title: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
text: # 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 |
  