List of Olympic medalists in taekwondo
Taekwondo is an Olympic sport that is contested at the Summer Olympic Games. It was introduced in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games as a demonstration sport, and made its debut as a full medal sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1] Both men and women compete in four events each defined by separate weight classes: flyweight, featherweight, middleweight and heavyweight. Traditionally, taekwondo competitions consist of eight weight classes for each gender, but Olympic taekwondo only has four due to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) limiting the total number of taekwondo entrants to 128.[2]
The competitions are conducted in accordance with the rules established by the World Taekwondo (WT).[3] The competition format for taekwondo is a single-elimination tournament to determine the gold and silver medal winners, and a repechage is used to determine the bronze medal winner(s).[4] in 2000 and 2004, a single repechage final determined the sole bronze medal winner, but a rule change in 2008 created two repechage finals that allowed for the bronze medal to be shared between two competitors.[5]
Iranian Hadi Saei (2 gold, 1 bronze), American Steven López (2 gold, 1 bronze), South Korean Hwang Kyung-Seon (2 gold, 1 bronze) and Mexican María del Rosario Espinoza (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) share the most medals in Taekwondo with three.[6][7] By defending her title at 2012 London Olympics, Hwang Kyung-Seon became the first woman ever to win three Olympic taekwondo medals. Hadi Saei and Steven López, along with Huang Chih-hsiung of Chinese Taipei, are the only three athletes to have won medals in multiple weight classes. Spanish Adriana Cerezo is the youngest athlete to win a medal (17 years, 242 days) and Hadi Saei is the oldest (32 years, 2 months, 13 days).[6][8] Rohullah Nikpai of Afghanistan became his country's first ever Olympic medalist with a bronze medal in 2008.[9] South Korea has been the most successful nation in Olympic taekwondo, winning 22 medals (12 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze).[10] Chinese Taipei is the second most successful nation with 7 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze).[10] A total of 32 gold medals, 32 silver medals and 48 bronze medals have been awarded since 2000 and have been won by athletes from 33 National Olympic Committees (NOC).[11]
Men[]
Flyweight (58 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Michail Mouroutsos Greece |
Gabriel Esparza Spain |
Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei |
2004 Athens |
Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei |
Óscar Salazar Mexico |
Tamer Bayoumi Egypt |
2008 Beijing |
Guillermo Pérez Mexico |
Gabriel Mercedes Dominican Republic |
Rohullah Nikpai Afghanistan |
Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei | |||
2012 London |
Joel González Spain |
Lee Dae-hoon South Korea |
Óscar Muñoz Colombia |
Aleksey Denisenko Russia | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Zhao Shuai China |
Tawin Hanprab Thailand |
Luisito Pie Dominican Republic |
Kim Tae-hun South Korea | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Vito Dell'Aquila Italy |
Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi Tunisia |
Mikhail Artamonov ROC |
Jang Jun South Korea |
Featherweight (68 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Steven López United States |
Sin Joon-sik South Korea |
Hadi Saei Iran |
2004 Athens |
Hadi Saei Iran |
Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei |
Song Myeong-seob South Korea |
2008 Beijing |
Son Tae-jin South Korea |
Mark López United States |
Servet Tazegül Turkey |
Sung Yu-chi Chinese Taipei | |||
2012 London |
Servet Tazegül Turkey |
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Iran |
Terrence Jennings United States |
Rohullah Nikpai Afghanistan | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Ahmad Abughaush Jordan |
Aleksey Denisenko Russia |
Lee Dae-hoon South Korea |
Joel González Spain | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Ulugbek Rashitov Uzbekistan |
Bradly Sinden Great Britain |
Hakan Reçber Turkey |
Zhao Shuai China |
Middleweight (80 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Ángel Matos Cuba |
Faissal Ebnoutalib Germany |
Victor Estrada Mexico |
2004 Athens |
Steven López United States |
Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey |
Yousef Karami Iran |
2008 Beijing |
Hadi Saei Iran |
Mauro Sarmiento Italy |
Zhu Guo China |
Steven López United States | |||
2012 London |
Sebastián Crismanich Argentina |
Nicolás García Spain |
Lutalo Muhammad Great Britain |
Mauro Sarmiento Italy | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Cheick Sallah Cissé Ivory Coast |
Lutalo Muhammad Great Britain |
Milad Beigi Azerbaijan |
Oussama Oueslati Tunisia | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Maksim Khramtsov ROC |
Saleh Al-Sharabaty Jordan |
Toni Kanaet Croatia |
Seif Eissa Egypt |
Heavyweight (+80 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Kim Kyong-hun South Korea |
Daniel Trenton Australia |
Pascal Gentil France |
2004 Athens |
Moon Dae-sung South Korea |
Alexandros Nikolaidis Greece |
Pascal Gentil France |
2008 Beijing |
Cha Dong-min South Korea |
Alexandros Nikolaidis Greece |
Chika Chukwumerije Nigeria |
Arman Chilmanov Kazakhstan | |||
2012 London |
Carlo Molfetta Italy |
Anthony Obame Gabon |
Robelis Despaigne Cuba |
Liu Xiaobo China | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Radik Isayev Azerbaijan |
Abdoul Issoufou Niger |
Maicon Andrade Brazil |
Cha Dong-min South Korea | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Vladislav Larin ROC |
Dejan Georgievski North Macedonia |
In Kyo-don South Korea |
Rafael Alba Cuba |
Women[]
Flyweight (49 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Lauren Burns Australia |
Urbia Melendez Cuba |
Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei |
2004 Athens |
Chen Shih-hsin Chinese Taipei |
Yanelis Labrada Cuba |
Yaowapa Boorapolchai Thailand |
2008 Beijing |
Wu Jingyu China |
Buttree Puedpong Thailand |
Daynellis Montejo Cuba |
Dalia Contreras Venezuela | |||
2012 London |
Wu Jingyu China |
Brigitte Yagüe Spain |
Chanatip Sonkham Thailand |
Lucija Zaninović Croatia | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Kim So-hui South Korea |
Tijana Bogdanović Serbia |
Patimat Abakarova Azerbaijan |
Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Panipak Wongpattanakit Thailand |
Adriana Cerezo Spain |
Avishag Semberg Israel |
Tijana Bogdanović Serbia |
Featherweight (57 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Jung Jae-eun South Korea |
Tran Hieu Ngan Vietnam |
Hamide Bıkçın Tosun Turkey |
2004 Athens |
Jang Ji-won South Korea |
Nia Abdallah United States |
Iridia Salazar Mexico |
2008 Beijing |
Lim Su-jeong South Korea |
Azize Tanrıkulu Turkey |
Diana López United States |
Martina Zubčić Croatia | |||
2012 London |
Jade Jones Great Britain |
Hou Yuzhuo China |
Marlène Harnois France |
Tseng Li-cheng Chinese Taipei | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Jade Jones Great Britain |
Eva Calvo Spain |
Kimia Alizadeh Iran |
Hedaya Malak Egypt | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Anastasija Zolotic United States |
Tatiana Minina ROC |
Lo Chia-ling Chinese Taipei |
Hatice Kübra İlgün Turkey |
Middleweight (67 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Lee Sun-hee South Korea |
Trude Gundersen Norway |
Yoriko Okamoto Japan |
2004 Athens |
Luo Wei China |
Elisavet Mystakidou Greece |
Hwang Kyung-seon South Korea |
2008 Beijing |
Hwang Kyung-seon South Korea |
Karine Sergerie Canada |
Gwladys Épangue France |
Sandra Šarić Croatia | |||
2012 London |
Hwang Kyung-seon South Korea |
Nur Tatar Turkey |
Paige McPherson United States |
Helena Fromm Germany | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Oh Hye-ri South Korea |
Haby Niaré France |
Ruth Gbagbi Ivory Coast |
Nur Tatar Turkey | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Matea Jelić Croatia |
Lauren Williams Great Britain |
Ruth Gbagbi Ivory Coast |
Hedaya Wahba Egypt |
Heavyweight (+67 kg)[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney |
Chen Zhong China |
Natalia Ivanova Russia |
Dominique Bosshart Canada |
2004 Athens |
Chen Zhong China |
Myriam Baverel France |
Adriana Carmona Venezuela |
2008 Beijing |
María del Rosario Espinoza Mexico |
Nina Solheim Norway |
Sarah Stevenson Great Britain |
Natália Falavigna Brazil | |||
2012 London |
Milica Mandić Serbia |
Anne-Caroline Graffe France |
Anastasia Baryshnikova Russia |
María del Rosario Espinoza Mexico | |||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Zheng Shuyin China |
María del Rosario Espinoza Mexico |
Bianca Walkden Great Britain |
Jackie Galloway United States | |||
2020 Tokyo |
Milica Mandić Serbia |
Lee Da-bin South Korea |
Althéa Laurin France |
Bianca Walkden Great Britain |
Statistics[]
Athlete medal leaders[]
Athletes who won at least two medals are listed below.[12]
Athlete | Nation | Gender | Olympics[a] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hadi Saei | Iran (IRI) | Male | 2000–2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Steven López | United States (USA) | Male | 2000–2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Hwang Kyung-seon | South Korea (KOR) | Female | 2004–2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Chen Zhong | China (CHN) | Female | 2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wu Jingyu | China (CHN) | Female | 2008–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jade Jones | Great Britain (GBR) | Female | 2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Milica Mandić | Serbia (SRB) | Female | 2012–2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
María Espinoza | Mexico (MEX) | Female | 2008–2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Zhao Shuai | China (CHN) | Male | 2016–2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Panipak Wongpattanakit | Thailand (THA) | Female | 2016–2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Chu Mu-yen | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Male | 2004–2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Servet Tazegül | Turkey (TUR) | Male | 2008–2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Cha Dong-min | South Korea (KOR) | Male | 2008–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Joel González | Spain (ESP) | Male | 2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Alexandros Nikolaidis | Greece (GRE) | Male | 2004–2008 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Huang Chih-hsiung | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Male | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Mauro Sarmiento | Italy (ITA) | Male | 2008–2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alexey Denisenko | Russia (RUS) | Male | 2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Lee Dae-hoon | South Korea (KOR) | Male | 2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Lutalo Muhammad | Great Britain (GBR) | Male | 2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nur Tatar | Turkey (TUR) | Female | 2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tijana Bogdanović | Serbia (SRB) | Female | 2016–2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pascal Gentil | France (FRA) | Male | 2000–2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Rohullah Nikpai | Afghanistan (AFG) | Male | 2008–2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Ruth Gbagbi | Ivory Coast (CIV) | Female | 2016–2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Hedaya Wahba | Egypt (EGY) | Female | 2016–2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Bianca Walkden | Great Britain (GBR) | Female | 2016–2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
a The years indicate the Olympics at which the medals were won.
Medals per year[]
× | NOC did not exist | # | Number of medals won by the NOC | – | NOC did not win any medals |
Nation | 1896–1996 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
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Afghanistan (AFG) | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | |
Argentina (ARG) | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Australia (AUS) | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Azerbaijan (AZE) | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
Brazil (BRA) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | |
Canada (CAN) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |
China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | |
Croatia (CRO) | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | |
Colombia (COL) | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | |
Dominican Republic (DOM) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | |
Egypt (EGY) | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Gabon (GAB) | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Germany (GER) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | |
Great Britain (GBR) | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | |
Israel (ISR) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Iran (IRI) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | |
Italy (ITA) | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | |
Ivory Coast (CIV) | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Jordan (JOR) | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | |
Niger (NIG) | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Nigeria (NGR) | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
North Macedonia (MKD) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |
Russia (RUS) / ROC | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
Serbia (SRB) | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |
Spain (ESP) | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Thailand (THA) | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Tunisia (TUN) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela (VEN) | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |
Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
See also[]
- World Taekwondo Championships
- World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships
- Lists of Olympic medalists
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- Lists of Summer Olympic medalists by sport
- Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in taekwondo
- Lists of taekwondo practitioners