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WTF Taekwondo Weight Categories

Weight divisions for sparring. According to rules version February 13, 2009.

Standard (8)
Olympic (4)
World Junior (10)
Youth Olympic (5)

1. Weights are divided into male and female divisions, and classified into as follows:

Men’s division Women’s division
 Under 54kg Not exceeding 54kg  Under 46kg Not exceeding 46 kg
 Under 58kg Over 54 kg &
Not exceeding 58 kg		  Under 49kg Over 46 kg &
Not exceeding 49 kg
 Under 63kg Over 58 kg &
Not exceeding 63 kg		  Under 53kg Over 49 kg &
Not exceeding 53 kg
 Under 68kg Over 63 kg &
Not exceeding 68 kg		  Under 57kg Over 53 kg &
Not exceeding 57 kg
 Under 74kg Over 68 kg &
Not exceeding 74 kg		  Under 62kg Over 57 kg &
Not exceeding 62 kg
 Under 80kg Over 74 kg &
Not exceeding 80 kg		  Under 67kg Over 62 kg &
Not exceeding 67 kg
 Under 87kg Over 80 kg &
Not exceeding 87 kg		  Under 73kg Over 67 kg &
Not exceeding 73 kg
 Over 87kg Over 87 kg  Over 73kg Over 73 kg

3. Weight divisions for the Olympic Games are classified as follows:

Men’s division Women’s division
Under 58kg Not exceeding 58kg Under 49kg Not exceeding 49kg
Under 68kg Over 58kg &
not exceeding 68kg		 Under 57kg Over 49kg &
not exceeding 57kg
Under 80kg Over 68kg &
not exceeding 80kg		 Under 67kg Over 57kg &
not exceeding 67kg
Over 80kg Over 80kg Over 67kg Over 67kg

4. Weight divisions for the World Junior Championships are classified as follows.

Men’s division Women’s division
Under 45kg Not exceeding 45kg Under 42kg Not exceeding 42 kg
Under 48kg Over 45 kg &
Not exceeding 48 kg		 Under 44kg Over 42 kg &
Not exceeding 44 kg
Under 51kg Over 48 kg &
Not exceeding 51 kg		 Under 46kg Over 44 kg &
Not exceeding 46 kg
Under 55kg Over 51 kg &
Not exceeding 55 kg		 Under 49kg Over 46 kg &
Not exceeding 49 kg
Under 59kg Over 55 kg &
Not exceeding 59 kg		 Under 52kg Over 49 kg &
Not exceeding 52 kg
Under 63kg Over 59 kg &
Not exceeding 63 kg		 Under 55kg Over 52 kg &
Not exceeding 55 kg
Under 68kg Over 63 kg &
Not exceeding 68 kg		 Under 59kg Over 55 kg &
Not exceeding 59 kg
Under 73kg Over 68 kg &
Not exceeding 73 kg		 Under 63kg Over 59 kg &
Not exceeding 63 kg
Under 78kg Over 73 kg &
Not exceeding 78 kg		 Under 68kg Over 63 kg &
Not exceeding 68 kg
Over 78kg Over 78 kg Over 68kg Over 68 kg

5. Weight divisions of the Youth Olympic Games are divided as follows:

Men’s division Women’s division
Under 48kg Not exceeding 48kg Under 44kg Not exceeding 44kg
Under 55kg Over 48kg &
not exceeding 55kg		 Under 49kg Over 44kg &
not exceeding 49kg
Under 63kg Over 55kg &
not exceeding 63kg		 Under 55kg Over 49kg &
not exceeding 55kg
Under 73kg Over 63kg &
not exceeding 73kg		 Under 63kg Over 55kg &
not exceeding 63kg
Over 73kg Over 73kg Over 63kg Over 63kg