Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 21 the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

Men's 68 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date21 August 2008
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Son Tae-Jin  South Korea
Mark López  United States
Servet Tazegül  Turkey
Sung Yu-Chi  Chinese Taipei

Competition format

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two bronze medals were awarded at the taekwondo competitions. A repechage was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists competed in the repechage, another single-elimination competition. Each semifinal loser faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.[1]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 21 August 200811:00
16:00
17:30
20:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Qualifying athletes

Athlete Country
Burak Hasan Australia
Peter López Peru
Isah Adam Muhammad Nigeria
Idulio Islas Mexico
Nesar Ahmad Bahave Afghanistan
Mark López United States
Rasul Abduraim Kyrgyzstan
Daniel Manz Germany
Servet Tazegül Turkey
Gessler Viera Cuba
Son Tae-Jin South Korea
Dennis Bekkers Netherlands
Dmitriy Kim Uzbekistan
Ezedin Tlish Libya
Sun Yu-Chi Chinese Taipei
Logan Campbell New Zealand

Results

Legend
  • PTG — Won by points gap
  • SUP — Won by superiority
  • OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
            
1  Burak Hasan (AUS) 1
16  Peter López (PER) 3
 Peter López (PER) 3
 Isah Adam Muhammad (NGR) 0
8  Isah Adam Muhammad (NGR) (SUP)
2
9  Idulio Islas (MEX) 2
 Peter López (PER) 1
 Mark López (USA) 2
5  Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) 0
12  Mark López (USA) 3
 Mark López (USA) 3
 Daniel Manz (GER) 1
4  Rasul Abduraim (KGZ) 0
13  Daniel Manz (GER) 1
 Mark López (USA) 2
 Son Tae-Jin (KOR) 3
6  Servet Tazegül (TUR) 4
11  Gessler Viera (CUB) 3
 Servet Tazegül (TUR) 0
 Son Tae-Jin (KOR) 1
3  Son Tae-Jin (KOR) 4
14  Dennis Bekkers (NED) 3
 Son Tae-Jin (KOR) 7
 Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) 6
7  Dmitriy Kim (UZB)
10  Ezedin Tlish (LBA) DSQ
 Dmitriy Kim (UZB) 2
 Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) 3
2  Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) 4
15  Logan Campbell (NZL) 0

Repechage

Round 1   Bronze medal match
 
 Servet Tazegül (TUR) 3    
 Dennis Bekkers (NED) 2      Servet Tazegül (TUR) 1
     Peter López (PER) 0
 
     Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) 4
 Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) 3      Daniel Manz (GER) 3
 Daniel Manz (GER) 4    

References

  1. "Taekwondo – Competition format". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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