Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics. 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.^[1]

Timeline

width=300	Event !	width=200	Date !	width=230	Venue
World Qualification Tournament^[2]	September 28–30, 2007	Manchester, United Kingdom
African Qualification Tournament	November 1–2, 2007	Tripoli, Libya
Asian Qualification Tournament	November 28–30, 2007	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
	December 1, 2007	Nouméa, New Caledonia
Pan American Qualification Tournament^[3]	December 8–9, 2007	Cali, Colombia
European Qualification Tournament^[4]	January 26–27, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey

Qualification summary

NOC	Men				Women				width=55 rowspan="2"	Total
	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	+67 kg
	X	X							2
							X		1
	X	X					X	X	4
			X						1
	X								1
	X								1
	X					X		X	3
			X		X		X		3
			X	X	X			X	4
	X	X			X	X			4
					X	X			2
				X					1
						X	X		2
		X		X	X				3
	X								1
								X	1
								X	1
				X			X		2
			X						1
	X	X			X		X		4
	X		X					X	3
				X			X	X	3
							X		1
			X						1
	X		X		X				3
						X			1
			X	X		X			3
			X			X			2
							X		1
								X	1
				X			X		2
	X				X				2
		X							1
		X							1
						X		X	2
				X					1
			X						1
	X	X						X	3
				X	X		X		3
			X						1
		X							1
		X		X		X			3
						X			1
		X		X					2
								X	1
					X				1
		X							1
	X						X		2
	X								1
			X				X		2
			X						1
						X			1
		X		X		X	X		4
	X			X				X	3
					X			X	2
					X				1
	X				X	X			3
								X	1
		X	X			X	X		4
							X		1
		X	X		X	X			4
		X		X				X	3
			X	X	X			X	4
				X	X	X			3
Total: 64 NOCs	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	128

Men's events

−58 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified athletes
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
Host nation / Universality places	1
Total	16

−68 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified athletes
World Qualification Tournament	3
African Qualification Tournament	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	3
Oceania Qualification Tournament	1
Pan American Qualification Tournament	−80 kg width=300 Competition ! width=80 Places ! width=300 Qualified athletes World Qualification Tournament 3 African Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 3 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament +80 kg width=300 Competition ! width=80 Places ! width=300 Qualified athletes World Qualification Tournament 3 African Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 3 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament Women's events −49 kg width=300 Competition ! width=80 Places ! width=300 Qualified athletes 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 Host nation / Universality places 1 Total 16 −57 kg width=300 Competition ! width=80 Places ! width=300 Qualified athletes 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 Host nation / Universality places 1 Total 16 −67 kg width=300 Competition ! width=80 Places ! width=300 Qualified athletes 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 Host nation / Universality places 1 Total 16 +67 kg width=300 Competition ! width=80 Places ! width=300 Qualified athletes 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 Host nation / Universality places 1 Total 16 External links World Taekwondo Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Two-time champion Chen leads China's taekwondo squad to Olympics. 2008-04-04.
2. Web site: World Qualification Tournament for Beijing 2008 Results . British Taekwondo . 15 May 2021 . 1 October 2007.
3. Web site: Pan American Qualification Tournament . Pan-American Taekwondo Union . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213162946/http://www.patu.org/pdfs/PanAmOlympicQualificationTournamentforBeijing2008/Cali_Olympic_Qualification_Final_Bracket_Sheets.pdf . 15 May 2021. 2012-02-13 .
4. Web site: European Olympic Qualification Tournament Results . TAEKWONDO ÖZER E. V. . 19 May 2024 .