Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Taekwondo competition at the 2012 Games will include 128 athletes, 64 in each gender, 16 in each of the eight weight divisions. Each competing nation will be allowed to enter a maximum of 4 competitors, two of each gender. Each nation will therefore be eligible to compete in a maximum of half the weight categories.[1]

4 places are reserved for Great Britain as host nation, and a further four shall invitational as decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 120 places shall be allocated through a qualification process, in which athletes win qouta places for their respective nation.

If a nation which has qualified through a Qualification Tournament relinquishes a quota place, it will 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]

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Qualification summary

NOC Men Women Total
−58kg −68kg −80kg +80kg −49kg −57kg −67kg +67kg
Afghanistan X X 2
Argentina X X 2
Australia X X 2
Azerbaijan X X 2
Brazil X X 2
Canada X X X 3
Chile X 1
China X X X 3
Chinese Taipei X X X 3
Colombia X 1
Costa Rica X 1
Croatia X X 2
Cuba X X X 3
Dominican Republic X 1
France X 1
Great Britain X X X X 4
Greece X 1
Grenada X 1
Guatemala X 1
Iran X X X 3
Italy X 1
Jamaica X 1
Japan X X 2
Jordan X X X 3
Kazakhstan X X X 3
Kyrgyzstan X 1
Lebanon X 1
Mexico X X X X 4
New Zealand X X X 3
Papua New Guinea X 1
Peru X 1
Russia X X 2
Samoa X X 2
South Korea X X X X 4
Sweden X 1
Tajikistan X X 2
Thailand X X X 3
Turkey X 1
United States X X X X 4
Uzbekistan X X X 3
Vietnam X X 2
Total: 41 NOCs 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 84

Qualification timeline

Event Date Venue
World Qualification Tournament[3] June 30 – July 3, 2011 Baku, Azerbaijan
Oceania Qualification Tournament[4] September 11, 2011 Nouméa, New Caledonia
Pan American Qualification Tournament[5] November 18–20, 2011 Querétaro, Mexico
Asian Qualification Tournament[6] November 26–27, 2011 Bangkok, Thailand
African Qualification Tournament January 11–12, 2012 Port Saïd, Egypt
European Qualification Tournament January 27–29, 2012 Kazan, Russia
Tripartite Commission Invitations July 9, 2012 —

Men's events

−58 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Pen-Ek Karaket (THA)
 Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)
 Lee Dae-Hoon (KOR)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Safwan Khalil (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Óscar Muñoz (COL)
 Heiner Oviedo (CRC)
 Damián Villa (MEX)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Wei Chen-yang (TPE)
 Nursultan Mamayev (KAZ)
 Le Huynh Chau (VIE)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation 1
Total 16

−68 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Servet Tazegül (TUR)
 Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI)
 Diogo Silva (BRA)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Logan Campbell (NZL)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Idulio Islas (MEX)
 Peter López (PER)
 Terrence Jennings (USA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Mohammad Abu-Libdeh (JOR)
 Dmitriy Kim (UZB)
 Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation[7] 1 Great Britain
Total 16

−80 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Ramin Azizov (AZE)
 Yousef Karami (IRI)
 Mauro Sarmiento (ITA)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Vaughn Scott (NZL)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Sebastián Crismanich (ARG)
 Steven López (USA)
 Sébastien Michaud (CAN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG)
 Rasul Abduraim (KGZ)
 Farkhod Negmatov (TJK)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation[7] 1 Great Britain
Total 16

+80 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Cha Dong-Min (KOR)
 Gadzhi Umarov (RUS)
 Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Kaino Thomsen (SAM)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Robelis Despaigne (CUB)
 François Coulombe-Fortier (CAN)
 Kenneth Edwards (JAM)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Liu Xiaobo (CHN)
 Alisher Gulov (TJK)
 Akmal Irgashev (UZB)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation 1
Total 16

Women's events

−49 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Wu Jingyu (CHN)
 Lucija Zaninović (CRO)
 Yang Shu-chun (TPE)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Theresa Tona (PNG)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Elizabeth Zamora (GUA)
 Janet Alegría (MEX)
 Carola López (ARG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Chanatip Sonkham (THA)
 Erika Kasahara (JPN)
 Dana Haidar (JOR)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation 1
Total 16

−57 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Tseng Pei-hua (TPE)
 Hou Yuzhuo (CHN)
 Ana Zaninović (CRO)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Robin Cheong (NZL)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Nidia Muñoz (CUB)
 Yeny Contreras (CHI)
 Diana López (USA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA)
 Andrea Paoli (LIB)
 Mayu Hamada (JPN)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation[7] 1 Great Britain
Total 16

−67 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Kim Mi-Kyung (KOR)
 Farida Azizova (AZE)
 Elin Johansson (SWE)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Carmen Marton (AUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Karine Sergerie (CAN)
 Paige McPherson (USA)
 Andrea St. Bernard (GRN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Sousan Hajipour (IRI)
 Chu Hoang Dieu Linh (VIE)
 Gulnafis Aitmukhambetova (KAZ)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation[7] 1 Great Britain
Total 16

+67 kg

Competition Vacancies Qualified
World Qualification Tournament 3  Gwladys Épangue (FRA)
 An Sae-Bom (KOR)
 Anastasia Baryshnikova (RUS)
Oceania Qualification Tournament 1  Talitiga Crawley (SAM)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 3  Natália Falavigna (BRA)
 María Espinoza (MEX)
 Glenhis Hernández (CUB)
Asian Qualification Tournament 3  Nadin Dawani (JOR)
 Feruza Yergeshova (KAZ)
 Natalya Mamatova (UZB)
African Qualification Tournament 2
European Qualification Tournament 3
Invitational / Host Nation 1
Total 16

References

  1. ^ Taekwondo qualification for London 2012
  2. ^ WTF Olympic Qualification rules
  3. ^ "2012 World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament". WTF. 3 July 2011. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/olymic_games/data/WQT2011Baku/4.WQT2011_List%20of%20Medal%20Winners%20and%20Substitutes.pdf. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament wrapped up with great success". WTF. 11 September 2011. http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/news/wtfnews.html?bbs_no=5792&bbs_code=10001&bbs_num=391&symode=view&PHPSESSID=a0751d62765be1a5ad29e933fbc6c6cb. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "Pan American Qualification Tournament for LOG". WTF. 21 November 2011. http://www.wtf.org/bbs/bbs/download.php?bbs_code=10008&bbs_cate=1&filename=Medal_Winners_1.pdf. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Asian Qualification Tournament for London 2012". WTF. 27 November 2011. http://www.wtf.org/bbs/bbs/download.php?bbs_code=10008&bbs_cate=1&filename=AQT_NOC_docs.pdf. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  7. ^ a b c d Telegraph staff and agencies (May 26, 2011). "London 2012 Olympics: GB Taekwondo select weight categories for Games". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/8538818/London-2012-Olympics-GB-Taekwondo-select-weight-categories-for-Games.html. Retrieved June 26, 2011.