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| Parataekwondo at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Events | 6 (men: 3; women: 3; mixed: 0) |
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Para-taekwondo debuted at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1]
Para-taekwondo is a variant of taekwondo for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by World Taekwondo (WT) since 2006. Only kyorugi (sparring) discipline is included and not poomsae (martial art forms).
Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  RPC (RPC) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
| Nation | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 12 | 20 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan (AFG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina (ARG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Aruba (ARU) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia (AUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil (BRA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China (CHN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia (CRO) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark (DEN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt (EGY) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France (FRA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 India (IND) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan (JPN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Libya (LBA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico (MEX) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mongolia (MGL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco (MAR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nepal (NEP) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru (PER) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RPC (RPC) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Senegal (SEN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Serbia (SRB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand (THA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey (TUR) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||
The Philippines made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and has been fielding athletes up to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Its athletes has won two bronze medals; Adeline Dumapong in powerlifting (2000), and Josephine Medina in table tennis (2016). The country has never won a Paralympic gold medal.
Australia participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It sent its largest away team - 179 athletes to a Summer Paralympics. Australia finished eighth on the gold medal table and sixth on the total medals table.
Para Taekwondo is an adaptation of Taekwondo for disabled athletes. The sport's main governing body is World Taekwondo (WT). New disciplines such as kyorugi and poomsae, both martial arts forms, have been developed for para-athletes. On January 31, 2017, Para Taekwondo was confirmed as a sport for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly the same year the WT became a full member of the IPC.
Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Makuhari Messe; the same location where goalball, volleyball and wheelchair fencing took place. This was the first time that taekwondo was included in the Summer Paralympic Games.
The United States competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. This was Egypt's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
Turkey competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's seventh appearance in the past eight Games despite their absence in the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Ukraine competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1996.
Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
Uzbekistan competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Mehmet Vasıf Yakut is a Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner. He obtained a quota for participation at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Meryem Betül Çavdar is a Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner.
Aruna Tanwar is an Indian Para Taekwondo Athlete. She is currently World Rank 4th in the W-49 kg | K43 | and World Rank 30th in the W-49 kg | K44 event category of World Para Taekwondo Events.
Brianna Salinaro is a taekwondo practitioner set to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She has cerebral palsy and is from Massapequa, New York. She started Taekwondo at age 9 and in 2016 became the first female para Taekwondo athlete to represent the United States at an international tournament. She was the only Para Taekwondo athlete to compete at the 2020 Paralympic games with Cerebral Palsy. All of Brianna's competitors were upper amputee athletes.
Daniil Sidorov is a Russian para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Nathan Cesar Sodario Torquato is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. In the final, his opponent Mohamed El-Zayat of Egypt was unable to compete due to injury and, as a result, Torquato was awarded the gold medal.
Zainutdin Ataev is a Dagestani Russian para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Mohamed El-Zayat is an Egyptian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He received a kick to the head in his semi-final match against Daniil Sidorov. El-Zayat advanced to the final but he was unable to compete due to his injuries and, as a result, Nathan Torquato was awarded the gold medal.
Débora Bezerra de Menezes is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal in the women's +58 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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