2016 in combat sports
Amateur boxing[edit]
2016 Summer Olympics (AIBA)[edit]
- August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro - Men
- Men's Light Flyweight:
Hasanboy Dusmatov; 
Yuberjén Martínez; 
Joahnys Argilagos; 
Nico Hernández - Men's Flyweight: Shakhobidin Zoirov;
Mikhail Aloyan; 
Yoel Finol; 
Hu Jianguan - Men's Bantamweight: Robeisy Ramírez; Shakur Stevenson; Vladimir Nikitin; Murodjon Akhmadaliev
- Men's Lightweight: Robson Conceição;
Sofiane Oumiha; Lázaro Álvarez; 
Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai - Men's Light Welterweight: Fazliddin Gaibnazarov;
Lorenzo Sotomayor; Vitaly Dunaytsev; 
Artem Harutyunyan - Men's Welterweight:
Daniyar Yeleussinov; Shakhram Giyasov; 
Mohammed Rabii; Souleymane Cissokho - Men's Middleweight: Arlen López; Bektemir Melikuziev;
Misael Rodríguez; Kamran Shakhsuvarly - Men's Light Heavyweight: Julio César La Cruz; Adilbek Niyazymbetov; Mathieu Bauderlique;
Joshua Buatsi - Men's Heavyweight: Evgeny Tishchenko; Vassiliy Levit; Rustam Tulaganov; Erislandy Savón
- Men's Super Heavyweight: Tony Yoka; Joe Joyce;
Filip Hrgović; Ivan Dychko - Women
- Women's Flyweight: Nicola Adams; Sarah Ourahmoune; Ren Cancan; Ingrit Valencia
- Women's Lightweight: Estelle Mossely; Yin Junhua;
Mira Potkonen; Anastasia Belyakova - Women's Middleweight: Claressa Shields;
Nouchka Fontijn; Dariga Shakimova; Li Qian
World and continental boxing championships[edit]
- March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA American Continental Championships in
Buenos Aires[1] - The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
- March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA African Continental Championships in
Yaoundé[2] - March 25 – April 2: 2016 AIBA Asia/Oceania Continental Championships in Qian'an, Hebei[3]
- Uzbekistan won the gold medal tally. China won the overall medal tally.
- April 9 – 17: 2016 AIBA European Continental Championships in
Samsun[4] - Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 19 – 27: 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana[5]
- Kazakhstan won the gold medal tally. Kazakhstan and China won 6 overall medals each.
- June 14 – 26: AIBA's Final World Olympic Qualification Event in Baku[6]
- Azerbaijan won the gold medal tally. The United States and
India won 3 overall medals each.
- July 3 – 8: AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) / WSB Olympic Qualification Tournament 2016 in Vargas[7]
- Men's 49 kg winner: Joselito Velazquez Altamirano
- Men's 52 kg winner: Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas
- Men's 56 kg winner:
- Men's 60 kg winner: Lindolfo Delgado Garza
- Men's 64 kg winner:
Hovhannes Bachkov - Men's 69 kg winner: Juan Pablo Romero Marin
- Men's 75 kg winner:
Marlo Delgado - Men's 81 kg winner: Juan Carlos Carrillo Palacio
- Men's 91 kg winner: Julio Castillo
- Men's +91 kg winner: Edgar Muñoz
- Men's 49 kg winner:
- October 3 – 8: 2016 World University Boxing Championships in
Chiang Mai[8] - November 14 – 26: 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Saint Petersburg
- Cuba and the United States won 2 gold medals each. Cuba, the United States, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan won 4 overall medals each.
Fencing[edit]
- September 19, 2015 – August 14, 2016: 2015–16 FIE Events Calendar[10]
2016 Summer Olympics (FIE)[edit]
- August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men's individual épée:
Park Sang-young; 
Géza Imre; Gauthier Grumier - Men's individual foil:
Daniele Garozzo; Alexander Massialas; Timur Safin - Men's individual sabre: Áron Szilágyi; Daryl Homer; Kim Jung-hwan
- Women's individual épée: Emese Szász; Rossella Fiamingo; Sun Yiwen
- Women's individual foil: Inna Deriglazova; Elisa Di Francisca;
Inès Boubakri - Women's individual sabre: Yana Egorian; Sofiya Velikaya;
Olha Kharlan - Men's team épée:
France (FRA); 
Italy (ITA); 
Hungary (HUN) - Men's team foil:
Russia (RUS); France (FRA); 
United States (USA) - Women's team épée:
Romania (ROU); 
China (CHN); Russia (RUS) - Women's team sabre: Russia (RUS);
Ukraine (UKR); United States (USA)
- Men's individual épée:
International fencing championships[edit]
- April 1 – 10: 2016 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships in Bourges
- April 13 – 18: 2016 Asian Fencing Championships in Wuxi
- South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 15 – 19: 2016 African Fencing Championships in
Algiers - April 25 – 27: 2016 World Fencing Championships in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
- June 20 – 25: 2016 European Fencing Championships in
Toruń[11][12] - Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 20 – 26: 2016 Pan American Fencing Championships in
Panama City - The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
2015–16 Fencing Grand Prix[edit]
- Épée Grand Prix
- December 4 – 6, 2015: Qatari Grand Prix in
Doha - Men's Individual winner: Vadim Anokhin
- Women's Individual winner: Mara Navarria
- Men's Individual winner:
- March 18 – 20: Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest
- Men's Individual winner: Gauthier Grumier
- Women's Individual winner: Xu Anqi
- Men's Individual winner:
- April 22 – 24: Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
- Men's Individual winner: Bohdan Nikishyn
- Women's Individual winner: Tatiana Logunova
- Men's Individual winner:
- December 4 – 6, 2015: Qatari Grand Prix in
- Foil Grand Prix
- November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
- Men's Individual winner: Ma Jianfei
- Women's Individual winner: Alice Volpi
- Men's Individual winner:
- March 11 – 13: Cuban Grand Prix in Havana
- Men's Individual winner: Richard Kruse
- Women's Individual winner: Arianna Errigo
- Men's Individual winner:
- June 3 – 5: Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai
- Men's Individual winner: Alexander Massialas
- Women's Individual winner: Arianna Errigo
- Men's Individual winner:
- November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in
- Sabre Grand Prix
- December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in Boston
- Men's Individual winner: Aldo Montano
- Women's Individual winner: Shen Chen
- Men's Individual winner:
- March 25 & 26: Korean Grand Prix in Seoul
- Men's Individual winner: Eli Dershwitz
- Women's Individual winner: Yana Egorian
- Men's Individual winner:
- May 27 – 29: Russian Grand Prix in Moscow
- Men's Individual winner: Kim Jung-hwan
- Women's Individual winner: Olha Kharlan
- Men's Individual winner:
- December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in
2015–16 Fencing World Cup[edit]
- Men's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in
Bern - Individual: Bas Verwijlen
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Estonian World Cup in
Tallinn - Individual:
Kazuyasu Minobe - Team: France
- Individual:
- January 21 – 23: German Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Individual: Gauthier Grumier
- Team: Italy
- Individual:
- February 12 – 14: Canadian World Cup in
Vancouver - Individual: Enrico Garozzo
- Team: Hungary
- Individual:
- May 20 – 22: French Épée World Cup in Paris
- Individual: Gauthier Grumier
- Team: Ukraine
- Individual:
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in
- Women's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup #1 in Legnano
- Individual: SUN Yiwen
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Chinese Épée World Cup in Nanjing
- Individual:
Ana Maria Brânză - Team: Russia
- Individual:
- January 22 – 24: Spanish Épée World Cup in
Barcelona - Individual: Mara Navarria
- Team: Estonia
- Individual:
- February 12 – 14: Argentinian World Cup in Buenos Aires
- Individual: Violetta Kolobova
- Team: Romania
- Individual:
- May 20 – 22: Italian Épée World Cup #2 in Legnano
- Individual: Erika Kirpu
- Team: China
- Individual:
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup #1 in
- Men's Foil World Cup
- October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in San Jose, California
- Individual: Timur Safin
- Team: France
- Individual:
- November 6 – 8, 2015: Japanese World Cup in Tokyo
- Individual: Alexander Massialas
- Team: United States
- Individual:
- January 15 – 17: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
- Individual: Race Imboden
- Team: United States
- Individual:
- February 5 – 7: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
- Individual: James Davis
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- May 13 – 15: Russian World Cup in Saint Petersburg
- Individual: Dmitry Zherebchenko
- Team: Italy
- Individual:
- October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in
- Women's Foil World Cup
- October 16 – 18, 2015: Mexican World Cup in Cancún
- Individual: Ysaora Thibus
- Team: Italy
- Individual:
- November 6 – 8, 2015: French Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
- Individual: Arianna Errigo
- Team: Italy
- Individual:
- January 15 – 17: Polish Foil World Cup in Gdańsk
- Individual: Arianna Errigo
- Team: Italy
- Individual:
- February 5 – 7: Algerian World Cup in Algiers
- Individual: Elisa Di Francisca
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- May 20 – 22: German Women's Foil World Cup in Tauberbischofsheim
- Individual: Inna Deriglazova
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- October 16 – 18, 2015: Mexican World Cup in
- Men's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in
Tbilisi - Individual: Aleksey Yakimenko
- Team: United States
- Individual:
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: Hungarian World Cup in Budapest
- Individual: Aleksey Yakimenko
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- January 29 – 31: Italian Sabre World Cup in Padua
- Individual: Aldo Montano
- Team: Hungary
- Individual:
- February 19 – 21: Polish Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
- Individual: Gu Bon-gil
- Team: United States
- Individual:
- May 13 – 15: Spanish Sabre World Cup in Madrid
- Individual: Vincent Anstett
- Team: Germany
- Individual:
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in
- Women's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in Caracas
- Individual: Mariel Zagunis
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: French Sabre World Cup in Orléans
- Individual: Yana Egorian
- Team: Ukraine
- Individual:
- January 29 – 31: Greek World Cup in
Athens - Individual: Mariel Zagunis
- Team: Ukraine
- Individual:
- February 19 – 21: Belgian World Cup in
Ghent - Individual: Olha Kharlan
- Team: Russia
- Individual:
- May 13 – 15: Chinese Sabre World Cup in Foshan
- Individual: Olha Kharlan
- Team: France
- Individual:
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in
Judo[edit]
2016 Summer Olympics (IJF)[edit]
- March 8 & 9: Aquece Rio International Judo Tournament 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[13]
- Men's U66 winner: Joshiro Maruyama
- Men's U81 winner: Eduardo Yudi Santos
- Women's U52 winner: Chishima Maeda
- Women's U63 winner: Kaho Yonezawa
- Men's U66 winner:
- August 6 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men
- Men's 60 kg: Beslan Mudranov; Yeldos Smetov; Naohisa Takato; Diyorbek Urozboev
- Men's 66 kg: Fabio Basile; An Baul; Rishod Sobirov; Masashi Ebinuma
- Men's 73 kg: Shohei Ono; Rustam Orujov; Lasha Shavdatuashvili; Dirk Van Tichelt
- Men's 81 kg: Khasan Khalmurzaev; Travis Stevens;
Sergiu Toma; Takanori Nagase - Men's 90 kg: Mashu Baker; Varlam Liparteliani; Gwak Dong-han; Cheng Xunzhao
- Men's 100 kg:
Lukáš Krpálek; Elmar Gasimov; Cyrille Maret; Ryunosuke Haga - Men's +100 kg: Teddy Riner; Hisayoshi Harasawa; Rafael Silva;
Or Sasson - Women
- Women's 48 kg: Paula Pareto; Jeong Bo-kyeong; Ami Kondo; Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg
- Women's 52 kg:
Majlinda Kelmendi; Odette Giuffrida; Misato Nakamura; Natalia Kuziutina - Women's 57 kg: Rafaela Silva; Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa;
Telma Monteiro; Kaori Matsumoto - Women's 63 kg:
Tina Trstenjak; Clarisse Agbegnenou; Yarden Gerbi; Anicka van Emden - Women's 70 kg: Haruka Tachimoto; Yuri Alvear; Sally Conway; Laura Vargas Koch
- Women's 78 kg: Kayla Harrison; Audrey Tcheuméo; Mayra Aguiar; Anamari Velenšek
- Women's +78 kg: Émilie Andéol; Idalys Ortiz; Kanae Yamabe; Yu Song
International judo events[edit]
- April 8 – 10: 2016 African Judo Championships in Tunis[14]
- April 8 – 10: 2016 Oceania Judo Championships in
Canberra[15] - April 15 – 17: 2016 Asian Judo Championships in Tashkent[16]
- April 21 – 24: 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan[17]
- April 29 & 30: 2016 Pan American Judo Championships in Havana[18]
- Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 27 – 29: 2016 Masters Judo Championships in Guadalajara[19]
- Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 3 & 4: 2016 Asian Open in
Taipei[20] - Japan won the gold medal tally. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
Judo Grand Slam[edit]
- February 6 & 7: Grand Slam #1 in Paris[21]
- May 6 – 8: Grand Slam #2 in Baku[22]
- Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 16 & 17: Grand Slam #3 in Tyumen[23]
- October 28 – 30: Grand Slam #4 in Abu Dhabi[24]
- December 2 – 4: Grand Slam #5 (final) in Tokyo[25]
- Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Judo Grand Prix[edit]
- January 22 – 24: Grand Prix #1 in Havana[26]
- February 19 & 20: Grand Prix #2 in Düsseldorf[27]
- Japan and South Korea won 3 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
- March 25 – 27: Grand Prix #3 in Tbilisi[28]
- The Netherlands won the gold medal tally. Georgia won the overall medal tally.
- The
- April 1 – 4: Grand Prix #4 in Samsun[29]
- France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 13 – 15: Grand Prix #5 in Almaty[30]
- France won the gold medal tally. Kazakhstan won the overall medal tally.
- June 25 & 26: Grand Prix #6 in Budapest[31]
- Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 1 – 3: Grand Prix #7 in Ulaanbaatar[32]
- Mongolia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 23 – 25: Grand Prix #8 in Zagreb[33]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 6 – 8: Grand Prix #9 in Tashkent[34]
- Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 18 – 20: Grand Prix #10 (final) in Qingdao[35]
European Judo Union (EJU)[edit]
- January 30 – October 30: 2016 EJU Open and Cup events[36]
EJU Open[edit]
- January 30 & 31: EJU Open #1 in
Sofia[37] - February 13 & 14: EJU Open #2 in
Oberwart (men only)[38] - February 13 & 14: EJU Open #3 in Rome (women only)[39]
- Seven different nations won a gold medal each. China won the overall medal tally.
- Seven different nations won a gold medal each.
- February 27 & 28: EJU Open #4 in Prague (men only)[40]
- The Czech Republic won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- The
- February 27 & 28: EJU Open #5 in Warsaw (women only)[41]
- June 4 & 5: EJU Open #6 in Madrid[42]
- September 10 & 11: EJU Open #7 in Tallinn[43]
- October 15 & 16: EJU Open #8 (final) in Glasgow[44]
- Great Britain won the gold medal tally. France won the overall medal tally.
EJU Cup[edit]
- March 5 & 6: EJU Cup #1 in Uster[45]
- Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 19 & 20: EJU Cup #2 in
Sarajevo[46] - Five different nations won 2 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
- Five different nations won 2 gold medals each.
- April 2 & 3: EJU Cup #3 in Dubrovnik[47]
- May 14 & 15: EJU Cup #4 in Orenburg[48]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 11 & 12: EJU Cup #5 in Celje-Podčetrtek
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 9 & 10: EJU Cup #6 in
Bratislava[49] - Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 27 & 28: EJU Cup #7 in Saarbrücken[50]
- Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 1 & 2: EJU Cup #8 in Tampere[51]
- France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 8 & 9: EJU Cup #9 in
Belgrade[52] - Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 29 & 30: EJU Cup #10 (final) in Málaga[53]
- France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Pan American Judo Confederation (CPJ)[edit]
- March 5 & 6: CPJ Open #1 in
Lima[54] - March 12 & 13: CPJ Open #2 in Buenos Aires[55]
- March 19 & 20: CPJ Open #3 in
Santiago[56] - July 2 & 3: CPJ Open #4 (final) in
San Salvador[57] - The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
African Judo Union (AJU)[edit]
- January 16 & 17: AJU Open #1 in Tunis[58]
- France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 12 & 13: AJU Open #2 (final) in Casablanca[59]
- 14 nations won a gold medal each. France won the overall medal tally.
- 14 nations won a gold medal each.
Kickboxing[edit]
Kunlun Fight[edit]
Mixed martial arts[edit]
UFC[edit]
Rizin Fighting Federation[edit]
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki[edit]
Taekwondo[edit]
- January 16 – TBD: 2016 WTF Calendar of Events[60]
2016 Summer Olympics (WTF)[edit]
- February 20 & 21: Aquece Rio International Taekwondo Tournament 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[61]
- Four different nations won a gold medal each. Chinese Taipei won the overall medal tally.
- Four different nations won a gold medal each.
- August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men
- Men's 58 kg: Zhao Shuai; Tawin Hanprab;
Luisito Pie; Kim Tae-hun - Men's 68 kg:
Ahmad Abughaush; Alexey Denisenko; Lee Dae-hoon; Joel González - Men's 80 kg:
Cheick Sallah Cisse; Lutalo Muhammad; Milad Beigi; Oussama Oueslati - Men's +80 kg: Radik Isayev;
Abdoul Razak Issoufou; Maicon de Andrade; Cha Dong-min - Women
- Women's 49 kg: Kim So-hui; Tijana Bogdanović; Patimat Abakarova; Panipak Wongpattanakit
- Women's 57 kg: Jade Jones; Eva Calvo;
Kimia Alizadeh; 
Hedaya Malak - Women's 67 kg: Oh Hye-ri; Haby Niaré; Ruth Gbagbi; Nur Tatar
- Women's +67 kg: Zheng Shuyin; María Espinoza; Bianca Walkden; Jackie Galloway
International taekwondo championships[edit]
- January 16 & 17: 2016 WTF European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul[62]
- Azerbaijan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 6 & 7: 2016 WTF African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Agadir[63]
- Ivory Coast, Morocco, and Tunisia won 2 gold medals each. Morocco and Tunisia won 3 overall medals each.
- February 18 – 20: 2016 Asian Club Taekwondo Championships in Dubai[64]
- Men's winners: Shahrdari Varamin
- Women's winners: Team Kan
- Men's winners:
- February 27: 2016 WTF Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Port Moresby[65] - Men's 58 kg winner: Safwan Khalil
- Men's 68 kg winner: Maxemillion Kassman
- Men's 80 kg winner: Hayder Shkara
- Men's +80 kg winner:
Pita Taufatofua - Women's 49 kg winner:
Andrea Kilday - Women's 57 kg winner: Caroline Marton
- Women's 67 kg winner: Carmen Marton
- Women's +67 kg winner: Samantha Kassman
- Men's 58 kg winner:
- March 10 & 11: 2016 WTF Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes City[66]
- The Dominican Republic and the United States won 2 gold medals each. The Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Cuba won 4 overall medals each.
- The
- April 7 – 9: 2016 World Taekwondo President's Cup (European Region) in Bonn (debut event)[67]
- April 16 & 17: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Pasay[68] - China won the gold medal tally. Jordan, Thailand, and Chinese Taipei won 3 overall medals each.
- April 19 & 20: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Pasay
- Men: Iran and South Korea won 3 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally.[69]
- Women: South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[70]
- Men:
- May 19 – 22: 2016 European Taekwondo Championships in Montreux[71]
- Great Britain won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- May 20 & 21: 2016 African Taekwondo Championships in Port Said[72][73]
- Men's 58 kg winner:
Yousef Shriha - Men's 68 kg winner: Ghofran Zaki
- Men's 87 kg winner: Yassine Trabelsi
- Men's +87 kg winner: Abdoul Issoufou
- Women's 49 kg winner: Nour Abdelsalam
- Women's 57 kg winner: Hedaya Malak
- Women's 67 kg winner: Seham El-Sawalhy
- Women's 73 kg winner: Maisoun Farouk
- Men's 58 kg winner:
- June 10 – 11: 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Querétaro City[74]
- Mexico won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 16 & 17: 2016 WTF President's Cup (Oceania Region) in Canberra[75]
- South Korea won all the gold medals here. South Korea also won the overall medal tally.
- July 23 & 24: 2016 WTF World Beach Taekwondo Championships in
Bali (debut event) - Event cancelled, due to financial problems.[76]
- September 29 – October 2: 2016 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Lima[77]
- South Korea won the gold medal tally. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- October 28 – 30: 2016 WTF President's Cup (Pan American) in Portland, Oregon[78]
- Canada won the gold medal tally. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- November 16 – 20: 2016 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Burnaby[79]
- South Korea won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- November 26 – 28: 2016 WTF Oceania Taekwondo Championships in
Suva[80] - Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 9 & 10: 2016 WTF Grand Prix Final in Baku[81]
- Great Britain won the gold medal tally. South Korea and Russia won 5 overall medals each.
- December 12 & 13: 2016 WTF World Taekwondo Team Championships in Baku[82]
- Men: Azerbaijan; Women: China; Mixed: South Korea
- Men:
WTF Open[edit]
- February 2 – 7: 2016 United States Open in Reno, Nevada[83]
- China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 11 – 14: 2016 Canada Open in Montreal[84]
- Chinese Taipei won the gold medal tally. Canada won the overall medal tally.
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Turkish Open in Belek[85]
- Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 23 – 25: 2016 Fujairah Open in the United Arab Emirates[86]
- Egypt, Iran,
Norway, and Thailand won 2 gold medals each. Kazakhstan won the overall medal tally.
- March 4 – 6: 2016 Luxor Open in Egypt[87]
- March 11 – 13: 2016 Dutch Open in Eindhoven[88]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 12 & 13: 2016 Mexican Open in Aguascalientes City[89]
- March 12 – 15: 2016 Qatar Open in Doha[90]
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Belgian Open in Lommel[91]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 25 – 27: 2016 Ukraine Open in Lviv[92]
- April 15 – 17: 2016 Spanish Open in Benicàssim[93]
- April 23 & 24: 2016 German Open in Hamburg[94]
- South Korea won the gold medal tally. Canada won the overall medal tally.
- May 6 – 8: 2016 Fajr Open in Tehran[95]
- Men's 58 kg winner: Mohammad Kazemi
- Men's 68 kg winner: Seyed Hossein Ehsani
- Men's 80 kg winner: Arutiun Meliksetiants
- Men's +80 kg winner: Farshad Ghiyasi
- Men's 58 kg winner:
- June 4 & 5: 2016 Austrian Open in Innsbruck[96]
- June 10 – 12: 2016 Greek Open in Thessaloniki[97]
- June 30 – July 5: 2016 Korean Open in Gyeongju[98]
- July 9 & 10: 2016 Luxembourg Open in
Kirchberg, Luxembourg[99] - Azerbaijan and Turkey won 3 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
- July 15 – 17: 2016 Australian Open
- Event cancelled.
- July 18 – 20: 2016 Palestinian Open in
Ramallah - August 26 – 28: 2016 Costa Rica Open in
San José, Costa Rica - The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
- September 17 & 18: 2016 Polish Open in Warsaw[102]
- Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 22 – 25: 2016 Russian Open in Moscow[103]
- South Korea won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- October 8 & 9: 2016 Riga Open in
Latvia
