# Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg

The men's +80 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 11 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 Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 11 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

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Konrad Trajkovic (SLO) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Konrad Trajkovic (SLO) | 4 | 1 | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 3 | 8 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 7 | | | | 8 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Anthony Obame (GAB) | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Anthony Obame (GAB) | 9 | | | | | | | 5 | Anthony Obame (GAB) | 3 | | | | |
| | Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga (SAM) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga (SAM) | 2 | 5 | Anthony Obame (GAB) | 7 (SUD) | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Robelis Despaigne (CUB) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije (NGR) | 0 | 4 | Robelis Despaigne (CUB) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robelis Despaigne (CUB) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robelis Despaigne (CUB) | 1 | | | | | | | | 5 | Anthony Obame (GAB) | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 9 (SUP) |
| 3 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 9 (SUP) |
| | Alisher Gulov (TJK) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alisher Gulov (TJK) | 3 | 3 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 6 (SUD) | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Kenneth Edwards (JAM) | 4 | 6 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 6 | | | | 3 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Akmal Irgashev (UZB) | 4 | | | | | | | | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 4 | | | | |
| | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 13 | | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | François Coulombe-Fortier (CAN) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Gadzhi Umarov (RUS) | 3 | 2 | François Coulombe-Fortier (CAN) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | François Coulombe-Fortier (CAN) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Bronze Medal Contest | Bronze Medal Contest |
| Robelis Despaigne (CUB) | 14 (PTG) | Robelis Despaigne (CUB) | W/O |
| Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga (SAM) | 2 | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | |
| Alisher Gulov (TJK) | 1 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 2 |
| Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 6 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 3 |