Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23. The tournament was held at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. There were 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 was one global Olympic Qualification Tournament and one qualification tournament for each continent. In addition, 4 invitational places were awarded.
Qualification summary
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| Total: 64 NOCs | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 128 |
Qualification timeline
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament | | September 28–30, 2007 |
| African Regional Qualification Tournament | | November 1–2, 2007 |
| Asian Regional Qualification Tournament | | November 28–30, 2007 |
| Oceania Regional Qualification Tournament | .svg.png){kind=small} | December 1, 2007 |
| Pan-American Regional Qualification Tournament | | December 8–9, 2007 |
| European Regional Qualification Tournament | | January 26–27, 2008 |
-58kg Men
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
-68kg Men
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 |  |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
-80kg Men
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
+80kg Men
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
-49kg Women
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
-57kg Women
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
-67kg Women
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
+67kg Women
| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| African Qualification Tournament | | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | | 1 | |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | | 3 |  |
| European Qualification Tournament | | 3 | |
| Invitational/Host Nation* | - | 1 | |
| 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.
References
- "Two-time champion Chen leads China's taekwondo squad to Olympics". Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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