The 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Tokyo Olympic Games took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1] The tournament was held from 7 to 8 May, 2021. Each country could enter a maximum of 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one athlete in each division. The winner and runner-up athletes per division qualified for the Olympic Games under their NOC. [2]
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −58kg | −68kg | −80kg | +80kg | −49kg | −57kg | −67kg | +67kg | ||
 Azerbaijan | X | 1 | |||||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | X | 1 | |||||||
 Croatia | X | 1 | |||||||
 France | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Greece | X | 1 | |||||||
 Hungary | X | 1 | |||||||
 Israel | X | 1 | |||||||
 Italy | X | 1 | |||||||
 Netherlands | X | 1 | |||||||
 North Macedonia | X | 1 | |||||||
 Norway | X | 1 | |||||||
 Poland | X | 1 | |||||||
 Portugal | X | 1 | |||||||
 Spain | X | 1 | |||||||
 Turkey | X | 1 | |||||||
| Total: 15 NOCs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
7 May
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Rui Bragança (POR) | 17 | ||||||||||||||
 Sargis Muradyan (ARM) | 7 | Rui Bragança (POR) | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Elord Gjana (ALB) | 2 |  Frederik Emil Olsen (SWE) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Frederik Emil Olsen (SWE) | 24 | Rui Bragança (POR) | 26 | ||||||||||||
 Tobias Hyttel (DEN) | 17 |  Daniel Ladzhev (BUL) | 14 | ||||||||||||
 Novak Stanić (SRB) | 16 | Tobias Hyttel (DEN) | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel Ladzhev (BUL) | 17 | Daniel Ladzhev (BUL) | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Adil Belkadi (NED) | 5 | Daniel Ladzhev (BUL) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Cyrian Ravet (FRA) | 29 | Cyrian Ravet (FRA) | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Tom Pashcovsky (ISR) | 9 | Cyrian Ravet (FRA) | 30 | ||||||||||||
 Ehsan Naghibzadeh (EOR) | 3 |  Niko Saarinen (FIN) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Niko Saarinen (FIN) | 18 | Cyrian Ravet (FRA) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Omar Salim (HUN) | 35 | Omar Salim (HUN) | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Amir Mohammad Hosseini (EOR) | 15 | Omar Salim (HUN) | 30 | ||||||||||||
 Mikheil Gavrilchenko (GEO) | 3 |  Stepan Dimitrov (MDA) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Stepan Dimitrov (MDA) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
8 May
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Levente Józsa (HUN) | 23–3 |  Szabolcs Simon (ROU) |
| Abdullah Sediqi (EOR) | 11–13 | Mateusz Szczęsnowski (POL) |
| Beka Kavtaradze (GEO) | 14–4 |  Filip Švec (SVK) |
| Otto Jørgensen (DEN) | 37–12 |  Jan Fiala (CZE) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Hakan Reçber (TUR) | PUN | ||||||||||||||
| Levente Józsa (HUN) | Hakan Reçber (TUR) | PUN | |||||||||||||
 Ioannis Pilavakis (CYP) | 8 | Ali Alian (SWE) | |||||||||||||
| Ali Alian (SWE) | 29 | Hakan Reçber (TUR) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Fahd Zaouia (NED) | 20 | Vladimir Dalakliev (BUL) | 9 | ||||||||||||
 Zinedin Beqaj (MNE) | 26 | Zinedin Beqaj (MNE) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Mateusz Szczęsnowski (POL) | 19 | Vladimir Dalakliev (BUL) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Vladimir Dalakliev (BUL) | 21 | Vladimir Dalakliev (BUL) | WD | ||||||||||||
| Dylan Chellamootoo (FRA) | 29 | Nimrod Krivishkiy (ISR) | |||||||||||||
| Beka Kavtaradze (GEO) | 15 | Dylan Chellamootoo (FRA) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Juirdo Cani (ALB) | 10 | Nimrod Krivishkiy (ISR) | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Nimrod Krivishkiy (ISR) | 31 | Nimrod Krivishkiy (ISR) | 7 | ||||||||||||
 Ali Radwan (BLR) | 1 | Nedžad Husić (BIH) | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Nedžad Husić (BIH) | 14 | Nedžad Husić (BIH) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Otto Jørgensen (DEN) | 11 | Konstantinos Chamalidis (GRE) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Konstantinos Chamalidis (GRE) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
7 May
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alexandru Badea (ROU) | 23–7 |  Edgaras Abromavičius (LTU) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Alexandru Badea (ROU) | 8 | Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Patrik Divkovič (SLO) | 10 | Patrik Divkovič (SLO) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Aleksandar Radojkovic (AUT) | 1 | Richard Ordemann (NOR) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Aaron Cook (MDA) | 23 | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Karol Robak (POL) | 18 | Aaron Cook (MDA) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Dávid Sajko (SVK) | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Júlio Ferreira (POR) | PUN | Júlio Ferreira (POR) | WD | ||||||||||||
| Simone Alessio (ITA) | 10 |  Tahir Güleç (GER) | |||||||||||||
| Filip Dodevski (MKD) | 9 | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Denys Voronovskyi (UKR) | 10 |  Nicholas Corten (BEL) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Nicholas Corten (BEL) | 16 | Simone Alessio (ITA) | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Tahir Güleç (GER) | 10 | Tahir Güleç (GER) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Kasra Mehdipournejad (EOR) | 9 | Tahir Güleç (GER) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| David Šimek (CZE) | 28 | David Šimek (CZE) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Apostolos Telikostoglou (GRE) | 25 | ||||||||||||||
8 May
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Radik Isayev (AZE) | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Miloš Golubović (SRB) | 43 | Miloš Golubović (SRB) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Milos Pilipovic (NOR) | 35 | Radik Isayev (AZE) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Dejan Georgievski (MKD) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Dejan Georgievski (MKD) | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Dinko Šegedin (BIH) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Radik Isayev (AZE) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Emre Kutalmış Ateşli (TUR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Ivan Šapina (CRO) | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Vladyslav Bondar (UKR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ivan Šapina (CRO) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Arman-Marshall Silla (BLR) | 30 | Emre Kutalmış Ateşli (TUR) | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Andreas Stylianou (CYP) | 0 | Arman-Marshall Silla (BLR) | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Emre Kutalmış Ateşli (TUR) | 25 | ||||||||||||||
7 May
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
 Elizaveta Ryadninskaya (ROC) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Christina Schönegger (AUT) | 6 | Avishag Semberg (ISR) | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Avishag Semberg (ISR) | 18 | Avishag Semberg (ISR) | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Ela Aydin (GER) | 18 | Ela Aydin (GER) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Shantelle Mendoza (DEN) | 5 | Ela Aydin (GER) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Nikolet Kostova (BUL) | 8 | Iryna Romoldanova (UKR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Iryna Romoldanova (UKR) | 16 | Ela Aydin (GER) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Dina Pouryounes (EOR) | 15 | Liana Musteață (ROU) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Vera Kapanadze (GEO) | 13 | Dina Pouryounes (EOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Liana Musteață (ROU) | 11 | Liana Musteață (ROU) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Patimat Abakarova (AZE) | 6 | Liana Musteață (ROU) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Adriana Cerezo (ESP) | 49 | Adriana Cerezo (ESP) | 16 | ||||||||||||
 Andrea Schnell (SUI) | 4 | Adriana Cerezo (ESP) | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Gabriela Briškárová (SVK) | 3 | Kyriaki Kouttouki (CYP) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kyriaki Kouttouki (CYP) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
8 May
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ilina Ivanova (BUL) | 27–23 | Rivka Bayech (ISR) |
| Teodora Mitrović (MNE) | 10–8 | Lika Toronjadze (GEO) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
 Inese Tarvida (LAT) | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| Ilina Ivanova (BUL) | 11 | Inese Tarvida (LAT) | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Luca Patakfalvy (HUN) | 1 | Fani Tzeli (GRE) | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Fani Tzeli (GRE) | 14 | Fani Tzeli (GRE) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Joana Cunha (POR) | 0 | Kimia Alizadeh (EOR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kimia Alizadeh (EOR) | 17 | Kimia Alizadeh (EOR) | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Iveta Jiránková (CZE) | 2 | Marija Štetić (BIH) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Marija Štetić (BIH) | 13 | Kimia Alizadeh (EOR) | WD | ||||||||||||
| Patrycja Adamkiewicz (POL) | 16 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | |||||||||||||
| Tatiana Țîmbalari (MDA) | 6 | Patrycja Adamkiewicz (POL) | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Paulina Armería (ITA) | 12 | Paulina Armería (ITA) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Despina Pilavaki (CYP) | 7 | Patrycja Adamkiewicz (POL) | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 15 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bodine Schoenmakers (NED) | 11 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Teodora Mitrović (MNE) | 10 | Raheleh Asemani (BEL) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Raheleh Asemani (BEL) | 24 | ||||||||||||||
7 May
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Klaudija Tvaronavičiūtė (LTU) | 3–11 | Mari Romundset Nilsen (NOR) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Magda Wiet-Hénin (FRA) | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Mari Romundset Nilsen (NOR) | 3 | Magda Wiet-Hénin (FRA) | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Indra Craen (BEL) | 24 | Indra Craen (BEL) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Elin Johansson (SWE) | 14 | Magda Wiet-Hénin (FRA) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Athanasia Mitsopoulou (GRE) | 10 | Rebeka Füredi (HUN) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Jolanta Tarvida (LAT) | 11 | Jolanta Tarvida (LAT) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Anamarija Georgievska (MKD) | 7 | Rebeka Füredi (HUN) | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Rebeka Füredi (HUN) | 12 | Rebeka Füredi (HUN) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Cecilia Castro (ESP) | 35 | Tetiana Tetereviatnykova (UKR) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Jenna Partanen (FIN) | 5 | Cecilia Castro (ESP) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jasmin Andersen (DEN) | 4 | Tetiana Tetereviatnykova (UKR) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tetiana Tetereviatnykova (UKR) | 13 | Tetiana Tetereviatnykova (UKR) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ana Ciuchitu (MDA) | 4 | Farida Azizova (AZE) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Petra Štolbová (CZE) | 10 | Petra Štolbová (CZE) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Andreea Mocanu (ROU) | 2 | Farida Azizova (AZE) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Farida Azizova (AZE) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
8 May
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Lorena Brandl (GER) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Maristella Smiraglia (ITA) | 0 | Althéa Laurin (FRA) | 15 | ||||||||
| Althéa Laurin (FRA) | 11 | Lorena Brandl (GER) | 7 | ||||||||
| Reshmie Oogink (NED) | 5 | Marlene Jahl (AUT) | 0 | ||||||||
| Eliza Haugen (NOR) | 4 | Reshmie Oogink (NED) | 8 | ||||||||
| Marlene Jahl (AUT) | 5 | ||||||||||
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