# Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 21 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.

## Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Qualifying athletes

| Athlete | Country |
| Burak Hasan | Australia |
| Peter López | Peru |
| Isah Adam Muhammad | Nigeria |
| Idulio Islas | Mexico |
| Nesar Ahmad Bahave | Afghanistan |
| Mark López | United States |
| Rasul Abduraim | Kyrgyzstan |
| Daniel Manz | Germany |
| Servet Tazegül | Turkey |
| Gessler Viera | Cuba |
| Son Tae-Jin | South Korea |
| Dennis Bekkers | Netherlands |
| Dmitriy Kim | Uzbekistan |
| Ezedin Belgasem | Libya |
| Sun Yu-Chi | Chinese Taipei |
| Logan Campbell | New Zealand |

## Results
### Legend

* PTG — Won by points gap
* SUP — Won by superiority
* OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)

### Main bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Burak Hasan (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Peter López (PER) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Peter López (PER) | 3 | Peter López (PER) | Peter López (PER) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Isah Adam Muhammad (NGR) | Isah Adam Muhammad (NGR) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Isah Adam Muhammad (NGR) | (SUP) 2 | Isah Adam Muhammad (NGR) | Isah Adam Muhammad (NGR) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Idulio Islas (MEX) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Idulio Islas (MEX) | 2 | | | | Peter López (PER) | Peter López (PER) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark López (USA) | Mark López (USA) | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) | 0 | | | | | | | Mark López (USA) | Mark López (USA) | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Mark López (USA) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark López (USA) | 3 | Mark López (USA) | Mark López (USA) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Daniel Manz (GER) | Daniel Manz (GER) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rasul Abduraim (KGZ) | 0 | Daniel Manz (GER) | Daniel Manz (GER) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Daniel Manz (GER) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Daniel Manz (GER) | 1 | | | | | | | | Mark López (USA) | Mark López (USA) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | 3 |
| 6 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | 3 |
| 11 | Gessler Viera (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Gessler Viera (CUB) | 3 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | 4 | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 3 | | | | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | | | | | | | | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Ezedin Belgasem (LBA) | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ezedin Belgasem (LBA) | DSQ | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 4 | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Logan Campbell (NZL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 3 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 1 |
| Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 2 | Peter López (PER) | 0 |
| Nesar Ahmad Bahave (AFG) | 3 | Sung Yu-Chi (TPE) | 4 |
| Daniel Manz (GER) | 4 | Daniel Manz (GER) | 3 |