Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg

The men's 80 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 10 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Men's 80kg
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date10 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Sebastián Crismanich  Argentina
Nicolás García  Spain
Lutalo Muhammad  Great Britain
Mauro Sarmiento  Italy

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 British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 10 August 201209:15
15:15
17:17
22:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

On 13 July 2012, the World Taekwondo Federation released the provisional draw which included the top eight seeds for the competition.[2] The remainder of the qualified athletes were randomly drawn on 6 August 2012.[3]

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
            
1  Ramin Azizov (AZE) 3
16  Steven López (USA) 2
1  Ramin Azizov (AZE) 1
8  Mauro Sarmiento (ITA) 2
12  Rasul Abduraim (KGZ) 1
8  Mauro Sarmiento (ITA) 5
8  Mauro Sarmiento (ITA) 1
5  Nicolás García (ESP) 2
5  Nicolás García (ESP) 8
11  Yousef Karami (IRI) 2
5  Nicolás García (ESP) 7
4  Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) 3
15  Farkhod Negmatov (TJK) 1
4  Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) 7
5  Nicolás García (ESP) 0
7  Sebastián Crismanich (ARG) 1
3  Abdelrahman Ahmed (EGY) 8
13  Tommy Mollet (NED) 9
(SUD)
 Tommy Mollet (NED) 4
 Arman Yeremyan (ARM) 6
10  Arman Yeremyan (ARM) 8
6  Sébastien Michaud (CAN) 4
 Arman Yeremyan (ARM) 1
7  Sebastián Crismanich (ARG) 2
7  Sebastián Crismanich (ARG) 9
14  Vaughn Scott (NZL) 5
7  Sebastián Crismanich (ARG) 9
 Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) 1
9  Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) 4
2  Issam Chernoubi (MAR) 3

Repechage

Preliminary Round   Bronze Medal Contest
 
 Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) 11    
 Yousef Karami (IRI) 7      Arman Yeremyan (ARM) 3
     Lutalo Muhammad (GBR) 9
 
     Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) 0
 Vaughn Scott (NZL) 6      Mauro Sarmiento (ITA) 4
 Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) 11    

References

  1. Men's Taekwondo competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.
  2. "London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo -Provisional Draw sheet-". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. "Provisional Draw Sheet – London 2012 Olympic Games". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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