Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Taekwondo
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Taekwondo, Tokyo 2020.svg
Venue Makuhari Messe
Dates24–27 July 2021
No. of events8
Competitors131
  2016
2024  
Makuhari Messe Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Mixed competition - Iran vs. China (19).jpg
Makuhari Messe

Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 128 taekwondo fighters competing in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women. [1] The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [2]

Qualification

Taekwondo competition [3] at these Games featured a total of 128 athletes, 64 males and 64 females, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed to enter up to one competitor per event, resulting in a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender. In each weight class, five quota spots were available through World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings, one quota spot was available through the WT Grand Slam Champions Series, nine quota spots were available through continental qualification events (two per continent, except Oceania with one), and quota spot was available either to the host (four classes chosen by the host, two per gender) or as a Tripartite Commission invitation (the remaining four classes). [4]

If an NOC had qualified at least two female or male athletes through ranking, it could not participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it relinquished the places obtained through ranking. This included the host, Japan, with its automatic qualification of two women and two men. [4]

Schedule

Schedule [5] [6]
Event↓/Date →Jul 24Jul 25Jul 26Jul 27
Men's 58 kg F
Men's 68 kg F
Men's 80 kg F
Men's +80 kg F
Women's 49 kg F
Women's 57 kg F
Women's 67 kg F
Women's +67 kg F

Participating

Events by gender

Weights1234
Men's16171616
Women's17171616

Participating nations

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Olympic flag.svg  ROC 2114
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1012
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1012
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1001
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1001
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1001
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1001
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0213
9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0123
10Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0101
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0101
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0101
14Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0022
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0022
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0011
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0011
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0011
Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0011
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0011
Totals (21 entries)881632

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight (58 kg)
details
Vito Dell'Aquila
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Jang Jun
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Mikhail Artamonov
Olympic flag.svg  ROC
Featherweight (68 kg)
details
Ulugbek Rashitov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Bradly Sinden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Hakan Reçber
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Zhao Shuai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Welterweight (80 kg)
details
Maksim Khramtsov
Olympic flag.svg  ROC
Saleh Al-Sharabaty
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Toni Kanaet
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Seif Eissa
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Heavyweight (+80 kg)
details
Vladislav Larin
Olympic flag.svg  ROC
Dejan Georgievski
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
In Kyo-don
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Rafael Alba
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight (49 kg)
details
Panipak Wongpattanakit
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Adriana Cerezo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tijana Bogdanović
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Avishag Semberg
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Featherweight (57 kg)
details
Anastasija Zolotic
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tatiana Minina
Olympic flag.svg  ROC
Lo Chia-ling
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Hatice Kübra İlgün
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Welterweight (67 kg)
details
Matea Jelić
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Lauren Williams
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ruth Gbagbi
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Hedaya Wahba
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Heavyweight (+67 kg)
details
Milica Mandić
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Lee Da-bin
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Althéa Laurin
Flag of France.svg  France
Bianca Walkden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Team event

A team demonstration event with 5 teams is held. Its medal will not be officially calculated. 5 teams were divided into 2 groups. Iran and Japan in one group and China, Ivory Coast and Russian Olympic Committee in the other. Iran won against Japan and China won against its group mates and went to final match. China won against Iran 41–22 in final match.

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