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Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Taekwondo at the
2016 Summer Olympics
List of practitioners
Qualification
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58 kg49 kg
68 kg57 kg
80 kg67 kg
+80 kg+67 kg
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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]

Timeline

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

Qualification summary

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NOC Men Women Total
−58 kg −68 kg −80 kg +80 kg −49 kg −57 kg −67 kg +67 kg
 Aruba X 1
 Australia X X X X 4
 Azerbaijan X X X X 4
 Belarus X 1
 Belgium X X X 3
 Brazil X X X X 4
 Cambodia X 1
 Canada X 1
 Cape Verde X 1
 Central African Republic X 1
 Chile X 1
 China X X X X 4
 Chinese Taipei X X X 3
 Colombia X X 2
 Croatia X X X 3
 Cuba X 1
 Democratic Republic of the Congo X 1
 Dominican Republic X X X 3
 Egypt X X X 3
 Finland X 1
 France X X X X 4
 Gabon X 1
 Germany X X X 3
 Great Britain X X X X 4
 Haiti X 1
 Honduras X 1
 Iran X X X X 4
 Israel X 1
 Ivory Coast X X X 3
 Japan X 1
 Jordan X 1
 Kazakhstan X X X 3
 Libya X 1
 Mali X 1
 Mexico X X X X 4
 Moldova X 1
 Mongolia X 1
 Morocco X X X 3
 Nepal X 1
 Netherlands X 1
 New Zealand X 1
 Niger X 1
 Norway X 1
 Panama X 1
 Papua New Guinea X X 2
 Peru X 1
 Philippines X 1
 Poland X X 2
 Portugal X 1
 Puerto Rico X 1
 Russia X X X 3
 Senegal X 1
 Serbia X X 2
 South Korea X X X X X 5
 Spain X X X 3
 Sweden X X 2
 Thailand X X X 3
 Tonga X 1
 Tunisia X X X 3
 Turkey X X 2
 United States X X X X 4
 Uzbekistan X X X 3
 Venezuela X 1
Total: 63 NOCs 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 128

Men's events

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−58 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Kim Tae-hun (KOR)
 Farzan Ashourzadeh (IRI)
 Rui Bragança (POR)
 Levent Tuncat (GER)
 César Rodríguez (MEX)
 Si Mohamed Ketbi (BEL)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Ron Atias (ISR)
 Jesús Tortosa (ESP)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Omar Hajjami (MAR)
 Yousef Shriha (LBA)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Safwan Khalil (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Luisito Pié (DOM)
 Óscar Muñoz (COL)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Zhao Shuai (CHN)
 Tawin Hanprab (THA)
Host nation / Universality places 1  Venilton Teixeira (BRA)
Total 16

−68 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Lee Dae-hoon (KOR)
 Aleksey Denisenko (RUS)
 Jaouad Achab (BEL)
 Saúl Gutiérrez (MEX)
 Servet Tazegül (TUR)
 Joel González (ESP)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Karol Robak (POL)
 Filip Grgić (CRO)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Ghofran Zaki (EGY)
 Balla Dièye (SEN)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Maxemillion Kassman (PNG)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Edgar Contreras (VEN)
 Ignacio Morales (CHI)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Ahmad Abughaush (JOR)
 Pürevjavyn Temüüjin (MGL)
Host nation / Universality places 1  David Boui (CAF)
Total 16

−80 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Mehdi Khodabakhshi (IRI)
 Aaron Cook (MDA)
 Lutalo Muhammad (GBR)
 Albert Gaun (RUS)
 Tahir Güleç (GER)
 Cheick Sallah Cissé (CIV)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Milad Beigi (AZE)
 Piotr Paziński (POL)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Oussama Oueslati (TUN)
 Ismaël Coulibaly (MLI)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Hayder Shkara (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Steven López (USA)
 Moisés Hernández (DOM)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Nikita Rafalovich (UZB)
 Liu Wei-ting (TPE)
Host nation / Universality places 1  Miguel Ferrera (HON)
Total 16

+80 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Dmitriy Shokin (UZB)
 Radik Isayev (AZE)
 Sajjad Mardani (IRI)
 Anthony Obame (GAB)
 M'Bar N'Diaye (FRA)
 Cha Dong-min (KOR)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Mahama Cho (GBR)
 Arman-Marshall Silla (BLR)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Yassine Trabelsi (TUN)
 Abdoul Razak Issoufou (NIG)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Pita Taufatofua (TGA)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Rafael Alba (CUB)
 Stephen Lambdin (USA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Qiao Sen (CHN)
 Ruslan Zhaparov (KAZ)
Host nation / Universality places 1  Maicon Andrade (BRA)
Total 16

Women's events

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−49 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Wu Jingyu (CHN)
 Lucija Zaninović (CRO)
 Yasmina Aziez (FRA)
 Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA)
 Kim So-hui (KOR)
 Itzel Manjarrez (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Patimat Abakarova (AZE)
 Tijana Bogdanović (SRB)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Rosa Keleku (COD)
 Maria Andrade (CPV)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Andrea Kilday (NZL)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Julissa Diez Canseco (PER)
 Monica Pimentel (ARU)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Huang Huai-hsuan (TPE)
 Ainur Yesbergenova (KAZ)
Host nation / Universality places 1  Iris Sing (BRA)
Total 16

−57 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Jade Jones (GBR)
 Eva Calvo (ESP)
 Hedaya Malak (EGY)
 Mayu Hamada (JPN)
 Ana Zaninović (CRO)
 Nikita Glasnović (SWE)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Raheleh Asemani (BEL)[note 1]
 Suvi Mikkonen (FIN)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Hakima El-Meslahy (MAR)
 Rahma Ben Ali (TUN)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Caroline Marton (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Carolena Carstens (PAN)
 Doris Patiño (COL)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Kimia Alizadeh (IRI)
 Phannapa Harnsujin (THA)
Host nation / Universality places 1  Júlia Vasconcelos (BRA)
Total 16

−67 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Haby Niaré (FRA)
 Elin Johansson (SWE)
 Chuang Chia-chia (TPE)
 Oh Hye-ri (KOR)
 Anastasia Baryshnikova (RUS)
 Nur Tatar (TUR)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Farida Azizova (AZE)
 Rabia Gülec (GER)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Ruth Gbagbi (CIV)
 Seham El-Sawalhy (EGY)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Carmen Marton (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Paige McPherson (USA)
 Melissa Pagnotta (CAN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Cansel Deniz (KAZ)
 Nigora Tursunkulova (UZB)
Host nation / Universality places 1  Aniya Louissaint (HAI)
Total 16

+67 kg

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Competition Places Qualified athletes
WTF Olympic Rankings
(as of December 2015)		 6  Zheng Shuyin (CHN)
 Milica Mandić (SRB)
 Bianca Walkden (GBR)
 Jackie Galloway (USA)
 Gwladys Épangue (FRA)
 María Espinoza (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament 2  Tina Røe Skaar (NOR)
 Reshmie Oogink (NED)
African Qualification Tournament 2  Mamina Koné (CIV)
 Wiam Dislam (MAR)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Samantha Kassman (PNG)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2  Katherine Rodríguez (DOM)
 Crystal Weekes (PUR)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2  Sorn Seavmey (CAM)
 Kirstie Alora (PHI)
Host nation / Universality places 1  Nisha Rawal (NEP)
Total 16

Notes

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  1. ^ Raheleh Asemani won the quota as a member of Refugee Olympic Team, but later granted Belgian citizenship and applied to compete instead for the Belgian team.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rio 2016 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System" (PDF). WTF. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ "General Guidelines on Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification System" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Olympic Taekwondo 'Wild Cards' Go to Central African Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal". www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/. World Taekwondo Federation. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ "WTF Olympic Rankings: List of Qualified Athletes" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ Morgan, Liam (10 February 2015). "Istanbul to host European Olympic taekwondo qualifying tournament for Rio 2016". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Taekwondo: Morocco hosts the African qualifying tournament for 2016 Olympics". Maghreb Daily News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b "European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul Offers Taekwondo Fighters Berths to Rio 2016". World Taekwondo Federation. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  8. ^ Noguiera, Emil (14 January 2016). "PH to host Olympic taekwondo qualifying tilt". The Manila Times. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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