Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg

Men's 58kg
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date 8 August
Competitors 16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Joel González  Spain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lee Dae-Hoon  South Korea
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Óscar Muñoz Oviedo  Colombia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Aleksey Denisenko  Russia

The men's 58 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 8 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

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
Wednesday, 8 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

Legend
  • SUD - Win by sudden death point.
  • PTG - Win by point gap. This happens when a competitor has a 12-point lead at the end of the second round or achieves a 12-point lead at any point in the 3rd round.
Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
            
1  Joel González (ESP) 7
14  Uno Sanli (SWE) 6
1  Joel González (ESP) 5
8  Safwan Khalil (AUS) 3
13  Diego García (MEX) 4
8  Safwan Khalil (AUS) 9
1  Joel González (ESP) 13
9  Óscar Muñoz (COL) 4
5  Mokdad El-Yamine (ALG) 1
9  Óscar Muñoz (COL) 8
9  Óscar Muñoz (COL) 14 (PTG)
16  Tameem Al-Kubati (YEM) 2
16  Tameem Al-Kubati (YEM) 8
4  Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) 3
1  Joel González (ESP) 17
12  Lee Dae-Hoon (KOR) 8
3  Pen-Ek Karaket (THA) 7
12  Lee Dae-Hoon (KOR) 8 (SUD)
12  Lee Dae-Hoon (KOR) 11 (SUD)
6  Tamer Bayoumi (EGY) 10
11  Nursultan Mamayev (KAZ) 0
6  Tamer Bayoumi (EGY) 1 (SUD)
12  Lee Dae-Hoon (KOR) 7
7  Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) 6
7  Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) 5
10  Heiner Oviedo (CRC) 2
7  Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) 10 (SUD)
2  Wei Chen-Yang (TPE) 7
15  Le Huynh Chau (VIE) 1
2  Wei Chen-Yang (TPE) 5

Repechage

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.[4]

Round 1   Bronze medal match
 
 Safwan Khalil (AUS) 4 (SUD)    
 Uno Sanli (SWE) 1      Safwan Khalil (AUS) 1
     Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) 3
 
     Óscar Muñoz Oviedo (COL) 6
 Pen-Ek Karaket (THA) 6      Pen-Ek Karaket (THA) 4
 Tamer Bayoumi (EGY) 4    

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.
  4. ↑ Men's Taekwondo competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.
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