# Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

The men's 68 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 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 competes 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 |
| Thursday, 9 August 2012 | 09:15 15:15 17:15 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 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Terrence Jennings (USA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Terrence Jennings (USA) | 6 | 1 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 10 | | Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Logan Campbell (NZL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Logan Campbell (NZL) | 6 | | | | 1 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Martin Stamper (GBR) | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Peter López (PER) | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Martin Stamper (GBR) | 6 | | | | |
| | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 5 | | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Martin Stamper (GBR) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Erick Osornio (MEX) | 2 | 4 | Martin Stamper (GBR) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martin Stamper (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Martin Stamper (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | Servet Tazegül (TUR) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 5 |
| 3 | Mohammad Abu-Libdeh (JOR) | 13 (PTG) | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 5 |
| | Isah Mohammad (NGR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isah Mohammad (NGR) | 1 | 3 | Mohammad Abu-Libdeh (JOR) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Diogo Silva (BRA) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Dmitriy Kim (UZB) | 2 | 6 | Diogo Silva (BRA) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Diogo Silva (BRA) | 3 (SUD) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Diogo Silva (BRA) | 3 (SUD) | | | | 6 | Diogo Silva (BRA) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 5 (SUP) | | | | |
| 7 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 12 | | | | | | | 2 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 5 (SUP) | | | | |
| | Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 5 | 7 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 5 (SUD) | | | | | | | |
| | David Boui (CAF) | 2 | 2 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 5 (SUD) | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRI) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

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.
| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Bronze Medal Contest | Bronze Medal Contest |
| Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 2 | Terrence Jennings (USA) | 8 |
| Terrence Jennings (USA) | 3 | Diogo Silva (BRA) | 5 |
| David Boui (CAF) | 2 | Martin Stamper (GBR) | 3 |
| Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 14 (PTG) | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 5 |