List of taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics
This is a list of the taekwondo practitioners who will be participating for their country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5–21, 2016. 128 competitors are set to participate at the Games across eight events.
Male taekwondo practitioners
NOC
Name
Age
Hometown
Event
Olympic Ranking
Australia
Safwan Khalil
(1986-05-15 ) May 15, 1986 (aged 30)
Sydney
Men's 58 kg
14
Hayder Shkara
(1990-05-21 ) May 21, 1990 (aged 26)
Men's 80 kg
20
Azerbaijan
Milad Beigi
(1991-03-01 ) March 1, 1991 (aged 25)
Isfahan
Men's 80 kg
15
Radik Isayev
(1989-09-26 ) September 26, 1989 (aged 26)
Men's +80 kg
4
Belarus
Arman-Marshall Silla
(1994-07-13 ) July 13, 1994 (aged 22)
Men's +80 kg
13
Belgium
Si Mohamed Ketbi
(1997-12-27 ) December 27, 1997 (aged 18)
Men's 58 kg
8
Jaouad Achab
(1992-08-20 ) August 20, 1992 (aged 23)
Men's 68 kg
1
Brazil
Venilton Teixeira
(1995-09-06 ) September 6, 1995 (aged 20)
Men's 58 kg
26
Maicon Siqueira
(1993-01-09 ) January 9, 1993 (aged 23)
Men's +80 kg
51
Central African Republic
David Boui
(1988-06-28 ) June 28, 1988 (aged 28)
Bangui
Men's 68 kg
115
Chile
Ignacio Morales
(1995-08-12 ) August 12, 1995 (aged 20)
Men's 68 kg
61
China
Zhao Shuai
(1995-08-15 ) August 15, 1995 (aged 20)
Men's 58 kg
11
Qiao Sen
(1990-05-14 ) May 14, 1990 (aged 26)
Men's +80 kg
27
Chinese Taipei
Liu Wei-ting
Men's 80 kg
11
Colombia
Óscar Muñoz
(1993-05-03 ) May 3, 1993 (aged 23)
Men's 58 kg
56
Croatia
Filip Grgić
(1989-10-25 ) October 25, 1989 (aged 26)
Zagreb
Men's 68 kg
43
Cuba
Rafael Castillo
Men's +80 kg
11
Dominican Republic
Luisito Pie
(1994-03-04 ) March 4, 1994 (aged 22)
Men's 58 kg
20
Moisés Hernández
(1993-03-22 ) March 22, 1993 (aged 23)
Men's 80 kg
19
Egypt
Ghofran Zaki
(1993-09-30 ) September 30, 1993 (aged 22)
Men's 68 kg
16
France
M'bar N'diaye
(1983-06-15 ) June 15, 1983 (aged 33)
Men's +80 kg
5
Gabon
Anthony Obame
(1988-09-10 ) September 10, 1988 (aged 27)
Libreville
Men's +80 kg
8
Germany
Levent Tuncat
(1988-07-29 ) July 29, 1988 (aged 28)
Duisburg
Men's 58 kg
6
Tahir Güleç
(1993-02-25 ) February 25, 1993 (aged 23)
Men's 80 kg
9
Great Britain
Lutalo Muhammad
(1991-06-03 ) June 3, 1991 (aged 25)
Manchester
Men's 80 kg
5
Mahama Cho
(1989-08-16 ) August 16, 1989 (aged 26)
London
Men's +80 kg
12
Honduras
Miguel Ferrera
(1981-05-25 ) May 25, 1981 (aged 35)
Men's 80 kg
50
Iran
Farzan Ashourzadeh
(1996-11-25 ) November 25, 1996 (aged 19)
Tonekabon
Men's 58 kg
1
Mehdi Khodabakhshi
(1991-04-21 ) April 21, 1991 (aged 25)
Eslamshahr
Men's 80 kg
1
Sajjad Mardani
(1988-07-01 ) July 1, 1988 (aged 28)
Shahr-e Kord
Men's +80 kg
3
Israel
Ron Atias
(1995-04-19 ) April 19, 1995 (aged 21)
Men's 58 kg
48
Ivory Coast
Cheick Sallah Cisse
(1993-09-19 ) September 19, 1993 (aged 22)
Men's 80 kg
3
Jordan
Ahmad Abu-Ghaush
Men's 68 kg
40
Kazakhstan
Ruslan Zhaparov
(1996-05-27 ) May 27, 1996 (aged 20)
Men's +80 kg
49
Libya
Yousef Shriha
Men's 58 kg
45
Mali
Ismaël Coulibaly
(1992-11-20 ) November 20, 1992 (aged 23)
Bamako
Men's 80 kg
14
Mexico
Carlos Navarro
(1996-05-08 ) May 8, 1996 (aged 20)
Men's 58 kg
5
Saúl Gutiérrez
(1992-12-28 ) December 28, 1992 (aged 23)
Lázaro Cárdenas
Men's 68 kg
3
Moldova
Aaron Cook
(1991-01-02 ) January 2, 1991 (aged 25)
Dorchester
Men's 80 kg
2
Mongolia
Pürevjavyn Temüüjin
(1994-06-02 ) June 2, 1994 (aged 22)
Men's 68 kg
112
Morocco
Omar Hajjami
Men's 58 kg
80
Niger
Abdoul Razak Issoufou
Men's +80 kg
14
Papua New Guinea
Maxemillion Kassman
Men's 68 kg
285
Poland
Karol Robak
(1997-08-24 ) August 24, 1997 (aged 18)
Men's 68 kg
17
Piotr Paziński
(1987-09-07 ) September 7, 1987 (aged 28)
Men's 80 kg
23
Portugal
Rui Bragança
(1991-12-26 ) December 26, 1991 (aged 24)
Creixomil
Men's 58 kg
4
Russia
Aleksey Denisenko
(1993-08-30 ) August 30, 1993 (aged 22)
Men's 68 kg
4
Albert Gaun
(1992-06-21 ) June 21, 1992 (aged 24)
Barnaul
Men's 80 kg
4
Senegal
Balla Dièye
(1980-11-13 ) November 13, 1980 (aged 35)
Men's 68 kg
578
South Korea
Kim Tae-hun
(1994-08-15 ) August 15, 1994 (aged 21)
Men's 58 kg
2
Lee Dae-hoon
(1992-02-05 ) February 5, 1992 (aged 24)
Seoul
Men's 68 kg
2
Cha Dong-min
(1986-08-24 ) August 24, 1986 (aged 29)
Seoul
Men's +80 kg
7
Spain
Jesús Tortosa
(1997-12-21 ) December 21, 1997 (aged 18)
Madrid
Men's 58 kg
13
Joel González
(1989-09-30 ) September 30, 1989 (aged 26)
Figueres
Men's 68 kg
6
Thailand
Tawin Hanprab
(1998-08-01 ) August 1, 1998 (aged 18)
Men's 58 kg
64
Tonga
Pita Taufatofua
(1983-11-05 ) November 5, 1983 (aged 32)
Men's +80 kg
157
Tunisia
Oussama Oueslati
(1996-03-24 ) March 24, 1996 (aged 20)
Men's 80 kg
17
Yassine Trabelsi
(1990-07-12 ) July 12, 1990 (aged 26)
Men's +80 kg
9
Turkey
Servet Tazegül
(1988-09-26 ) September 26, 1988 (aged 27)
Men's 68 kg
5
United States
Steven López
(1978-11-09 ) November 9, 1978 (aged 37)
Sugar Land
Men's 80 kg
21
Stephen Lambdin
(1988-03-09 ) March 9, 1988 (aged 28)
Colleyville
Men's +80 kg
19
Uzbekistan
Nikita Rafalovich
(1993-10-10 ) October 10, 1993 (aged 22)
Men's 80 kg
10
Dmitriy Shokin
(1992-05-30 ) May 30, 1992 (aged 24)
Men's +80 kg
1
Venezuela
Edgar Contreras
(1992-07-16 ) July 16, 1992 (aged 24)
Men's 68 kg
92
Female taekwondo practitioners
NOC
Name
Age
Hometown
Event
Olympic Ranking
Aruba
Monica Pimentel
(1989-01-07 ) January 7, 1989 (aged 27)
Women's 49 kg
48
Australia
Caroline Marton
(1984-04-14 ) April 14, 1984 (aged 32)
Melbourne
Women's 57 kg
23
Carmen Marton
(1986-06-30 ) June 30, 1986 (aged 30)
Melbourne
Women's 67 kg
21
Azerbaijan
Patimat Abakarova
(1994-10-23 ) October 23, 1994 (aged 21)
Women's 49 kg
21
Farida Azizova
(1995-06-06 ) June 6, 1995 (aged 21)
Qusar
Women's 67 kg
14
Belgium
Raheleh Asemani
(1989-06-21 ) June 21, 1989 (aged 27)
Women's 57 kg
20
Brazil
Iris Sing
(1990-08-21 ) August 21, 1990 (aged 25)
Women's 49 kg
6
Júlia Vasconcelos
(1992-06-15 ) June 15, 1992 (aged 24)
Women's 57 kg
24
Cambodia
Sorn Seavmey
(1995-07-14 ) July 14, 1995 (aged 21)
Phnom Penh
Women's +67 kg
33
Canada
Melissa Pagnotta
(1988-09-22 ) September 22, 1988 (aged 27)
Women's 67 kg
15
Cape Verde
Maria Andrade
(1993-03-19 ) March 19, 1993 (aged 23)
Women's 49 kg
129
China
Wu Jingyu
(1987-02-01 ) February 1, 1987 (aged 29)
Jingdezhen
Women's 49 kg
1
Zheng Shuyin
(1994-05-01 ) May 1, 1994 (aged 22)
Women's +67 kg
2
Chinese Taipei
Huang Huai-hsuan
(1997-07-07 ) July 7, 1997 (aged 19)
Women's 49 kg
243
Chuang Chia-chia
(1989-05-13 ) May 13, 1989 (aged 27)
Women's 67 kg
3
Colombia
Doris Patiño
(1986-05-01 ) May 1, 1986 (aged 30)
Boyacá
Women's 57 kg
40
Croatia
Lucija Zaninović
(1987-06-26 ) June 26, 1987 (aged 29)
Split
Women's 49 kg
3
Ana Zaninović
(1987-06-26 ) June 26, 1987 (aged 29)
Split
Women's 57 kg
6
Dominican Republic
Katherine Rodríguez
(1991-12-18 ) December 18, 1991 (aged 24)
Santiago de los Caballeros
Women's +67 kg
20
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rosa Keleku
(1995-01-16 ) January 16, 1995 (aged 21)
Women's 49 kg
52
Egypt
Hedaya Malak
(1993-04-21 ) April 21, 1993 (aged 23)
Women's 57 kg
3
Seham El-Sawalhy
(1991-04-14 ) April 14, 1991 (aged 25)
Beheira
Women's 67 kg
11
Finland
Suvi Mikkonen
(1988-07-11 ) July 11, 1988 (aged 28)
Madrid
Women's 57 kg
33
France
Yasmina Aziez
(1991-01-23 ) January 23, 1991 (aged 25)
Women's 49 kg
5
Haby Niaré
(1993-06-26 ) June 26, 1993 (aged 23)
Mantes-la-Jolie
Women's 67 kg
1
Gwladys Épangue
(1983-08-15 ) August 15, 1983 (aged 32)
Clichy-la-Garenne
Women's +67 kg
8
Germany
Rabia Gülec
(1994-06-05 ) June 5, 1994 (aged 22)
Women's 67 kg
16
Great Britain
Jade Jones
(1993-03-21 ) March 21, 1993 (aged 23)
Flint
Women's 57 kg
1
Bianca Walkden
(1991-09-29 ) September 29, 1991 (aged 24)
Liverpool
Women's +67 kg
3
Haiti
Aniya Louissaint
(1998-09-09 ) September 9, 1998 (aged 17)
Women's 67 kg
120
Iran
Kimia Alizadeh
(1998-07-10 ) July 10, 1998 (aged 18)
Karaj
Women's 57 kg
21
Ivory Coast
Ruth Gbagbi
(1994-02-07 ) February 7, 1994 (aged 22)
Abidjan
Women's 67 kg
13
Mamina Koné
(1988-12-27 ) December 27, 1988 (aged 27)
Women's +67 kg
26
Japan
Mayu Hamada
(1994-01-31 ) January 31, 1994 (aged 22)
Women's 57 kg
5
Kazakhstan
Ainur Yesbergenova
(1998-02-11 ) February 11, 1998 (aged 18)
Women's 49 kg
125
Cansel Deniz
(1991-08-26 ) August 26, 1991 (aged 24)
Women's 67 kg
51
Mexico
Itzel Manjarrez
(1990-04-10 ) April 10, 1990 (aged 26)
Women's 49 kg
4
María Espinoza
(1987-11-27 ) November 27, 1987 (aged 28)
La Brecha
Women's +67 kg
1
Morocco
Hakima El-Meslahy
(1988-03-17 ) March 17, 1988 (aged 28)
Women's 57 kg
118
Wiam Dislam
(1987-10-22 ) October 22, 1987 (aged 28)
Rabat
Women's +67 kg
21
Nepal
Nisha Rawal
(1995-09-11 ) September 11, 1995 (aged 20)
Kathmandu
Women's +67 kg
289
Netherlands
Reshmie Oogink
(1989-10-26 ) October 26, 1989 (aged 26)
Kathmandu
Women's +67 kg
5
New Zealand
Andrea Kilday
(1982-08-05 ) August 5, 1982 (aged 34)
Women's 49 kg
74
Norway
Tina Skaar
(1993-08-31 ) August 31, 1993 (aged 22)
Women's +67 kg
31
Panama
Carolena Carstens
(1996-01-18 ) January 18, 1996 (aged 20)
Women's 57 kg
15
Papua New Guinea
Samantha Kassman
(1984-01-23 ) January 23, 1984 (aged 32)
Women's +67 kg
99
Peru
Julissa Diez
(1989-07-05 ) July 5, 1989 (aged 27)
Women's 49 kg
28
Philippines
Kirstie Alora
(1989-11-25 ) November 25, 1989 (aged 26)
Women's +67 kg
61
Puerto Rico
Crystal Weekes
(1998-01-14 ) January 14, 1998 (aged 18)
Women's +67 kg
46
Russia
Anastasia Baryshnikova
(1990-12-19 ) December 19, 1990 (aged 25)
Women's 67 kg
5
Serbia
Tijana Bogdanović
(1998-05-05 ) May 5, 1998 (aged 18)
Kruševac
Women's 49 kg
13
Milica Mandić
(1991-12-06 ) December 6, 1991 (aged 24)
Belgrade
Women's +67 kg
7
South Korea
Kim So-hui
(1994-01-29 ) January 29, 1994 (aged 22)
Jecheon
Women's 49 kg
10
Oh Hye-ri
(1988-03-30 ) March 30, 1988 (aged 28)
Women's 67 kg
6
Spain
Eva Calvo
(1991-07-28 ) July 28, 1991 (aged 25)
Women's 57 kg
2
Sweden
Nikita Glasnović
(1995-01-17 ) January 17, 1995 (aged 21)
Women's 57 kg
4
Elin Johansson
(1990-08-05 ) August 5, 1990 (aged 26)
Skellefteå
Women's 67 kg
2
Thailand
Panipak Wongpattanakit
(1997-08-01 ) August 1, 1997 (aged 19)
Women's 49 kg
2
Phannapa Harnsujin
(1997-09-14 ) September 14, 1997 (aged 18)
Women's 57 kg
64
Tunisia
Rahma Ben Ali
(1993-09-15 ) September 15, 1993 (aged 22)
Women's 57 kg
22
Turkey
Nur Tatar
(1992-08-16 ) August 16, 1992 (aged 23)
Van
Women's 67 kg
4
United States
Paige McPherson
(1990-10-01 ) October 1, 1990 (aged 25)
Sturgis
Women's 67 kg
10
Jackie Galloway
(1995-12-27 ) December 27, 1995 (aged 20)
Wylie
Women's +67 kg
4
Uzbekistan
Nigora Tursunkulova
(1999-04-04 ) April 4, 1999 (aged 17)
Women's 67 kg
93
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