Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
| Men's 58 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 22 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 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 22 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.
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 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]
Schedule[]
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Qualifying Athletes[]
Results[]
- Legend
- PTG — Won by points gap
- SUP — Won by superiority
- OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
Main bracket[]
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Guillermo Pérez (MEX)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Michael Harvey (GBR)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Pérez (MEX)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Levent Tuncat (GER)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Pérez (MEX)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi (BEN)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ryan Carneli (AUS)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Tshomlee Go (PHI)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ryan Carneli (AUS)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Pérez (MEX)
| (SUP) 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Dickson Wamwiri (KEN)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Pedro Póvoa (POR)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Mercedes (DOM)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Alfonso Martínez (BIZ)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Márcio Wenceslau (BRA)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Reza Naderian (IRI)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Márcio Wenceslau (BRA)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage[]
| Round 1 | Bronze medal match | ||||
| Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)
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1 | ||||
| Pedro Póvoa (POR)
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−1 | Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)
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4 | ||
| Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)
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2 | ||||
| Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)
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1 | ||||
| Michael Harvey (GBR)
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1 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)
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4 | ||
| Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)
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3 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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- Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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