Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
| Men's 58 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 22 August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| 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)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Qualifying Athletes
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 | Chu Mu-Yen (TPE) | 4 | |||
| Pedro Póvoa (POR) | −1 | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | 2 | |||
| Michael Harvey (GBR) | 1 | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | 1 | |||
| Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 3 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 4 | |||
References
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.