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

Men's 68 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date 21 August 2008
Competitors 16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Son Tae-Jin  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mark Lopez  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Servet Tazegül  Turkey
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sung Yu-Chi  Chinese Taipei

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.

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 Lopez 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 Lopez (USA) 2
5  Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) 0
12  Mark Lopez (USA) 3
 Mark Lopez (USA) 3
 Daniel Manz (GER) 1
4  Rasul Abduraim (KGZ) 0
13  Daniel Manz (GER) 1
 Mark Lopez (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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