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2020 Oceania Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2020 Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Tokyo Olympic Games took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... The tournament was held on 29 February 2020. Each country may enter a maximum of 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one athlete in each division. The winners per division qualify for the Olympic Games under their NOC. Qualification summary Results Men −58 kg * qualified automatically. −68 kg −80 kg +80 kg Women −49 kg * Cancelled due to no entries. −57 kg −67 kg * qualified automatically. +67 kg References {{reflistDraw [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 128 taekwondo fighters competing in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women. Qualification Taekwondo competition at these Games featured a total of 128 athletes, 64 males and 64 females, and 16 in each of the eight weight categories. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed to enter up to one competitor per event, resulting in a maximum of eight competitors, four of each gender. In each weight class, five quota spots were available through World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Olympic rankings, one quota spot was available through the WT Grand Slam Champions Series, nine quota spots were available through continental qualification events (two per continent, except Oceania with one), and quota spot was available either to the host (four classes chosen by the host, two per gender) or as a Tripartite Commission invitation (the remaining four classes).Tokyo 2020 – WTF Taekwondo Qualification System ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Hymer
Stacey Hymer (born 2 July 1999) is a Taekwondo athlete from Australia. Career Hymer was a fourth year Bachelor of Science student at RMIT University, when she was to compete in the 57 kg class Taekwondo at the Tokyo Olympics. She had previously won a gold medal at the 2018 Oceania Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 French Open, 2019 Korean Open, and 2020 Dutch Open. Hymer qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where she competed in the women's 57kg class. She was leading world number 3 Skylar Park 12-6 before being overhauled by her opponent 25-15. She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships The 2022 World Taekwondo Championships was the 25th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships and was held at the Centro Acuático CODE Metropolitano, in Guadalajara, Mexico from 13 to 20 November 2022. It was at first scheduled to be held i ... held in Guadalajara, Mexico. References External links * 1999 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo Qualification For The 2020 Summer Olympics
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The literal translation for tae kwon do is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". They are a kind of martial arts in which one attacks or defends with hands and feet anytime or anywhere, with occasional use of weapons. The physical training undertaken in Taekwondo is purposeful and fosters strength of mind through mental armament. Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform, known as a dobok. It is a combat sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate, Chinese martial arts, and indigenous Korean martial arts traditions such as Taekkyon, Subak, and Gwonbeop. The oldest governing body for Taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
