country may enter maximum 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one in each division and the first two ranked athletes per weight division qualify their NOCs a place each for Olympic Games.
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −58kg | −68kg | −80kg | +80kg | −49kg | −57kg | −67kg | +67kg | ||
 Azerbaijan | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Belarus | X | 1 | |||||||
 Croatia | X | 1 | |||||||
 Finland | X | 1 | |||||||
 Germany | X | 1 | |||||||
 Great Britain | X | 1 | |||||||
 Israel | X | 1 | |||||||
 Netherlands | X | 1 | |||||||
 Norway | X | 1 | |||||||
 Poland | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Refugee Olympic Team | X | 1 | |||||||
 Serbia | X | 1 | |||||||
 Spain | X | 1 | |||||||
| Total: 13 NOCs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
16 January
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jesús Tortosa (ESP) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Haykaz Samvelyan (ARM) | 2 |  Meisam Rafiei (ISL) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meisam Rafiei (ISL) | 4 | Jesús Tortosa (ESP) | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Georgios Simitsis (GRE) | 3 | Miloš Gladović (SRB) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Bogdan Bodnar (UKR) | 6 | Bogdan Bodnar (UKR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Toni Lahtinen (FIN) | 1 | Miloš Gladović (SRB) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Miloš Gladović (SRB) | 9 | Jesús Tortosa (ESP) | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Stepan Dimitrov (MDA) | 6 | Ron Atias (ISR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Lovre Brečić (CRO) | 5 | Stepan Dimitrov (MDA) | 7 | ||||||||||||
 Egers Aliu (ALB) | 5 |  Jack Woolley (IRL) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Woolley (IRL) | 15 | Jack Woolley (IRL) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Ron Atias (ISR) | 10 | Ron Atias (ISR) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Fredrik Lindström (SWE) | 7 | Ron Atias (ISR) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Badri Paksashvili (GEO) | 0 |  Dylan Chellamootoo (FRA) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Dylan Chellamootoo (FRA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
16 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Emil Sørensen (DEN) | 6–1 |  Boris Lieskovský (SVK) |
 Viktor Jankovský (CZE) | 13–1 |  Meelis Nurmekan (EST) |
 Boris Ruiz (AND) | 5–3 | Rafik Zohri (NED) |
 Deniss Kulibiks (LAT) | 7–17 | Merab Shukakidze (GEO) |
 Aurimas Klemas (LTU) | 4–2 | Ledian Cekaj (ALB) |
| Mohammed Qatanani (SWE) | 11–2 |  Butrint Ejupi (KOS) |
 Michele Ceccaroni (SMR) | 0–9 | Damir Fejzić (SRB) |
 Balša Radunović (MNE) | 11–12 | Conor Grassick (IRL) |
 Robert Amzoiu (ROU) | 5–8 |  Emir Kaljanac (BIH) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Karol Robak (POL) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Emil Sørensen (DEN) | 1 | Karol Robak (POL) | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Viktor Jankovský (CZE) | 1 | Boris Ruiz (AND) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Boris Ruiz (AND) | 3 | Karol Robak (POL) | 16 | ||||||||||||
 Jure Pantar (SLO) | 4 | Jure Pantar (SLO) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Merab Shukakidze (GEO) | 2 | Jure Pantar (SLO) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Aurimas Klemas (LTU) | 7 | Aurimas Klemas (LTU) | 9 | ||||||||||||
 Vladimir Dalakliev (BUL) | 6 | Karol Robak (POL) | 22 | ||||||||||||
 Ioannis Pilavakis (CYP) | 4 | Filip Grgić (CRO) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Mohammed Qatanani (SWE) | 3 | Ioannis Pilavakis (CYP) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 3 | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 7 | ||||||||||||
 Enes Acikel (AUT) | 0 | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Ilan Braginski (ISR) | 2 | Filip Grgić (CRO) | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Conor Grassick (IRL) | 1 | Ilan Braginski (ISR) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Emir Kaljanac (BIH) | 3 | Filip Grgić (CRO) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Filip Grgić (CRO) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
17 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Artūras Kuzmenka (LTU) | 15–3 | Davide Borgagni (SMR) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Artūras Kuzmenka (LTU) | 0 | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Serhiy Chaika (UKR) | 2 | Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 3 | Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Roberto Botta (ITA) | 10 | Piotr Paziński (POL) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Björn Þorleifsson (ISL) | 5 | Roberto Botta (ITA) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Abderrahim El-Idrissi (DEN) | 0 | Piotr Paziński (POL) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Piotr Paziński (POL) | 7 | Piotr Paziński (POL) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Milad Beigi (AZE) | 16 | Milad Beigi (AZE) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Jānis Cauņa (LAT) | 0 | Milad Beigi (AZE) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| David Sajko (SVK) | 4 | Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 5 | Milad Beigi (AZE) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Teodor Georgiev (BUL) | 2 |  Yunus Sarı (TUR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Uladzislau Saulukou (BLR) | 3 | Uladzislau Saulukou (BLR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Jorge González (AND) | 5 | Yunus Sarı (TUR) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Yunus Sarı (TUR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
17 January
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mahama Cho (GBR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Christoph Decker (AUT) | 0 | Teemu Heino (FIN) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Teemu Heino (FIN) | 0 | Mahama Cho (GBR) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) | 9 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mehdi Rast Boud (ROT) | 0 | Jeroen Wanrooij (NED) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mohammed El-Hatri (NOR) | 5 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 6 | Mahama Cho (GBR) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Arman-Marshall Silla (BLR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ivan Trajkovič (SLO) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Armin Gredić (BIH) | 2 | Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Konstantinos Gkoltsios (GRE) | 4 | Ivan Trajkovič (SLO) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Claudiu Roseanu (ROU) | 2 | Arman-Marshall Silla (BLR) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Andreas Stylianou (CYP) | 10 | Andreas Stylianou (CYP) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Arman-Marshall Silla (BLR) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
17 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Klaudija Tvaronavičiūtė (LTU) | 3–1 | Marina Ungureanu (MDA) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Iryna Romoldanova (UKR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Klaudija Tvaronavičiūtė (LTU) | 0 | Iryna Romoldanova (UKR) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Charlotte Bjelke (DEN) | 1 | Charlotte Bjelke (DEN) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Anneleen Goffin (BEL) | 0 | Iryna Romoldanova (UKR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ioanna Koutsou (GRE) | 11 | Patimat Abakarova (AZE) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Gabrijela Dimitraskovic (AUT) | 3 | Ioanna Koutsou (GRE) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dina Pouryounes (ROT) | 1 | Patimat Abakarova (AZE) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Patimat Abakarova (AZE) | 4 | Patimat Abakarova (AZE) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Tijana Bogdanović (SRB) | 4 | Tijana Bogdanović (SRB) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Nikol Chorbanova (BUL) | 2 | Tijana Bogdanović (SRB) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Yarden Sharabi (ISR) | 1 |  Ivett Gonda (HUN) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ivett Gonda (HUN) | 7 | Tijana Bogdanović (SRB) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Erica Nicoli (ITA) | 14 | Erica Nicoli (ITA) | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Anouk Doria (MON) | 1 | Erica Nicoli (ITA) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Marta Kiigemägi (EST) | 0 | Kyriaki Kouttouki (CYP) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Kyriaki Kouttouki (CYP) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
17 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teodora Mitrović (MNE) | 2–1 | Gabriela Bohušová (SVK) |
| Sarah Malykke (DEN) | 0–5 | Marie Magnus (NOR) |
| Bianca Biricz (AUT) | 0–8 | Indra Craen (BEL) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Anna-Lena Frömming (GER) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Teodora Mitrović (MNE) | 1 | Anna-Lena Frömming (GER) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Andriana Asprogeraka (GRE) | 5 | Andriana Asprogeraka (GRE) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 2 | Anna-Lena Frömming (GER) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Joana Cunha (POR) | 0 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Mariana Mihaila (ROU) | 0 | Joana Cunha (POR) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Licia Martignani (ITA) | 7 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 8 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 0 | Raheleh Asemani (ROT) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Marie Magnus (NOR) | 7 | Marie Magnus (NOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Ada Demneri (ALB) | 0 | Despina Pilavaki (CYP) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Despina Pilavaki (CYP) | 0 | Marie Magnus (NOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Raheleh Asemani (ROT) | 5 | Raheleh Asemani (ROT) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Darya Zubovich (BLR) | 1 | Raheleh Asemani (ROT) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Indra Craen (BEL) | 11 | Indra Craen (BEL) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Manuela Bezzola (SUI) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
16 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Petra Matijašević (MKD) | 9–0 | Izabel Warzhapetian (ARM) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Farida Azizova (AZE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Petra Matijašević (MKD) | 1 | Farida Azizova (AZE) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Tetiana Tetereviatnykova (UKR) | 1 | Tetiana Tetereviatnykova (UKR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Viktoryia Belanouskaya (BLR) | 0 | Farida Azizova (AZE) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Franka Anić (SLO) | 0 | Franka Anić (SLO) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Gerda Gaižauskaitė (LTU) | 0 | Franka Anić (SLO) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Izabella Bajko (ROU) | 0 | Marta Calvo (ESP) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Marta Calvo (ESP) | 9 | Farida Azizova (AZE) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rabia Gülec (GER) | 14 | Rabia Gülec (GER) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Kristín Björg Hrólfsdóttir (ISL) | 0 | Rabia Gülec (GER) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Jenna Partanen (FIN) | 0 | Aleksandra Krzemieniecka (POL) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Aleksandra Krzemieniecka (POL) | 1 | Rabia Gülec (GER) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Joyce van Baaren (NED) | 2 | Ana Ciuchitu (MDA) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Iveta Jiránková (CZE) | 1 | Joyce van Baaren (NED) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ana Ciuchitu (MDA) | 7 | Ana Ciuchitu (MDA) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nina Kläy (SUI) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
16 January
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Reshmie Oogink (NED) | 7 | ||||||||||
| Nuša Rajher (SLO) | 5 | Nuša Rajher (SLO) | 1 | ||||||||
| Aleksandra Kowalczuk (POL) | 2 | Reshmie Oogink (NED) | 1 | ||||||||
| Nafia Kuş (TUR) | 0 | Tina Røe Skaar (NOR) | 4 | ||||||||
| Tina Røe Skaar (NOR) | 6 | Tina Røe Skaar (NOR) | 1 | ||||||||
| Anđela Popović (MNE) | 0 |  Olga Ivanova (RUS) | 0 | ||||||||
| Olga Ivanova (RUS) | 3 | ||||||||||
Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 3 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990.
Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016 and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. British athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland, though Great Britain is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at all of them. The team represented the United Kingdom, the three Crown Dependencies, and the thirteen British Overseas Territories, ten of whom sent representatives.
The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes had competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
France competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. French athletes had appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece. The French Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation in Olympic history outside of when it was the host nation, with a total of 401 athletes, 232 men and 169 women, competing in all sports, except field hockey.
Sweden competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3 to 20 August 2016. Swedish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. They extended their medal-winning streak to 47 straight Olympic Games by obtaining a silver in women's road race.
Belarus competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952.
Serbia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent country. The Olympic Committee of Serbia confirmed a roster of 103 athletes, 58 men and 45 women, to compete across 14 sports at the Games.
Turkey competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1908, Turkish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions. Turkey failed to register any athletes at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of worldwide Great Depression, and also joined the United States-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Turkish team consisted of 103 athletes, 55 men and 48 women, across twenty-one sports.
Croatia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Croatian Olympic Committee confirmed a roster of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, to compete across 18 sports at the Games.
Norway competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's Olympic debut in 1900, Norwegian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States-led boycott.
Spain, represented by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two; the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 163 men and 143 women, to compete in 25 sports.
Poland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.
Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Belgian team consisted of 108 athletes, 70 men and 38 women, across nineteen sports.
Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1948, Iranian athletes had attended in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.
Mongolia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Mongolian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its partial support to the Soviet boycott.
Azerbaijan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
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