2007 Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
The Oceania Qualification Tournament for the Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Noumea, New Caledonia on December 1, 2007. The winner of each event qualified for the Olympics. Men's Flyweight (-58kg) December 1 Featherweight (-68kg) December 1 Welterweight (-80kg) December 1 Heavyweight (+80kg) December 1 Women's Taekwondo Flyweight (-49kg) December 1 Featherweight (-57kg) December 1 Welterweight (-67kg) December 1 Heavyweight (+67kg) December 1 {{Round2 , , {{flagicon, AUS Amy Ash, 8, {{flagicon, FIJ Elizabeth Bernard, 1 Taekwondo competitions Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Taekwondo 2007 in taekwondo 2007 in Oceanian sport 2007 in New Caledonian sport ...
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Taekwondo At The 2008 Summer Olympics
The event of Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics is held in Beijing. It was on the duration of August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. The event consists of various athletes, who are 128 Taekwondo practitioners, consisting 64 men and 64 women. These athletes competed in 8 events, where for the first time ever, two bronze medals were awarded per event. The highlight of the 2008 Summer Olympics are the top 3 Men Taekwondo medalists, which are: Guillermo Perez from Mexico, Yulis Gabriel Mercedes from Dominica Republic, and Mu-Yen Chu from Taipei. The top 3 Women Taekwondo medalists are: Jingyu Wu from China, Buttree Puedpong from Thailand, and Dalia Contreras Rivero from Venezuela. Competition format The taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games consists of a single elimination tournament. A change has been made as the IOC decided to award two bronze medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. However, the repechage system ...
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