Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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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]

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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]

Timeline

EventDateVenue
WTF Olympic Rankings [4] December 11–17, 2015
European Qualification Tournament [5] January 16–17, 2016 Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey
African Qualification Tournament [6] February 6–7, 2016 Flag of Morocco.svg Agadir, Morocco
Oceania Qualification Tournament [7] February 27, 2016 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Pan American Qualification Tournament [7] March 10−11, 2016 Flag of Mexico.svg Aguascalientes, Mexico
Asian Qualification Tournament [8] April 16−17, 2016 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pasay, Philippines

Qualification summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
−58 kg −68 kg −80 kg +80 kg −49 kg −57 kg −67 kg +67 kg
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba X1
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia XXXX4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan XXXX4
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus X1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium XXX3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil XXXX4
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia X1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada X1
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde X1
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic X1
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile X1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China XXXX4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei XXX3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia XX2
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia XXX3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba X1
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo X1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic XXX3
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt XXX3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland X1
Flag of France.svg  France XXXX4
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon X1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany XXX3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain XXXX4
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti X1
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras X1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran XXXX4
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel X1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast XXX3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan X1
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan X1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan XXX3
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya X1
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali X1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico XXXX4
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova X1
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia X1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco XXX3
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal X1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands X1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand X1
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger X1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway X1
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama X1
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea XX2
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru X1
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines X1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland XX2
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal X1
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico X1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia XXX3
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal X1
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia XX2
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea XXXXX5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain XXX3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden XX2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand XXX3
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga X1
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia XXX3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey XX2
Flag of the United States.svg  United States XXXX4
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan XXX3
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela X1
Total: 63 NOCs1616161616161616128

Men's events

−58 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Tae-hun  (KOR)
Flag of Iran.svg  Farzan Ashourzadeh  (IRI)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Bragança  (POR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Levent Tuncat  (GER)
Flag of Mexico.svg  César Rodríguez  (MEX)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Si Mohamed Ketbi  (BEL)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Israel.svg  Ron Atias  (ISR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Tortosa  (ESP)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Morocco.svg  Omar Hajjami  (MAR)
Flag of Libya.svg  Yousef Shriha  (LBA)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of Australia.svg  Safwan Khalil  (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Luisito Pié  (DOM)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Óscar Muñoz  (COL)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Shuai  (CHN)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Tawin Hanprab  (THA)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Brazil.svg  Venilton Teixeira  (BRA)
Total16

−68 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Dae-hoon  (KOR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Denisenko  (RUS)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jaouad Achab  (BEL)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Saúl Gutiérrez  (MEX)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Tazegül  (TUR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Joel González  (ESP)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Poland.svg  Karol Robak  (POL)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Filip Grgić  (CRO)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Ghofran Zaki  (EGY)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Balla Dièye  (SEN)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Maxemillion Kassman  (PNG)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Edgar Contreras  (VEN)
Flag of Chile.svg  Ignacio Morales  (CHI)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Jordan.svg  Ahmad Abughaush  (JOR)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevjavyn Temüüjin  (MGL)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  David Boui  (CAF)
Total16

−80 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of Iran.svg  Mehdi Khodabakhshi  (IRI)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Aaron Cook  (MDA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lutalo Muhammad  (GBR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Albert Gaun  (RUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Tahir Güleç  (GER)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cheick Sallah Cissé  (CIV)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Milad Beigi  (AZE)
Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Paziński  (POL)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Oussama Oueslati  (TUN)
Flag of Mali.svg  Ismaël Coulibaly  (MLI)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of Australia.svg  Hayder Shkara  (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the United States.svg  Steven López  (USA)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Moisés Hernández  (DOM)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nikita Rafalovich  (UZB)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Liu Wei-ting  (TPE)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Miguel Ferrera  (HON)
Total16

+80 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Dmitriy Shokin  (UZB)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Radik Isayev  (AZE)
Flag of Iran.svg  Sajjad Mardani  (IRI)
Flag of Gabon.svg  Anthony Obame  (GAB)
Flag of France.svg  M'Bar N'Diaye  (FRA)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Cha Dong-min  (KOR)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mahama Cho  (GBR)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Arman-Marshall Silla  (BLR)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Yassine Trabelsi  (TUN)
Flag of Niger.svg  Abdoul Razak Issoufou  (NIG)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of Tonga.svg  Pita Taufatofua  (TGA)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Rafael Alba  (CUB)
Flag of the United States.svg  Stephen Lambdin  (USA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qiao Sen  (CHN)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ruslan Zhaparov  (KAZ)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Brazil.svg  Maicon Andrade  (BRA)
Total16

Women's events

−49 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Jingyu  (CHN)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Lucija Zaninović  (CRO)
Flag of France.svg  Yasmina Aziez  (FRA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Panipak Wongpattanakit  (THA)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim So-hui  (KOR)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Itzel Manjarrez  (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Patimat Abakarova  (AZE)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Tijana Bogdanović  (SRB)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Rosa Keleku  (COD)
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Maria Andrade  (CPV)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  Andrea Kilday  (NZL)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Peru.svg  Julissa Diez Canseco  (PER)
Flag of Aruba.svg  Monica Pimentel  (ARU)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Huang Huai-hsuan  (TPE)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ainur Yesbergenova  (KAZ)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Brazil.svg  Iris Sing  (BRA)
Total16

−57 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jade Jones  (GBR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Eva Calvo  (ESP)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Hedaya Malak  (EGY)
Flag of Japan.svg  Mayu Hamada  (JPN)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Ana Zaninović  (CRO)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Nikita Glasnović  (SWE)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raheleh Asemani  (BEL)
Flag of Finland.svg  Suvi Mikkonen  (FIN)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Morocco.svg  Hakima El-Meslahy  (MAR)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Rahma Ben Ali  (TUN)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of Australia.svg  Caroline Marton  (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Panama.svg  Carolena Carstens  (PAN)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Doris Patiño  (COL)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Iran.svg  Kimia Alizadeh  (IRI)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Phannapa Harnsujin  (THA)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Brazil.svg  Júlia Vasconcelos  (BRA)
Total16

−67 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of France.svg  Haby Niaré  (FRA)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Elin Johansson  (SWE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang Chia-chia  (TPE)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Oh Hye-ri  (KOR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Anastasia Baryshnikova  (RUS)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Nur Tatar  (TUR)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Farida Azizova  (AZE)
Flag of Germany.svg  Rabia Gülec  (GER)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ruth Gbagbi  (CIV)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Seham El-Sawalhy  (EGY)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of Australia.svg  Carmen Marton  (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the United States.svg  Paige McPherson  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Melissa Pagnotta  (CAN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Cansel Deniz  (KAZ)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nigora Tursunkulova  (UZB)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Haiti.svg  Aniya Louissaint  (HAI)
Total16

+67 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Shuyin  (CHN)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Milica Mandić  (SRB)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bianca Walkden  (GBR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Galloway  (USA)
Flag of France.svg  Gwladys Épangue  (FRA)
Flag of Mexico.svg  María Espinoza  (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Norway.svg  Tina Røe Skaar  (NOR)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Reshmie Oogink  (NED)
African Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Mamina Koné  (CIV)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Wiam Dislam  (MAR)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Samantha Kassman  (PNG)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Katherine Rodríguez  (DOM)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Crystal Weekes  (PUR)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Sorn Seavmey  (CAM)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Kirstie Alora  (PHI)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Nepal.svg  Nisha Rawal  (NEP)
Total16

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