2008 Summer Olympics / Taekwondo
Taekwondo at the XXIX. Summer Olympics |
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venue | Beijing |
Competition venue | Beijing Science and Technology University |
Nations | 62 |
Athletes | 126 (63 women, 63 men) |
date | 20.-23. August 2008 |
decisions | 8th |
← Athens 2004 |
At the XXIX. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , eight Taekwondo competitions were held, four each for women and men. The venue was the sports hall of the University of Science and Technology in the Haidian district . As with the other martial arts, there were two bronze medal winners in each discipline, since decisive battles were now dispensed with.
Balance sheet
Medal table
space | country | total | |||
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1 | South Korea | 4th | - | - | 4th |
2 | Mexico | 2 | - | - | 2 |
3 | China | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
4th | Iran | 1 | - | - | 1 |
5 | United States | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6th | Turkey | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7th | Dominican Republic | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Greece | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Italy | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Canada | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Norway | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Thailand | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
13 | Chinese Taipei | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Croatia | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
15th | Afghanistan | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Brazil | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
France | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Great Britain | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Kazakhstan | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Cuba | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Nigeria | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Medalist
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Results men
Flyweight (up to 58 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | MEX | Guillermo Pérez |
2 | DOM | Yulis Mercedes |
3 | TPE | Chu Mu-yen |
AFG | Rohullah Nikpai | |
5 | THA | Chutchawal Khawlaor |
ESP | Juan Antonio Ramos | |
7th | GBR | Michael Harvey |
POR | Pedro Póvoa | |
11 | GER | Levent Tuncat |
Date: August 20, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
Lightweight (up to 68 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | COR | Son Tae-jin |
2 | United States | Mark Lopez |
3 | TPE | Sung Yu-chi |
DOOR | Serve tazegül | |
5 | BY | Peter López |
GER | Daniel Manz | |
7th | AFG | Nesar Ahmad Bahave |
NED | Dennis Bekkers |
Date: August 21, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
Middle weight (up to 80 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | IRI | Hadi Saei |
2 | ITA | Mauro Sarmiento |
3 | United States | Steven Lopez |
CHN | Zhu Guo | |
5 | AZE | Rashad Ahmadov |
GBR | Aaron Cook | |
7th | NEP | Deepak Bista |
CIV | Sébastien Konan |
Date: August 22, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
Heavy weight (over 80 kg)
space | country | athlete |
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1 | COR | Cha Dong-min |
2 | GRE | Alexandros Nikolaidis |
3 | NGR | Chika Chukwumerije |
KAZ | Arman Chilmanov | |
5 | UZB | Akmal Irgashev |
6th | CRC | Kristopher Moitland |
MAR | Abdelkader Zrouri |
Date: August 23, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
After his defeat in the battle for third place, Cuban Ángel Matos attacked the referee in a fit of rage and kicked him in the face. The World Taekwondo Federation then banned Matos for life.
Women
Flyweight (up to 49 kg)
space | country | sportswoman |
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1 | CHN | Wu Jingyu |
2 | THA | Buttree Puedpong |
3 | VEN | Dalia Contreras |
CUB | Daynellis Montejo | |
5 | KEN | Mildred Alango |
TPE | Yang Shu-chun | |
7th | VIE | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc |
SWE | Hanna Zajc | |
11 | SUI | Manuela Bezzola |
GER | Sümeyye Gülec |
Date: August 20, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
Lightweight (up to 57 kg)
space | country | sportswoman |
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1 | COR | Lim Su-jeong |
2 | DOOR | Azize Tanrıkulu |
3 | United States | Diana Lopez |
CRO | Martina Zubčić | |
5 | ITA | Veronica Calabrese |
TPE | Su Li-Wen | |
7th | NZL | Robin Cheong |
MAS | Teo Elaine |
Date: August 21, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
Middle weight (up to 67 kg)
space | country | sportswoman |
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1 | COR | Hwang Kyung-seon |
2 | CAN | Karine Sergerie |
3 | FRA | Gwladys Épangue |
CRO | Sandra Šarić | |
5 | OUT | Tina Morgan |
PURE | Asunción Ocasio | |
7th | UAE | Sheikha Maitha Al-Maktoum |
ARG | Vanina Sánchez | |
9 | GER | Helena Fromm |
Date: August 22, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
Heavy weight (over 67 kg)
space | country | sportswoman |
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1 | MEX | Maria Espinoza |
2 | NOR | Nina Solheim |
3 | BRA | Natália Falavigna |
GBR | Sarah Stevenson | |
5 | EGY | Noha Abd Rabo |
SWE | Karolina Kedzierska | |
7th | TO DO | Khaoula Ben Hamza |
MAS | Che Chew Chan |
Date: August 23, 2008
16 participants from 16 countries
Web links
- Taekwondo at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official results of the 2008 Summer Olympics (PDF, 27.3 MB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ian Ransom: Cuban banned for referee kick. Reuters , August 23, 2008, accessed October 10, 2018 .