iBet uBet web content aggregator. Adding the entire web to your favor.
iBet uBet web content aggregator. Adding the entire web to your favor.



Link to original content: http://web.archive.org/web/20160806041720/https://www.rio2016.com/en/taekwondo
Olympic Taekwondo - Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
The Wayback Machine - http://web.archive.org/web/20160806022255/https://www.rio2016.com/en/taekwondo

Rio 2016 Apps

Enhance your Games experience.

Download
Who are you cheering on?

Who are you cheering on?

Choose your favorite athletes, teams, sports and countries by clicking on the buttons next to their names

Note: Your favourites settings are stored on your computer through Cookies If you want to keep them, refrain from clearing your browser history

Please set your preferences

Please check your preferences. You can change them at any time

Expand Content

This time zone applies to all schedule times

Expand Content
Contrast
Original colours Original colours High contrast High contrast
View all acessibility resources
A new world

Taekwondo

Buy Tickets Here
“The way of the feet and hands” is the meaning of the Korean word taekwondo, a martial art included in the Olympic Games since Sydney 2000. At the Rio 2016 Games, there are four weight classes for men and women.
Spectator's Guide - Taekwondo
  • Taekwondo

Countries

Athletes

Events

63 128 8

Schedule & Results

Schedule & Results

Taekwondo

Select the time zone:
Rio Time
My time zone
August17
Date Event Status
Wed 1709:00 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1709:15 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1709:30 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1709:45 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1710:00 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1710:15 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1710:30 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1710:45 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1711:00 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1711:15 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1711:30 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1711:45 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1712:00 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1712:15 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1712:30 Women -49kg Round of 16
Wed 1712:45 Men -58kg Round of 16
Wed 1715:00 Women -49kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1715:15 Men -58kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1715:30 Women -49kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1715:45 Men -58kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1716:00 Women -49kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1716:15 Men -58kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1716:30 Women -49kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1716:45 Men -58kg Quarterfinals
Wed 1717:00 Women -49kg Semifinals
Wed 1717:15 Men -58kg Semifinals
Wed 1717:30 Women -49kg Semifinals
Wed 1717:45 Men -58kg Semifinals
Wed 1720:00 Women -49kg Repechage
Wed 1720:15 Men -58kg Repechage
Wed 1720:30 Women -49kg Repechage
Wed 1720:45 Men -58kg Repechage
Wed 1721:00 Women -49kg Bronze Medal Contests
Wed 1721:15 Men -58kg Bronze Medal Contests
Wed 1721:30 Women -49kg Bronze Medal Contests
Wed 1721:45 Men -58kg Bronze Medal Contests
Wed 1722:00 Women -49kg Gold Medal Contest
Wed 1722:15 Men -58kg Gold Medal Contest

About

About

Aim of the game

Fighters score points by landing kicks and punches on the torso and head of their opponent – the fighter with the most points wins the bout

Why should you watch this?

The combination of accuracy, power and control in taekwondo fights, coupled with the grace and movement of the ancient martial arts, makes for an impressive contest

International Federation

WTF

Olympic debut

Sydney 2000

Rules
  • Dobok

    Dobok

    The taekwondo uniform

  • Hogu

    Hogu

    The name of the chest guard worn by fighters, with a red or blue area representing the opponent’s target

  • Shijak!

    Shijak!

    Korean for ‘begin’, it is shouted by the referee at the start of each fight

Impress your friends

  • The sport’s Korean roots go back 2,000 years, but the modern rules of taekwondo were defined in 1955

    The sport’s Korean roots go back 2,000 years, but the modern rules of taekwondo were defined in 1955

  • Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 Games, but did not become a medal event until the Sydney 2000 Games

    Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 Games, but did not become a medal event until the Sydney 2000 Games

  • Knockouts are rare in taekwondo, but Dae Sung Moon won gold at Athens 2004 with a spinning kick that ended Alexandros Nikolaidis’ participation there and then

    Knockouts are rare in taekwondo, but Dae Sung Moon won gold at Athens 2004 with a spinning kick that ended Alexandros Nikolaidis’ participation there and then

  • Rohullah Nikpah won Afghanistan’s first ever Olympic medal by taking bronze at Beijing 2008, a feat he repeated at the London 2012 Games

    Rohullah Nikpah won Afghanistan’s first ever Olympic medal by taking bronze at Beijing 2008, a feat he repeated at the London 2012 Games

  • At London 2012, young British fighter Jade Jones delighted the home crowd by beating world champion Hou Yuzhuo of China to win the women’s gold medal

    At London 2012, young British fighter Jade Jones delighted the home crowd by beating world champion Hou Yuzhuo of China to win the women’s gold medal

  • Not surprisingly, the Republic of Korea has dominated Olympic taekwondo over the years, taking one third of the sport’s gold medals to date

    Not surprisingly, the Republic of Korea has dominated Olympic taekwondo over the years, taking one third of the sport’s gold medals to date

  • Asian countries dominate the sport, with China the second highest medal-winners with eight, including five golds

    Asian countries dominate the sport, with China the second highest medal-winners with eight, including five golds

  • Taekwondo means ‘the way of the feet and hands’ in Korean

    Taekwondo means ‘the way of the feet and hands’ in Korean

  • Cuba’s Ángel Matos was so upset at being disqualified in his Beijing 2008 bronze medal match that he kicked one of the referees in the face – he was banned for life

    Cuba’s Ángel Matos was so upset at being disqualified in his Beijing 2008 bronze medal match that he kicked one of the referees in the face – he was banned for life

  • A revised scoring system and reduced mat size for London 2012 helped make bouts more exciting, and eight nations won the eight gold medals on offer

    A revised scoring system and reduced mat size for London 2012 helped make bouts more exciting, and eight nations won the eight gold medals on offer

  • The majority of points in taekwondo are scored in counter attacks, hence its reputation as a sport of reaction and quick-thinking rather than brute strength

    The majority of points in taekwondo are scored in counter attacks, hence its reputation as a sport of reaction and quick-thinking rather than brute strength

Duration

The bouts are divided into three two-minute rounds, with one-minute intervals between each.

Scoring

The aim is to strike the opponent inside the red or blue areas of the uniform and points are awarded for each strike. 

If a fighter hits their opponent on the turn, the infamous ‘spinning kick’, it is worth two points.

A hit to the head can score three points (direct hit) or four points (spinning kick).

How to win

A fighter can win the fight by:

  • Scoring the highest number of points after three rounds

  • Knocking out the opponent

  • Having 12 points more than the opponent at the end of the second round

  • Disqualification of an opponent

If the scores are level at the end of the first three rounds, there will be a fourth round where the first to score a point wins. If no points are scored in the fourth round, the winner is decided by the referees.

Not allowed

Use of the knee, pushing, holding, hitting below the belt and hitting your opponent when they are on the floor, are considered serious, punishable infringements.

Athletes

Athletes & Teams

Gender

Gender
Woman 50
Men 50
Women
Men

Age Range

Age Range
Under 15 0
16 - 20 20
21 - 25 45
26 - 30 28
31 - 40 7
Over 40 0
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z