Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
# Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg

The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 22 at 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 |
| - | - | - |
| Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Qualifying Athletes

| Athlete | Country |
| - | - |
| Guillermo Pérez | Mexico |
| Michael Harvey | Great Britain |
| Rohullah Nikpai | Afghanistan |
| Levent Tuncat | Germany |
| Chutchawal Khawlaor | Thailand |
| Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi | Benin |
| Tshomlee Go | Philippines |
| Ryan Carneli | Australia |
| Chu Mu-Yen | Chinese Taipei |
| Dickson Wamwiri | Kenya |
| Gabriel Mercedes | Dominican Republic |
| Pedro Póvoa | Portugal |
| Alfonso Martinez | Belize |
| Juan Antonio Ramos | Spain |
| Reza Naderian | Iran |
| Márcio Wenceslau | Brazil |

## 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 | Guillermo Pérez (MEX) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Michael Harvey (GBR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Michael Harvey (GBR) | 2 | Guillermo Pérez (MEX) | Guillermo Pérez (MEX) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 4 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Levent Tuncat (GER) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Levent Tuncat (GER) | 3 | | | | Guillermo Pérez (MEX) | Guillermo Pérez (MEX) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | 4 | | | | | | | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | 1 | | | | |
| 12 | Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi (BEN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jean Moloise Ogoudjobi (BEN) | 2 | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ryan Carneli (AUS) | Ryan Carneli (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tshomlee Go (PHI) | 0 | Ryan Carneli (AUS) | Ryan Carneli (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ryan Carneli (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ryan Carneli (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | Guillermo Pérez (MEX) | Guillermo Pérez (MEX) | (SUP) 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | 1 |
| 6 | Chu Mu-Yen (TPE) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | 1 |
| 11 | Dickson Wamwiri (KEN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dickson Wamwiri (KEN) | 0 | Chu Mu-Yen (TPE) | Chu Mu-Yen (TPE) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | 3 | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Pedro Póvoa (POR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Pedro Póvoa (POR) | 0 | | | | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Alfonso Martínez (BIZ) | 1 | | | | | | | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | 2 | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Márcio Wenceslau (BRA) | Márcio Wenceslau (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Reza Naderian (IRI) | 1 | Márcio Wenceslau (BRA) | Márcio Wenceslau (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Márcio Wenceslau (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chu Mu-Yen (TPE) | 1 | Chu Mu-Yen (TPE) | 4 |
| Pedro Póvoa (POR) | −1 | Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) | 2 |
| Michael Harvey (GBR) | 1 | Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP) | 1 |
| Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 3 | Rohullah Nikpai (AFG) | 4 |
