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Welcome from the President

Dear Colleagues of the Media,

For the world’s greatest athletes, the Olympics Games is the pinnacle of their dreams. However,

the Olympic dream also lives in the hearts of people all around the world. This is a dream that

inspires men and women, young and old, from every culture and religion towards excellence, and

proves that the capacity of the human spirit is limitless. Taekwondo is a perfect example of how

sport benefits society, propelling individuals towards a life of excellence.

Since its debut at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, taekwondo has been transformed into one of the

most popular sports in the world. With seventy million practitioners worldwide and two hundred

and two member nations actively participating in WTF sanctioned events, taekwondo is flourishing

in countries where other major sports struggle to take root. It also serves as a platform for nations

who may struggle to shine in other sports to achieve their Olympic hopes and dreams.

The passion that sport brings to the lives of Olympians has an impact on the world around them. It

is crucial that their dreams are not tarnished so that they may spread the values of Olympism to

their communities and nations. It is for this reason that the WTF has done its utmost to ensure

that the London 2012 Olympic Games are as fair and transparent as possible, by introducing

instant video replay and the electronic protector scoring system (PSS). Furthermore, the referees

here in London have gone through extensive and intensive training to remove any possibility of

human error.

One hundred and twenty-eight athletes from sixty-three nations will be seeking their place on top of

the podium. The depth of the field is so great that any one of these Olympians could come away

with a medal. The anticipation that the taekwondo family has for the London 2012 Olympic Games

is great. We celebrate each and every athlete, and we expect the greatest demonstration of

taekwondo that we have ever seen in history.

Inside this pack you will find information on athletes, officials, PSS and the instant video replay

system, rules and regulations, and important information for your convenience. Should you need

any further information, WTF staff will be available to answer all of your questions. Please contact

WTF Media Liaison Kyunghee Park at [email protected] with whatever needs you may have

during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Sincerely,

Chungwon Choue

President

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Contents

I. About Taekwondo …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

1. HISTORY OF THE SPORT ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

1.1 Origins of Taekwondo ……………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………… 5

1.2 Taekwondo Today ..…………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………… 5

2. WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6

2.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

2.2 WTF Member Countries ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

3. TAEKWONDO IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8

3.1 General Information ………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8

3.2 Worldwide Achievement – Medal Distribution by Country and Continent ………… 9

Worldwide medal distribution in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (24 medals) 15

Worldwide medal distribution in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (24 medals) 17

Worldwide medal distribution in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (32 medals) 18

3.3 NOC Entries ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 18

3.4 Olympic Highlights (2000 – 2008) ………………………………………………………………………............... 18

3.5 London 2012 ……..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 19

4. Preview of London 2012 Olympic Games …………………………………………………………………………………….... 19

5. Competition Schedule ……………………………………………………………………………………............................................ .. 22

6. Competition Rules (Summary) ……………………………………………………………………….............................................. 23

II. On the Road to London 2012 …………………………………………………………………................................................... 25 1. WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT ..…………………………………………....................................................... 27

2. CONTINENTAL QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS .......................................................................................... 27

2.1 Oceania Qualification Tournament (September 11, 2011) ................................................ 27

2.2 Pan-American Qualification Tournament (November 18 to 20, 2011) .......................... 28

2.3 Asian Qualification Tournament (November 26-27, 2011) ................................................ 28

2.4 African Qualification Tournament (January 11-12, 2012) ................................................ 28

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2.5 European Qualification Tournament (January 27-29, 2012) .............................................. 28 3. LONDON PREPARES – Taekwondo Test Event ………………………................................................................... 29

4. LONDON OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP ONE ……………………………...................................................................... 29

5. WTF REFEREE AND COACH JOINT TRAINING CAMP ………........................................................................ 30

III. What’s New For London 2012 Olympic Games? ………………………............................................................ 32

1. OVERVIEW ……………………………………………………………………………………........................................................................ 33

2. PROTECTOR & SCORING SYSTEM (PSS) …………………………….......................................................................... 33

3. INSTANT VIDEO REPLAY (IVR) ………………………………………………........................................................................ 35

4. OTHER MAJOR RULE CHANGES SINCE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES ........................................ 37

IV. Athletes’ Information ……………………………………………………........................................................................ 39

1. PAST MEDAL WINNERS ………………………………………………………………................................................................. 40

Medalists of previous Olympic Games – Taekwondo (2000 – 2008) ..................................... 40

2. MEDALS BY NOCs AT THE PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES - TAEKWONDO (2000 – 2008) … 42

3. ATHLETES’ PROFILES ………………………………………………………………........................................................................ 43

V. Did You Know? ………………………………………………............................................................................................ 75

VI. Olympic Standing Procedures ………………….............................................................................................. 78

VII. Glossaries ………………….................................................................................................................................... 92

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I. About Taekwondo

1. History of The Sport

1.1 Origins of Taekwondo

The history of taekwondo as a martial art can be traced back for many millennia to the

Korean Peninsula. For centuries, this unique form of self-defense existed in various guises

and under different names, such as taekyon or subak. In ancient times, such as the Three

Kingdoms Period of the Korean Peninsula, it was used primarily as a form of physical or

military training

In the early 1950s all the various forms were brought together and the modern version we

recognize today was established. This unified system came to be known as taekwondo, which

literally means "the way of kicking and punching."

Since then, taekwondo has developed into a full-contact sport. By adopting certain rules,

introducing protective equipment and changing certain techniques, it has been able to

distinguish itself from other martial arts sports.

Thus the introduction of body protection has made full-contact possible. The competition

rules that allow continuous fighting without interference from the referee have allowed for

the development of forceful and difficult techniques, enabling a delivery of consecutive

attacks to the opponent. Combined with its swiftness and grace, its powerful and

sophisticated techniques have attracted interested participants from all walks of life,

prompting taekwondo’s popularity to soar.

1.2 Taekwondo Today

On May 28, 1973, the World Taekwondo Federation, the world’s taekwondo governing body,

was founded. Over 20 years later, in 1975, taekwondo was accepted as a sport by the

General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), now SportAccord. And in

1980 the World Taekwondo Federation was recognized by the International Olympic

Committee (IOC) as the sole governing entity of taekwondo around the world.

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Over the past four decades, taekwondo’s global popularity has been nothing short of

meteoric, as tens of millions of practitioners around the world have experienced the proud

traditions, philosophies and health benefits of taekwondo.

Over the past 39 years, the WTF has promoted 20 editions of the WTF Men’s World

Taekwondo Championships and 13 editions of the WTF Women’s World Taekwondo

Championships, which are held concurrently every odd year. Every even year, the WTF

promotes its World Junior Taekwondo Championships; the 9th edition was last held in April

2012.

As of 2012, the global membership of the WTF stands at 202 national associations,

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2. World Taekwondo Federation

2.1 Introduction

The World Taekwondo Federation is the sole international governing body for the sport of

taekwondo that is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is also a

member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).

The WTF was established on May 28, 1973 with seven member countries, and was

affiliated with the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). Five

years later, in 1980, it was recognized by the IOC at the 83rd IOC Session in Moscow,

Russia

The WTF recognizes as its members the national taekwondo governing bodies that are

recognized in each country by the NOC. As of June 1, 2012 it has 202 member countries

around the world.

- President: Dr. Chungwon Choue

- Secretary General: Dr. Jean-Marie Ayer 2. WTF Member Countries

The WTF has 202 member countries spanning five continents, each of which is affiliated to

its pertinent continental union : the African Taekwondo Union, the European Taekwondo

Union, the Pan-American Taekwondo Union, the Asian Taekwondo Union, and the Oceania

Taekwondo Union

Continental Union Number of Member Countries

Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU) 43 European Taekwondo Union (ETU) 49

Pan-American Taekwondo Union (PATU) 44 African Taekwondo Union (AFTU) 47 Oceania Taekwondo Union (OUT) 19

Total 202

(as of June 1, 2012 )

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3. Taekwondo In The Olympic Games

3.1 General Information

Taekwondo first appeared as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games

and the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. On September 4,1994,during the 103rd IOC

Session in Paris, France. taekwondo was accepted as an official medal sport for the 2000

Sydney Olympic Games. Taekwondo was then included in the official program at the 2004

Athens Olympic Games and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Taekwondo will be on the

official program of the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic

Games.

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, each weight category has been awarded a second

bronze medal, increasing the total number of medals from 24 to 32.

Weight Categories

Men Women

Under 58kg Under 49kg Under 68kg Under 57kg Under 80kg Under 67kg

Over 80kg Over 67kg

Countries and Athletes Participation

Olympic Games Number of NOCs Number of Athletes 2000 Sydney 51 102 2004 Athens 60 124 2008 Beijing 64 128

2012 London 63 128

Taekwondo has become a sport in which it is possible for a country to win its first ever

Olympic medal.

Taekwondo represents sport in its purest form – an individual display of speed and skill. It is

safe, fun and accessible, positioning itself as a truly global sport.

Its universality means that all taekwondo athletes can dream of an Olympic medal and have

a real chance of bringing home their first ever Olympic medal for their countries.

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At the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Tran Hieu Ngan took the silver medal in Women's

under 57kg weight category, bringing the first ever Olympic medal to Vietnam.

At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan’s first Olympic medal

when he collected the bronze in the Men’s under 58kg weight category.

3.2 Worldwide Achievement – Medal Distribution by Country and Continent

A total of nine NOCs have won taekwondo gold medals (Australia, China, Chinese Taipei,

Cuba, Greece, Iran, Korea, Mexico and USA) in the past three Olympic Games. And Europe

is also getting stronger in the discipline - it has won 20 medals out of a total of 80 over the

past three Olympic Games, meaning it gained a quarter of the total haul.

Worldwide medal distribution in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (24 medals)

Continent Nation

ASIA China 1 Chinese Taipei 2 Korea 3 1 Iran 1 Japan 1 Vietnam 1

Sub-Total (10) 4 2 4

EUROPE France 1 Germany 1 Greece 1 Norway 1 Russia 1 Spain 1 Turkey 1

Sub-Total (7) 1 4 2

Oceania Australia 1 1 Sub-Total (2) 1 1

PAN AMERICA Canada 1 Cuba 1 1 Mexico 1 USA 1

Sub-Total (5) 2 1 2

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Worldwide medal distribution in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (24 medals) Continent Nation

ASIA China 2 Chinese Taipei 2 1 Korea 2 2 Iran 1 1 Thailand 1


AFRICA Egypt 1 Sub-Total (1) 1

EUROPE France 1 1 Greece 2 Turkey 1

Sub-Total (5) 4 1

PAN AMERICA Cuba 1 Mexico 1 1 USA 1 1 Venezuela 1

Sub-Total (6) 1 3 2

Worldwide medal distribution in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (32 medals) Continent Nation

ASIA Afghanistan 1 China 1 1 Chinese Taipei 2 Iran 1 Kazakhstan 1 Korea 4 Thailand 1


AFRICA Nigeria 1 Sub-Total (1) 1

EUROPE Croatia 2 France 1 Great Britain 1 Greece 1 Italy 1 Norway 1 Turkey 1 1

Sub-Total (9) 4 5

PAN AMERICA Brazil 1 Canada 1 Cuba 1 Dominican Republic 1 Mexico 2 USA 1 2 Venezuela 1


3.3 NOC Entries Sydney 2000 Olympic Games / 51 NOCs

No. CONTINENT NATION

MALE FEMALE TOTAL

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58kg

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68kg

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80kg

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80kg

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49kg

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57kg

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67kg

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67kg

1 ASIA Australia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8

2 (34 from 13 NOCs) China 1 1 1 3

3 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 4

4 Indonesia 1 1

5 Iran 1 1 2

6 Japan 1 1 2

7 Jordan* 1 1

8 Korea 1 1 1 1 4

9 Kuwait 1 1

10 Malaysia 1 1

11 Philippines 1 1 1 1 4

12 Saudi Arabia 1 1

13 Vietnam 1 1 2

14 AFRICA Benin 1 1

15 (13 from 8 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire* 1 1

16 Egypt 1 1 1 3

17 Lesotho 1 1 2

18 Libya* 1 1

19 Morocco 1 1 1 3

20 South Africa 1 1

21 Swaziland* 1 1

22 EUROPE Austria 1 1

23 (35 from 18 NOCs) Croatia 1 1

24 Denmark 1 1 2

25 Finland 1 1 2

26 France 1 1 2

27 Germany 1 1 1 3

28 Great Britain 1 1 2

29 Greece 1 1 1 3

30 Hungary 1 1

31 Italy 1 1 1 3

32 Monaco* 1 1

33 Netherlands 1 1 2

34 Norway 1 1

35 Russia 1 1 2

36 Slovenia 1 1

37 Spain 1 1 1 1 4

38 Sweden 1 1 2

39 Turkey 1 1 2

40 PAN AMERICA Argentina 1 1 2

41 (21 from 12 NOCs) Brazil 1 1

42 Canada 1 1

43 Chile 1 1

44 Colombia* 1 1

45 Cuba 1 1 1 1 4

46 Guatemala* 1 1

47 Mexico 1 1 1 3

48 Nicaragua 1 1

49 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1

50 U.S.A. 1 1 1 1 4

51 Venezuela 1 1

TOTAL (Sydney 2000) 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 103

1 Qualified via World Qualification Tournament

1 Qualified via Continental Qualification Tournament

1 Host NOC

1 Wild Cards

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Athens 2004 Olympic Games / 60 NOCs

No.

CONTINENT

NATION

MALE FEMALE

TOTAL -58kg -68kg -80kg +80kg -49kg -57kg -67kg +67kg

1 ASIA Australia 1 1 1 1 4

2 (38 from18 NOCs) China 1 1 2


4 Indonesia 1 1 2

5 Iran 1 1 2

6 Iraq* 1 1

7 Japan 1 1

8 Jordan 1 1 2

9 Kazakhstan 1 1

10 Korea 1 1 1 1 4

11 Malaysia 1 1

12 Nepal 1 1

13 New Zealand 1 1

14 Philippines 1 1 1 3

15 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4

16 Uzbekistan 1 1 2

17 Vietnam 1 1 2

18 Yemen* 1 1

19 AFRICA Central Africa* 1 1

20 (18 from 9 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire 1 1

21 Egypt 1 1 1 1 4

22 Lesotho 1 1

23 Libya 1 1

24 Morocco 1 1 1 3

25 Nigeria 1 1 1 3

26 South Africa 1 1

27 Tunisia 1 1 1 3

28 EUROPE Austria 1 1 2

29 (39 from 19 NOCs) Azerbaijan 1 1 2

30 Belgium 1 1

31 Bosnia &

Herzegovina* 1 1

32 Croatia 1 1 2

33 Denmark 1 1 2

34 Finland 1 1

35 France 1 1 1 1 4

36 Great Britain 1 1 1 1 4

37 Greece 1 1 1 1 4

38 Israel 1 1

39 Italy 1 1 1 3

40 Netherlands 1 1 2

41 Norway 1 1

42 Poland 1 1

43 Russia 1 1 2

44 Spain 1 1 1 1 4

45 Turkey 1 1

46 Ukraine 1 1

47 PAN AMERICA Argentina 1 1 2

48 (29 from 14 NOCs) Brazil 1 1 1 3

49 Canada 1 1 2

50 Colombia 1 1 1 3

51 Costa Rica 1 1

52 Cuba 1 1 2

53 Dominican

Republic 1 1

54 Guatemala 1 1 1 3

55 Haiti 1 1

56 Mexico 1 1 1 3

57 Puerto Rico 1 1

58 Trinidad &

Tobago 1 1

59 U.S.A. 1 1 2

60 Venezuela 1 1 1 1 4

TOTAL (Athens 2004) 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 124



1 Host NOC

1 Wild Cards

New entry in Olympic taekwondo (19 NOCs)

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games / 64 NOCs

No. CONTINENT NATION MALE FEMALE

TOTAL -58kg -68kg -80kg +80kg -49kg -57kg -67kg +67kg

1 ASIA Afghanistan* 1 1 2

2 (38 from 17 NOCs) China 1 1 1 1 4


4 Iran 1 1 1 3

5 Japan 1 1

6 Jordan 1 1

7 Kazakhstan 1 1 2

8 Korea 1 1 1 1 4

9 Kyrgyzstan 1 1

10 Malaysia 1 1 2

11 Nepal 1 1

12 Philippines 1 1 2

13 Qatar 1 1

14 Thailand 1 1 1 3

15 United Arab Emirates* 1 1

16 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 3

17 Vietnam 1 1 1 3

18 PAN AMERICA Argentina 1 1

19 (31 from 15 NOCs) Belize* 1 1

20 Brazil 1 1 1 3

21 Canada 1 1 1 3

22 Colombia 1 1 2

23 Costa Rica 1 1

24 Cuba 1 1 1 3

25 Dominican Republic 1 1

26 Ecuador 1 1

27 Honduras 1 1

28 Mexico 1 1 1 3

29 Peru 1 1

30 Puerto Rico 1 1 2

31 U.S.A. 1 1 1 1 4

32 Venezuela 1 1 1 1 4

33 EUROPE Azerbaijan 1 1

34 (32 from 15 NOCs) Croatia 1 1 2

35 France 1 1 2

36 Germany 1 1 1 1 4

37 Great Britain 1 1 1 3

38 Greece 1 1 1 3

39 Israel 1 1

40 Italy 1 1 1 3

41 Netherlands 1 1

42 Norway 1 1

43 Portugal 1 1

44 Spain 1 1 1 3

45 Sweden 1 1 2

46 Switzerland 1 1

47 Turkey 1 1 1 1 4

48 OCEANIA Australia 1 1 1 1 4

49 (9 from 4 NOCs) Marshall Islands 1 1

50 New Zealand 1 1 1 3

51 Papua New Guinea 1 1

52 AFRICA Benin 1 1

53 (18 from 13 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire 1 1 2

54 Egypt 1 1

55 Gabon 1 1

56 Guinea 1 1

57 Kenya 1 1 2

58 Libya 1 1

59 Mali 1 1

60 Morocco 1 1 1 3

61 Niger* 1 1

62 Nigeria 1 1 2

63 Senegal 1 1

64 Tunisia 1 1

TOTAL (Beijing 2008) 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 128

*Libya and Niger didn't show up



1 Host NOC

1 Wild Cards

New entry in Olympic taekwondo (18 NOCs

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London 2012 Olympic Games /63 NOCs (As of April 16, 2012), incuding 4 wild cards

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Continent

Nation MALE FEMALE

Total -58kg -68kg -80kg +80kg -49kg -57kg -67kg +67kg

1 ASIA Afghanistan 1 1 2

2 (37 from Cambodia 1 1

3 16 NOCs) China 1 1 1 3

4 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 3

5 Iran 1 1 1 3

6 Japan 1 1 2

7 Jordan 1 1 1 3

8 Kazakhstan 1 1 1 3

9 Korea 1 1 1 1 4

10 Kyrgyzstan 1 1

11 Lebanon 1 1

12 Tajikistan 1 1 2

13 Thailand 1 1 1 3

14 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 3

15 Vietnam 1 1 2

16 Yemen 1 1

1 PAN Argentina 1 1 2

2 AMERICA Brazil 1 1 2

3 (27 from Canada 1 1 1 3

4 15 NOCs) Chile 1 1

5 Colombia 1 1

6 Costa Rica 1 1

7 Cuba 1 1 1 3

8 Dominican Republic 1 1

9 Grenada 1 1

10 Guatemala 1 1

11 Jamaica 1 1

12 Mexico 1 1 1 1 4

13 Panama 1 1

14 Peru 1 1

15 USA 1 1 1 1 4

1 Armenia 1 1

2 EUROPE Azerbaijan 1 1 2

3 (39 from Croatia 1 1 2

4 18 NOCs) Finland 1 1

5 France 1 1 2

6 Germany 1 1 2

7 Great Britain 1 1 1 1 4

8 Greece 1 1

9 Italy 1 1 2

10 Netherlands 1 1

11 Poland 1 1

12 Russia 1 1 1 1 4

13 Serbia 1 1 1 3

14 Slovenia 1 1 1 3

15 Spain 1 1 1 3

16 Sweden 1 1 2

17 Turkey 1 1 1 3

18 Ukraine 1 1 2

1 OCEANIA Australia 1 1 2

2 (8 from New Zealand 1 1 1 3

3 4 NOCs) Papua New Guinea 1 1

4 Samoa 1 1 2

1 AFRICA Algeria 1 1

2 (17 from Central African Rep 1 1 2

3 10 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire 1 1

4 Egypt 1 1 1 1 4

5 Gabon 1 1

6 Mali 1 1

7 Morocco 1 1 1 3

8 Nigeria 1 1 2

9 Senegal 1 1

10 Tunisia 1 1

63 TOTAL 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 128


1 Qualified via Continental Qualification Tourname

1 Host NOC

1 Wild Cards

New entry in Olympic taekwondo (11 NOCs)

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3.4 Olympic Highlights (2000 – 2008)

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

September 27-30, 2000 / State Sports Center

On May 28, 1973, the World Taekwondo Federation was established in Seoul, Korea, with

a founding body of 7 member nations. Just over 20 years later, on September 4, 1994,

the global taekwondo community celebrated the International Olympic Committee’s

decision to introduce taekwondo as an official medal sport in the XXVII Games of the

Olympiad, which were held in Sydney, Australia.

The taekwondo competitions took place at the State Sports Center over four days, from

September 27-30, 2000. A total of 103 athletes from 51 countries participated in this

historic moment.

Among the dignitaries who attended the finals of the first competition day were the then-

IOC President Juan Samaranch; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; Queen

Sophia of Spain; Mme. Janette Howard, wife of then-Australian Prime Minister John

Howard; as well as numerous IOC members, NOC presidents and various sports ministers.

In particular, the final of the Women’s under 49kg weight category between Lauren Burns

(Australia) and Urbia Melendez (Cuba) was a spectacular sight to behold, as the State

Sports Center was dominated by the Australian national colors of green and gold. The

fervor of the fans was duly rewarded when Lauren Burns eventually emerged victorious.

Not to be outdone, the final of the Men’s under 58kg weight category between Michalis

Mouroutsos (Greece) and Gabriel Esparza (Spain) also attracted much attention, resulting

in a dramatic win for Greece. Indeed, Mouroutsos’ victory seemed to signal to the rest of

the world that Greece would indeed be ready to take over the reins as host nation of the

XXVIII Games of the Olympiad in four years time.

On the second day, Jae Eun Chung (Korea) won the Women’s under 57kg weight category

to bring gold back to Korea, the birthplace of taekwondo. And Hieu Ngan Tran (Vietnam)

became a national hero despite finishing second, as her silver medal was the first Olympic

medal for Vietnam in any sport.

The Men’s under 68kg weight category was considered the most exciting, as the likes of

Steven Lopez (USA), Hadi Saei Bonehkohal (Iran) and Joon Sik Shin (Korea) were developing

a fierce rivalry at that time. Lopez eventually emerged victorious when he defeated Shin in

the final.

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On the third day, Sun Hee Lee (Korea) extended Korea’s dominance with her victory over

Trude Gundersen (Norway) in the final of the Women’s under 67kg weight category. In the

final of the Men’s under 80kg weight category, Angel Matos (Cuba) sprung a surprise of

epic proportions when he defeated the very experienced Faissal Ebnoutalib (Germany).

History was in the making on the final day of competitions: at the age of 17 years and 10

months Zhong Chen (China) became the youngest gold medalist in taekwondo, when she

defeated Natalia Ivanova (Russia) in the final of the Women’s over 67kg weight category.

But Australia’s hopes for a second gold medal were dashed when Kyong Hun Kim (Korea)

defeated Daniel Trenton (Australia) in the Men’s over 80kg weight category.

The final gold medal tally read three golds to Korea, with Australia, Greece, USA, China and

Cuba grabbing one gold medal each. While Korea’s dominance in the inaugural Olympic

taekwondo competitions was outstanding, the balanced distribution of the rest of the gold

medals between the other nations showed that it was certainly possible to dream of being

an Olympic champion in taekwondo.

Milestones of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - Taekwondo

Oldest/Youngest Taekwondo Athlete

The oldest taekwondo athlete at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was Cheryl Ann

SANKAR from Trinidad & Tobago, who was 36 years old at that time. In December 2007,

at the age of 43 years and 10 months, Cheryl Ann participated in the 2007 Pan-American

Qualification Tournament for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

The youngest taekwondo athlete at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was Great Britain’s

Sarah STEVENSON, who was 17 years and 6 months old.

Oldest/Youngest Gold Medalist

Lauren BURNS from Australia, at 26 years and 8 months, was the oldest taekwondo gold

medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The youngest taekwondo gold medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was CHEN

Zhong from China, who was 17 years and 10 months old.

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Athens 2004 Olympic Games

August 26-29, 2004 / Sports Pavillion

One of the major highlights of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was the full-house audience

attendance of the four-day taekwondo competitions at the seaside Sports Pavillion. They

watched a total of 124 athletes from 60 countries, including four wild cards this time,

compete for Olympic glory.

The first day of competitions was a historic moment for the Chinese Taipei, as Chen Shih

Hsin won the gold in the Women’s under 49kg weight category; this was the Chinese

Taipei’s first ever gold medal in the Olympic taekwondo competitions. The festivities

continued for the Chinese Taipei as Mu Yen Chu also won the gold medal in the Men’s

under 58kg weight category.

On the second day, Hadi Saei Bonehkohal (Iran), who was a bronze medalist at the Sydney

2000 Olympic Games, finally struck gold in the Men’s under 68kg weight category. The

Women’s under 57kg weight category was won by Jin Won Jang (Korea), after she

defeated Nia Abdallah (USA).

The third day of competitions was dominated by Wei Luo (China) becoming the youngest

gold medalist in the Athens 2004 Olympic taekwondo competitions, when she defeated

Elisavet Mystakidou (Greece) in the final of the Women’s under 67kg weight category: Luo

was 21 years and 3 months years old when she achieved this feat. In the Men’s under

80kg weight category, Steven Lopez consolidated his rising stardom when he successfully

defended his Olympic gold medal against Bahri Tanrikulu (Turkey).

On the final day, Korea and China added one more gold medal each. In the second minute

of the Men’s over 80kg Final, Dae Sung Moon (Korea) unleashed a jumping backspin kick to

the head of local favorite Alexandros Nikolaidis (Greece), which briefly knocked out the Greek.

In the Women’s over 67kg Final, Zhong Chen (China) successfully defended her Olympic gold

medal against Myriam Baverel (France).

The final gold medal tally read two golds each to China, Chinese Taipei and Korea, with Iran

and the U.S.A. each grabbing one gold medal.

Milestones of Athens 2004 Olympic Games - Taekwondo

Oldest/Youngest Gold Medalist

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Hadi SAEI BONEHKOHAL from Iran was the oldest taekwondo gold medalist at the Athens

2004 Olympic Games; he was 28 years and 2 months old.

The youngest gold medal winner at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was LUO Wei from

China, who was 21 years and 3 months old.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

August 20-23, 2008 / University of Science and Technology Beijing

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is notable for being the third consecutive Olympic Games

in which taekwondo competitions were staged, and the first Olympic Games at which two

bronze medals were awarded. People’s expectations for this staging of Games were higher

than before, and they were well met in all respects. A total of 22 countries won at least one

medal out of 32 taekwondo medals, indicating the homogenous development of the sport

around the world. There were also ‘historic firsts’ that defined the beauty of taekwondo and

its importance as an Olympic sport.

The first day saw the historic moment when Rohullah Nikpai won a bronze medal in the

Men’s under 58kg weight category, which was Afghanistan’s first-ever Olympic medal in

any sport. Nikpai’s victory is one of the greatest moments in the history of the Olympic

Games. It united a war-torn country that was rife with internal conflicts, and more

importantly, reminded us what taekwondo and the Olympic Movement should stand for -

how sport can transcend politics and bring hope and unity to the world.

On the same day, the Dominican Republic achieved their first-ever taekwondo medal in

Olympic history when Yulis Gabriela Mercedes won a silver medal in the same weight

category, Men’s under 58kg weight category. This was also the country’s first medal in any

sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The spotlight on the second day was on the historic achievement of the Lopez family of the

USA, when three siblings achieved a historic first. Diana Lopez won a silver medal in the

Women’s under 57kg weight category, while her brother Mark won a bronze in the Men’s

under 67kg. Their elder brother Steven then went on to win a bronze in the Men’s under

80kg. All three athletes were coached by their eldest brother, Jean. This is the first time in

Olympic taekwondo history that three siblings have won a medal in the same staging of the

Games.

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On the third day, in the Men’s under 80kg weight category, Hadi Saei of Iran became only

the third athlete to achieve two gold medals in Olympic taekwondo history (the other two

were Chen Zhong of China and Steven Lopez of the USA). It was also this day that Marshall

Island made its debut at the Olympic Games, with Anju Jason of Marshall Island

representing his country in the same weight category, a place he had earned via the

Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament.

On the last day, three countries achieved their first-ever Olympic taekwondo medals. Sarah

Stevenson of Great Britain won a bronze medal in Women’s over 67kg, bringing her

country its first-ever Olympic taekwondo medal. Nigeria achieved their first-ever Olympic

taekwondo medal when Chika Yagazie Chukumerije earned a bronze medal in the Men’s

over 80kg weight category. And Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan won a bronze medal in

the Men’s over 80kg weight category, another first-ever Olympic taekwondo medal for his

country..

Milestones of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Taekwondo

Oldest/Youngest Taekwondo Athlete

At 36 years and 11 months, Yoriko OKAMOTO from Japan, who was a bronze medalist at

the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, was the oldest taekwondo athlete at the Beijing 2008

Olympic Games.

The youngest taekwondo athlete at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was Khaoula BEN

HAMZA of Tunisia, at 17 years and 3 months.

3.5 London 2012

Preview of London 2012 Olympic Games

63 Countries Vie for Top Honors in Taekwondo at London Olympic Games

The taekwondo competitions, which will feature 128 athletes in two male and two female

weight categories, will take place on August 8-11 at the ExCel London. A total of 32 medals

are up for grabs for the taekwondo competitors at these Olympic Games.

A total of 63 countries will vie for top honors in the taekwondo competitions at the 2012

London Olympic Games. 58 of those countries have qualified through the WTF’s world

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tournaments, or the five continental tournaments. Once Britain, the Olympic host country, is

taken into account, the number rises to 59.

Cambodia, Mali, Panama and Yemen each received one invitational Olympic taekwondo

ticket, better known as a “wild card,” for the 2012 London Olympic Games. This decision

was made on April 14, 2012 after months of Tripartite Commission meetings among the

International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees

(ANOC), and the WTF.

Among the wild-card recipients are Cambodia’s Davin Sorn, who is ranked 51st in the

Women’s over 67kg on the WTF Olympic World Ranking scale and who took fourth place

at the Asian Qualifying Tournament for the London Games; There is also Mali’s Daba

Modibo Keita, ranked 42nd in the Men’s over 80kg and third placer at the African Olympic

Qualification Tournament. Mali’s Keita was the world champion in 2007 and 2009.

The other two wild-card holders are Panama’s Carolena Jean Carstens Salceda, ranked

13th in the Women’s under 49kg and fourth finisher at the Pan-American Olympic

Qualification Tournament; and Yemen’s Tameem Al-Kubati, ranked 167th in the Men’s

under 58kg and a round-of-16 placer at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament.

This figure of 63 participating countries compares with 64 countries at the 2008 Beijing

Olympic Games, 60 countries at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and 51 at the 2000

Sydney Olympic Games.

Of the 63 countries, 11 have qualified for the taekwondo competition of the Olympic

Games for the first time. They are Cambodia, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Grenada, Jamaica,

Panama, Armenia, Serbia, Samoa, Algeria and Central African Republic.

Six countries won four berths for the taekwondo competition at the London Games. They

are Mexico, the United States, Russia, Egypt, Korea, and Great Britain. A country can send

a maximum of four taekwondo athletes to the taekwondo competition of the London

Olympic Games.

A total of 15 countries took three tickets each for the London Olympic Games. They are

China, Chinese Taipei, Iran, Jordan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan (Asia), Canada, Cuba

(Pan America), Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey (Europe), New Zealand (Oceania), and

Morocco (Africa).

17 countries clinched two berths each for London. They are Afghanistan, Japan, Tajikistan,

Vietnam (Asia), Argentina, Brazil (Pan-America), Azerbaijan, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy,

Sweden, Ukraine (Europe), Australia, Samoa (Oceania), the Central African Republic and

Nigeria (Africa).

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A total of 25 countries grabbed one ticket each for the London Olympic Games. They are

Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Yemen (Asia), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican

Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, Panama (Pan America), Armenia, Finland,

Greece, the Netherlands, Poland (Europe), Papua New Guinea (Oceania), Algeria, Cote

d’Ivoire, Gabon, Senegal, Tunisia, and Mali (Africa).

At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, where taekwondo made its Olympic debut, 103

athletes from 51 countries competed for 24 medals, compared with 124 athletes from

60 countries competing for 24 medals at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and 128

athletes from a record 64 countries competing for 32 medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic

Games.

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4. Competition Schedule Timetable of the Taekwondo Competition (* WTF Demonstration team’s performances are scheduled 4 times every competition day; before each session and before the first final match.)

Date Session & time Event & stage

8 August 2012 (Day 12)

TK01 09:00 – 13:00

Women’s -49kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 Men’s -58kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8

TK02 15:00 – 18:00

15:00 – 17:00 Women’s -49kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 Men’s -58kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4

17:00 – 18:00 Women’s -49kg: semi-finals, contest 1 & 2 Men’s -58kg: semi-finals, contests 1 & 2

TK03 20:00 – 23:15

20:00 – 21:00 Women’s -49kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 Men’s -58kg: repechage contests 1 & 2

21:00 – 22:00 Women’s -49kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 Men’s -58kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2

22:15 – 22:30 Women’s -49kg: gold medal contest

22:30 – 22:45 Men’s -58kg: gold medal contest

22:45 – 23:00 Women’s -49kg: victory ceremony

23:00 – 23:15 Men’s -58kg: victory ceremony

9 August 2012 (Day 13)

TK04 09:00 – 13:00


TK05 15:00 – 18:00



TK06 20:00 – 23:15







Date Session & time Event & stage

10 August 2012 (Day 14)

TK07 09:00 – 13:00


TK08 15:00 – 18:00



TK09 20:00 – 23:15







11 August 2012 (Day 15)

TK10 09:00 – 13:00

Women’s +67kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 Men’s +80kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8

TK11 15:00 – 18:00

15:00 – 17:00 Women’s +67kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 Men’s -80kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4

17:00 – 18:00 Women’s +67kg: semi-finals, contest 1 & 2 Men’s +80kg: semi-finals, contests 1 & 2

TK12 20:00 – 23:15

20:00 – 21:00 Women’s +67kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 Men’s +80kg: repechage contests 1 & 2

21:00 – 22:00 Women’s +67kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 Men’s +80kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2

22:15 – 22:30 Women’s +67kg: gold medal contest

22:30 – 22:45 Men’s +80kg: gold medal contest

22:45 – 23:00 Women’s +67kg: victory ceremony

23:00 – 23:15 Men’s +80kg: victory ceremony

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5. Competition Rules (Summary)

The Rules

The Taekwondo competition will be held in accordance with the editions of the following

documents that are in force at the time of the Games:

• WTF Competition Rules & Interpretation

• WTF Standing Procedures for Taekwondo Competition at Olympic Games

o both available at www.wtf.org

• The IOC Olympic Charter

o available at www.olympic.org

In accordance with Rule 47 of the IOC Olympic Charter, the WTF will be responsible for the

technical control and direction of Taekwondo at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Duration and Scoring

In accordance with WTF rules, Taekwondo contests for both men and women at the London

2012 Olympic Games will consist of three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes each, with one (1)

minute between rounds. If the scores are tied after the third (3rd) round, a sudden- death

overtime round of two (2) minutes will be held to decide the winner.

Since the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, there have been a number of changes to the

scoring system for Taekwondo. The Protector and Scoring System (PSS) and the Instant

Video Review system (IVR) have been introduced; the points scale has changed; and

deduction points are now added to the opponent’s score rather than deducted from the

score of the penalized competitor. The competition is now managed by one (1) referee,

three (3) judges and a review jury.

Each competitor’s score is the sum of the points scored in all three (3) rounds, taking all

penalties into account. If either competitor is given four (4) penalty deduction points, the

contest is stopped and the other competitor is declared the winner.

The valid points are divided into one (1) point for a valid foot attack on trunk protector, two

(2) points for a valid turning kick to trunk protector, three (3) points for a valid kick to the

head, four (4) points for a valid turning kick to the head.

In the case of 12 points difference between two athletes at the time of the completion of

2nd round and/or at any time during the 3rd round, the referee shall stop the contest and

shall declare the winner by point gap.

http://www.wtf.org/

http://www.olympic.org/

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6. Competition Format

The competition in each weight category will consist of a single elimination tournament. The

winner of the final will be awarded the gold medal, with the loser receiving the silver medal.

Competitors who lose against either of the finalists at any stage of the competition will go

forward to the repechage. The losers of the semi-finals will be seeded directly to the two

bronze medal contests, where they will meet with the winners of the previous repechages

phases from the other pool. The winners of the two (2) repechage pools will each be

awarded a bronze medal.

For more details, please refer to Section VII: Olympic standing procedures

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II. On the Road to London 2012

1. WTF World Qualification Tournament 2. Continental Qualification Tournaments

2.1 Oceania Qualification Tournament (September 11, 2011)

2.2 Pan-American Qualification Tournament (November 18 to 20, 2011)

2.3 Asian Qualification Tournament (November 26-27, 2011)

2.4 African Qualification Tournament (January 11-12, 2012)

2.5 Europe an Qualification Tournament (January 27-29, 2012)

3. London Prepares – Taekwondo Test Event

4. London Olympic Training Camp One

5. WTF Referee and Coach Joint Training Camp

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6 Kazan, Russia

European Qualification Tournament

January 27 – 29, 2012

5 Cairo, Egypt

Baku, Azerbaijan

1 World Qualification Tournament June 30 – July 3, 2011

3 Querétaro, Mexico

Pan American Qualification Tournament

African Qualification Tournament

January 11 – 12, 2012

November 18 – 20, 2011 Bankok, Thailand

Asian Qualification Tournament

November 26 – 27, 2011

Nouméa, New Caledonia 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament

September 11, 2011

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1. WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

15 Countries Win 24 Quota Places for London 2012

The World Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games was held in Baku,

Azerbaijan, on June 30 to July 3, 2011.

A total of 109 countries submitted their entry forms for 345 athletes - 194 men and 151

women - to the WTF as of the final June 10 deadline. Each country may enter a maximum

of two male and two female athletes, with one athlete per weight category.

The tournament was officiated by a total of 60 international referees, selected from among

the participants of the international referee selection and training camps, organized by the

WTF for the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

According to the rule that the top three athletes in each weight category qualify their

respective national Olympic Committees for a place in the games, a total of 24 places were

decided.

Fifteen countries took at least one ticket to the London 2012 Games: Korea grabbed four

tickets; six countries (host Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, China, Croatia and Chinese Taipei) won

two spots, while eight countries (Thailand, the Dominican Republic, Sweden, Turkey, Brazil,

France, Italy and Greece) took one place.

2. CONTINENTAL QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS 2.1 Oceania Qualification Tournament (September 11, 2011)

8 Quota Places Earned by 4 Countries

The first WTF Continental Qualification Tournament for the London 2012 Olympic Games

was held in Noumea, New Caledonia. 35 athletes from 11 countries competed with hopes

of winning tickets to London.

New Zealand won three places, followed by Australia and Samoa each earning two, and

Papua New Guinea grabbing one.

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2.2 Pan-American Qualification Tournament (November 18 to 20, 2011)

24 Quota Places Taken by 13 Countries

The three-day Pan-American Qualification Tournament was held in Queretaro, Mexico, on

November 18 to 20, 2011. 91 athletes from 29 countries participated.

A total of 13 countries secured 24 quota places. Host Mexico and the United States each

took four berths for the London 2012, while Canada and Cuba won three places each.

Argentina earned two tickets, while Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Grenada,

Guatemala, Jamaica and Peru won one quota place each.

2.3 Asian Qualification Tournament (November 26-27, 2011)

24 Tickets Grabbed by 13 Countries

The WTF Asian Qualification Tournament took place in Bangkok, Thailand on November 26

and 27, 2011. 99 athletes from 30 countries competed to win a quota place for the

London 2012 Olympic Games.

A total of 13 countries won at least one quota place: Jordan and Uzbekistan each took

three places, seven countries – Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, host Thailand, Japan,

Vietnam, Kazakhstan – took two. China, Iran, Lebanon and Chinese Taipei each grabbed

one ticket.

2.4 African Qualification Tournament (January 11-12, 2012)

16 Quota Places won by 9 Countries

The WTF African Qualification Tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt on January 11 to 12,

2012. 85 athletes from 30 countries competed for the 16 places for the London 2012

Olympic Games. A total of nine countries won at least one ticket to London through this two-day

tournament. Host Egypt clinched four tickets, followed by Morocco with three. Nigeria and

the Central African Republic each grabbed two quota places, while five countries – Gabon,

Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Tunisia – took one ticket each.

2.5 European Qualification Tournament (January 27-29, 2012)

Europe reaffirmed its Dominance in Taekwondo -24 Quota Places taken by 14 Countries

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The WTF European Qualification Tournament was held in Kazan, Russia on January 27 to

29, 2012. A total of 120 athletes from 39 countries took part in this tournament to grab a

ticket out of the last batch.

Serbia, Slovenia and Spain grabbed three Olympic tickets each, while host Russia, Germany,

Ukraine and Turkey clinched two tickets each. Seven countries won one ticket. They are

Armenia, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Sweden and France.

3. LONDON PREPARES – TAEKWONDO TEST EVENT

A Preview for the Taekwondo Competition in London 2012

A test event for the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games was held

in London on December 3 and 4, 2011, drawing a total of 60 athletes from 18 countries.

The “London Prepares” Taekwondo International Invitational took place at the ExCeL

London, one of Europe’s largest and most versatile exhibition centers, located at the Royal

Victoria Dock in eastern London. The test event was staged in tne ExCeL North Halls 7-10,

but at the London 2012 Olympic Games the taekwondo competition will be held in ExCeL

South Arena 2.

The event, which served as a rehearsal for the taekwondo competition of the London

Olympic Games, was part of the “London Prepares” series. It was not a full-scale replica of

the Olympic Games, but it provided athletes with an experience of the Games venue and

with the scoring and timing systems.

The participating countries were Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei,

Croatia, France, host Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Korea, Russia, Senegal,

Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Host Great Britain fielded six athletes and Korea

sent four athletes in two categories for the test event.

The competition was organized in the Olympic format. The “London Prepares” event is a

subset of the Olympic Games and features two male and two female categories only. The

first day featured the Women’s under 49kg and the Men’s under 68kg weight categories,

while the second and final day featured the Women’s over 67kg and the Men’s under

80kg. Daedo PSS (protector and scoring system) was used at the test event

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4. LONDON OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP ONE WTF’s Efforts Continue for ‘Zero Human Error’

A four-day Olympic Training Camp One was held in Mosado, Baku, Azerbaijan on February

28 to March 2, 2012. Musado is one of the WTF-designated Regional Taekwondo Training

Centers dotted around the world.

Thirty international referees attended this important camp to undertake an intensive

training program for the London Olympic Games. All of these were selected for the 2012

London Olympic Games, after a rigorous series of selection procedures.

At the first of these, 60 were selected out of 260 invited participants, based on their

performance in the three sessions of training camps held in the first half of 2011. These

60 referees officiated at the World and the five Continental qualification tournaments for

the London 2012 Olympic Games. 30 of these were then shortlisted based on their

performance during these tournaments.

The training program for the 30 Olympic international referees consisted of: Review on

General Competition Rules, Review on Penalties, Review on Hand Signals, Review on instant

Video Reply, Review on Competition Procedure, Review on Scoring Criteria, Video Analysis,

Ethics, Games Management & Scoring Simulations, One-on-One Feedback Sessions with

instructors.

Statistics for Olympic Referees for London 2012

Number of International Referees (IR) 30 Number of NOCs of IRs 30 Women IRs 6 (20%) IRs from Asia 9 IRs from Europe 10 IRs from Pan-America 6 IRs from Africa 3 IRs from Oceania 2 Average Age 46

5. WTF REFEREE AND COACH JOINT TRAINING CAMP WTF United and Inspired: Productive Pre-Games Global Gathering for Taekwondo Family

The World Taekwondo Federation’s Referee and Coach Joint Training Camp for the London

2012 Olympic Games was organized on June 8 to 12, 2012, in Suzhou, China. This five-day

camp brought together coaches and referees going to the upcoming London 2012

Games, as well as WTF council members from across taekwondo’s 202 national

associations.

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The primary goal was to focus the global taekwondo community on delivering a successful

Olympic competition - celebrating fair play, sportsmanship and the Olympic spirit. The camp

provided a forum for all the delegates to share their hopes and aspirations for London

2012.

The camp was heralded by IOC Vice President, Yu Zaiqing of China as a “novel and

significant initiative to ensure the fairness of the Olympic taekwondo competitions.”

WTF President, Dr. Chungwon Choue stressed the importance of the roles of coaches and

referees during his speech: “Teach athletes the Olympic values, and then show them how to

live them. It doesn’t matter if the color of the medal is gold, silver or bronze. The Olympic

dream is bigger than that. Every athlete is a member of our taekwondo family.”

The 5-day forum consisted of exclusive sessions for referees and coaches, as well as

referee-coaches and referee-coach-council members joint sessions, in which 30

international Olympic referees, 63 coaches from 39 countries and 22 council members

took part.

III. What’s New For

London 2012 Olympic Games?

1. Overview

2. Protector and Scoring System (PSS)

3. Instant Video Replay (IVR)

4. Other Major Rule Changes Since Beijing 2008 Olympic

Games

‐ Reduction of Contest Area

‐ Introduction of Differentiated Points for Advanced Techniques

‐ Introduction of 10-Second Rule

‐ Point-Deduction Replaced with Point Addition System

‐ Wearing Religious Items Beneath the Head Protector is Officially

Allowed

‐ Introduction of Win-by-Point Gap

‐ Monthly WTF World Ranking Released

‐ Taekwondo Demonstration to be Performed on the Olympic Stage

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1. Overview

Since its debut in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games as a demonstration sport, and its first

participation in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games as an official sport, competitive

taekwondo has been continuously evolving into a fair, exciting and media-friendly sport with

all the demands and expectations associated with any Olympic sport.

Each time it has performed at the Olympic Games, taekwondo has shown progress in both

its technical and its operational aspects. Indeed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the

taekwondo competition was staged successfully with the participation of 128 athletes from

64 countries – the largest number of participating countries in taekwondo’s Olympic

history.

After the Beijing Olympic Games, the WTF’s efforts to improve taekwondo competitions

have continued. It has introduced a series of major changes in its competition rules to

further ensure complete fairness and transparency in the judging and enhance its

dynamism to make it more appealing to the general audience by adopting cutting-edge

technologies and reinforcing the education of its referees and judges.

All “Olympic firsts” that have resulted from such a continued effort are briefly described on

the following pages.

2. Protector and Scoring System (PSS)

London 2012 to Become the First Olympic Games Employing PSS for Automatic Scoring

The use of The Protection and Scoring System (PSS) may be considered the most

significant step taken by the WTF to ensure fairer competition. This innovative system

automatically measures the strength of any kick to the body, and scores it, with the score

being transmitted wirelessly and displayed on the electronic board.This automatic scoring

system is believed to minimize human error and contribute to the enhanced transparency

and fairness of the judging system.

Further, the fact that technical points for turning or back kicks, or kicks to the head are

scored by judges might raise doubts about the possibility for human manipulation. However,

such a doubt can be immediately dispelled by another backbone underpinning the WTF’s

fair and transparent judging mechanism, the Instant Video Replay system (for details of this

refer to the article below).

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After the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the WTF accelerated its efforts to conduct field

tests of PSS and develop relevant competition protocols.

The WTF employed the PSS at the WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships held

in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2009, for the first time in its history. Four months later, in

October, it used this system at the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships held in

Copenhagen, Denmark.

The use of PSS at the London 2012 Olympic Games was confirmed in May 2010 and the

system has been successfully integrated with the Swiss Timing Scoring system and tested

during the “London Prepares” test event.

How Does the PSS Work?

The body protector records a hit and its force. The information is sent to the scoring

machine. The point is validated if the hit level is sufficient

Detection and Sensing System

P r o x i m i t y s e n s o r : M a g n e t i c

f i e l d b y H a l l e f f e c t

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The Hall Effect sensor is a transducer that varies its output voltage in response to

changes in the magnetic field. Hall sensors are used for proximity switching, positioning,

speed detection, and current sensing applications. In its simplest form, the sensor

operates as an analogue transducer, directly returning a voltage. With a known magnetic

field, its distance from the Hall plate can be determined. Using groups of sensors, the

relative position of the magnet can be deduced.

Mode of Function

The athlete wears a sock containing magnetic material. The radiation interacts with the

sensing cable in the trunk protector. The distance for interaction is 0.5 cm, meaning that a

valid identification can be registered without direct physical contact. However, there is a

score only if the right impact value is registered by the Force/Impact sensor.

3. Instant Video Replay (IVR) Six Cameras to Capture Every Moment with Zero Dead Angle

Instant Video Replay (IVR) will be used for the first time in taekwondo Olympic history. The

IVR system allows a coach to request a review for all point-gaining actions which are not

scored by PSS and penaltiesi. In particular, for the London Olympic Games, six views

including one overhead camera will be installed, ensuring every movement is captured in

every angle.

At the request of a coach, the review jury,

selected from the most highly experienced

international referees, will review the

action in question and make the final

decision.

As The IVR system is integrated with the

scoring system and tags all key moments

– such as scoring a point or getting a

penalty – it can immediately detect such

moments at request.

In the 2012 London Olympic Games, coaches will have one (1) appeal quota per one

athlete throughout the competition. In the medal contests, however, the quota of the

former rounds will be reset to be zero and a new appeal quota will be allocated to each

coach.

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The IVR was adopted for the first time in February 2009 in order to ensure the correction

of any possible referee/judging errors at the request of a coach. The IVR system has been

continuously reviewed for better decisions and finally, in October 2010, it completely

replaced the post-competition protest procedures, which used to be conducted after the

conclusion of the match.

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4. Other Major Rule Changes since Beijing 2008

Olympic Games

Reduction of Contest Area (February 2009)

The contest area has been reduced from 10m x10m to 8m x 8m to ensure athletes do

not run away and avoid the fight. As athletes are subject to receiving a warning penalty

when both feet cross the boundary line, athletes now need to be physically stronger (more

active during the match) to adapt to the new rule changes.

Introduction of Differentiated Points for Advanced Techniques

A technically and aesthetically important aspect of taekwondo is the use of spectacular foot

techniques. To encourage athletes to perform more technically demanding kicks,

differentiated points are now given to kicks of diverse techniques.

- 2 points for valid turning kick to the body (February 2009)

- 3 points for valid kick to the head (February 2009)

- 4 points for valid turning kick to the head (October 2010)

Introduction of 10-Second Rule (February 2010)

Taekwondo competition was seen as ‘boring’ when the winning athlete would avoid

engagement in fight and stall. The 10-second rule was introduced to ensure the athlete is

no longer able to avoid the fight. After the referee declares ‘fight’, defensive athletes receive

a warning penalty. This change is considered one of the key factors in making taekwondo

more dynamic and exciting.

Point Deduction Replaced with Point Addition System

Before the rule changes, when competitors get one deduction penalty or two warning

penalties, one point used to be deducted from the final point scored. Sometimes, the final

scores ended up as -3:-2, which caused confusion amongst spectators about the match

results.

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To make the point system easier for spectators and the audience to understand, the rule

was revised so that the penalty point is awarded to the opponent as an additional point,

instead of it being deducted from the penalized athlete.

Wearing of Religious Items Beneath the Head Protector is Officially Allowed

Taekwondo’s popularity is global. To ensure no one is deprived of the right to enjoy the

sport and participate in competitions due to his or her religion, the relevant rules were

changed to allow the wearing of religious items, such as a hijab, beneath the head

protector. With this change, a significant number of Muslim female athletes were able to

participate in national and international taekwondo competitions without restrictions.

Introduction of Win-by-Point Gap (October 2010)

Due to its nature as a contact sport, there were concerns over the safety of athletes when

the technical gap between two competitors is too wide. Therefore now the match will finish

when a 12-point difference has occurred between two competitors by the end of the 2nd

round, or at any time during the 3rd round.

Monthly WTF World Ranking Released (June 2009)

The WTF introduced the WTF World Rankings from January 2009 in senior Kyorugi

(sparring) and began releasing them in June 2009. Top-ranked athletes are seeded for

WTF’s major international events based on the WTF World Rankings.

Taekwondo Demonstration to be Performed on the Olympic Stage

A 15-minute taekwondo demonstration will be staged between repechage matches and

final matches every day during the four-day taekwondo competition at the 2012 London

Olympic Games.

It will mark the first occasion for a taekwondo demonstration to be staged at the Olympic

taekwondo venue. The IOC approved this plan in June 2010 and it has received strong

support from the London Organizing Committee.

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IV. Athletes’ Information

1. Past Medal Winners

2. Medals by NOCs

3. Athletes’ Profiles

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1. Past Medal Winners

Medalists of previous Olympic Games – Taekwondo (2000 – 2008) Male under 58kg

Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Michalis MOUROUTSOS

(GRE) Gabriel ESPARZA (ESP) Chih Hsiung HUANG (TPE)

2004 Athens (GRE) Mu Yen CHU (TPE) Oscar SALAZAR (MEX) Tamer BAYOUMI (EGY)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Guillermo PEREZ (MEX) Yulis Gabriel MERCEDES

(DOM) Rohullah NIKPAI (AFG)

Mu-Yen CHU (TPE)

Male Under 68kg

Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Steven LOPEZ (USA) Joon-Sik SHIN (KOR) Hadi SAEI (IRI) 2004 Athens (GRE) Hadi SAEI (IRI) Chih Hsiung HUANG (TPE) Myeong-Seob SONG (KOR)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Tae Jin SON (KOR) Mark LOPEZ (USA) Yu-Chi SUNG (TPE)

Servet TAZEGUL (TUR)

Male Under 80kg

Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Angel MATOS (CUB) Faissal EBNOUTALIB (GER) Victor ESTRADA (MEX) 2004 Athens (GRE) Steven LOPEZ (USA) Bahri TANRIKULU (TUR) Yossef KARAMI (IRI)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Hadi SAEI (IRI) Mauro SARMIENTO (ITA) Steven LOPEZ (USA)

Guo ZHU (CHN)

Male Over 80kg

Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Kyong Hun KIM (KOR) Daniel TRENTON (AUS) Pascal GENTIL (FRA)

2004 Athens (GRE) Dae Sung MOON (KOR) Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS

(GRE) Pascal GENTIL (FRA)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Dong Min CHA (KOR) Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS

(GRE)

Chika Yagazie CHUKWUMERUE (NGR)

Arman CHILMANOV (KAZ)

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Female Under 49kg Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Lauren BURNS (AUS) Urbia MELENDEZ (CUB) Shu Ju CHI (TPE) 2004 Athens (GRE) Chen Chih HSIN (TPE) Yanelis LABRADA (CUB) Boorapolchai YAOWAPA (THA)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Jingyu WO (CHN) Buttree PUEDPONG (THA) Daila CONTRERAS RIVERO

(VEN) Daynellis MONTEJO (CUB)

Female Under 57kg

Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Jae Eun CHUNG (KOR) Hieu Ngan TRAN (VIE) Hamide TOSUN (TUR) 2004 Athens (GRE) Ji Won JANG (KOR) Nia ABDALLAH (USA) Iridia SALAZAR (MEX)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Su Jeong LIM (KOR) Azize MANRIKULU (TUR) Martina ZUBCIC (CRO)

Diana LOPEZ (USA)

Female Under 67kg

Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Sun Hee LEE (KOR) Trude GUNDERSEN (NOR) Yoriko OKAMOTO (JPN) 2004 Athens (GRE) Wei LUO (CHN) Elli MISTAKIDOU (GRE) Kyoung Sun HWANG (KOR)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Kyung Sun HWANG (KOR) Karine SERGERIE (CAN) Gwladys Patience EPANGUE

(FRA) Sandra SARIC (CRO)

Female Over 67kg Year Location

2000 Sydney (AUS) Zhong CHEN (CHN) Natalia IVANOVA (RUS) Dominique BOSSHART (CAN) 2004 Athens (GRE) Zhong CHEN (CHN) Myriam BAVEREL (FRA) Adriana CARMONA (VEN)

2008 Beijing (CHN) Maria del Rosario ESPINOZA (MEX)

Nina SOLHEIM (NOR) Sarah STEVENSON* (GBR) Natalia FALAVIGNA (BRA)

*Sarah STEVENSON’s match result against Zhong CHEN (CHN) was reversed after a successful protest appeal by GBR

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2. Medals by NOCs at the previous Olympic Games Taekwond (2000 – 2008)

NOC Code

NOC Men Women TOTAL

TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL

KOR South Korea 4 1 1 6 5 0 1 6 9 1 2 12 CHN China 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 4 0 1 5 TPE Chinese Taipei 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 4 7 USA United States 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 6 CUB Cuba 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 GRE Greece 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 AUS Australia 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 IRI Iran 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4

FRA France 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 4 MEX Mexico 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 TUR Turkey 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 GER Germany 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 NOR Norway 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 RUS Russia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ESP Spain 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 VIE Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

CAN Canada 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 EGY Egypt 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 JPN Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 THA Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 VEN Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 DOM Dominican Republic 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

ITA Italy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 AFG Afghanistan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 KAZ Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 NGR Nigeria 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CRO Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 GBR Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 BRA Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

29 NOCs TOTAL 12 12 16 40 12 12 16 40 24 24 32 80

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3. Athletes Profile Male under 58kg In Spotlight

Name Joel GONZALEZ

Nationality Spain

Date of Birth September 30, 1989

<Achievement & Remarks>

• Gold medal at 2009 WTF World Championships


• Gold medal at 2012 European Championships

• The highest ranking point holder (263.26) among all 1st ranker

Name Chen Yang WEI

Nationality Chinese Taipei

Date of Birth February 23, 1992


• Silver medal at 2010 Asian Championships

• Bronze medal at 2011 WTF World Championships

• Gold medal at Asian qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

• Silver medal at 2012 Student World Championships

Name Pen-ek KARAKET

Nationality Thailand

Date of Birth March 18, 1990


• Gold medal at 2006 WTF Junior World Championships

• Gold medal at 2010 Asian Championships

• Gold medal at World qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games


Name Dae-Hoon LEE

Nationality Republic of Korea




• Bronze medal at World qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games


• Korea's big hope who came down from M-63kg

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Male under 58kg Contenders

Name Mokdad EL YAMINE

Nationality Algeria

Date of Birth July 13, 1986


• Silver medal at 2011 Dutch Open

• Silver medal at African qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

• Made Algeria first appear at the Olympic Games taekwondo

Name Safwan KHALIL

Nationality Australia

Date of Birth May 15,1986


• Gold medal at 2005 Oceania Championship

• Gold medal at 2011 Shenzhen Universiade

• Gold medal at Oceania qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

Name Oscar MUNOZ

Nationality Colombia

Date of Birth May 9 1993


• Bronze medal at World qualification 2010 Youth Olympic Games

• Bronze medal at 2010 Pan American Youth Championships

• Gold medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic

Games

Name Oviedo HEINER

Nationality Costa Rica

Date of Birth December 28 1988


• Silver medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic

Games

• Bronze medal at 2012 Spanish Open

• Silver medal at 2012 Austrian Open

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Name Yulis Gabriel MERCEDES

Nationality Dominican Republic

Date of Birth November 12 1979


• Silver medal at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games


• Silver medal at World qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

• Very experienced and exciting athlete who regrettably lost at the last

Olympic Games final

Name Tamer BAYOUMI

Nationality Egypt

Date of Birth April 12, 1982


• Bronze medal at 2004 Athens Olympic Games


Name Nursultan MAMAYEV

Nationality Kazakhstan

Date of Birth June 27, 1993


• Silver medal at 2010 Youth Olympic Games

• Silver medal at Asian qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

• Silver medal at 2012 German Open

Name Diego GARCIA DE LEON

Nationality Mexico



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Name Alexey DENISENKO

Nationality Russia

Date of Birth August 30, 1993


• Bronze medal at 2007 European Championships

• Silver medal at 2010 WTF Junior World Championships

• Gold medal at European qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

Name Uno SANLI

Nationality Sweden

Date of Birth January 5, 1989


• Bronze medal at European qualification for 2012 London Olympic

Games

• Gold medal at 2012 Trelleborg Open

• Bronze medal at 2012 Belgian Open

Name Le Huynh CHAU

Nationality Vietnam

Date of Birth November 13,1987


• Bronze medal at 2010 Asian Championships



Name Tameem AL-KUBATI

Nationality Yemen




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Male under 68kg

In Spotlight

Name Servet TAZEGUL

Nationality Turkey

Date of Birth September 26 1988





• Arguably the most talented and exciting taekwondo athlete; MVP of 2011

World Championships

Name Motamed Mohammad

BAGHERI

Nationality Iran





• Silver medal at 2011 WTF World Championships

• Extremely solid athlete who has been competing with Servet Tazegul in

this division for the past years

Name Mohammad ABULIBDEH

Nationality Jordan

Date of Birth October 22, 1983





• Bronze medal at 2012 Aisan Championships

Name Rohullah NIKPAI

Nationality Afghanistan



• Bronze medal at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games



• First ever Olympic medalists produced by Afghanistan

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Male under 68kg

Contenders

Name Diogo SILVA

Nationality Brazil



• Bronze medal at 2003 Pan American Games

• Gold medal at 2007 Pan American Games

Name Patrick BOUI

Nationality Central African Republic



• Gold medal at African qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

Name Martin STAMPER

Nationality Great Britain



• Silver medal at 2008 European Championships



Name Erick OSORNIO NUNEZ

Nationality Mexico



• Gold medal at 2008 Pan American Championships

• Silver medal at 2010 Pan American Championships

• Bronze medal at 2012 Dutch Open

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Male under 68kg

Contenders

Name Logan CAMPBELL

Nationality New Zealand

Date of Birth June 7,1986


• Gold medal at Oceania qualification for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games


Name Isah Adam MOHAMMAD

Nationality Nigeria



• Silver medal at African qualification for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games


Name Peter LOPEZ

Nationality Peru



• Silver medal at 2007 Pan American Games

Name Michal LONIEWSKI

Nationality Poland



• Gold medal at 2009 Croatia Open

• Silver medal at European qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

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Male under 68kg

Contenders

Name Damir FEJZIC

Nationality Serbia





• Bronze medal at 2012 European Junior Championships

Name Hryhorii HUSAROV

Nationality Ukraine



• Bronze medal at European qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games


Name Terrence JENNINGS

Nationality USA



• Bronze medal at 2004 Pan American Championships

• Gold medal at 2010 Spanish Open

• Bronze medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic

Games

Name Dmitriy KIM

Nationality Uzbekistan



•Silver medal at Asian qualification for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

•Bronze medal at 2010 Asian Championships

•Silver medal at Asian qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

•Bronze medal at 2012 German Open

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Male under 80kg

In Spotlight

Name Ramin AZIZOV

Nationality Azerbaijan






• Tall and a great hope of Azerbaijan's possible first ever Olympic medal in

taekwondo

Name Issam CHERNOUBI

Nationality Morocco

Date of Birth December 17, 1987




• Bronze medal at 2012 Austrian Open

• Fast improving athlete who is hoped to bring first ever Olympic medal in taekwondo for his country, Morocco

Name Steven LOPEZ

Nationality USA

Date of Birth November 9, 1978





• The only athlete who won 5 times WTF World Championships / one of the three athletes participating in 4 consecutive Olympics

Name Yousef KARAMI

Nationality Iran






• Very experienced athlete who already got the Olympic medal in 2004

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Male under 80kg

Contenders

Name Nesar Ahmad BAHAVE

Nationality Afghanistan





Name Sebastian CRISMANICH

Nationality Argentina





Games


• Silver medal at 2012 Belgian Open

Name Arman YEREMYAN

Nationality Armenia




• Bronze medal at 2010 Paris Open


• Armenia's first Olympic participation in taekwondo

Name Sebastien MICHAUD

Nationality Canada

Date of Birth May 7, 1987


• Gold medal at World qualification for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games



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Male under 80kg

Contenders

Name Ahmed ABDELRAHMAN

Nationality Egypt




Name Muhammad LUTALO




• Gold medal at 2008 German Open



Name Mauro SARMIENTO

Nationality Italy





• Bronze medal World qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

• Tall and experienced athlete who beat Steven Lopez in 2008 Games

Name Rasul ABDURAIM

Nationality Kyrgyzstan




• Gold medal at Asian qualification for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games


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Male under 80kg

Contenders

Name Tommy MOLLET

Nationality Netherlands







Name Vaughn SCOTT





Name Nicolas GARCIA HEMME

Nationality Spain







Name Farkhod NEGMATOV

Nationality Tajikistan



• Bronze medal at Asian qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

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Male over 80kg

In Spotlight Name Dongmin CHA

Nationality Republic of Korea



• Gold medal at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games



• Korean athlete who aims at winning two gold medals in Olympic Games

Name Robelis DESPAIGNE

Nationality Cuba



• Gold medal at 2010 Student World Championships

• Bronze medal at 2011 Shenzhen Universiade


Games

• Bronze medal at 2012 Student World Championships

Name Bahri TANRIKULU

Nationality Turkey






• Very experienced athlete who dashed Pascal Gentil's Olympic dream

Name Gadzhi UMAROV

Nationality Russia



• Bronze medal at 2008 Azerbaijan Open

• Silver medal at 2011 German Open


• Bronze medal at 2011 Russian Open

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Male over 80kg

Contenders

Name Francois COULOMBE FORTIER

Nationality Canada





• Silver medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic

Games • Bronze medal at 2012 Austrian Open

Name Xiao Bo LIU

Nationality China






• First Chinese male athlete participating in Olympic Games through

qualification tournament

Name Anthony OBAME

Nationality Gabon



• Gold medal at 2011 Pan African Games

• A great medal contender from West Africa who defeated Modibo Keita at

the Qualification Tournament

Name Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS

Nationality Greece




• The only athlete who won silver medals in consecutive Olympic Games.

One of the three athletes participating 4 consecutive Olympic Games

- Silver medal at 2004 Athens Olympic Games

- Silver medal at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

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Male over 80kg

Contenders

Name Carlo MOLFETTA

Nationality Italy







Name Kenneth EDWARDS

Nationality Jamaica




Games

• Made his country, Jamaica, debut at Olympic Games taekwondo

Name Daba Modibo KEITA

Nationality Mali



• 2 times World Champion

- Gold medal at 2007 WTF World Championships

- Gold medal at 2009 WTF World Championships

• Bronze medal at African qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

Name Chika Yagazie CHUKWUMERIJE

Nationality Nigeria



• Produced first ever Olympic medal from black Africa

• Bronze medal at 2003 African Championships



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Male over 80kg

Contenders

Name Kaino THOMSEN

Nationality Samoa




Name Ivan TRAJKOVIC

Nationality Slovenia




• Gold medal at 2011 Croatia Open



Name Alisher GULOV

Nationality Tajikistan





Name Akmal IRGASHEV


Date of Birth December 16,1982




• Bronze medal at 2011 German Open


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Female under 49kg

In Spotlight Name Jing Yu WU

Nationality China

Date of Birth February, 1 1987


• Arguably the most stable athlete who easily grabbed the gold medal at 2008

Beijing Olympic Games




Name Shu Chun YANG





• Disqualified at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games but has been displaying

magnificent records since then



Name Brigitte YAGUE

Nationality Spain

Date of Birth March 15,1981


• 3 times World Champion / experienced gold medal contender




Name Jannet ALEGRIA PENA

Nationality Mexico



• Silver medal at 2010 Spanish Open



• Silver medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

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Female under 49kg

Contenders Name Carola LOPEZ

Nationality Argentina

Date of Birth April 17,1982



• Bronze medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

Name Catherine KANG

Nationality Central Africa



• Silver medal at African qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games • Bronze medal at 2012 Student World Championships

Name Lucija ZANINOVIC

Nationality Croatia






• One of the twins from Croatia; both are competing in 2012 Olympic Games

Name Sumeyye GULEC MANZ

Nationality Germany

Date of Birth October 30,1989






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Female under 49kg

Contenders

Name Elizabeth ZAMORA

Nationality Guatemala




• Gold medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games


• Bronze medal at 2012 Spanish Open

Name Erika KASAHARA

Nationality Japan





• Silver medal at 2012 Student World Championships

Name Raya HATAHET

Nationality Jordan



• Silver medal at 2011 Fajr International Open Taekwondo Championships

Name Sanaa ATABROUR

Nationality Morocco





• Gold medal at 2012 Austria Open

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Female under 49kg

Contenders

Name Carolen CARSTENS

Nationality Panama

Date of Birth January 18,1996


• Silver medal at 2011 Youth Pan American Championships

Name Theresa TONA

Nationality Papua New Guinea




Name Kristina KIM

Nationality Russia






Name Chanapa SONKHAM






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Female under 57kg

In Spotlight Name Li-Cheng TSENG








Name Yuzhuo HOU

Nationality China







Name Ana ZANINOVIC

Nationality Croatia






• One of the twins who are both participating in the 2012 Olympic Games; MVP

at the 2011 World Championships

Name Jade JONES




• Silver medal at 2010 WTF Junior World Championships

• Gold medal at 2010 Youth Olympic Games



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Female under 57kg

Contenders

Name Yeny CONTRERAS

Nationality Chile

Date of Birth August 2,1979


• Chile's second athlete participating Olympic Games taekwondo; first athlete is

her coach




Name Nidia MUNOZ

Nationality Cuba

Date of Birth May 8,1991


• Gold medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

• Gold medal at 2012 Dutch Open

• Bronze medal at 2012 Student World Championships

Name Hedaya WAHBA

Nationality Egypt






• Gold medal at 2012 Student World Championships

Name Suvi MIKKONEN

Nationality Finland



• Silver medal at 2011 Austrian Open



• Bronze medal at 2012 Austrian Open

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Female under 57kg

Contenders

Name Marlene HARNOIS

Nationality France







Name Mayu HAMADA

Nationality Japan




• Bronze medal at 2010 WTF Junior World Championships



Name Andrea PAOLI

Nationality Lebanon




• Bronze medal at 2011 British Open


Name Robin CHEONG





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Female under 57kg

Contenders

Name Bineta DIEDHIOU

Nationality Senegal



• Silver medal at 2003 African Championships




Name Dragana GLADOVIC

Nationality Serbia

Date of Birth July 27,1992






Name Rangsiya NISAISOM






Name Diana LOPEZ

Nationality USA






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Female under 67kg

In Spotlight

Name Seham EL SAWALHY

Nationality Egypt

Date of Birth April 14,1991


• Silver medal at 2008 WTF Youth World Championships

• Bronze medal at 2011 Shenzhen Universiade


• Current No.1 of this division who is expected to be first ever female Egyptian

Olympic medalist in taekwondo

Name Kyungseon HWANG

Nationality Korea






• Korea's first athlete participating in the Olympic Games 3 times in success

Name Nur TATAR

Nationality Turkey



• Gold medal at 2009 Junior European Championships


• Gold medal at 2010 Junior European Championships


Name Sarah STEVENSON




• Only woman athlete participating in 4 consecutive Olympic Games




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Female under 67kg Contenders

Name Carmen MARTON

Nationality Australia



• Silver medal at 2003 Youth Asian Championships




Name Farida AZIZOVA

Nationality Azerbaijan







Name Karine SERGERIE

Nationality Canada







Name Ruth Marie GBAGBI

Nationality Cote d'Ivoire




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Female under 67kg

Contenders

Name Helena FROMM

Nationality Germany







Name Andrea ST.BERNARD

Nationality Grenada




• Bronze medal at Pan American qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games

• First athlete from Grenada in Olympic taekwondo

Name Sousan HAJIPOURGOLI

Nationality Iran




• Gold medal at 2011 British Open


Name Gulnafis AITMUKHAMBETOVA





• Gold medal at 2009 Belgrad Universiade


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Female under 67kg

Contenders

Name Franka Anic




• Gold medal at 2011 Austrian Open

• Silver medal at 2011 Serbia Open


• Gold medal at 2012 Belgian Open

Name Elin JOHANSSON

Nationality Sweden







Name Paige MCPHERSON

Nationality USA







Name Dieu Linh CHU HOANG

Nationality Vietnam





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Female over 67kg

In Spotlight Name Maria del Rosario ESPINOZA

Nationality Mexico

Date of Birth November 29,1987





• Defending Olympic champion

Name Anastasia BARYSHNIKOVA

Nationality Russia

Date of Birth December 19 1990






Name Natalia FALAVIGNA

Nationality Brazil






• Experienced athlete who is aiming at second consecutive medal at Olympic

Games

Name In-Jong LEE

Nationality Korea

Date of Birth August 2,1982




• Silver medal at 2011 Paris Open


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Female over 67kg Contenders

Name Davin SORN

Nationality Cambodia



Name Glehnis HERNANDEZ

Nationality Cuba




Games


Name Anne-Caroline GRAFFE

Nationality France







Name Nadin DAWANI

Nationality Jordan



• Silver medal at Asian qualification for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games




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Female over 67kg

Contenders

Name Feruza YERGESHOVA




• Bronze medal at 2007 Youth Asian Championships




Name Wiam DISLAM

Nationality Morocco



• Silver medal at 2011 Shenzhen Universiade



• Gold medal at 2012 Austrian Open

Name Crawley TALITIGA

Nationality Samoa




Name Milica MANDIC

Nationality Serbia

Date of Birth December 6,1991





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Female over 67kg

Contenders

Name Nusa RAJHER





• Silver medal at 2011 Croatia Open


• Gold medal at 2012 Belgian Open

Name Khaoula BEN HAMZA

Nationality Tunisia




• Bronze medal at 2008 Trelleborg Open

• Gold medal at 2008 WTF Youth World Championships


Name Maryna KONIEVA

Nationality Ukraine





• Bronze medal at 2011 Trelleborg Open


Name Natalya MAMATOVA





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V. Did You Know? In competitive taekwondo, there are three athletes who have competed in 4

consecutive Olympics - Steven LOPEZ (USA, male under 80kg), Sarah STEVENSON

(GB, female under 67kg) and Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS (GRE, male over 80kg).

‐ Steven LOPEZ is the only athlete who has won the World Championships 5

times and has won a medal in each of the Olympic Games that he has

participated in (gold in 2000 Sydney, gold in 2004 Athens and bronze in

2008 Beijing)

‐ Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS is the only athlete who has won silver medals in

consecutive Olympic Games (2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing)

‐ Sarah STEVENSON is the only woman who has competed in 4 consecutive

Olympics. She won a bronze medal in 2008 Beijing. • The youngest taekwondo athlete competing at London 2012 is Carolen

CARSTENS from Panama, (female under 49kg). Born on the 18th January, 1996,

she is only 16 years old!

• The oldest taekwondo athlete competing at London 2012 is Steven LOPEZ from

the United States of America (male under 80kg). Born on the 9th November,

1978, he is 33 years old. • 11 National Olympic committees will be participating in their first Olympic

taekwondo competition:

- Europe: Serbia and Armenia

- Asia: Cambodia, Lebanon and Tajikistan

- Pan-America: Grenada, Jamaica and Panama

- Oceania: Samoa

- Africa: Algeria and Central African Republic

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• There are 4 participants from the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games

who are competing in London 2012. They are Jade JONES (Great Britain), Nursultan

MAMAYEV (Kazakhstan), Ruth Marie GBAGBI (Cote d’Ivoire), and Dana TOURAN

(Jordan).

• Jade JONES is a gold medalist while Nursultan MAMAYEV and Dana

TOURAN are silver medalists at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games.

• London 2012 will be the first Olympic Games in which twins will be

participating in the taekwondo competition. They are Ana (women under 57kg) and

Lucija ZANINOVIC (women under 49kg) of Croatia.

• 16 Recipients of the Olympic Solidarity Scholarship will be participating in

the taekwondo competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games :

Continent Country First Name Last name

Africa

Asia

Europe

Central African

Republic

Mali

Nigeria

Sénégal

Tunisie

Cambodia

Jordan

Lebanon

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Yemen

Armenia

Italie

Slovenia

Turkey

Turkey

David-Sylvere-Patrick BOUI

Daba Modibo KEITA

Chika CHUKWUMERIJE

Bineta DIEDHIOU

Khaoula BEN HAMZA

Davin SORN

Dana TOURAN

Andrea PAOLI

Alisher GULOV

Farkhod NEGMATOV

Tameem Mohammed AL-KUBATI

Arman YEREMYAN

Carlo MOLFETTA

Nusa RAJHER

Servet TAZEGUL

Nur TATAR

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• Joel GONZALEZ (Spain, male under 58kg) is the highest-ranking point holder

(263.26) and also has become Spain's first taekwondo athlete to sign a

contract with Nike, the multinational sportswear manufacturer.

• An Aussie taekwondo couple are ready for London! - Safwan KHALIL (Australia,

men under 58kg) and his fiancée, Carmen MARTON (Australia, women under

67kg), will be competing in London 2012. Keeping it in the family even further,

Khalil’s coach is his big brother. • Rohullah NIKPAI from Afghanistan (male under 68kg), the winner of the first

ever Olympic medal for Afghanistan, will be competing in his second Olympiad in

London.

• Europe has reaffirmed its dominance in taekwondo! Europe took 39 out of 128

quota places, followed by Asia with 37, Pan America with 27, Africa with 17 and

Oceania with 8.

• 30 International Referees will officiate at the taekwondo competition in London

2012. • Of the 128 taekwondo athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games,

40 have participated in at least one previous Olympic Games.

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VI. Olympic Standing Procedures

WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION

STANDING PROCEDURES

FOR TAEKWONDO COMPETITION AT OLYMPIC GAMES

IN FORCE AS OF APRIL 2, 2012

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Standing Procedures:

Table of Contents

Article 1 Purpose 80 Article 2 Competition Area 80

Article 3 Weight Divisions 80

Article 4 Head of Team Meeting and Drawing Lots 81

Article 5 Competition Method 82

Article 6 Technical Officials 84

Article 7 Appeal 85

Article 8 Test Event 86

Article 9 Criteria for Quota Allocation for the Olympic Games 86

Article 10 Doping Test 89

Article 11 Fill-Up Quota Procedure 90

Article 12 Entry Procedures 90

Article 13 Other Matters 91

Appendix1 Qualification System for London 2012 Olympic Games

Taekwondo Competition

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Article 1:

Purpose

The purpose of this Standing Procedure, hereinafter known as the “Procedure,” is to

manage fairly and smoothly all matters pertaining to the taekwondo competition at the

Olympic Games, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the World Taekwondo

Federation, hereinafter known as “WTF Rules,” and the Competition Rules of the WTF,

hereinafter known as the “WTF Competition Rules.”

Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games (“OCOGs”) should refer to the most up-to-

date WTF Rules and WTF Competition Rules for more detailed explanation of the Articles

stated in the Procedure.

Article 2:

Competition Area

The Competition Area (one court) for the Olympic Games shall be installed on a platform

1m high from the base, and the outer part of the Boundary Line shall be over 2m wide. The

outer part of the platform shall be inclined at a gradient of less than 30 degrees for the

safety of the contestants.

Article 3:

Weight Divisions

Weight divisions at the Olympic Games are divided as follows:

MALE DIVISION FEMALE DIVISION

Under 58kg Not exceeding 58kg Under 49 kg Not exceeding 49kg

Under 68kg Over 58kg & not exceeding

68kg

Under 57kg Over 49kg & not

exceeding 57kg

Under 80kg Over 68kg & not exceeding

80kg

Under 67kg Over 57kg & not

exceeding 67kg

Over 80kg Over 80kg Over 67kg Over 67kg

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Article 4:

Head of Team Meeting and Drawing Lots

4.1 Head of team meeting and drawing of lots shall be conducted under the joint

control of the Technical Delegate of the WTF and the OCOGs two (2) days prior

to the first competition day.

4.2 Based on the WTF World Ranking as of July 1, 2012, top eight (8) athletes will

be seeded in the order of their ranks, while the rest of the athletes will be drawn

randomly.

* Ranking points annual deduction rules shall not be applied until the last

Continental Qualification Tournament. Right after the last Continental

Qualification Tournament, the total points of each athlete will be deducted by

25%.

4.3 There shall be no redraw even if two athletes are both disqualified in same

bracket.

4.4 The seeded athletes of each weight division will be announced on WTF website

at the earliest on July 10, 2012, after completion of entry submission process.

In principle, 50% of the contestants shall be seeded. However, this number may

be decreased to seven (7) for the weight division in which the host NOC

chooses to participate. If the athlete from the host nation has not been seeded

within the first 4 places based on his/her World Ranking, he/she will be

seeded at the position of the 4th.

The national federation of the host nation may choose not to be automatically

seeded. In this case, the request must be made to the WTF by no later than

May 31, 2012. Relinquishing the automatically seeded places shall be applied

to all automatically seeded athletes. The number of seeded athletes in the

concerned weight division may be increased from seven (7) to eight (8) as the

athlete from the host country will be drawn randomly.

4.5 After the announcement of seeded athletes, there shall be, in principle, no

change of seeding order. In the case that the seeded athletes cannot compete

due to some reasons, the next highest seeded athlete will take up the position,

and so forth. Once the list of seeded athletes is handed over to the LOCOG - at

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the latest 1 hour before the draw - there shall be no further change of seeded

athletes.

Article 5:

Competition Method

5.1 Taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games shall be conducted in a single

elimination tournament system with repêchage for the bronze medal contest.

The winner of the final contest will receive the gold medal and the loser will

receive the silver medal.

The repêchage shall be conducted among all contestants who lost to the two

finalists in the elimination phase. In the repêchage, the losers of the semifinals

during the elimination phase will be seeded directly to each of the repêchage

finals, but on the opposite sides of the bracket. Other losers will advance to the

repêchage unseeded, at the same side of the bracket in which they contested

during the elimination phase.

The two winners of the repêchage finals (Bronze medal contests) will each

receive a bronze medal.

The contestants who have been disqualified from the tournament based on

disciplinary decisions from Competition Supervisory Board cannot advance to

Repechage.

5.2 In the event of a tied score, a 4th round of two minutes, also known as the

sudden death round, will be conducted after a minute of rest following the 3rd

round. Any points, be it Gam-jeom or Kyong-go, from the previous three rounds

shall not be taken into consideration in the sudden death round.

When a contestant scores the first point in the sudden death round, he or she

shall be declared the winner. When a contestant receives a Gam-jeom in the

sudden death round, the opponent shall be declared as the winner.

In the event of a tied score after the end of the sudden death round, the winner

shall be decided based on a decision of superiority by all refereeing officials for

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the initiatives shown in the sudden death round.

5.3 Official standing of each division shall be as follows:

1st place (Gold medalist): winner of the final contest

2nd place (Silver medalist): loser of the final contest

3rd place (Bronze medalists): winners of the finals of repechage (bronze

medal contest)

5th place: losers to the bronze medalists at the repechage final (bronze

medal contest)

7th place: losers to the 5th placed contestant at the repechage

9th place: quarterfinalists who fail to advance either to semi-finals or

repechage

11th place: contestants who lost at the preliminary phase and fail to

advance to repechage

Next position after 11th places athletes: Contestants who have not

passed weigh-in or have been disqualified from the tournament.

5.4 In the case that both the contestants are disqualified from the tournament,

following measures shall be taken.

In the case that the above situation happens in one of the semifinals, the losers

to the two disqualified semi-finalists in the round of 16 shall advance to

repechage in the same side of bracket to compete against each other.

Additionally, both losers to the two disqualified semi-finalists at the quarterfinal

round shall advance to the repechage in the opposite bracket to compete

against each other. Consequently, the number of repechage matches including

bronze medal contests may be subject to change based on the situation.

The winner of the other semifinal contest shall be automatically declared the

winner of that particular weight division without further contest, as no

contestant from the match of the two disqualified contestants shall advance to

the final. In this case, no 2nd place award shall be given. The contestant who lost

to the advancing finalist in the (clean) semifinal will be awarded a “bye” and

seeded directly to the bronze medal contest (repechage final) on the opposite

side of the bracket. The losers in both the round of 16 and the quarter-final

matches of the winner of the weight class shall advance to the repechage on

the same sides of the bracket.

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Article 6:

Technical Officials

6.1 International Technical Officials (ITOs), to be appointed by the WTF, are divided

into Technical Delegates (TD), Technical Controllers (TC), Competition

Supervisory Board (CSB), Review Jury (RJ) and International Referees (IR), while

National Technical Officials (NTOs) are appointed by the OCOG. The number of

NTOs requires the approval of the WTF.

6.2 The roles of Technical Delegates (TD) are to ensure that the WTF Competition

Rules are complied with and preside over the Head of Team Meeting and

Drawing of Lots. Technical Delegates shall review and approve contingency

plans developed by the OCOG, and make final decisions on such cases. TDs are

also responsible for reviewing and approving the referee assignment.

As per any situation which is not prescribed either in WTF Competition Rules or

Standing Procedure, WTF Technical Delegate will make a decision and the

decision shall be final.

6.2 The roles of Technical Delegates (TD) are to ensure that the WTF Competition

Rules are complied with and preside over the Head of Team Meeting and

Drawing of Lots. Technical Delegates shall review and approve contingency

plans developed by the OCOG, and make final decisions on such cases. TDs are

also responsible for reviewing and approving the referee assignment.

As per any situation which is not prescribed either in WTF Competition Rules or

Standing Procedure, WTF Technical Delegate will make a decision and the

decision shall be final.

6.3 The roles of Technical Controllers (TC) are to ensure the competition runs

according to the schedule and to cooperate with the stakeholders of the

taekwondo competition such as ORIS, OCOG Technology, Sport Presentation

and OBS, in close communication with OCOG Competition Manager. TCs are

also responsible for issuing ‘Official Communication” for the cases that shall be

released. TCs are also responsible for overseeing and approving the equipment

and the results of the weigh-in.

6.4 The roles of the Competition Supervisory Board (CSB) are to evaluate the

performances of referees, judges and the review jury and take relevant

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disciplinary actions against those who make misjudgments. CSB shall serve as

an Extraordinary Sanctions Committee to take disciplinary actions for athletes

and/or team officials who have misbehaved and/or violate the rules of the

WTF throughout the tournament, including but not limited to, disqualification

from the Olympic Games Taekwondo Competition. In addition, CSB members

are responsible for assisting Technical Delegate(s) in medical matters,

competition, etc.

6.5 The roles of the Review Jury (RJ) are to operate the Instant Video Replay system

(IVR) upon request for review from the coach, and make decisions on whether

to accept or reject the request. RJ’s decision is final and there shall be no

further appeal from both coaches.

6.6 The roles of the International Referees (IR) are to officiate the competition.

Roles of IRs are divided into Referee, Judge and Technical Assistants. In

addition, IRs are responsible for conducting weigh-in and inspection with

assistance of National Technical Officials.

Article 7:

Appeal

7.1 In the case that there is an objection from a coach to a judgment of the

refereeing officials during the contest, the coach can make a request to the

center referee for an immediate review of the video replay.

7.2 When the coach appeals, the center referee will approach the coach and ask

the reason for the appeal. The scope of the appeal for a video replay is limited

to the errors of the center referee in the application of Competition Rules,

points scored by the judges, and penalties. Any appeal shall not be admissible

on any points scored by foot, or fist attacks on the trunk, regardless of the use

of PSS, except the technical points given to attacks to the trunk in case of using

PSS. The scope of the Instant Video Replay request is limited to only one action

which has occurred within five (5) seconds from the moment of the coach’s

request. Once the coach raises the blue or red card to request for Instant

Video Replay, it will be considered that the coach has used his/her allocated

appeal under any circumstance. A request after the end of the round shall not

be accepted except in the Sudden Death Round, and in the situation where the

concerned action had taken place within five (5) seconds before completion of

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the round.

7.3 The center referee shall request the Review Jury to review the Instant Video

Replay.

7.4 After review of the Instant Video Replay, the Review Jury shall inform the center

referee of the final decision. The decision of the Review Jury shall be made

within one (1) minute after the appeal has been reported to the Review Jury.

7.5 Each coach shall be allocated one (1) appeal to request an Instant Video Replay

request per contest. If the appeal is successful and the contested point is

corrected, the coach shall retain the appeal right for the pertinent contest and

carry on the appeal quota to the next contest.

7.6 A coach will be given one (1) appeal quota per athlete from the preliminary

round till the medal contests. After all matches are completed before the

medal contests, the record of appeal quota shall be reset and one (1) appeal

quota will be newly given to a coach per athlete who advances to medal contest.

7.7 The decision of the Review Jury is final; no further appeals will be accepted

during or after the contest.

Article 8:

Test Event The three main objectives of the Test Events are to test the competition venue, in

particular the Field of Play (“FOP”) and all the athlete facilities. They help to train, coordinate

and evaluate staff, contractors (if in place) and volunteer performances in an event

environment; to develop an effective integrated team structure, and to evaluate the

performance of the technology systems and processes supporting all functional aspects of

the venues and the overall Games environment. In principle, countries that have qualified

for participation in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games are permitted to take

part in the test event. Nonetheless, the WTF may select the participating countries, as the

case may be.

Article 9:

Criteria for Quota Allocation for the Olympic Games

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9.1 The WTF shall conduct world and continental taekwondo qualification

tournaments to determine the distribution of athlete quotas allotted to the

WTF. The host country of all qualification tournaments shall be selected by the

WTF Council.

9.2 For all editions of the Olympic Games, a country, including the host nation, may

enter a maximum of two (2) male and two (2) female contestants, with one

contestant per weight category. Host NOC has right to choose the maximum

two (2) men and two (2) women contestants before the start of the WTF

World Qualification Tournament. Once the host NOC confirms to the WTF its

choice of weight divisions, it cannot change the weight divisions under any

circumstances after the decision.

9.3 The allocation of wild cards shall be agreed upon between the parties that

comprise the Tripartite Commission; the International Olympic Committee

(“IOC”), the Association of National Olympic Committees (“ANOC”) and the WTF.

Two men and two women shall be allocated in the weight divisions which were

not chosen by the host NOC. After allocation of wild cards, the number of

contestants of all weight divisions shall be same.

9.4 The weight categories that an NOC has qualified for at the world and

continental taekwondo qualification tournaments are attributed to the NOC,

rather than to the contestants who participated in the tournaments.

9.5 World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament

9.5.1 In the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, the top three

ranked contestants from each weight category will qualify their NOC

for the Olympic Games. The two finalists will qualify their NOCs

regardless of the result of the final match. The 3rd place will be

determined by an extra contest between the two losers to the

finalists. The winner will be the 3rd and the loser will be the 4th. The

loser to the 1st place at quarterfinal will be classified as the 5th place,

while the loser to the 2nd place at quarterfinal will be classified as the

6th place, and so forth.

9.5.2 In the event that any of the qualified contestants was found to have

committed a doping offence that constitutes a violation of any of the

provisions of the Anti-Doping Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency

and other appropriate anti-doping codes (“Anti-Doping Codes”), the

next highest ranked contestant(s) who did not qualify for the Olympic

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Games in the first place will qualify as the substitute contestant(s).

9.5.3 The qualified NOCs will be issued with certificates verifying the

pertinent weight categories that they have qualified for at the Olympic

Games. In addition, such certificates will be issued to NOCs that have

substitute contestants (i.e. 4th and 5th ranked contestants for World,

Asian, European and Pan-American qualification tournament, 3rd and

4th ranked contestants for African qualification tournament and 2nd

ranked contestant for Oceania qualification tournament).

9.6 Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament

9.6.1 The WTF in cooperation with each of the five continental taekwondo

unions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan America shall

conduct the Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, and

the quota for each continent will be allocated by the WTF.

9.6.2 The procedure to allot the continental quota for the Olympic Games

is based on criteria such as, but not limited to, the number of

member countries belonging to each continental taekwondo union,

precedents, past results at the Olympic Games and WTF-Promoted

Championships and development of taekwondo in the continent, etc.

The top ranked male and female contestants of each weight category

from Oceania will qualify for the Olympic Games from the continental

taekwondo qualification tournament in Oceania; thus, a total of four

(4) men and four (4) women. The loser at the final shall be classified

as the 2nd place.

The top two (2) ranked male and female contestants of each weight

category from Africa will qualify for the Olympic Games from the

continental taekwondo qualification tournament in Africa; thus, a total

of eight (8) men and eight (8) women. The loser to the 1st place at

semi-final shall be classified as the 3rd place, while the loser to the 2nd

place at semi-final shall be classified as the 4th place.

The top three (3) ranked contestants of each weight category from

Asia, Europe and Pan America will qualify for the Olympic Games

from the respective continental taekwondo qualification tournaments;

thus a total of 12 men and 12 women each from the continents of

Asia, Europe and Pan America. The two finalists will qualify their

NOCs regardless of the result of the final match. The 3rd place will be

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determined by an extra contest between the two losers to the

finalists. The winner will be the 3rd and the loser will be the 4th. The

loser to the 1st place at quarterfinal will be classified as the 5th place,

while the loser to the 2nd place at quarterfinal will be classified as the

6th place, and so forth.

9.6.3 If an NOC has not filled up the entire quota in the world taekwondo

qualification tournament, it may participate in the pertinent

continental taekwondo qualification tournament so long as:

(1) the weight categories in the continental tournament are not

those already qualified in the world tournament;

(2) the number of qualified contestants of the pertinent NOC does

not exceed the maximum quota of two (2) male and two (2) female

contestants.

Article 10:

Doping Test

10.1 The Anti-Doping Codes shall apply to taekwondo competitions at the Olympic

Games and all Qualification Tournaments. Doping tests will be conducted at the

world and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments.

10.2 At the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, mandatory doping tests will

be conducted on the top four (4) ranked contestants of each weight category.

Any contestant proven to have violated the Anti-Doping Codes shall be removed

from the final standings and be deprived of qualification for the Olympic Games.

The NOC of the pertinent athlete shall lose the qualification place and shall not

retain the place throughout the qualification tournaments.

The next highest ranked contestant in the respective qualification tournaments

will take over as the substitute contestant. If the substitute contestant is found

to have violated the Anti-Doping Codes, the WTF Rules or WTF Competition

Rules, the next highest ranked contestant will be the new substitute contestant;

and so forth.

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Article 11:

Fill-up Quota Procedure

11.1 If an NOC qualified through the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament

relinquishes a qualification slot the place will be allocated to the NOC of the next

highest placed athlete in the respective weight category, as long as the addition of

the place does not exceed the maximum quota of the pertinent NOC.

11.2 If an NOC qualified through a Continental Taekwondo Qualification

Tournament relinquishes a qualification slot, the place will be allocated

to the NOC of the next highest placed athlete at the pertinent

Continental Qualification Tournament in the respective weight

category.

11.3 If the host country does not use the available qualification places or

the selected athlete does not meet the minimum requirements as

applied to all athletes for universality places, these places will be

reallocated to the Tripartite Commission.

11.3 If the Tripartite Commission is not able to allocate the invitation places

or any of the invited athletes do not meet the minimum requirements,

the places will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked

athlete at WTF World Qualification Tournament in the pertinent

weight category, so long as the quota for the NOC does not exceed 2

men and 2 women athletes.

Article 12:

Entry Procedure

NOCs that have qualified for the Olympic Games shall take necessary measures in

coordination with the national federation to submit the entry to OCOGs on time.

As for the Late Replacement Process, if an NOC requires an athlete replacement,

the WTF will deliberate on such requests in consultation with the Sport Entries

Team of OCOG, after taking into account the established schedule and inevitability

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of substitution.

Article 13:

Other Matters

Those matters not prescribed in the Procedure will be dealt with in accordance

with the WTF Rules, WTF Competition Rules, Rules on Organization and Operation

of International Taekwondo Championships, and a resolution of the WTF Council,

when necessary.

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VII. Glossaries

Taekwondo Competition – Glossary

London 2012 Olympic Games

CJ (Corner Judge) / Referee who scores (1) 1 point for fist technique (2) 1 additional

technical point for turning kick to the body (3) 3 points for kick to the head and (4) 4 points

for turning kick to the head on the three (3) corners of the court

CR (Center Referee) / Referee who officiates the match inside the court

Charyeot (verbal command used in competition or training) / Attention

Chung (verbal command used in competition) / Blue Contestant’s Mark (Chung)

Chung-seung (verbal command that Blue contestant won the match)

Contest area: The 8m x 8m area where the competition takes place

Decisions of the match: 1. Win by Knock-out (KO) 2. Win by Referee Stops Contest (RSC)

3. Win by final score (PTF) 4. Win by point gap (PTG) – 12-point gap at the end of the

second round or any time during the third round 5. Win by Sudden Death (SDP) 6. Win by

superiority (SUP) 7. Win by withdrawal (WDR) 8. Win by disqualification (DSQ) 9. Win by

referee’s punitive declaration (PUN)

Dobok (Taekwondo Uniform)

Duration of the contest: three rounds of two minutes each with one-minute rest between

rounds. In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of two

minutes will be conducted as the sudden death overtime round after one minute rest

period following the 3rd round. (Please refer to `Sudden death round’)

Gam-jeom (verbal command used in competition) / Deduction Penalty

Hong (verbal command in competition) / Red Contestant’s Mark (Hong)

Hong-seung (verbal command that Red contestant won the match)

IVR (Instant Video Replay): In case there is an objection to a judgment of the refereeing

officials during the contest, the coach of the pertinent match can make a request to the

Center Referee for an immediate review of the video replay. Each coach shall be allocated

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one appeal to request for an instant video replay per contest. If the appeal is successful

and the contested point is corrected, the coach shall retain the appeal right for the

pertinent contest. Throughout the tournament, each athlete will be allocated with 1 appeal

quota. After completion of semi-finals and repechage, this quota will be reset and one (1)

appeal quota will be allocated to all athletes who advance to either the finals or the bronze

medal contests.

Joon-bi (verbal command used in competition or training) / Ready

Kalyeo (verbal command used in competition) / Stop - to separate two contestants in a

match

Keu-man (verbal command used in competition) / another word for ‘Stop’ to finish the

match

Kyeong-rye (verbal command used in competition or training) / Bow or Salute Kye-sok (verbal command used in competition) / Continue

Kye-shi (verbal command used in competition) / Injury Time Out

Kyesu (hand signal used in competition) / 10-Second Counting (Hanah-1 / Dul : 2 / Set: 3

/ Neht : 4 / Da-seot: 5 / Yeo-seot: 6 / Il-gop: 7 / Yeo-deol: 8 / A-hop: 9 / Yeol: 10)

Kyong-go (verbal command used in competition) / Warning Penalty

Kyorugi / Sparring

Olympic weight categories for taekwondo: four male (Under 58kg / Under 68kg / Under

80kg / Over 80kg) and four female weight categories (Under 49kg/ Under 57kg / Under

67kg / Over 67kg)

Permitted techniques and areas: Fist techniques (a punch using the front part of the tightly

clenched fist while stretching the striking arm) and foot techniques (kicks using any part of

the foot below the ankle bone) / fist and foot techniques to the trunk (areas covered by the

trunk protector except the part of the spine) and foot techniques to the head (area above

the collar bone)

Points (Valid points): The blue or red colored area of the body protector and the area

above the collar bone (whole part of the head including both ears and the back of the head)

/ one point for a valid attack on the trunk protector; two points for a valid turning kick to

the trunk protector; three points for a valid kick to the head; four points for a valid turning

kick to the head / in case of using PSS, valid points scored on the mid-section of the trunk

shall be recorded automatically by the transmitter in the PSS. In case of valid turning kick

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to the trunk protector, the ̀ valid point’ shall be scored automatically by the transmitter in

the PSS while the ̀ valid turn’ shall be scored by the judges (corner judges) / Valid points

to the head or attack by fist shall be recorded by judges using the electronic scoring

instrument. As per valid turning kick on the head, the judges (corner judges) shall score

`valid points’ and `valid turn’.

PSS (Protector & Scoring System / formerly named Electronic Body Protector (EBP)

Referee’s hand signals / Referee who officiates the match uses hand signals when

he/she gives verbal commands

RJ (Review Jury) / Responsible for reviewing the video upon request from a coach for

video review at the time of Instant Video Replay (IVR)

Shigan (verbal command used in competition) / Time Out Shi-jak (verbal command used in competition / Begin

Sudden death round: In the case that a contest advances to a 4th round, all scores and

penalties awarded during the first three rounds shall be void, and the decision shall be

made only by the result of the 4th round. In the 4th round, the first contestant to score a

point shall be declared the winner. In the event that neither contestant has scored a point

after the completion of the 4th round, the winner shall be decided by superiority as

determined by the refereeing officials. The final decision shall be based on the criteria of

superiority for the 4th round only.

WTF / World Taekwondo Federation

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