Taekwondo competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney were held from September 27 to September 30. There were four weight categories for both men and women. Each NOC could enter 2 men and 2 women, but only 1 athlete per weight category. There was one global Olympic Qualification Tournament and one qualification tournament for each continent. In addition, 4 invitational places were awarded.

Timeline

EventDateVenue
World Qualification TournamentJuly 8–11, 1999Croatia Poreč, Croatia
African Qualification Tournament[1]September 9–10, 1999South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament[1]September 25–26, 1999Philippines Manila, Philippines
Pan American Qualification Tournament[1]October 2–3, 1999United States Miami, United States
European Qualification Tournament[1]October 16–17, 1999Sweden Stockholm, Sweden

Qualification summary

NOC Men Women Total
−58 kg−68 kg−80 kg+80 kg−49 kg−57 kg−67 kg+67 kg
 ArgentinaXX2
 AustraliaXXXXXXXX8
 AustriaX1
 BeninX1
 BrazilX1
 CanadaX1
 ChileX1
 ChinaXXX3
 Chinese TaipeiXXXX4
 ColombiaX1
 CroatiaX1
 CubaXXXX4
 DenmarkXX2
 EgyptXXX3
 FinlandXX2
 FranceXX2
 GermanyXXX3
 Great BritainXX2
 GreeceXXX3
 GuatemalaX1
 HungaryX1
 IndonesiaX1
 IranXX2
 ItalyXXX3
 Ivory CoastX1
 JapanXX2
 JordanX1
 KuwaitX1
 LesothoXX2
 LibyaX1
 MalaysiaX1
 MexicoXXX3
 MonacoX1
 MoroccoXXX3
 NetherlandsXX2
 NicaraguaX1
 NorwayX1
 PhilippinesXXXX4
 RussiaXX2
 Saudi ArabiaX1
 SloveniaX1
 South AfricaX1
 South KoreaXXXX4
 SpainXXXX4
 SwazilandX1
 SwedenXX2
 Trinidad and TobagoX1
 TurkeyXX2
 United StatesXXXX4
 VenezuelaX1
 VietnamXX2
Total: 51 NOCs1414141312121212103

Men's events

−58 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Paul Lyons (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE)
 Gabriel Esparza (ESP)
 Kiyoteru Higuchi (JPN)
 Younes Sekkat (MAR)
African Qualification Tournament1 Talaat Abada (EGY)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Roberto Cruz (PHI)
 Naser Buftain (KUW)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Jason Torres (USA)
 Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG)
European Qualification Tournament2 József Salim (HUN)
 Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE)
Invitational2 Gabriel Sagastume (GUA)
 Mfanukhona Dlamini (SWZ)
Total14

−68 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Carlo Massimino (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Hadi Saei (IRI)
 Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT)
 Aziz Acharki (GER)
 Claudio Nolano (ITA)
African Qualification Tournament1 Stanislas Ogoudjobi (BEN)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Kim Byung-uk (KOR)
 Hsu Chi-hung (TPE)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Alejandro Hernando (ARG)
 Steven López (USA)
European Qualification Tournament2 Francisco Zas (ESP)
 Aslanbek Dzitiev (RUS)
Invitational2 Nizar Mohamed Naeeli (LBA)
 Olivier Bernasconi (MON)
Total14

−80 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Warren Hansen (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Muhammed Dahmani (DEN)
 Marcel More (SLO)
 Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER)
 Víctor Estrada (MEX)
African Qualification Tournament1 Mokete Mokhosi (LES)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Majid Aflaki (IRI)
 Donald Geisler (PHI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Ángel Matos (CUB)
 Félipe Soto (CHI)
European Qualification Tournament2 Roman Livaja (SWE)
 Mario De Meo (ITA)
Invitational2 Sebastien Konan (CIV)
 Mohammad Al-Fararjeh (JOR)
Total14

+80 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Daniel Trenton (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Pascal Gentil (FRA)
 Kim Je-kyoung (KOR)
 Yahia Rashwan (EGY)
 Colin Daley (GBR)
African Qualification Tournament1 Donald Ravenscroft (RSA)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA)
 Zhang Weiyong (CHN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Carlos Delgado (NCA)
 Nelson Sáenz (CUB)
European Qualification Tournament2 Marcus Thorén (SWE)
 Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)
Invitational1 Milton Castro (COL)
Total13

Women's events

−49 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Lauren Burns (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Kay Poe (USA)
 Döndü Güvenç (TUR)
 Juana Wangsa Putri (INA)
 Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai (VIE)
African Qualification Tournament1 Likeleli Thamae (LES)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Lai Huei-fang (TPE)
 Eva Marie Ditan (PHI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Yanelis Labrada (CUB)
 Águeda Pérez (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament2 Fadime Helvacioglu (GER)
 Hanne Poulsen (DEN)
Total12

−57 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Cynthia Cameron (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Hamide Bıkçın (TUR)
 Cristiana Corsi (ITA)
 Kang Hae-eun (KOR)
 Hsu Chih-ling (TPE)
African Qualification Tournament1 Shimaa Afifi (EGY)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Trần Hiếu Ngân (VIE)
 Jasmin Strachan (PHI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Carmen Silva (BRA)
 Cheryl-Ann Sankar (TRI)
European Qualification Tournament2 Virginia Lourens (NED)
 Areti Athanasopoulou (GRE)
Total12

−67 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Lisa O'Keefe (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Cho Hyang-mi (KOR)
 Ireane Ruíz (ESP)
 Sarah Stevenson (GBR)
 Mirjam Müskens (NED)
African Qualification Tournament1 Meriem Bidani (MAR)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Zhang Huijing (CHN)
 Yoriko Okamoto (JPN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Barbara Kunkel (USA)
 Mónica del Real (MEX)
European Qualification Tournament2 Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN)
 Trude Gundersen (NOR)
Total12

+67 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1 Tanya White (AUS)
World Qualification Tournament4 Nataša Vezmar (CRO)
 Myriam Baverel (FRA)
 Natalia Ivanova (RUS)
 Adriana Carmona (VEN)
African Qualification Tournament1 Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)
Asian & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Chen Zhong (CHN)
 Lee Wan Yuen (MAS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Dominique Bosshart (CAN)
 Sonallis Mayan (CUB)
European Qualification Tournament2 Elena Benítez (ESP)
 Veera Liukkonen (FIN)
Total12

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "World Taekwondo Bulletin". World Taekwondo. Archived from the original on 2000-03-03. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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