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

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Men's 68kg
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Taekwondo-2012-Olympics-Men68kg-Bagheri-Motamed.jpg
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date9 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Servet Tazegül Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Silver medal icon.svg M Bagheri Motamed Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg Terrence Jennings Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Rohullah Nikpai Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan
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2016  

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)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 9 August 201209:15
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 Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Tazegül  (TUR)8
15 Flag of the United States.svg  Terrence Jennings  (USA)6
1 Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Tazegül  (TUR)9
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hryhorii Husarov  (UKR)2
14 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hryhorii Husarov  (UKR)10
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Logan Campbell  (NZL)6
1 Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Tazegül  (TUR)9
4 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Martin Stamper  (GBR)6
5 Flag of Peru.svg  Peter López  (PER)3
Flag of Serbia.svg  Damir Fejzić  (SRB)5
Flag of Serbia.svg  Damir Fejzić  (SRB)3
4 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Martin Stamper  (GBR)8
Flag of Mexico.svg  Erick Osornio  (MEX)2
4 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Martin Stamper  (GBR)5
1 Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Tazegül  (TUR)6
2 Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Bagheri Motamed  (IRI)5
3 Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Mohammad Abu-Libdeh  (JOR)13
(PTG)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Isah Mohammad  (NGR)1
3 Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Mohammad Abu-Libdeh  (JOR)5
6 Flag of Brazil.svg  Diogo Silva  (BRA)7
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Dmitriy Kim  (UZB)2
6 Flag of Brazil.svg  Diogo Silva  (BRA)3
(SUD)
6 Flag of Brazil.svg  Diogo Silva  (BRA)5
2 Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Bagheri Motamed  (IRI)5
(SUP)
7 Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Rohullah Nikpai  (AFG)12
Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Łoniewski  (POL)5
7 Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Rohullah Nikpai  (AFG)4
2 Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Bagheri Motamed  (IRI)5
(SUD)
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  David Boui  (CAF)2
2 Flag of Iran.svg  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 Round

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Taekwondo competition format". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  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.