Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
The men's 58 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 8 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 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.Schedule
All times are British Summer TimeDate | Time | Round |
Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | 09:15 15:15 17:17 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. The remainder of the qualified athletes were randomly drawn on 6 August 2012.Main Bracket
;Legend- SUD - Win by sudden death point.
- PTG - Win by point gap. This happens when a competitor has a 12-point lead at the end of the second round or achieves a 12-point lead at any point in the 3rd round.
Repechage