Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women.
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| Venue | Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex |
| Dates | August 25 to August 28 |
| Competitors | 124 from 60 nations |
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| Men | Women | |
| 58 kg | 49 kg | |
| 68 kg | 57 kg | |
| 80 kg | 67 kg | |
| +80 kg | +67 kg | |
Qualification
Timeline
| Event | Location | Date |
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| 2003 World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament |  | December 4–6, 2003 |
| 2004 African Regional Qualification Tournament |  | January 21–22, 2004 |
| 2004 Pan-American Regional Qualification Tournament |  | January 31– February 1, 2004 |
| 2004 Asian and Oceanian Regional Qualification Tournament |  | February 15–16, 2004 |
| 2004 European Regional Qualification Tournament |  | February 22–23, 2004 |
Qualified
- Men
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- Women
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Medal summary
The host nation Greece failed to add to the gold won by Michalis Mouroutsos at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, though Alexandros Nikolaidis and Elisavet Mystakidou both won silver. Chinese Taipei (i.e. Taiwan) won its first two gold medals ever at these events. Steven López of the United States and Chen Zhong of China each repeated as Olympic champions. Hadi Saei, Huang Chih-hsiung and Pascal Gentil also won medal for the second time.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (58 kg) |
Chu Mu-Yen |
Oscar Salazar |
Tamer Bayoumi |
| Lightweight (68 kg) |
Hadi Saei |
Huang Chih-hsiung |
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| Middleweight (80 kg) |
Steven López |
Bahri Tanrıkulu |
Yousef Karami |
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) |
Moon Dae-Sung |
Alexandros Nikolaidis |
Pascal Gentil |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (49 kg) |
Chen Shih-Hsin |
Yanelis Labrada |
Yaowapa Boorapolchai |
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
Jang Ji-Won |
Nia Abdallah |
Iridia Salazar |
| Middleweight (67 kg) |
Luo Wei |
Elisavet Mystakidou |
Hwang Kyung-Sun |
| Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
Chen Zhong |
Myriam Baverel |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 124 taekwondo jins from 60 nations competed at the Athens Games:
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