Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Carioca Arena 3
Dates	17–20 August 2016
Competitors	128

Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Men			Women
	58 kg			49 kg
	68 kg			57 kg
	80 kg			67 kg
	+80 kg			+67 kg

Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to take place from 17 to 20 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 128 taekwondo fighters are expected to compete in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women.^[1]

Qualification

Taekwondo competition at these Games feature a total of 128 athletes, 64 in each gender, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is allowed to enter up to a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender, based on the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings, such that an athlete per NOC must be among the top six in each weight category. If an NOC has qualified only two female and male athletes through ranking, it cannot participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it relinquishes the places obtained through ranking.^[2][3]

Four places have been reserved to the host nation Brazil, and another four have been invited by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 120 places are allocated through a qualification process in which athletes have won quota place for their respective NOC. 48 taekwondo fighters, 24 in each gender and the top 6 in each weight category, are eligible to compete through the ITTF Olympic rankings, while the rest through the five Continental Qualification Tournaments.^[2]

If an NOC having qualified through a Qualification Tournament relinquishes a quota place, it would be allocated to the nation of the next highest placed athlete in the respective weight category of that tournament as long as the addition of the place does not exceed the maximum quota for that nation.^[2]

Schedule

Daily schedule

Date →	Wed 17	Thu 18	Fri 19	Sat 20
Men's	58 kg	68 kg	80 kg	+80 kg
Women's	49 kg	57 kg	67 kg	+67 kg

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		0	0	0	0
Total		8	8	16	32

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Flyweight (58 kg)
Lightweight (68 kg)
Middleweight (80 kg)
Heavyweight (+80 kg)

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Flyweight (49 kg)
Lightweight (57 kg)
Middleweight (67 kg)
Heavyweight (+67 kg)

References

1. "Rio 2016: Taekwondo". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
2. "Rio 2016 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System" (PDF). WTF. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
3. "General Guidelines on Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification System" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

External links

• World Taekwondo Federation
• NBC Olympics