# List of taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics

This is a list of the taekwondo practitioners who will be participating for their country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5–21, 2016. 128 competitors are set to participate at the Games across eight events.

## Male taekwondo practitioners

| NOC | Name | Age | Hometown | Event | Olympic Ranking |
| Australia | Safwan Khalil | (1986-05-15)May 15, 1986 (aged 30) | Sydney | Men's 58 kg | 14 |
| Australia | Hayder Shkara | (1990-05-21)May 21, 1990 (aged 26) | | Men's 80 kg | 20 |
| Azerbaijan | Milad Beigi | (1991-03-01)March 1, 1991 (aged 25) | Isfahan | Men's 80 kg | 15 |
| Azerbaijan | Radik Isayev | (1989-09-26)September 26, 1989 (aged 26) | | Men's +80 kg | 4 |
| Belarus | Arman-Marshall Silla | (1994-07-13)July 13, 1994 (aged 22) | | Men's +80 kg | 13 |
| Belgium | Si Mohamed Ketbi | (1997-12-27)December 27, 1997 (aged 18) | | Men's 58 kg | 8 |
| Belgium | Jaouad Achab | (1992-08-20)August 20, 1992 (aged 23) | | Men's 68 kg | 1 |
| Brazil | Venilton Teixeira | (1995-09-06)September 6, 1995 (aged 20) | | Men's 58 kg | 26 |
| Brazil | Maicon Siqueira | (1993-01-09)January 9, 1993 (aged 23) | | Men's +80 kg | 51 |
| Central African Republic | David Boui | (1988-06-28)June 28, 1988 (aged 28) | Bangui | Men's 68 kg | 115 |
| Chile | Ignacio Morales | (1995-08-12)August 12, 1995 (aged 20) | | Men's 68 kg | 61 |
| China | Zhao Shuai | (1995-08-15)August 15, 1995 (aged 20) | | Men's 58 kg | 11 |
| China | Qiao Sen | (1990-05-14)May 14, 1990 (aged 26) | | Men's +80 kg | 27 |
| Chinese Taipei | Liu Wei-ting | | | Men's 80 kg | 11 |
| Colombia | Óscar Muñoz | (1993-05-03)May 3, 1993 (aged 23) | | Men's 58 kg | 56 |
| Croatia | Filip Grgić | (1989-10-25)October 25, 1989 (aged 26) | Zagreb | Men's 68 kg | 43 |
| Cuba | Rafael Castillo | | | Men's +80 kg | 11 |
| Dominican Republic | Luisito Pie | (1994-03-04)March 4, 1994 (aged 22) | | Men's 58 kg | 20 |
| Dominican Republic | Moisés Hernández | (1993-03-22)March 22, 1993 (aged 23) | | Men's 80 kg | 19 |
| Egypt | Ghofran Zaki | (1993-09-30)September 30, 1993 (aged 22) | | Men's 68 kg | 16 |
| France | M'bar N'diaye | (1983-06-15)June 15, 1983 (aged 33) | | Men's +80 kg | 5 |
| Gabon | Anthony Obame | (1988-09-10)September 10, 1988 (aged 27) | Libreville | Men's +80 kg | 8 |
| Germany | Levent Tuncat | (1988-07-29)July 29, 1988 (aged 28) | Duisburg | Men's 58 kg | 6 |
| Germany | Tahir Güleç | (1993-02-25)February 25, 1993 (aged 23) | | Men's 80 kg | 9 |
| Great Britain | Lutalo Muhammad | (1991-06-03)June 3, 1991 (aged 25) | Manchester | Men's 80 kg | 5 |
| Great Britain | Mahama Cho | (1989-08-16)August 16, 1989 (aged 26) | London | Men's +80 kg | 12 |
| Honduras | Miguel Ferrera | (1981-05-25)May 25, 1981 (aged 35) | | Men's 80 kg | 50 |
| Iran | Farzan Ashourzadeh | (1996-11-25)November 25, 1996 (aged 19) | Tonekabon | Men's 58 kg | 1 |
| Iran | Mehdi Khodabakhshi | (1991-04-21)April 21, 1991 (aged 25) | Eslamshahr | Men's 80 kg | 1 |
| Iran | Sajjad Mardani | (1988-07-01)July 1, 1988 (aged 28) | Shahr-e Kord | Men's +80 kg | 3 |
| Israel | Ron Atias | (1995-04-19)April 19, 1995 (aged 21) | | Men's 58 kg | 48 |
| Ivory Coast | Cheick Sallah Cisse | (1993-09-19)September 19, 1993 (aged 22) | | Men's 80 kg | 3 |
| Jordan | Ahmad Abu-Ghaush | | | Men's 68 kg | 40 |
| Kazakhstan | Ruslan Zhaparov | (1996-05-27)May 27, 1996 (aged 20) | | Men's +80 kg | 49 |
| Libya | Yousef Shriha | | | Men's 58 kg | 45 |
| Mali | Ismaël Coulibaly | (1992-11-20)November 20, 1992 (aged 23) | Bamako | Men's 80 kg | 14 |
| Mexico | Carlos Navarro | (1996-05-08)May 8, 1996 (aged 20) | | Men's 58 kg | 5 |
| Mexico | Saúl Gutiérrez | (1992-12-28)December 28, 1992 (aged 23) | Lázaro Cárdenas | Men's 68 kg | 3 |
| Moldova | Aaron Cook | (1991-01-02)January 2, 1991 (aged 25) | Dorchester | Men's 80 kg | 2 |
| Mongolia | Pürevjavyn Temüüjin | (1994-06-02)June 2, 1994 (aged 22) | | Men's 68 kg | 112 |
| Morocco | Omar Hajjami | | | Men's 58 kg | 80 |
| Niger | Abdoul Razak Issoufou | | | Men's +80 kg | 14 |
| Papua New Guinea | Maxemillion Kassman | | | Men's 68 kg | 285 |
| Poland | Karol Robak | (1997-08-24)August 24, 1997 (aged 18) | | Men's 68 kg | 17 |
| Poland | Piotr Paziński | (1987-09-07)September 7, 1987 (aged 28) | | Men's 80 kg | 23 |
| Portugal | Rui Bragança | (1991-12-26)December 26, 1991 (aged 24) | Creixomil | Men's 58 kg | 4 |
| Russia | Aleksey Denisenko | (1993-08-30)August 30, 1993 (aged 22) | | Men's 68 kg | 4 |
| Russia | Albert Gaun | (1992-06-21)June 21, 1992 (aged 24) | Barnaul | Men's 80 kg | 4 |
| Senegal | Balla Dièye | (1980-11-13)November 13, 1980 (aged 35) | | Men's 68 kg | 578 |
| South Korea | Kim Tae-hun | (1994-08-15)August 15, 1994 (aged 21) | | Men's 58 kg | 2 |
| South Korea | Lee Dae-hoon | (1992-02-05)February 5, 1992 (aged 24) | Seoul | Men's 68 kg | 2 |
| South Korea | Cha Dong-min | (1986-08-24)August 24, 1986 (aged 29) | Seoul | Men's +80 kg | 7 |
| Spain | Jesús Tortosa | (1997-12-21)December 21, 1997 (aged 18) | Madrid | Men's 58 kg | 13 |
| Spain | Joel González | (1989-09-30)September 30, 1989 (aged 26) | Figueres | Men's 68 kg | 6 |
| Thailand | Tawin Hanprab | (1998-08-01)August 1, 1998 (aged 18) | | Men's 58 kg | 64 |
| Tonga | Pita Taufatofua | (1983-11-05)November 5, 1983 (aged 32) | | Men's +80 kg | 157 |
| Tunisia | Oussama Oueslati | (1996-03-24)March 24, 1996 (aged 20) | | Men's 80 kg | 17 |
| Tunisia | Yassine Trabelsi | (1990-07-12)July 12, 1990 (aged 26) | | Men's +80 kg | 9 |
| Turkey | Servet Tazegül | (1988-09-26)September 26, 1988 (aged 27) | | Men's 68 kg | 5 |
| United States | Steven López | (1978-11-09)November 9, 1978 (aged 37) | Sugar Land | Men's 80 kg | 21 |
| United States | Stephen Lambdin | (1988-03-09)March 9, 1988 (aged 28) | Colleyville | Men's +80 kg | 19 |
| Uzbekistan | Nikita Rafalovich | (1993-10-10)October 10, 1993 (aged 22) | | Men's 80 kg | 10 |
| Uzbekistan | Dmitriy Shokin | (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 (aged 24) | | Men's +80 kg | 1 |
| Venezuela | Edgar Contreras | (1992-07-16)July 16, 1992 (aged 24) | | Men's 68 kg | 92 |

## Female taekwondo practitioners

| NOC | Name | Age | Hometown | Event | Olympic Ranking |
| Aruba | Monica Pimentel | (1989-01-07)January 7, 1989 (aged 27) | | Women's 49 kg | 48 |
| Australia | Caroline Marton | (1984-04-14)April 14, 1984 (aged 32) | Melbourne | Women's 57 kg | 23 |
| Australia | Carmen Marton | (1986-06-30)June 30, 1986 (aged 30) | Melbourne | Women's 67 kg | 21 |
| Azerbaijan | Patimat Abakarova | (1994-10-23)October 23, 1994 (aged 21) | | Women's 49 kg | 21 |
| Azerbaijan | Farida Azizova | (1995-06-06)June 6, 1995 (aged 21) | Qusar | Women's 67 kg | 14 |
| Belgium | Raheleh Asemani | (1989-06-21)June 21, 1989 (aged 27) | | Women's 57 kg | 20 |
| Brazil | Iris Sing | (1990-08-21)August 21, 1990 (aged 25) | | Women's 49 kg | 6 |
| Brazil | Júlia Vasconcelos | (1992-06-15)June 15, 1992 (aged 24) | | Women's 57 kg | 24 |
| Cambodia | Sorn Seavmey | (1995-07-14)July 14, 1995 (aged 21) | Phnom Penh | Women's +67 kg | 33 |
| Canada | Melissa Pagnotta | (1988-09-22)September 22, 1988 (aged 27) | | Women's 67 kg | 15 |
| Cape Verde | Maria Andrade | (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 (aged 23) | | Women's 49 kg | 129 |
| China | Wu Jingyu | (1987-02-01)February 1, 1987 (aged 29) | Jingdezhen | Women's 49 kg | 1 |
| China | Zheng Shuyin | (1994-05-01)May 1, 1994 (aged 22) | | Women's +67 kg | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | Huang Huai-hsuan | (1997-07-07)July 7, 1997 (aged 19) | | Women's 49 kg | 243 |
| Chinese Taipei | Chuang Chia-chia | (1989-05-13)May 13, 1989 (aged 27) | | Women's 67 kg | 3 |
| Colombia | Doris Patiño | (1986-05-01)May 1, 1986 (aged 30) | Boyacá | Women's 57 kg | 40 |
| Croatia | Lucija Zaninović | (1987-06-26)June 26, 1987 (aged 29) | Split | Women's 49 kg | 3 |
| Croatia | Ana Zaninović | (1987-06-26)June 26, 1987 (aged 29) | Split | Women's 57 kg | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | Katherine Rodríguez | (1991-12-18)December 18, 1991 (aged 24) | Santiago de los Caballeros | Women's +67 kg | 20 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Rosa Keleku | (1995-01-16)January 16, 1995 (aged 21) | | Women's 49 kg | 52 |
| Egypt | Hedaya Malak | (1993-04-21)April 21, 1993 (aged 23) | | Women's 57 kg | 3 |
| Egypt | Seham El-Sawalhy | (1991-04-14)April 14, 1991 (aged 25) | Beheira | Women's 67 kg | 11 |
| Finland | Suvi Mikkonen | (1988-07-11)July 11, 1988 (aged 28) | Madrid | Women's 57 kg | 33 |
| France | Yasmina Aziez | (1991-01-23)January 23, 1991 (aged 25) | | Women's 49 kg | 5 |
| France | Haby Niaré | (1993-06-26)June 26, 1993 (aged 23) | Mantes-la-Jolie | Women's 67 kg | 1 |
| France | Gwladys Épangue | (1983-08-15)August 15, 1983 (aged 32) | Clichy-la-Garenne | Women's +67 kg | 8 |
| Germany | Rabia Gülec | (1994-06-05)June 5, 1994 (aged 22) | | Women's 67 kg | 16 |
| Great Britain | Jade Jones | (1993-03-21)March 21, 1993 (aged 23) | Flint | Women's 57 kg | 1 |
| Great Britain | Bianca Walkden | (1991-09-29)September 29, 1991 (aged 24) | Liverpool | Women's +67 kg | 3 |
| Haiti | Aniya Louissaint | (1998-09-09)September 9, 1998 (aged 17) | | Women's 67 kg | 120 |
| Iran | Kimia Alizadeh | (1998-07-10)July 10, 1998 (aged 18) | Karaj | Women's 57 kg | 21 |
| Ivory Coast | Ruth Gbagbi | (1994-02-07)February 7, 1994 (aged 22) | Abidjan | Women's 67 kg | 13 |
| Ivory Coast | Mamina Koné | (1988-12-27)December 27, 1988 (aged 27) | | Women's +67 kg | 26 |
| Japan | Mayu Hamada | (1994-01-31)January 31, 1994 (aged 22) | | Women's 57 kg | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | Ainur Yesbergenova | (1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 18) | | Women's 49 kg | 125 |
| Kazakhstan | Cansel Deniz | (1991-08-26)August 26, 1991 (aged 24) | | Women's 67 kg | 51 |
| Mexico | Itzel Manjarrez | (1990-04-10)April 10, 1990 (aged 26) | | Women's 49 kg | 4 |
| Mexico | María Espinoza | (1987-11-27)November 27, 1987 (aged 28) | La Brecha | Women's +67 kg | 1 |
| Morocco | Hakima El-Meslahy | (1988-03-17)March 17, 1988 (aged 28) | | Women's 57 kg | 118 |
| Morocco | Wiam Dislam | (1987-10-22)October 22, 1987 (aged 28) | Rabat | Women's +67 kg | 21 |
| Nepal | Nisha Rawal | (1995-09-11)September 11, 1995 (aged 20) | Kathmandu | Women's +67 kg | 289 |
| Netherlands | Reshmie Oogink | (1989-10-26)October 26, 1989 (aged 26) | Kathmandu | Women's +67 kg | 5 |
| New Zealand | Andrea Kilday | (1982-08-05)August 5, 1982 (aged 34) | | Women's 49 kg | 74 |
| Norway | Tina Skaar | (1993-08-31)August 31, 1993 (aged 22) | | Women's +67 kg | 31 |
| Panama | Carolena Carstens | (1996-01-18)January 18, 1996 (aged 20) | | Women's 57 kg | 15 |
| Papua New Guinea | Samantha Kassman | (1984-01-23)January 23, 1984 (aged 32) | | Women's +67 kg | 99 |
| Peru | Julissa Diez | (1989-07-05)July 5, 1989 (aged 27) | | Women's 49 kg | 28 |
| Philippines | Kirstie Alora | (1989-11-25)November 25, 1989 (aged 26) | | Women's +67 kg | 61 |
| Puerto Rico | Crystal Weekes | (1998-01-14)January 14, 1998 (aged 18) | | Women's +67 kg | 46 |
| Russia | Anastasia Baryshnikova | (1990-12-19)December 19, 1990 (aged 25) | | Women's 67 kg | 5 |
| Serbia | Tijana Bogdanović | (1998-05-05)May 5, 1998 (aged 18) | Kruševac | Women's 49 kg | 13 |
| Serbia | Milica Mandić | (1991-12-06)December 6, 1991 (aged 24) | Belgrade | Women's +67 kg | 7 |
| South Korea | Kim So-hui | (1994-01-29)January 29, 1994 (aged 22) | Jecheon | Women's 49 kg | 10 |
| South Korea | Oh Hye-ri | (1988-03-30)March 30, 1988 (aged 28) | | Women's 67 kg | 6 |
| Spain | Eva Calvo | (1991-07-28)July 28, 1991 (aged 25) | | Women's 57 kg | 2 |
| Sweden | Nikita Glasnović | (1995-01-17)January 17, 1995 (aged 21) | | Women's 57 kg | 4 |
| Sweden | Elin Johansson | (1990-08-05)August 5, 1990 (aged 26) | Skellefteå | Women's 67 kg | 2 |
| Thailand | Panipak Wongpattanakit | (1997-08-01)August 1, 1997 (aged 19) | | Women's 49 kg | 2 |
| Thailand | Phannapa Harnsujin | (1997-09-14)September 14, 1997 (aged 18) | | Women's 57 kg | 64 |
| Tunisia | Rahma Ben Ali | (1993-09-15)September 15, 1993 (aged 22) | | Women's 57 kg | 22 |
| Turkey | Nur Tatar | (1992-08-16)August 16, 1992 (aged 23) | Van | Women's 67 kg | 4 |
| United States | Paige McPherson | (1990-10-01)October 1, 1990 (aged 25) | Sturgis | Women's 67 kg | 10 |
| United States | Jackie Galloway | (1995-12-27)December 27, 1995 (aged 20) | Wylie | Women's +67 kg | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | Nigora Tursunkulova | (1999-04-04)April 4, 1999 (aged 17) | | Women's 67 kg | 93 |