Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

Men's 68kg
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date9 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Servet Tazegül  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) M Bagheri Motamed  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Terrence Jennings  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rohullah Nikpai  Afghanistan

The men's 68 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 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 competes 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
Thursday, 9 August 2012 09:15
15:15
17:15
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

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
            
1  Servet Tazegül (TUR) 8
15  Terrence Jennings (USA) 6
1  Servet Tazegül (TUR) 9
 Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) 2
14  Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) 10
8  Logan Campbell (NZL) 6
1  Servet Tazegül (TUR) 9
4  Martin Stamper (GBR) 6
5  Peter López (PER) 3
 Damir Fejzić (SRB) 5
 Damir Fejzić (SRB) 3
4  Martin Stamper (GBR) 8
 Erick Osornio (MEX) 2
4  Martin Stamper (GBR) 5
1  Servet Tazegül (TUR) 6
2  Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) 5
3  Mohammad Abu-Libdeh (JOR) 13
(PTG)
 Isah Mohammad (NGR) 1
3  Mohammad Abu-Libdeh (JOR) 5
6  Diogo Silva (BRA) 7
 Dmitriy Kim (UZB) 2
6  Diogo Silva (BRA) 3
(SUD)
6  Diogo Silva (BRA) 5
2  Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) 5
(SUP)
7  Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) 12
 Michał Łoniewski (POL) 5
7  Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) 4
2  Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) 5
(SUD)
 David Boui (CAF) 2
2  Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) 7

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.[1]

Preliminary RoundBronze Medal Contest
 Hryhorii Husarov (UKR)2 Terrence Jennings (USA)8
 Terrence Jennings (USA)3 Diogo Silva (BRA)5
 David Boui (CAF)2 Martin Stamper (GBR)3
 Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)14
(PTG)
 Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)5

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Taekwondo competition format". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 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.
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