This article details the qualifying phase for taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 128 taekwondo fighters coming from their respective NOCs; each can enter a maximum of eight taekwondo fighters, with one in each bodyweight category and four for each gender.
Host nation France reserves two men's and women's spots either through the WT Olympic Rankings or WT Grand Slam Champions Series, while four more places are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their taekwondo practitioners compete in Paris 2024 through the Tripartite Commission Invitation.
The remainder of the total quota will be attributed to the taekwondo fighters through a dual qualification pathway. Five quota places will be awarded to the top-ranked practitioners in each of the eight weight classes (four per gender) through the World Taekwondo (WT) Olympic Rankings, while the highest of each weight category on merit points standing will grant one quota place each for their respective NOC through the WT Grand Slam Champions Series, scheduled for December 16–17, 2023 in Wuxi, China. The NOC containing at least two female or male taekwondo fighters through the ranking is deemed ineligible to participate in the respective Continental Qualification Tournament unless it relinquishes the places obtained.
At the beginning of the 2024 season, five continental qualification tournaments will offer the majority of the berths to the top two taekwondo fighters of each weight category from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe; and to the highest-ranked from Oceania.
Timeline Event Date Venue WT Olympic Rankings December 3, 2023 — WT Grand Slam Series Rankings December 17, 2023 — African Qualification Tournament February 10–11, 2024 Dakar, Senegal European Qualification Tournament March 9–10, 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria Asian Qualification Tournament March 15–16, 2024 Tai'an, China Oceania Qualification Tournament April 6, 2024 Honiara, Solomon Islands Pan American Qualification Tournament April 9–10, 2024 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Qualification summary The following table summarizes the qualification outcome for the taekwondo tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
NOCMenWomenTotal−58 kg −68 kg −80 kg +80 kg −49 kg −57 kg −67 kg +67 kg 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 6 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 3 1 4 4 1 3 4 5 4 1 5 1 Total: 60 NOCs 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 134
Men's events Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not necessarily to the taekwondo practitioner achieving the place in the qualification event.
−58 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 5 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 1 African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2+1 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Additional 1 Total 18
−68 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 5 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 1 African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Additional 1 Total 17
−80 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 5 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 1 African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Additional 1 Total 17
+80 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 6 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 0 — African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Additional 1 Total 17
Women's events Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not necessarily to the taekwondo practitioner achieving the place in the qualification event.
−49 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 7 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 0 — African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 0 — Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Additional 1 Total 17
−57 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 6 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 0 — African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Total 16
−67 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 6 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 0 — African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Total 16
+67 kg Event Places Qualified athletesWT Olympic Rankings(as of December 3, 2023) 5 WT Grand Slam Series Rankings 1 African Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Host nation / Universality places 1 Total 16
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