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Taekwondo — Heavyweight, Men

Times held 9
Total participants 81
Total countries 55

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1988 Heavyweight (>83 kilograms), Men Olympic (non-medal) 13 13
1992 Heavyweight (>83 kilograms), Men Olympic (non-medal) 8 8
2000 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 12 12
2004 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
2008 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
2012 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
2016 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 15 15
2020 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
2024 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 17 17

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2000 Kim Gyeong-HunKOR Daniel TrentonAUS Pascal GentilFRA
2004 Mun Dae-SeongKOR Alexandros NikolaidisGRE Pascal GentilFRA
2008 Cha Dong-MinKOR Alexandros NikolaidisGRE Arman Chilmanov
Chika Chukwumerije		KAZ
NGR
2012 Carlo MolfettaITA Anthony ObameGAB Liu Xiaobo
Robelis Despaigne		CHN
CUB
2016 Radik İsayevAZE Razak AlfagaNIG Maicon Siqueira
Cha Dong-Min		BRA
KOR
2020 Vladislav LarinROC Dejan GeorgievskiMKD Rafael Alba
In Gyo-Don		CUB
KOR
2024 Arian SalimiIRI Caden CunninghamGBR Cheick Sallah Cissé
Rafael Alba		CIV
CUB

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Republic of Korea KOR 3 0 2 5
Azerbaijan AZE 1 0 0 1
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 1 0 0 1
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
ROC ROC 1 0 0 1
Greece GRE 0 2 0 2
Australia AUS 0 1 0 1
Gabon GAB 0 1 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 1 0 1
Niger NIG 0 1 0 1
North Macedonia MKD 0 1 0 1
Cuba CUB 0 0 3 3
France FRA 0 0 2 2
Brazil BRA 0 0 1 1
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 0 0 1 1
Kazakhstan KAZ 0 0 1 1
Nigeria NGR 0 0 1 1
People's Republic of China CHN 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Cha Dong-Min KOR 1 0 1 2
Kim Gyeong-Hun KOR 1 0 0 1
Carlo Molfetta ITA 1 0 0 1
Mun Dae-Seong KOR 1 0 0 1
Radik İsayev AZE 1 0 0 1
Vladislav Larin ROC 1 0 0 1
Arian Salimi IRI 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Afghanistan AFG 2020 Summer Olympics Farzad Mansouri =11 See all
Australia AUS 2000 Summer Olympics Daniel Trenton 2 Silver See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2016 Summer Olympics Radik İsayev 1 Gold See all
Belarus BLR 2016 Summer Olympics Arman-Marshal Sila DNS See all
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 2004 Summer Olympics Zoran Prerad =11 See all
Brazil BRA 2016 Summer Olympics Maicon Siqueira =3 Bronze See all
Canada CAN 2012 Summer Olympics François Coulombe-Fortier =9 See all
Colombia COL 2000 Summer Olympics Milton Castro =5 See all
Costa Rica CRC 2008 Summer Olympics Kristopher Moitland =6 See all
Croatia CRO 2024 Summer Olympics Ivan Šapina =5 See all
Cuba CUB 2012 Summer Olympics Robelis Despaigne =3 Bronze See all
2020 Summer Olympics Rafael Alba =3 Bronze
2024 Summer Olympics Rafael Alba =3 Bronze
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 2024 Summer Olympics Cheick Sallah Cissé =3 Bronze See all
Finland FIN 2004 Summer Olympics Teemu Heino =11 See all
France FRA 2000 Summer Olympics Pascal Gentil 3 Bronze See all
2004 Summer Olympics Pascal Gentil 3 Bronze
Gabon GAB 2012 Summer Olympics Anthony Obame 2 Silver See all
Great Britain GBR 2024 Summer Olympics Caden Cunningham 2 Silver See all
Greece GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Alexandros Nikolaidis 2 Silver See all
2008 Summer Olympics Alexandros Nikolaidis 2 Silver
Guinea Bissau GBS 2024 Summer Olympics Paivou Johnouario Gomis =11 See all
Haiti HAI 2004 Summer Olympics Tudor Sanon =11 See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2024 Summer Olympics Arian Salimi 1 Gold See all
Italy ITA 2012 Summer Olympics Carlo Molfetta 1 Gold See all
Jamaica JAM 2012 Summer Olympics Kenneth Edwards =11 See all
Jordan JOR 2004 Summer Olympics Ibrahim Kamal 4 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2008 Summer Olympics Arman Chilmanov =3 Bronze See all
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA 2000 Summer Olympics Khaled Al-Dosari 4 See all
Mali MLI 2012 Summer Olympics Daba Modibo Keïta =5 See all
Mexico MEX 2024 Summer Olympics Carlos Sansores =5 See all
Morocco MAR 2004 Summer Olympics Abdelkader Zrouri =5 See all
New Zealand NZL 2008 Summer Olympics Matt Beach =10 See all
Nicaragua NCA 2000 Summer Olympics Carlos Delgado =7 See all
Niger NIG 2016 Summer Olympics Razak Alfaga 2 Silver See all
North Macedonia MKD 2020 Summer Olympics Dejan Georgievski 2 Silver See all
Norway NOR 2024 Summer Olympics Richard André Ordemann =9 See all
Papua New Guinea PNG 2024 Summer Olympics Gibson Kaogo Mara 17 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2012 Summer Olympics Liu Xiaobo =3 Bronze See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Vladislav Larin 1 Gold See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2000 Summer Olympics Kim Gyeong-Hun 1 Gold See all
2004 Summer Olympics Mun Dae-Seong 1 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics Cha Dong-Min 1 Gold
Russian Federation RUS 2012 Summer Olympics Gadzhi Umarov =11 See all
Samoa SAM 2012 Summer Olympics Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga =7 See all
Slovenia SLO 2020 Summer Olympics Ivan Trajkovič =5 See all
South Africa RSA 2000 Summer Olympics Donald Ravenscroft DNS See all
Sweden SWE 2000 Summer Olympics Marcus Thorén =7 See all
Tajikistan TJK 2012 Summer Olympics Alisher Gulov =7 See all
The Gambia GAM 2024 Summer Olympics Alasan Ann =11 See all
Tonga TGA 2020 Summer Olympics Pita Taufatofua =7 See all
Tunisia TUN 2016 Summer Olympics Yassine Trabelsi =11 See all
Türkiye TUR 2012 Summer Olympics Bahri Tanrıkulu =5 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2008 Summer Olympics Akmal Ergashev 5 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Dmitry Shokin =5
Venezuela VEN 2008 Summer Olympics Juan Díaz =10 See all
Vietnam VIE 2004 Summer Olympics Nguyễn Văn Hùng =9 See all
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies EOR 2024 Summer Olympics Kasra Mehdipournejad =11 See all