Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Taekwondo
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueGrand Palais
Dates29–31 August 2024
Competitors120 athletes in 10 events
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Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was held at the Grand Palais. This was the second time that taekwondo was included in the Summer Paralympic Games.[1] There were 10 events in total (four more than in 2020).[2][3][4]

Medal table

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain2002
2 Turkey1315
3 Uzbekistan1203
4 Mongolia1102
5 Azerbaijan1012
 Brazil1012
7 China1001
 Israel1001
 Peru1001
10 Iran0123
11 Mexico0112
12 France*0101
 Neutral Paralympic Athletes0101
13 Greece0022
 Morocco0022
15 Argentina0011
 Chinese Taipei0011
 Denmark0011
 Georgia0011
 Italy0011
 Nepal0011
 Refugee Paralympic Team0011
 South Korea0011
 Thailand0011
 United States0011
Totals (24 entries)10102040

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
58 kg
details
Asaf Yasur
 Israel
Ali Can Özcan
 Turkey
Sabir Zeynalov
 Azerbaijan
Xiao Xiang-wen
 Chinese Taipei
63 kg
details
Mahmut Bozteke
 Turkey
Ganbatyn Bolor-Erdene
 Mongolia
Antonino Bossolo
 Italy
Ayoub Adouich
 Morocco
70 kg
details
Imamaddin Khalilov
 Azerbaijan
Fatih Çelik
 Turkey
Juan Diego García López
 Mexico
Juan Samorano
 Argentina
80 kg
details
Asadbek Toshtemirov
 Uzbekistan
Luis Mario Nájera
 Mexico
Alireza Bakht
 Iran
Joo Jeong-hun
 South Korea
+80 kg
details
Matt Bush
 Great Britain
Aliaskhab Ramazanov
 Neutral Paralympic Athletes
Evan Medell
 United States
Hamed Haghshenas
 Iran

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
47 kg
details
Leonor Espinoza
 Peru
Ziyodakhon Isakova
 Uzbekistan
Khwansuda Phuangkitcha
 Thailand
Zakia Khudadadi
 Refugee Paralympic Team
52 kg
details
Surenjav Ulambayar
 Mongolia
Zahra Rahimi
 Iran
Ana Japaridze
 Georgia
Meryem Betül Çavdar
 Turkey
57 kg
details
Li Yujie
 China
Gamze Gürdal
 Turkey
Palesha Goverdhan
 Nepal
Silvana Fernandes
 Brazil
65 kg
details
Ana Carolina Moura
 Brazil
Djélika Diallo
 France
Lisa Gjessing
 Denmark
Christina Gkentzou
 Greece
+65 kg
details
Amy Truesdale
 Great Britain
Guljonoy Naimova
 Uzbekistan
Eleni Papastamatopoulou
 Greece
Rajae Akermach
 Morocco

Qualification

There were 10 events in total, 5 each for men and women. Each medal event had twelve athletes competing (120 overall).

Quotas could be obtained in four ways:[5]

  • World Ranking list (up to 60) :The six highest ranked athletes in each weight category on the World Para Taekwondo Paralympic Ranking list of January 2024 each obtained one qualification slot for their NPC, up to the maximum quota of one athlete per NPC per event. Any slots that could not be allocated under this method were allocated via the Bipartite Commission Invitation method
  • Continental qualification (up to 50) : The highest ranked athlete in each medal event at each of the five Continental Qualification Tournaments obtained one qualification slot for their NPC. In each sex, only those NPCs that had not yet obtained three or more qualification slots through the allocation method above may have entered athletes in these Tournaments. The number of entries per NPC was limited to the number of slots remaining to reach the maximum quota of three qualification slots per sex. Any slots that could not be allocated under this method were allocated via the Bipartite Commission Invitation method.
  • Host Quota (up to 5) : The host country, France, directly earned five slots, one in each of the five (5) medal events where France had the highest ranked athletes on the World Para Taekwondo Paralympic Ranking of January 2024, subject to at least two of the athletes being female. Should France have obtained any slots via the other allocation methods above, the respective reserved slots would have been allocated via the Bipartite Commission Invitation method.
  • Bipartite Commission (5+) : A minimum of five eligible athletes were considered by the IPC and WT for Bipartite Commission Invitation slots, and athletes could have been selected by this method up to the total quota of 12 per medal event.

Men's events

58 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Israel Asaf Yasur
 Turkey Alican Özcan
 Azerbaijan Sabir Zeynalov
 Chinese Taipei Xiao Xiang-wen
 Japan Mitsuya Tanaka
 France Bopha Kong
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Niger Ide Oumarrou Djabirou
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Spain Joel Martín Villalobos
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  Thailand Thanwa Kaenkham
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Solomon Islands Solomon Jagiri
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Argentina Miguel Issac Galeano
Bipartite Commission  Afghanistan Ebrahim Danishi

63 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Turkey Mahmut Bozteke
 Mongolia Ganbatyn Bolor-Erdene
 Italy Antonino Bossolo
 Brazil Nathan Torquato
 Iran Saeid Sadeghianpour
 Uzbekistan Zukhriddin Tokhirov
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Morocco Ayoub Adouich
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Israel Adnan Milad
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  South Korea Lee Dong-ho
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Papua New Guinea Kevin Baki
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Dominican Republic Geraldo Castro Encarnacion
Bipartite Commission

70 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Azerbaijan Imammadin Khalilov
 Turkey Fatih Çelik
 Mexico Juan Diego García López
 Japan Shunsuke Kudo
 Iran Mahdi Pourrahnama
 Uzbekistan Javokhir Alikulov
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Egypt Abdel Rahman Mahmoud
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Georgia Giorgi Nikoladze
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  Thailand Tanapan Sotthiset
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Papua New Guinea Herea Loi
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Cuba Michel Suárez Walker
Bipartite Commission

80 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Uzbekistan Asadbek Toshtemirov
 South Korea Joo Jeong-hun
 Iran Alireza Bakht
 Mexico Luis Mario Nájera
 Azerbaijan Abulfaz Abuzarli
 Kazakhstan Nurlan Dombayev
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Morocco Rachid Ismaili
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Serbia Nikola Spajić
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  Philippines Allain Ganapin
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Solomon Islands Raymond Pureke
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Brazil Claro Lopes
Bipartite Commission

+80 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Croatia Ivan Mikulić
 United States Evan Medell
 Iran Hamed Haghshenas
 Turkey Mehmet Sami Saraç
 Great Britain Matt Bush
 Kazakhstan Nyshan Omirali
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Senegal Idrissa Keita
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Neutral Paralympic Athletes Aliskhab Ramazanov
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  China Liu Ludong
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Solomon Islands James Ingram Gegeu
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Dominican Republic Julio Figuereo
Bipartite Commission

Women's events

47 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Mexico Claudia Romero
 Uzbekistan Ziyodakhon Iskova
 Peru Leonor Espinoza
 Iran Maryam Abdollahpour Deroei
 Thailand Khwansuda Phuangkitcha
 Turkey Nurcihan Ekinci
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Cameroon Guileine Chemogne
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Refugee Paralympic Team Zakia Khudadadi
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  India Aruna Tanwar
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Cuba Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero
Bipartite Commission

52 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Turkey Meryem Betül Çavdar
 Mexico Jessica Garcia Quijano
 Brazil Maria Eduarda Machado Stumpf
 Egypt Salma Moneem Hassan
 Mongolia Surenjav Ulambayar
 China Shao Qian
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Kenya Neema Stency Obonyo
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Georgia Ana Japaridze
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  Iran Aylar Jami
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Dominican Republic Elisabeth Geraldo
Bipartite Commission

57 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Brazil Silvana Fernandes
 Turkey Gamze Gürdal
 Kazakhstan Kamilya Dosmalova
 China Li Yujie
 Serbia Marija Mičev
 France Sophie Caverzan
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Kenya Julieta Lemuge Moipo
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Ukraine Yuliya Lypetska
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  Nepal Palesha Goverdhan
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Fiji Irene Mar
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Venezuela Valeria Morales
Bipartite Commission

65 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Great Britain Beth Munro
 Brazil Ana Carolina Silva de Moura
 Denmark Lisa Gjessing
 Turkey Seçil Er
 France Djélika Diallo
 Neutral Paralympic Athletes Elena Savinskaya
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Cameroon Marie Antoinette Dassi
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Poland Patrycja Zewar
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  China Yao Yinan
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Solomon Islands Junita Tonowane
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Chile Constanza Fuentes
Bipartite Commission

+65 kg

Qualification Country Athlete
World Ranking  Uzbekistan Guljonoy Naimova
 Great Britain Amy Truesdale
 Spain Dalia Santiago Moreno
 Brazil Débora Menezes
 Mexico Fernanda Vargas
 Serbia Jelena Rašić
2024 African Qualification Tournament  Morocco Rajae Akermach
2024 European Qualification Tournament  Greece Eleni Papastamatopoulou
2024 Asian Qualification Tournament  Thailand Jiraporn Wongsuwan
2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament  Papua New Guinea Manega Tapari
2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament  Cuba Lidia Montes de Oca
Bipartite Commission

See also

References

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