Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
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This article details the qualifying phase for taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 128 taekwondo fighters coming from their respective NOCs; each can enter a maximum of eight taekwondo fighters, with one in each bodyweight category and four for each gender.[2]
Host nation France reserves two men's and women's spots either through the WT Olympic Rankings or WT Grand Slam Champions Series, while four more places are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their taekwondo practitioners compete in Paris 2024 through the Tripartite Commission Invitation.
The remainder of the total quota will be attributed to the taekwondo fighters through a dual qualification pathway. Five quota places will be awarded to the top-ranked practitioners in each of the eight weight classes (four per gender) through the World Taekwondo (WT) Olympic Rankings, while the highest of each weight category on merit points standing will grant one quota place each for their respective NOC through the WT Grand Slam Champions Series, scheduled for December 16–17, 2023 in Wuxi, China. 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.[1][2]
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.[1]
Timeline
Event | Date | Venue |
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WT Olympic Rankings | December 3, 2023 | — |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | December 17, 2023 | — |
African Qualification Tournament | February 10–11, 2024 | ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | March 9–10, 2024 | ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | March 15–16, 2024 | ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | April 6, 2024 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | April 9–10, 2024 | ![]() |
Qualification summary
The following table summarizes the qualification outcome for the taekwondo tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Total: 60 NOCs | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 134 |
Men's events
Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not necessarily to the taekwondo practitioner achieving the place in the qualification event.
−58 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 1 | ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2+1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Additional | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 18 |
−68 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 1 | ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Additional | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 17 |
−80 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 1 | ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Additional | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 17 |
+80 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 0 | — |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Additional | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 17 |
Women's events
Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not necessarily to the taekwondo practitioner achieving the place in the qualification event.
−49 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 0 | — |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 0 | — |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Additional | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 17 |
−57 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 0 | — |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
−67 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 0 | — |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
+67 kg
Event | Places | Qualified athletes |
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WT Olympic Rankings (as of December 3, 2023) | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WT Grand Slam Series Rankings | 1 | ![]() |
African Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
European Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | ![]() |
Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Host nation / Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Notes
- ^ a b Georgi Gurtsiev originally earned a quota place at the European Qualification Tournament, but was rejected by the IOC. His spot has been replaced by Serbia, the nation of the next best-ranked athlete. Later that decision was reverted and both athletes were allowed to participate.
- ^ Ali Reza Abbasi from the refugee team originally won the quota but was later ruled ineligible.[4]
- ^ a b Eisa Mozhdeh (men's 68 kg) and Jemesa Landers (women's 67 kg), originally won the Oceania Qualification Tournament and an Olympic berth for New Zealand but the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) resigned two quota spots due to Taekwondo New Zealand Federation not being a member and its not recognized by the NZOC.[5]
- ^ a b c Russian athletes Maksim Khramtsov (men's 80 kg), Tatiana Minina (women's 57 kg) and Polina Khan (women's +67 kg) originally qualified at the European Qualification Tournament but the IOC did not declare them neutral and they were not invited to the Games. Their spots have been replaced by the third-ranked athletes.
- ^ Vladislav Larin originally earned a quota place through the Grand Slam Series Rankings, but was rejected by the IOC. His spot was redistributed to the WT Olympic Rankings list.
- ^ a b c With the Grand Slam winner already qualified through the Olympic Rankings, the spot for the Grand Slam winner was re-allocated to the Olympic Rankings.
- ^ Saffron Tambyrajah from Australia originally won the Oceanian qualifier but Oceania Taekwondo Union disabled the Olympic quota spot due to the event did not have the minimum participation of athletes required. The quota space is allocated to the WT Olympic Rankings list.
- ^ Kimia Alizadeh won the quota as a member of Refugee Olympic Team, but later approached by Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation to compete instead for Bulgaria.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Taekwondo" (PDF). WTF. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tai'an to host Asian zone qualifying Taekwondo match for Paris 2024". China Daily. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: the refugee and the email that led to Hong Kong athlete's historic place in Games". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Taekwondo athletes in despair after NZOC refuses to confirm their participation". Inside the Games. Retrieved 13 August 2024.