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Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Index Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. [1]

69 relations: Afghanistan, Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alexandros Nikolaidis, Arman Chilmanov, Azize Tanrıkulu, Ángel Matos, BBC News, Beijing, Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium, Bineta Diedhiou, Buttree Puedpong, Cha Dong-min, Chen Zhong, Chika Chukwumerije, Chu Mu-yen, Daba Modibo Keïta, Dalia Contreras, Daynellis Montejo, Deepak Bista, Diana López, Gabriel Mercedes, Gold medal, Great Britain, Guillermo Pérez (taekwondo), Gwladys Épangue, Hadi Saei, Honduras at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Hwang Kyung-seon, Karine Sergerie, Kyeshi, Lim Su-jeong (taekwondo), Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics, María Espinoza, Mark López, Martina Zubčić, Mauro Sarmiento, Miguel Ferrera, Natália Falavigna, NBC Sports, Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Nesar Ahmad Bahave, Nina Solheim, Noha Abd Rabo, Olympic Games, Repechage, Rohullah Nikpai, Royal Mail, Sandra Šarić, Sarah Stevenson, ..., Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Servet Tazegül, Single-elimination tournament, Son Tae-jin, South Korea, Steven López, Sung Yu-chi, Sweden, Taekwondo, Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg, Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics, United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Olympics, World Taekwondo, Wu Jingyu, Yahoo!, Zhu Guo, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics. Expand index (19 more) »

Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari:, Pashto: Afġānistān, Dari: Afġānestān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.

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Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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Alexandros Nikolaidis

Alexandros Nikolaidis (born October 17, 1979 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek taekwondo athlete.

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Arman Chilmanov

Arman Chilmanov (Арман Шилманов, born April 20, 1984) is a Kazakhstani Taekwondo athlete.

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Azize Tanrıkulu

Azize Tanrıkulu (born February 9, 1986 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the silver medal.

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Ángel Matos

Ángel Valodia Matos Fuentes (born December 24, 1976 in Holguín) is a former Cuban taekwondo athlete.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Beijing

Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.

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Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium

The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing.

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Bineta Diedhiou

Bineta Diedhiou (born January 8, 1986) is a Senegalese Taekwondo practitioner.

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Buttree Puedpong

Buttree Puedpong (บุตรี เผือดผ่อง;; born October 16, 1990; nicknamed Song which means "two") is a female Thai Taekwondo practitioner who competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the -49 kg class.

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Cha Dong-min

Cha Dong-min (Hangul: 차동민, Hanja: 車東旻;; born August 24, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea) is a retired South Korean taekwondo practitioner.

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Chen Zhong

Chen Zhong (born November 22, 1982) is a retired Chinese taekwondo competitor who represented her country at international level for more than 10 years, including three consecutive Summer Olympic Games.

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Chika Chukwumerije

Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije (born December 30, 1983) is a male taekwondo practitioner from Nigeria.

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Chu Mu-yen

Chu Mu-yen (born March 14, 1982) is a Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan.

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Daba Modibo Keïta

Daba Modibo Keïta (born 5 April 1981) is a Malian taekwondo athlete.

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Dalia Contreras

Dalia María Contreras Rivero (born September 20, 1983) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner.

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Daynellis Montejo

Daynellis Montejo (born November 8, 1984) is a female Cuban Taekwondo practitioner who competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the -49 kg class.

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Deepak Bista

Deepak Bista (दीपक विष्ट, born July 2, 1976) is a male Nepalese taekwondo practitioner.

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Diana López

Diana López (born January 7, 1984) is an American Olympic Taekwondo competitor from Sugar Land, Texas.

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Gabriel Mercedes

Yulis Gabriel Mercedes Reyes (born November 12, 1979 in Monte Plata, Monte Plata) is a Dominican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist.

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Gold medal

A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Guillermo Pérez (taekwondo)

Guillermo Pérez Sandoval (born October 14, 1979) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic gold medal winner.

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Gwladys Épangue

Gwladys Patience Épangue (born August 15, 1983, in Clichy-la-Garenne, France) is a French taekwondo athlete.

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Hadi Saei

Hadi Saei (هادی ساعی, born June 10, 1976) is an Iranian councilor and former taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history and the most titled champion in this sport by winning 9 world class titles (two olympic titles in 2004 and 2008, two world championships titles, four world cup titles and one world olympic qualification tournament).

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Honduras at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Honduras sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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Hwang Kyung-seon

Hwang Kyung-seon (born May 21, 1986), also spelled Hwang Kyung-sun, is a female South Korean Taekwondo practitioner.

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Karine Sergerie

Karine Sergerie (born February 1, 1985) is the 2007 world champion in women's lightweight (under 63 kg) taekwondo.

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Kyeshi

Kyeshi ("suspend", medical timeout) is a term used in taekwondo competitions.

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Lim Su-jeong (taekwondo)

Lim Su-jeong (임수정;; born August 20, 1986) is a female South Korean taekwondo practitioner.

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Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 5 March 1980) is a karate and taekwondo athlete and sheikha of Dubai.

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Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mali sent a delegation of 17 athletes in 4 sports to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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María Espinoza

María del Rosario Espinoza (born November 27, 1987) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner.

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Mark López

Mark López Mendieta is an American taekwondo practictioner.

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Martina Zubčić

Martina Zubčić (born June 3, 1989 in Zagreb) is a Croatian taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the bronze medal.

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Mauro Sarmiento

Mauro Sarmiento (born August 10, 1983 in Casoria) is an Italian martial artist.

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Miguel Ferrera

Miguel Adrian Ferrera Rodríguez (born 25 May 1981) is a Honduran taekwondo practitioner.

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Natália Falavigna

Natália Falavigna da Silva (born May 9, 1984 in MaringáGuia do Pan – XV Jogos Pan-Americanos. Rio de Janeiro: Lance!, 2007) is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil.

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NBC Sports

NBC Sports is the programming division of the American broadcast network NBC, owned by the NBCUniversal Television Group division of NBCUniversal, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated national sports cable channels.

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Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Nepal competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

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Nesar Ahmad Bahave

Nesar Ahmad Bahawi (Persian: نثاراحمد بهاوی, born March 27, 1984 in Kapisa Province) is an Afghan Taekwondo practitioner.

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Nina Solheim

Nina Solheim (born 4 August 1979) is a Norwegian taekwondo practitioner.

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Noha Abd Rabo

Noha Safwat Hafez Abd Rabo (نهى صفوت حافظ عبد ربه; born January 2, 1987) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Repechage

Repechage (repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round, in a similar way as wild card system works out.

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Rohullah Nikpai

Rohullah Nikpai (روح‌الله نیکپا, born June 15, 1987) is an Afghan taekwondo practitioner and two-time Olympic bronze medalist.

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Royal Mail

Royal Mail plc (Post Brenhinol; a' Phuist Rìoghail) is a postal service and courier company in the United Kingdom, originally established in 1516.

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Sandra Šarić

Sandra Šarić (born May 8, 1984 in Senj) is a Croatian taekwondo athlete.

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Sarah Stevenson

Sarah Diana Stevenson, MBE (born 30 March 1983) is a British taekwondo athlete.

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Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Senegal competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

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Servet Tazegül

Servet Tazegül ((born September 26, 1988) is a world, Olympic and European champion Turkish taekwondo practitioner of Azerbaijani origin competing in the featherweight division. He competed in the men's 68 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the bronze medal. Tazegül qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and went on to beat Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the final, with a score of 6-5, winning the gold medal. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the bronze medal in the 68 kg event.

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Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament.

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Son Tae-jin

Son Tae-jin (Hangul: 손태진, Hanja: 孫泰珍;; born May 5, 1988 in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) is a South Korean Taekwondo practitioner.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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Steven López

Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in the -60 and -80 kg divisions respectively) and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (again in the -80 kg division) and 4th Dan in taekwondo.

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Sung Yu-chi

Sung Yu-chi (born January 16, 1982 in Shulin, Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan) is a Taekwondo athlete from Republic of China.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo (from Korean 태권도, 跆拳道) is a Korean martial art, characterised by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.

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Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women.

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Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg

The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on 23 August at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

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Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 8 August to 11 August at the ExCeL London.

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United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United Arab Emirates competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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World Taekwondo

World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is the international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).

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Wu Jingyu

Wu Jingyu (born February 1, 1987) is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the –49 kg class.

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Yahoo!

Yahoo! is a web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and wholly owned by Verizon Communications through Oath Inc..

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Zhu Guo

Zhu Guo (born June 14, 1985 in Fuxin, Liaoning) is a male Chinese Taekwondo practitioner.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics

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