2012 Summer Olympics / Taekwondo - Heavyweight (Men)
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sport | Taekwondo |
discipline | Heavyweight |
gender | Men |
place | Exhibition Center London |
Attendees | 16 athletes from 16 countries |
Competition phase | August 11, 2012 |
The Taekwondo competition in the men's heavyweight division , the weight class over 80 kg, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held on August 11, 2012 in the Exhibition Center London . 16 fighters took part.
The competition was carried out in a knockout system . It started with the round of 16. The winners then went to the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The winners of the semifinals competed for gold and silver medals. The fighters, who had lost to one of the finalists in the last sixteen and quarter-finals, fought against each other in a round of hope. The two winners then fought with the semi-final loser of the other finalist for two bronze medals.
Note:
The bout winners and their scores are in bold.
The abbreviation PTG means that the winner has reached a lead of 12 points at the end of the second round or at any point in the third round and the fight ends.
SUD means Sudden Death. In the event of a tie after the third round, a fourth round will be fought. The first evaluation decides on the winner.
If there is still no winner after the fourth round, the overall impression will be used (SUP).
Title holder
Olympic champion |
Cha Dong-min ( South Korea )
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Beijing 2008 |
Round of 16
Fighter 1 | Result | Fighter 2 |
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9 - 4 |
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3 - 7 |
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9 - 2 |
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0 - 1 |
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7 - 3 |
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4 - 6 |
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4 - 13 |
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3 - 7 |
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Quarter finals
Fighter 1 | Result | Fighter 2 |
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1 - 4 |
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7 - 6 SUD |
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6 - 5 SUD |
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11 - 6 |
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Semifinals
Fighter 1 | Result | Fighter 2 |
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2 - 3 |
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6 - 4 |
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Round of hope
The athletes who lost to finalist Anthony Obame in the last sixteen and quarter-finals , then those who lost to Carlo Molfetta , fought .
Fighter 1 | Result | Fighter 2 |
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14 - 2 PTG |
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1 - 6 |
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Fight for the bronze medal
Fighter 1 | Result | Fighter 2 |
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Without a fight after Keïta's injury |
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2 - 3 |
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final
August 11, 2012, 11:30 p.m. (CEST)
Fighter 1 | Result | Fighter 2 |
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9 - 9 SUP |
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Medals
After three South Korean victories in a row, Carlo Molfetta was won by an Italian who won the first Olympic Taekwondo victory for his country.
Anthony Obame not only won the first medal in Taekwondo for Gabon. It was also the first ever medal for the country at the Olympic Games.
Liu Xiaobo and Robelis Despaigne won the first heavyweight medals for their countries.
space | Surname | nation |
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1 | Carlo Molfetta |
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2 | Anthony Obame |
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3 | Liu Xiaobo |
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3 | Robelis Despaigne |
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Web links
Individual evidence