What are the weight divisions in Tae Kwon Do?

Answer 1

It depends on who is hosting the tournament. Traditionally, there are 16 weight classes, eight for men and eight for women; however, because the because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) limits the total number of Taekwondo entrants to 64 men and 64 women, there are only 8 weight classes at the Olympics. Olympic Flyweight: Competitors must weigh no more than 58kg (128 lbs) Olympic Featherweight: Competitors must weigh no more than 68kg (150 lbs) Olympic Welterweight: Competitors must weigh no more than 80kg (176 lbs) Olympic Heavyweight: Competitors must weigh more than 80kg (176 lbs) Olympic Flyweight: Competitors must weigh no more than 49kg (108 lbs) Olympic Featherweight: Competitors must weigh no more than 57kg (126 lbs) Olympic Welterweight: Competitors must weigh no more than 67kg (148 lbs) Olympic Heavyweight: Competitors must weigh more than 67kg (148 lbs) For black belts in International, US Team Trials, and US National competitions, and also for any USAT-sanctioned competitions, the weight division are as follows: Fin weight not exceeding 119.0 lbs (not exceeding 54 kg) Flyweight 119.1 lbs - 127.9 lbs (over 54 kg & not exceeding 58 kg) Bantamweight 128.0 lbs - 138.9 lbs (over 58 kg & not exceeding 63 kg) Featherweight 139.0 lbs - 149.9 lbs (over 63 kg & not exceeding 68 kg) Lightweight 150.0 lbs - 163.1 lbs (over 68 kg & not exceeding 74 kg) Welterweight 163.2 lbs - 176.4 lbs (over 74 kg & not exceeding 80 kg) Middleweight 176.5 lbs - 191.8 lbs (over 80 kg & not exceeding 87 kg) Heavyweight 191.8 lbs and over (over 87 kg) Fin weight not exceeding 101.4 lbs (not exceeding 46 kg) Flyweight 101.5 lbs - 108.0 lbs (over 46 kg & not exceeding 49 kg) Bantamweight 108.1 lbs - 116.9 lbs (over 49 kg & not exceeding 53 kg) Featherweight 117.0 lbs - 125.7 lbs (over 53 kg & not exceeding 57 kg) Lightweight 125.8 lbs - 136.7 lbs (over 57 kg & not exceeding 62 kg) Welterweight 136.8 lbs - 147.7 lbs (over 62 kg & not exceeding 67 kg) Middleweight 147.8 lbs - 160.9 lbs (over 67 kg & not exceeding 73 kg) Heavyweight 161.0 lbs and over Fin weight not exceeding 99.2 lbs (not exceeding 45 kg) Flyweight 99.3 lbs - 105.8 lbs (over 45 kg not exceeding 48 kg) Bantamweight 105.9 lbs - 112.4 lbs (over 48 kg not exceeding 51 kg) Featherweight 112.5 lbs - 121.3 lbs (over 51 kg not exceeding 55 kg) Lightweight 121.4 lbs - 130.0 lbs (over 55 kg not exceeding 59 kg) Welterweight 130.1 lbs - 138.9 lbs (over 59 kg not exceeding 63 kg) Light Middleweight 139.0 lbs - 149.9 lbs (over 63 kg not exceeding 68 kg) Middleweight 150.0 lbs - 160.9 lbs (over 68 kg not exceeding 73 kg) Light Heavyweight 161.0 lbs - 172.0 lbs (over 73 kg not exceeding 78 kg) Heavyweight 172.1 lbs and over (over 78 kg) Fin weight 92.6 lbs (not exceeding 42 kg) Flyweight 92.7 lbs - 97.0 lbs (over 42 kg not exceeding 44 kg) Bantamweight 97.1 lbs - 101.4 lbs (over 44 kg not exceeding 46 kg) Featherweight 101.5 lbs - 108.0 lbs (over 46 kg not exceeding 49 kg) Lightweight 108.1 lbs - 114.6 lbs (over 49 kg not exceeding 52 kg) Welterweight 114.7 lbs - 121.3 lbs (over 52 kg not exceeding 55 kg) Light Middle 121.4 lbs - 130.0 lbs (over 55 kg not exceeding 59 kg) Middleweight 130.1 lbs - 138.9 lbs (over 59 kg not exceeding 63 kg) Light Heavy 139.0 lbs - 149.9 lbs (over 63 kg not exceeding 68 kg) Heavyweight 150.0 lbs and over (over 68 kg) not exceeding 105.8 lbs (not exceeding 48 kg) 105.9 lbs - 121.3 lbs (over 48 kg & not exceeding 55 kg) 121.4 lbs - 138.9 lbs (over 55 kg & not exceeding 63 kg) 139.0 lbs - 160.9 lbs (over 63 kg & not exceeding 73 kg) 161.0 lbs and over (over 73 kg) not exceeding 97.0 lbs (not exceeding 44 kg) 97.1 lbs - 108.0 lbs (over 44 kg & not exceeding 49 kg) 108.1 lbs - 121.3 lbs (over 49 kg & not exceeding 55 kg) 121.4 lbs - 138.9 lbs (over 55 kg & not exceeding 63 kg) 139.0 lbs and over (over 63 kg) Source; http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/16471/USAT_Rules_REVISE_July09.pdf