# Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

The men's 68 kg competition in Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 8 August 2024 at the Grand Palais.

## Summary

This is the seventh appearance of the men's 68kg category, debut in 2000, and it has appeared in every games since then.
Ulugbek Rashitov defended his Tokyo 2020 title and became a eventual champion by beating Zaid Kareem, Bradly Sinden lost to potentially silver medalist Zaid Kareem, later Sinden lost to Liang Yushuai in the bronze medal match, one of the bronze medalists, Hakan Reçber lost to Kareem, later Reçber lost to potentially bronze medalist Edival Pontes in repechage, and Zhao Shuai did not qualify.

## Seeds

Each practitioner has every number, the hosting nation is seeded 4 based on Universality places.
* Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) (Champion)
* Bradly Sinden (GBR) (loser of bronze medal matches (Walkover))
* Hakan Reçber (TUR) (loser of repechages)
* Souleyman Alaphilippe (FRA) (quarterfinals)
* Javier Pérez (ESP) (loser of bronze medal matches)
* Zaid Kareem (JOR) (silver medalist)
* Marko Golubić (CRO) (quarterfinals)
* Levente Józsa (HUN) (round of 16)
* Liang Yushuai (CHN) (bronze medalist)
* Bernardo Pié (DOM) (round of 16)
* Edival Pontes (BRA) (bronze medalist)
* Banlung Tubtimdang (THA) (round of 16)
* Ahmed Nassar (EGY) (round of 16)
* Ibrahim Maïga (BUR) (round of 16)
* Kevin Kassman (PNG) (round of 16)
* Yahya Al-Ghotany (EOR) (qualifying round)
* Lo Kai Fung (HKG) (loser of repechages)

## Results
### Gold medal match

| Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Zaid Kareem (JOR) | 4 | 1 | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal |
| | | | | 2 | Bradly Sinden (GBR) | |
| | | | | 9 | Liang Yushuai (CHN) | w/o |
| 9 | Liang Yushuai (CHN) | 5 | 13 | 9 | Liang Yushuai (CHN) | w/o |
| 17 | Lo Wai Fung (HKG) | 4 | 0 | | | |
| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal |
| 11 | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Hakan Reçber (TUR) | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Hakan Reçber (TUR) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 5 | Javier Pérez (ESP) | 3 | 6 | 3 |

### Main bracket
#### Pool A

| Qualification round | Qualification round | Qualification round | Qualification round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | | 13 | Ahmed Nassar (EGY) | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Souleyman Alaphilippe (FRA) | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Souleyman Alaphilippe (FRA) | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Javier Pérez (ESP) | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Javier Pérez (ESP) | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | Banlung Tubtimdang (THA) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Javier Pérez (ESP) | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | 9 | Liang Yushuai (CHN) | 4 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Levente Józsa (HUN) | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Liang Yushuai (CHN) | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) | 2 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 17 | Lo Wai Fung (HKG) | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Yahya Al Ghotany (EOR) | 0 | 4 | 17 | Lo Wai Fung (HKG) | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Lo Wai Fung (HKG) | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Pool B

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 15 | Kevin Kassman (PNG) | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bradly Sinden (GBR) | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Bradly Sinden (GBR) | 8 | 9 | 18 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Marko Golubić (CRO) | 6 | 11 | 10 | | | | | |
| 7 | Marko Golubić (CRO) | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bernardo Pié (DOM) | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bradly Sinden (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Zaid Kareem (JOR) | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zaid Kareem (JOR) | 9 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Zaid Kareem (JOR) | 5 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Hakan Reçber (TUR) | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Hakan Reçber (TUR) | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ibrahim Maïga (BUR) | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |