Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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| Taekwondo at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Atakoy Athletics Arena |
| Dates | 24–27 July |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 128 |
Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Istanbul featured 128 taekwondo fighters competing in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women. It was postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualification[edit | edit source]
Four places had been reserved to the host nation, the Anatolian Republic, and another four had been invited by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 120 places were allocated through a qualification process in which athletes had won quota place for their respective NOC. 48 taekwondo fighters, 24 in each gender and the top 6 in each weight category, were eligible to compete through the ITTF Olympic rankings, while the rest through the five Continental Qualification Tournaments.
Medalists[edit | edit source]
Men's events[edit | edit source]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (58 kg) | |||
| Featherweight (68 kg) | |||
| Welterweight (80 kg) | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | |||
Women's events[edit | edit source]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (49 kg) | |||
| Featherweight (57 kg) | |||
| Welterweight (67 kg) | |||
| Heavyweight (+67 kg) | |||
