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]
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
Event | Date | Venue |
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WTF Olympic Rankings[4] | December 11–17, 2015 | — |
European Qualification Tournament[5] | January 16–17, 2016 | ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament[6] | February 6–7, 2016 | ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament[7] | February 27, 2016 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament[7] | March 10−11, 2016 | ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament[8] | April 16−17, 2016 | ![]() |
Qualification summary
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Total: 63 NOCs | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 128 |
Men's events
−58 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
−68 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
−80 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
+80 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Women's events
−49 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
−57 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
−67 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
+67 kg
Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WTF Olympic Rankings (as of December 2015) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Rio 2016 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System" (PDF). WTF. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "General Guidelines on Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualification System" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "WTF Olympic Rankings: List of Qualified Athletes" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (10 February 2015). "Istanbul to host European Olympic taekwondo qualifying tournament for Rio 2016". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Taekwondo: Morocco hosts the African qualifying tournament for 2016 Olympics". Maghreb Daily News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ a b "European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul Offers Taekwondo Fighters Berths to Rio 2016". World Taekwondo Federation. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Noguiera, Emil (14 January 2016). "PH to host Olympic taekwondo qualifying tilt". The Manila Times. Retrieved 15 January 2016.