Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg
The men's 68 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
| Men's 68kg at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre |
| Date | 9 August |
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations |
| Medalists | |
Competition format Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
| 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 Edit
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 Round | Bronze 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 Edit
- ^ a b . 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo – Provisional Draw sheet". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Provisional Draw Sheet – London 2012 Olympic Games". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- Results 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine