Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg

The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 20 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.^[1]

Men's 58 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date	20 August 2008
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Guillermo Pérez  Mexico Gabriel Mercedes  Dominican Republic Chu Mu-Yen  Chinese Taipei Rohullah Nikpai  Afghanistan
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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.^[2]

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

Athlete	Country
Guillermo Pérez	Mexico
Michael Harvey	Great Britain
Rohullah Nikpai	Afghanistan
Levent Tuncat	Germany
Chutchawal Khawlaor	Thailand
Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi	Benin
Tshomlee Go	Philippines
Ryan Carneli	Australia
Chu Mu-Yen	Chinese Taipei
Dickson Wamwiri	Kenya
Gabriel Mercedes	Dominican Republic
Pedro Póvoa	Portugal
Alfonso Martinez	Belize
Juan Antonio Ramos	Spain
Reza Naderian	Iran
Márcio Wenceslau	Brazil

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)	1			Chu Mu-Yen (TPE)	4
	Pedro Póvoa (POR)	−1			Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA)	2
	Michael Harvey (GBR)	1			Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)	1
	Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)	3			Rohullah Nikpai (AFG)	4