| Men's 68kg at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 9 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2012 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 at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
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]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Thursday, 9 August 2012 | 09:15 15:15 17:15 22:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
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]
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
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