Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg
{{short description|Taekwondo competition}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 68kg
|games = 2012 Summer
|image = Taekwondo-2012-Olympics-Men68kg-Bagheri-Motamed.jpg
|caption =
|venue = ExCeL Exhibition Centre
|date = 9 August
|competitors = 16
|nations = 16
|gold = Servet Tazegül
|goldNOC = TUR
|silver = M Bagheri Motamed
|silverNOC = IRI
|bronze = Terrence Jennings
|bronzeNOC = USA
|bronze2 = Rohullah Nikpai
|bronzeNOC2 = AFG
|prev = 2008
|next = 2016
}}
{{TaekwondoAt2012SummerOlympics}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/men-less-than-58kg/competition-format/index.html |title=Men's Taekwondo competition format |work=2012 Summer Olympics official website |accessdate=2 May 2012 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722140750/http://www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/men-less-than-58kg/competition-format/index.html |url-status=dead }}
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
class="wikitable"
! Date ! Time ! Round | ||
style=background:lemonchiffon|Thursday, 9 August 2012 | style=background:lemonchiffon| 09:15 15:15 17:15 22:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon| 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.{{cite web|title=London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo – Provisional Draw sheet|url=http://www.wtf.org/bbs/bbs/download.php?bbs_code=10008&bbs_cate=1&filename=TK_Olympic2012_Provisional_draw_sheet_by_WTF_v3.pdf&file_no=6205|publisher=World Taekwondo Federation|accessdate=20 July 2012}} The remainder of the qualified athletes were randomly drawn on 6 August 2012.{{cite web|title=Provisional Draw Sheet – London 2012 Olympic Games|url=http://www.wtf.org/bbs/bbs.php?bbs_code=10008&bbs_no=6295&bbs_num=605&symode=view|publisher=World Taekwondo Federation|accessdate=20 July 2012}}
=Main bracket=
{{16TeamBracket
|RD1=Preliminary round
|RD2=Quarterfinals
|RD3=Semifinals
|RD4=Gold medal match
|team-width=180
|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Servet Tazegül|TUR|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score01=8
|RD1-seed02=15
|RD1-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Terrence Jennings|USA|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score02=6
|RD1-seed03=14
|RD1-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Hryhorii Husarov|UKR|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score03=10
|RD1-seed04=8
|RD1-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Logan Campbell|NZL|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score04=6
|RD1-seed05=5
|RD1-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Peter López|PER|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score05=3
|RD1-seed06=
|RD1-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Damir Fejzić|SRB|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score06=5
|RD1-seed07=
|RD1-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Erick Osornio|MEX|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score07=2
|RD1-seed08=4
|RD1-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Martin Stamper|GBR|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score08=5
|RD1-seed09=3
|RD1-team09={{flagIOCathlete|Mohammad Abu-Libdeh|JOR|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score09=13
{{tooltip|(PTG)|Win by Points Gap}}
|RD1-seed10=
|RD1-team10={{flagIOCathlete|Isah Mohammad|NGR|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score10=1
|RD1-seed11=
|RD1-team11={{flagIOCathlete|Dmitriy Kim|UZB|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score11=2
|RD1-seed12=6
|RD1-team12={{flagIOCathlete|Diogo Silva|BRA|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score12=3
{{tooltip|(SUD)|Win by sudden death point}}
|RD1-seed13=7
|RD1-team13={{flagIOCathlete|Rohullah Nikpai|AFG|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score13=12
|RD1-seed14=
|RD1-team14={{flagIOCathlete|Michał Łoniewski|POL|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score14=5
|RD1-seed15=
|RD1-team15={{flagIOCathlete|David Boui|CAF|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score15=2
|RD1-seed16=2
|RD1-team16={{flagIOCathlete|Mohammad Bagheri Motamed|IRI|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score16=7
|RD2-seed01=1
|RD2-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Servet Tazegül|TUR|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score01=9
|RD2-seed02=
|RD2-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Hryhorii Husarov|UKR|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score02=2
|RD2-seed03=
|RD2-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Damir Fejzić|SRB|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score03=3
|RD2-seed04=4
|RD2-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Martin Stamper|GBR|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score04=8
|RD2-seed05=3
|RD2-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Mohammad Abu-Libdeh|JOR|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score05=5
|RD2-seed06=6
|RD2-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Diogo Silva|BRA|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score06=7
|RD2-seed07=7
|RD2-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Rohullah Nikpai|AFG|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score07=4
|RD2-seed08=2
|RD2-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Mohammad Bagheri Motamed|IRI|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score08=5
{{tooltip|(SUD)|Win by sudden death point}}
|RD3-seed01=1
|RD3-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Servet Tazegül|TUR|2012 Summer}}
|RD3-score01=9
|RD3-seed02=4
|RD3-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Martin Stamper|GBR|2012 Summer}}
|RD3-score02=6
|RD3-seed03=6
|RD3-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Diogo Silva|BRA|2012 Summer}}
|RD3-score03=5
|RD3-seed04=2
|RD3-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Mohammad Bagheri Motamed|IRI|2012 Summer}}
|RD3-score04=5
{{tooltip|(SUP)|Win by superiority}}
|RD4-seed01=1
|RD4-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Servet Tazegül|TUR|2012 Summer}}
|RD4-score01=6
|RD4-seed02=2
|RD4-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Mohammad Bagheri Motamed|IRI|2012 Summer}}
|RD4-score02=5
}}
=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.
{{6TeamBracket-repechage|
|RD1=Preliminary Round
|RD2=Bronze Medal Contest
|RD1-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Hryhorii Husarov|UKR|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score01=2
|RD1-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Terrence Jennings|USA|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score02=3
|RD2-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Terrence Jennings|USA|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score01=8
|RD2-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Diogo Silva|BRA|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score02=5
|RD1-team03={{flagIOCathlete|David Boui|CAF|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score03=2
|RD1-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Rohullah Nikpai|AFG|2012 Summer}}
|RD1-score04=14
{{tooltip|(PTG)|Win by Points Gap}}
|RD2-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Martin Stamper|GBR|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score03=3
|RD2-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Rohullah Nikpai|AFG|2012 Summer}}
|RD2-score04=5
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/men-less-than-68kg/ Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730084749/http://www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/men-less-than-68kg/ |date=2012-07-30 }}
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