Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

Qualification summary

NOC	Men				Women				Total
NOC	−58 kg	−68 kg	−80 kg	+80 kg	−49 kg	−57 kg	−67 kg	+67 kg	Total
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

−58 kg

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

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

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

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

−49 kg

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

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

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

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

^ 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.

[Asemani-9] 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.

[wtf-qual-1] "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]}

[a-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.

[wtf-olympic-ranking-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.

[wtf-oly-sched-7] "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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