| Men's 68 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 21 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 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 21 the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.
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]
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 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Bronze medal match | ||||
| Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 3 | ||||
| Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 2 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 1 | ||
| Peter López (PER) | 0 | ||||
| Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 4 | ||||
| Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) | 3 | Daniel Manz (GER) | 3 | ||
| Daniel Manz (GER) | 4 | ||||
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The men's 80 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 10 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
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The women's 57 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
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The women's 67 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 19 August, at the Carioca Arena 3.
The women's +67 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 20 August, at the Carioca Arena 3.
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