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Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Taekwondo
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueGrand Palais
Dates7–10 August 2024
No. of events8 (4 men, 4 women)
Competitors134 from 60 nations
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The taekwondo competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 7 to 10 August at the Grand Palais strip.[1][2] 128 taekwondo fighters, with an equal distribution between men and women, will compete across eight different weight categories (four per gender) at the Games, the same amount as the previous editions since Beijing 2008. Each weight category is composed of sixteen taekwondo fighters; however, this figure may increase if additional athletes are invited and selected from the Refugee Olympic Team.[3]

Qualification

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The taekwondo competition for Paris will feature a total of 128 athletes (64 men and 64 women) across eight different weight categories, the same amount as the previous editions since Beijing 2008. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of eight taekwondo fighters, with one per bodyweight category and four per gender.[3]

The qualification window commences with the five spots awarded to the top-ranked practitioners in each of the eight weight classes (four per gender) through the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings and another spot to the highest of each weight category based on the merit points accrued in the WT Grand Slam Champions Series, scheduled for December 16–17, 2023 in Wuxi, China. At the beginning of the 2024 season, five continental qualification tournaments will offer the majority of the berths to the top two taekwondo fighters of each weight category from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe; and to the highest-ranked from Oceania.

The NOC containing at least two female or male taekwondo fighters through the ranking is deemed ineligible to participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it relinquishes the places obtained. This pathway also applies to the host nation France with its reservation of two men's and women's spots (one in each weight category). Four further quota places will be entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their taekwondo practitioners compete in Paris 2024 through the Tripartite Commission Invitation.[4]

Competition schedule

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Legend
Q Elimination, quarterfinals, and semifinals F Repechage and final medal matches
Schedule[5]
Event↓/Date → Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10
Men's
Men's 58 kg Q F
Men's 68 kg Q F
Men's 80 kg Q F
Men's +80 kg Q F
Women's
Women's 49 kg Q F
Women's 57 kg Q F
Women's 67 kg Q F
Women's +67 kg Q F

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (France)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea2013
2 Iran1214
3 Uzbekistan1102
4 France*1012
 Tunisia1012
6 Hungary1001
 Thailand1001
8 China0112
9 Azerbaijan0101
 Great Britain0101
 Jordan0101
 Serbia0101
13 Belgium0011
 Brazil0011
 Bulgaria0011
 Canada0011
 Croatia0011
 Cuba0011
 Denmark0011
 Italy0011
 Ivory Coast0011
 Turkey0011
 United States0011
Totals (23 entries)881632

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight (58 kg)
details
Park Tae-joon
 South Korea
Gashim Magomedov
 Azerbaijan
Cyrian Ravet
 France
Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi
 Tunisia
Featherweight (68 kg)
details
Ulugbek Rashitov
 Uzbekistan
Zaid Kareem
 Jordan
Liang Yushuai
 China
Edival Pontes
 Brazil
Middleweight (80 kg)
details
Firas Katoussi
 Tunisia
Mehran Barkhordari
 Iran
Simone Alessio
 Italy
Edi Hrnic
 Denmark
Heavyweight (+80 kg)
details
Arian Salimi
 Iran
Caden Cunningham
 Great Britain
Rafael Alba
 Cuba
Cheick Sallah Cissé
 Ivory Coast

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight (49 kg)
details
Panipak Wongpattanakit
 Thailand
Guo Qing
 China
Mobina Nematzadeh
 Iran
Lena Stojković
 Croatia
Featherweight (57 kg)
details
Kim Yu-jin
 South Korea
Nahid Kiani
 Iran
Skylar Park
 Canada
Kimia Alizadeh
 Bulgaria
Middleweight (67 kg)
details
Viviana Márton
 Hungary
Aleksandra Perišić
 Serbia
Kristina Teachout
 United States
Sarah Chaâri
 Belgium
Heavyweight (+67 kg)
details
Althéa Laurin
 France
Svetlana Osipova
 Uzbekistan
Lee Da-bin
 South Korea
Nafia Kuş
 Turkey

Participating nations

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There were 60 participating nations:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris 2024 – Taekwondo". Paris 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Kim, EJ Monica; Martín, Marta (13 December 2022). "How to qualify for taekwondo at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Taekwondo" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule – Taekwondo" (PDF). Paris 2024. pp. 79–80. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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