Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg
| Men's 80 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 80 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Qualifying Athletes[]
| Athlete | Country |
|---|---|
| Lionel Baguissi |  Gabon
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| Carlos Vásquez |  Venezuela
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| Aaron Cook |  Great Britain
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| Anju Jason |  Marshall Islands
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| Bahri Tanrıkulu |  Turkey
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| Steven López |  United States
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| Mauro Sarmiento |  Italy
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| Sebastien Konan |  Ivory Coast
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| Abdulqader Hikmat Sarhan |  Qatar
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| Rashad Ahmadov |  Azerbaijan
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| Sebastien Michaud |  Canada
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| Ángel Román |  Puerto Rico
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 Honduras
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| Zhu Guo |  China
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| Deepak Bista |  Nepal
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| Hadi Saei |  Iran
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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 | Lionel Baguissi (GAB)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Carlos Vásquez (VEN)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Vásquez (VEN)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Cook (GBR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Aaron Cook (GBR)
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Anju Jason (MHL)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Cook (GBR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mauro Sarmiento (ITA)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Steven López (USA)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven López (USA)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mauro Sarmiento (ITA)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mauro Sarmiento (ITA)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Sebastien Konan (CIV)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mauro Sarmiento (ITA)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hadi Saei (IRI)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Abdulqader Hikmat Sarhan (QAT)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 0 (SUP) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastien Michaud (CAN)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sebastien Michaud (CAN)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ángel Román (PUR)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hadi Saei (IRI)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Miguel Ferrera (HON)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Zhu Guo (CHN)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhu Guo (CHN)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hadi Saei (IRI)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Deepak Bista (NEP)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Hadi Saei (IRI)
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage[]
| Round 1 | Bronze medal match | ||||
| Zhu Guo (CHN)
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6 | ||||
| Deepak Bista (NEP)
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2 | Zhu Guo (CHN)
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4 | ||
| Aaron Cook (GBR)
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1 | ||||
| Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
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2 | ||||
| Sebastien Konan (CIV)
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0 | Steven López (USA)
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3 | ||
| Steven López (USA)
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3 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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