Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
Taekwondo
competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics
in London
are scheduled to be held from August 8 to August 11 at the ExCeL London. Competition will be held in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women.
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 quota 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.
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
are scheduled to be held from August 8 to August 11 at the ExCeL London. Competition will be held in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women.
Qualification outline
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.4 places are reserved for Great Britain
Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Great Britain is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012 as the host nation...
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 quota 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.