Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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List of practitioners Qualification | ||
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58 kg | 49 kg | |
68 kg | 57 kg | |
80 kg | 67 kg | |
+80 kg | +67 kg | |
This article details the qualifying phase for taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics . The competition at these Games comprised a total of 128 taekwondo fighters coming from their respective NOCs. Each NOC was allowed to enter up to a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender, based on the WTF Olympic rankings, such that an athlete per NOC must be among the top six in each weight category. [1] [2]
Four places had been reserved to the host nation Brazil, and another four had been invited by the Tripartite Commission. [3] The remaining 120 places were allocated through a qualification process in which athletes had won quota place for their respective NOC. [1]
Event | Date | Venue |
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WTF Olympic Rankings [4] | December 11–17, 2015 | — |
European Qualification Tournament [5] | January 16–17, 2016 | ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament [6] | February 6–7, 2016 | ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament [7] | February 27, 2016 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament [7] | March 10−11, 2016 | ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament [8] | April 16−17, 2016 | ![]() |
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Total: 63 NOCs | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 128 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational / Host Country | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
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