# Taekwondo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

The taekwondo tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held between 7 and 11 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
100 athletes participated in the tournament, that took place at the Parque Polideportivo Roca in Buenos Aires.

## Qualification
### Summary

| NOC | Boys | Boys | Boys | Boys | Boys | Girls | Girls | Girls | Girls | Girls | Total |
| NOC | 48 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | 73 kg | +73 kg | 44 kg | 49 kg | 55 kg | 63 kg | +63 kg | Total |
| Afghanistan | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| Argentina | | X | X | | | X | | | | | 3 |
| Armenia | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | | | X | | | X | | | | | 2 |
| Belgium | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| Bhutan | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Canada | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| Cape Verde | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Chad | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| China | | | | | | | X | X | | X | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | X | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Colombia | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Croatia | X | | | | | X | | | X | | 3 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Djibouti | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| Ecuador | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| Egypt | | | | X | X | | | X | | | 3 |
| Gabon | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Georgia | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Germany | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Great Britain | | X | | | | | X | | | X | 3 |
| Greece | | X | | X | | | | X | | | 3 |
| Iran | | | X | X | X | X | | | X | X | 6 |
| Israel | | X | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
| Italy | | | X | | | | | | X | | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Japan | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Jordan | | X | | | | | | X | X | | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | | | | | | X | X | | | | 2 |
| Libya | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Macedonia | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Mali | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | | X | | | X | | 2 |
| Mongolia | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Morocco | | | | | | | | X | | X | 2 |
| Nicaragua | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| Niger | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Norway | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| Palestine | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Poland | | | | | X | | | | | X | 2 |
| Russia | X | X | | | | X | X | | | X | 5 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Serbia | | X | | X | | | | | X | | 3 |
| Slovenia | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| South Korea | X | X | X | | | X | X | | | | 5 |
| South Sudan | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Spain | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Sweden | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Thailand | | | X | | | | X | X | | | 3 |
| Tunisia | X | | | | | | | | X | | 2 |
| Turkey | | | | | | X | | | | X | 2 |
| Ukraine | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| United States | X | | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Vietnam | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| 58 NOCs | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 100 |

### Men's events

| Competition | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified |
| Competition | -48 kg | -55 kg | -63 kg | -73 kg | +73 kg |
| Host Country | – | Argentina | Argentina | – | – |
| WT Qualification Tournament | Uzbekistan Russia Tunisia Georgia South Korea United States Croatia | Russia Greece Jordan Serbia Spain China South Korea | Iran Ukraine Russia Italy South Korea Saudi Arabia Thailand Azerbaijan | Egypt Iran Armenia Belgium Ecuador Chinese Taipei Greece Serbia | Egypt Chinese Taipei Canada Iran Slovenia Norway Poland |
| Universality Places | Comoros Palestine | Cape Verde Niger | Democratic Republic of the Congo Libya South Sudan | Chad Nicaragua | Afghanistan |
| Reallocation | Mongolia | Great Britain Japan Israel | | | |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |

### Women's events

| Competition | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified | NOC Qualified |
| Competition | -44 kg | -49 kg | -55 kg | -63 kg | +63 kg |
| Host Country | Argentina | – | – | – | – |
| WT Qualification Tournament | Russia South Korea Croatia Mexico Turkey Iran Italy Azerbaijan | United States China Russia Great Britain South Korea Vietnam Thailand | Greece Jordan Brazil Thailand China Egypt Morocco | Mexico Serbia Italy Iran Jordan Tunisia Croatia Czech Republic | China Iran Russia Poland Morocco Turkey Great Britain |
| Universality Places | Djibouti | Bhutan Cambodia | Gabon Macedonia | Ivory Coast São Tomé and Príncipe | Mali Tonga |
| Reallocation | Kazakhstan | Israel Kazakhstan Sweden | Germany | | Colombia |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Niger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |

## Medallists
### Boys

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' 48 kg details | Dmitrii Shishko Russia | Ulugbek Rashitov Uzbekistan | Im Seong-bin South Korea |
| Boys' 48 kg details | Dmitrii Shishko Russia | Ulugbek Rashitov Uzbekistan | Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi Tunisia |
| Boys' 55 kg details | Georgii Popov Russia | Kim Kang-min South Korea | Mahamadou Maharana Amadou't Niger |
| Boys' 55 kg details | Georgii Popov Russia | Kim Kang-min South Korea | Zaid Kareem Jordan |
| Boys' 63 kg details | Cho Won-hee South Korea | Nareupong Thepsen Thailand | Javad Aghayev Azerbaijan |
| Boys' 63 kg details | Cho Won-hee South Korea | Nareupong Thepsen Thailand | Gabriele Caulo Italy |
| Boys' 73 kg details | Ali Eshkevarian Iran | Badr Achab Belgium | Eyad Adel Mahmoud Egypt |
| Boys' 73 kg details | Ali Eshkevarian Iran | Badr Achab Belgium | Darlyn Padilla Ecuador |
| Boys' +73 kg details | Mohammad Ali Khosravi Iran | Lee Meng-en Chinese Taipei | Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai Afghanistan |
| Boys' +73 kg details | Mohammad Ali Khosravi Iran | Lee Meng-en Chinese Taipei | Ethan McClymont Canada |

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Girls' 44 kg details | Polina Shcherbakova Russia | Kang Mi-reu South Korea | Alicia Rodríguez Mexico |
| Girls' 44 kg details | Polina Shcherbakova Russia | Kang Mi-reu South Korea | Lena Stojković Croatia |
| Girls' 49 kg details | Elizaveta Ryadninskaya Russia | Anastasija Zolotic United States | Lee Ye-ji South Korea |
| Girls' 49 kg details | Elizaveta Ryadninskaya Russia | Anastasija Zolotic United States | Cao Zihan China |
| Girls' 55 kg details | Kanthida Saengsin Thailand | Safia Salih Morocco | Fani Tzeli Greece |
| Girls' 55 kg details | Kanthida Saengsin Thailand | Safia Salih Morocco | Sandy Macedo Brazil |
| Girls' 63 kg details | Yalda Valinejad Iran | Nadica Božanić Serbia | Leslie Soltero Mexico |
| Girls' 63 kg details | Yalda Valinejad Iran | Nadica Božanić Serbia | Assunta Cennamo Italy |
| Girls' +63 kg details | Fatima-Ezzahra Aboufaras Morocco | Kimia Hemmati Iran | Mu Wenzhe China |
| Girls' +63 kg details | Fatima-Ezzahra Aboufaras Morocco | Kimia Hemmati Iran | Kristina Adebaio Russia |