Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held from August 20 to August 23. The tournament will be held at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. There will be four weight categories for both men and women. Each NOC can enter 2 men and 2 women, but only 1 athlete per weight category. There will be one global Olympic Qualification Tournament and one qualification tournament for each continent. In addition, 4 invitational places will be awarded.

Contents 1 Qualification summary 2 Qualification timeline 3 -58kg Men 4 -68kg Men 5 -80kg Men 6 +80kg Men 7 -49kg Women 8 -57kg Women 9 -67kg Women 10 +67kg Women 11 References

[edit] Qualification summary

NOC	Men				Women				Total
	-58kg	-68kg	-80kg	+80kg	-49kg	-57kg	-67kg	+67kg
Afghanistan	X	X							2
Argentina							X		1
Australia	X	X					X	X	4
Azerbaijan			X						1
Belize	X								1
Benin	X								1
Brazil	X					X		X	3
Canada			X		X		X		3
China			X	X	X			X	4
Chinese Taipei	X	X			X	X			4
Colombia					X	X			2
Costa Rica				X					1
Côte d'Ivoire			X			X			2
Croatia						X	X		2
Cuba		X		X	X				3
Dominican Republic	X								1
Ecuador								X	1
Egypt								X	1
France				X			X		2
Gabon			X						1
Germany	X	X			X		X		4
Great Britain	X		X					X	3
Greece				X			X	X	3
Guinea							X		1
Honduras			X						1
Iran	X		X		X				3
Israel						X			1
Italy			X	X		X			3
Japan							X		1
Jordan								X	1
Kazakhstan				X			X		2
Kenya	X				X				2
Kyrgyzstan		X							1
Libya		X							1
Malaysia						X		X	2
Mali				X					1
Marshall Islands			X						1
Mexico	X	X						X	3
Morocco				X	X		X		3
Nepal			X						1
Netherlands		X							1
New Zealand		X		X		X			3
Nigeria		X		X		X			3
Norway								X	1
Papua New Guinea					X				1
Peru		X							1
Philippines	X						X		2
Portugal	X								1
Puerto Rico			X				X		2
Qatar			X						1
Senegal						X			1
South Korea		X		X		X	X		4
Spain	X			X				X	3
Sweden					X			X	2
Switzerland					X				1
Thailand	X				X	X			3
Tunisia								X	1
Turkey		X	X			X	X		4
United Arab Emirates							X		1
United States		X	X		X	X			4
Uzbekistan		X		X				X	3
Venezuela			X	X	X			X	4
Vietnam				X	X	X			3
Total: 63 NOCs	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	128

[edit] Qualification timeline

Event	Location	Date
World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament	Manchester	September 28-30, 2007
African Regional Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	November 1-2, 2007
Asian Regional Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	November 28-30, 2007
Oceania Regional Qualification Tournament	Noumea	December 1, 2007
Pan-American Regional Qualification Tournament	Cali	December 8-9, 2007
European Regional Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	January 26-27, 2008

[edit] -58kg Men

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	Chinese Taipei  Germany  Philippines
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Kenya  Benin
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Iran  Afghanistan  Thailand
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	Australia
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Brazil  Mexico  Dominican Republic
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Portugal  Great Britain  Spain
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	Belize
TOTAL		16

[edit] -68kg Men

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	South Korea  Cuba  Australia
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Libya  Nigeria
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Kyrgyzstan  Uzbekistan  Chinese Taipei
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	New Zealand
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Peru  United States  Mexico
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Turkey  Germany  Netherlands
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	Afghanistan
TOTAL		16

[edit] -80kg Men

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	Canada  United States  Italy
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Côte d'Ivoire  Gabon
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Iran  Qatar  Nepal
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	Marshall Islands
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Puerto Rico  Honduras  Venezuela
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Turkey  Azerbaijan  Great Britain
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	China
TOTAL		16

[edit] +80kg Men

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	France  Mali  South Korea
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Morocco  Nigeria
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Kazakhstan  Vietnam  Uzbekistan
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	New Zealand
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Cuba  Costa Rica  Venezuela
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Spain  Italy  Greece
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	China
TOTAL		16

[edit] -49kg Women

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	Chinese Taipei  Cuba  Canada
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Kenya  Morocco
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Vietnam  Thailand  Iran
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	Papua New Guinea^
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Colombia  Venezuela  United States
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Sweden  Switzerland  Germany
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	China
TOTAL		16

^ Replace  New Zealand

[edit] -57kg Women

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	South Korea  Italy  Thailand
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Côte d'Ivoire  Senegal
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Chinese Taipei  Vietnam  Malaysia
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	New Zealand
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Brazil  United States  Colombia
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Croatia  Turkey  Israel
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	Nigeria
TOTAL		16

[edit] -67kg Women

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	France  South Korea  Croatia
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Morocco  Guinea
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Kazakhstan  Philippines  Japan
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	Australia
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Argentina  Canada  Puerto Rico
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Turkey  Greece  Germany
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	United Arab Emirates
TOTAL		16

[edit] +67kg Women

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
World Qualification Tournament	Manchester	3	Greece  Great Britain  Mexico
African Qualification Tournament	Tripoli	2	Egypt  Tunisia
Asian Qualification Tournament	Ho Chi Minh City	3	Malaysia  Jordan  Uzbekistan
Oceania Qualification Tournament	Noumea	1	Australia
Pan American Qualification Tournament	Cali	3	Brazil  Ecuador  Venezuela
European Qualification Tournament	Istanbul	3	Spain  Sweden  Norway
Invitational/Host Nation*	-	1	China
TOTAL		16

* The host nation shall not participate in any qualification tournament, as it shall be directly qualified in 2 weight categories for men and 2 weight categories for women.^[1]

* In addition, the Tripartite Commission issued 4 invitations, the gender and weight class are not previously defined.

[edit] References

• World Taekwondo Federation