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

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Men's 68 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date21 August 2008
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Son Tae-Jin[1]  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark López  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Servet Tazegül  Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sung Yu-Chi  Chinese Taipei
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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

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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.[2]

Schedule

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All 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

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Athlete Country
Burak Hasan  Australia
Peter López  Peru
Isah Adam Muhammad  Nigeria
Idulio Islas  Mexico
Nesar Ahmad Bahave  Afghanistan
Mark López  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 Belgasem  Libya
Sun Yu-Chi  Chinese Taipei
Logan Campbell  New Zealand

Results

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Legend
  • PTG — Won by points gap
  • SUP — Won by superiority
  • OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)

Main bracket

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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)
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Beijing 2008 Olympics--People's Daily Online".
  2. ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.