Oceania Qualification Tournament
VenueTaurama Aquatic & Leisure Centre
LocationPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Dates27 February 2016

The 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament for Rio Olympic Games took place in 27 February 2016 at the Taurama Aquatic & Leisure Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The winners of each of the eight categories qualifies for the Olympics.[1]

Athletes from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga qualified for the Olympics.[2]

Medalists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
−58 kg Safwan Khalil
 Australia
Issac Myrie
 Solomon Islands
None awarded
None awarded
−68 kg Maxemillion Kassman
 Papua New Guinea
Bruce Jonathan
 Vanuatu
Herick Henry
 Solomon Islands
Arash Arian
 Refugee Olympic Team
−80 kg Hayder Shkara
 Australia
Vaughn Scott
 New Zealand
None awarded
None awarded
+80 kg Pita Taufatofua
 Tonga
Dafydd Sanders
 New Zealand
Joseph Mackie
 Vanuatu
Jonathan Paschalis
 Papua New Guinea

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
−49 kg Andrea Kilday
 New Zealand
Rose Tona
 Papua New Guinea
None awarded
None awarded
−57 kg Caroline Marton
 Australia
None awarded None awarded
None awarded
−67 kg Carmen Marton
 Australia
Rhiannon O'Neill
 New Zealand
None awarded
None awarded
+67 kg Samantha Kassman
 Papua New Guinea
None awarded None awarded
None awarded

Qualification summary

NOC Men Women Total
−58kg −68kg −80kg +80kg −49kg −57kg −67kg +67kg
 Australia X X X X 4
 New Zealand X 1
 Papua New Guinea X X 2
 Tonga X 1
Total: 4 NOCs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8

Results

Men

−58 kg

Final
 Safwan Khalil (AUS)  
 Isaac Myrie (SOL)  

−68 kg

Semifinals Final
 Bruce Jonathan (VAN)  
 Herick Henry (SOL)    Bruce Jonathan (VAN)  
 Maxemillion Kassman (PNG)    Maxemillion Kassman (PNG)  
 Arash Arian (ROA)  

−80 kg

Final
 Hayder Shkara (AUS)  
 Vaughn Scott (NZL)  

+80 kg

Semifinals Final
 Dafydd Sanders (NZL)  
 Joseph Mackie (VAN)    Dafydd Sanders (NZL) 2
 Jonathan Paschalis (PNG) 3  Pita Taufatofua (TGA) 3
 Pita Taufatofua (TGA) 4

Women

−49 kg

Final
 Andrea Kilday (NZL)  
 Rose Tona (PNG)  

−57 kg

−67 kg

Final
 Carmen Marton (AUS)  
 Rhiannon O'Neill (NZL)  

+67 kg

References

  1. ^ "Eight Rio 2016 places at Oceania Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ "The Result of the "Oceania Qualification Tournament 2016 for the XXXI Olympiad"". World Taekwondo Federation. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.