Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics

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Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics
Taekwondo pictogram.svg
IOC CodeTKW
Governing body World Taekwondo
Events8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Summer Olympics
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Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics

Taekwondo made its first appearance at the Olympics as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The opening ceremony featured a mass demonstration of taekwondo, with hundreds of adults and children performing moves in unison. Taekwondo was again a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [1] Taekwondo became a full medal sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and has been a sport in the Olympic games since then.

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Summary

GamesYearEventsBest Nation
24 1988 16Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (1)
25 1992 16Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (2)
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27 2000 8Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (3)
28 2004 8Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (1)
29 2008 8Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (4)
30 2012 8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1)
31 2016 8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (5)
32 2020 8Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC (1)
33 2024 8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (6)

Background

The quest to bring taekwondo to the Olympics began in 1974 in the United States when taekwondo was admitted into the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). [2] One of the AAU's primary roles is to establish standards for various sports nationwide. The World Taekwondo Federation's technical standards were adopted by the AAU Taekwondo group.

In 1975, taekwondo became an affiliate of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). [2] The GAISF promotes cooperation among various international sports federations and works closely with the Olympics movement. Five years later, in 1980, the WTF was granted recognition by the IOC. [2] The following year, taekwondo was one of the primary events in the World Games, [2] an international competition specifically for non-Olympic events. In 1982, taekwondo was designated an official demonstration sport for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, and for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. [2]

In 1986 and 1987, taekwondo was included in the following international sporting events: World Cup (1986), Asian Games (1986), All-Africa Games (1986), and the Pan American Games (1987). [2] In 1994, the IOC adopted taekwondo as an official Olympic sport for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. [2]

Olympic competition format

For Olympic competition, there will be a single elimination tournament for each of the weight categories. The winner of the tournament final will receive the gold medal, and the loser will receive the silver medal while a Repechage competition will occur for the bronze medal contest.

Repechage: Single elimination in the morning session runs until the finalists have been decided. At this point, anyone who has lost to a finalist in the single elimination competition enters the repechage, the reasoning being that any one of these fighters might have been the 'third best' fighter, had they not come up against one of the top 2. "In the repechage, the losers of the semifinals during the elimination phase will be seeded directly to each of repechage finals, but on the opposite side of the bracket. Other losers will advance to the repechage unseeded, at the same side of the bracket in which they contested during the elimination phase." The athletes who lost to the two finalists in the round of 16 each face the athlete that lost to the same finalist in the quarterfinals; the winners of those contests face the athlete that lost to the same finalist in the semifinals. The two finalists of the repechage each receive a bronze medal. [3]

Up until the 2012 Summer Olympics, a National Olympic Committee could only send a maximum of two men and two women competitors, without regard whether it is the host nation. [4] This restriction has been lifted for the 2016 Summer Olympics, so each National Olympic Committee may now qualify one athlete per weight category. [5] [6]

Events

Medals are awarded in four different weight classes for both men and women.

EventMenWomen
Flyweight −58 kg−49 kg
Featherweight −68 kg−57 kg
Middleweight −80 kg−67 kg
Heavyweight +80 kg+67 kg

Medal table

Updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics. [7]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)143825
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)72413
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)33410
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)32611
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)24410
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2237
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)2237
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)2215
9Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)2169
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2125
11Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC (ROC)2114
12Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)2103
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1517
14Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)13610
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)13610
16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1304
17Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)1247
18Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)1203
19Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)1124
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1124
21Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1102
22Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)1056
23Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)1034
24Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)1001
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1001
26Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0224
27Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0202
28Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0123
29Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)0112
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0112
31Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon  (GAB)0101
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger  (NIG)0101
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia  (MKD)0101
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)0101
35Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)0044
36Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0033
37Flag of Afghanistan.svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)0022
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)0022
39Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0011
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)0011
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0011
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)0011
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0011
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0011
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)0011
Totals (46 entries)565696208

Number of athletes by nation

Nation9600040812202428323648525660646872768084 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Flag of Afghanistan.svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)                       2213
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)                       13
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)                       221215
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)                       11
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba  (ARU)                       11
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)                       8442446
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)                       122
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)                       21244
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)                       11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)                       132
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize  (BIZ)                       11
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)                       112
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)                       112
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)                       133245
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia  (CAM)                       112
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)                       123315
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde  (CPV)                       11
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)                       1213
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)                       1113
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)                       324345
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)                       444335
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)                       132125
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)                       1113
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)                       122235
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)                       423315
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo  (COD)                       11
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)                       222
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)                       11134
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)                       11
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)                       341435
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)                       21114
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)                       242245
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon  (GAB)                       1113
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)                       34234
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)                       243445
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)                       34314
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)                       11
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)                       1313
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea  (GUI)                       11
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti  (HAI)                       112
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras  (HON)                       112
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)                       11
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)                       122
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)                       223345
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)                       11
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)                       1113
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)                       33324
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)                       112135
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)                       11
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)                       211215
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)                       121315
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)                       12334
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)                       21
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)                       11
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ)                       112
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)                       11
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho  (LES)                       212
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya  (LBA)                       11114
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)                       1123
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)                       1113
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands  (MHL)                       11
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)                       333445
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)                       11
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco  (MON)                       11
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)                       11
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)                       333335
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP)                       1113
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)                       221115
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)                       13314
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NCA)                       11
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger  (NIG)                       112
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)                       3223
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)                       11114
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)                       112
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea  (PNG)                       1113
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)                       1113
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)                       43214
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)                       1123
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)                       112
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)                       1213
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)                       11
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)                       22434
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)                       21
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)                       11
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)                       1113
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)                       3223
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)                       1313
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)                       112
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)                       4444566
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)                       4443346
Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland  (SWZ)                       11
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)                       22224
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)                       11
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan  (TJK)                       21
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)                       433325
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga  (TGA)                       122
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)                       112
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)                       311315
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)                       2143256
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)                       122
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)                       11
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)                       4244426
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)                       233345
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)                       14414
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)                       223215
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)                       112
Nations516064636362
Athletes103124128128128131
Year9600040812202428323648525660646872768084 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24

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