Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg

Men's 58 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date	22 August 2008
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Guillermo Pérez  Mexico Gabriel Mercedes  Dominican Republic Chu Mu-Yen  Chinese Taipei Rohullah Nikpai  Afghanistan

Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
	Men	Women
	58 kg	49 kg
	68 kg	57 kg
	80 kg	67 kg
	+80 kg	+67 kg

The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 22 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

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)

Qualifying Athletes

Athlete	Country
Guillermo Pérez	Mexico
Michael Harvey	Great Britain
Rohullah Nikpai	Afghanistan
Levent Tuncat	Germany
Chatchawal Khawlaor	Thailand
Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi	Benin
Tshomlee Go	Philippines
Ryan Carneli	Australia
Chu Mu-Yen	Chinese Taipei
Dickson Wamwiri	Kenya
Gabriel Mercedes	Dominican Republic
Pedro Póvoa	Portugal
Alfonso Martinez	Belize
Juan Antonio Ramos	Spain
Reza Naderian	Iran
Márcio Wenceslau	Brazil

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	Guillermo Pérez (MEX)	3
	16	Michael Harvey (GBR)	2
						Guillermo Pérez (MEX)		2
						Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)		1
	8	Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)	4
	9	Levent Tuncat (GER)	3
											Guillermo Pérez (MEX)		3
											Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)		1
	5	Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)	4
	12	Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi (BEN)	2
						Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)		2
						Ryan Carneli (AUS)		0
	4	Tshomlee Go (PHI)	0
	13	Ryan Carneli (AUS)	1
																Guillermo Pérez (MEX)		(SUP) 1
																Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)		1
	6	Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)	7
	11	Dickson Wamwiri (KEN)	0
						Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)		2
						Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)		3
	3	Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)	3
	14	Pedro Póvoa (POR)	0
											Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)		3
											Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)		2
	7	Alfonso Martínez (BIZ)	1
	10	Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)	2
						Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)		3
						Márcio Wenceslau (BRA)		2
	2	Reza Naderian (IRI)	1
	15	Márcio Wenceslau (BRA)	2

Repechage

Round 1				Bronze medal match
Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)	1
Pedro Póvoa (POR)	−1			Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)	4
				Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)	2
				Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)	1
Michael Harvey (GBR)	1			Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)	4
Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)	3

References