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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 21 August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThe 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.[2]
Schedule
editAll times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Qualifying athletes
editResults
edit- Legend
- PTG — Won by points gap
- SUP — Won by superiority
- OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
Main bracket
edit| 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)
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| 10 |  Ezedin Belgasem (LBA)
| DSQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Dmitriy Kim (UZB)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sung Yu-Chi (TPE)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Logan Campbell (NZL)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
edit| Round 1 | Bronze medal match | |||||
| Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 3 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 1 | |||
| Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 2 | Peter López (PER) | 0 | |||
| Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) | 3 | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 4 | |||
| Daniel Manz (GER) | 4 | Daniel Manz (GER) | 3 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Beijing 2008 Olympics--People's Daily Online".
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.