Olympic Taekwondo Odds
LONDON, England (TheSpread) – Taekwondo is one of the last sports in the 2012 Olympics to get underway. Here is a look at the odds to win gold in each weight class.
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There are eight different weight classes for Taekwondo, four men’s and four women’s. In this sport, there is a real melting pot of contenders. Of the eight weight classes, there are seven different countries that are favored. China is the lone country with two favorites, and both of those are in women’s weight classes.
The United States is not expected to be real strong in this sport, as they have just three athletes listed for odds to win gold. Steve Lopez has 7/1 odds to win in men’s 80kg, while Terrence Jennings has 25/1 odds in the men’s 68kg weight class. Paige McPherson has 20/1 odds to win in the women’s 67kg weight class.
The 2012 Summer Olympics are currently taking place and run through August 12. For the complete odds to win gold in each Taekwondo event, see below.
2012 Summer Olympics – Taekwondo – Odds To Win Gold
Men's 58kg
Joel Gonzalez (ESP) +150
Yulis Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) +400
Lee Daehoon (KOR) +600
Pen-Ek Karaket (THA) +650
Wei Chen Yang (TPE) +700
Men's 68kg
Servet Tazegul (TUR) +175
Mohammad Bagheri (IRI) +200
Rohullah Nikph (AFG) +750
Terrence Jennings (USA) +2500
Men's 80kg
Ramin Azizov (AZE) +250
Sebastien Michaud (CAN) +300
Mauro Sarmiento (ITA) +550
Yousef Karami (IRI) +600
Steven Lopez (USA) +700
Men's 80+kg
Robelis Despaigne (CUB) 11/4
Cha Dongmin (KOR) 3/1
Bahri Tanrikulu (TUR) 5/1
Francois Coulombe-Fortier (CAN) 6/1
Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) 7/1
Liu Xiaobo (CHN) 7/1
Gadzhi Umarov (RUS) 9/1
Women's 49kg
Wu Jingyu (CHN) +125
Yang Shu-chun (TPE) +400
Lucija Zaninovic (CRO) +750
Brigitte Yague (ESP) +800
Women's 57kg
Huo Yuzhuo (CHN) 5/2
Robin Cheong (NZL) 5/1
Nidia Muno (CUB) 15/2
Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) 17/2
Ana Zaninovic (CRO) 9/1
Tseng Pei-hua (TPE) 11/1
Diana Lopez (USA) 12/1
Women's 67kg
Kyung Seon Hwang (KOR) 3/1
Seham Sawalhy (EGY) 4/1
Sarah Stevenson (GBR) 9/2
Karine Sergerie (CAN) 6/1
Helena Fromm (GER) 8/1
Nur Tatar (TUR) 10/1
Paige Mcpherson (USA) 20/1
Women's 67+kg
Maria Espinoza (MEX) +350
Anne-Caroline Graffe (FRA) +375
In Jong Lee (KOR) +600
Anastasia Baryshnikova (RUS) +900
Natalia Falavigna (BRA) +1000
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