Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

Men's 68 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Grand Palais
Date	8 August 2024
Competitors	17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Ulugbek Rashitov  Uzbekistan Zaid Kareem  Jordan Liang Yushuai  China Edival Pontes  Brazil

The men's 68 kg competition in Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 8 August 2024 at the Grand Palais.

Summary

This is the seventh appearance of the men's 68kg category, debut in 2000, and it has appeared in every games since then.

Ulugbek Rashitov defended his Tokyo 2020 title and became a eventual champion by beating Zaid Kareem, Bradly Sinden lost to potentially silver medalist Zaid Kareem, later Sinden lost to Liang Yushuai in the bronze medal match, one of the bronze medalists, Hakan Reçber lost to Kareem, later Reçber lost to potentially bronze medalist Edival Pontes in repechage, and Zhao Shuai did not qualify.

Results

Gold medal match

	Gold medal match
	1	Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB)	6	5
	6	Zaid Kareem (JOR)	4	1

Repechage

	Repechage							Bronze Medal
								2	Bradly Sinden (GBR)
								9	Liang Yushuai (CHN)	w/o
	9	Liang Yushuai (CHN)	5	13
	17	Lo Wai Fung (HKG)	4	0

	Repechage							Bronze Medal
	11	Edival Pontes (BRA)	8	3	7
	3	Hakan Reçber (TUR)	7	3	1
								11	Edival Pontes (BRA)	3	4	4
								5	Javier Pérez (ESP)	3	6	3

Main bracket

Pool A

	Qualification round							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
								13	Ahmed Nassar (EGY)	5	2
								4	Souleyman Alaphilippe (FRA)	8	3
															4	Souleyman Alaphilippe (FRA)	1	5	2
															5	Javier Pérez (ESP)	2	4	4
								5	Javier Pérez (ESP)	7	2
								12	Banlung Tubtimdang (THA)	1	2
																						5	Javier Pérez (ESP)	3	3
																						1	Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB)	7	3
								9	Liang Yushuai (CHN)	4	5	13
								8	Levente Józsa (HUN)	7	5	0
															9	Liang Yushuai (CHN)	1	2
															1	Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB)	2	9
								1	Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB)	12	9
								17	Lo Wai Fung (HKG)	0	2
	16	Yahya Al Ghotany (EOR)	0	4
	17	Lo Wai Fung (HKG)	14	16

Pool B

	Qualification round							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
								15	Kevin Kassman (PNG)	0	3
								2	Bradly Sinden (GBR)	12	15
															2	Bradly Sinden (GBR)	8	9	18
															7	Marko Golubić (CRO)	6	11	10
								7	Marko Golubić (CRO)	3	10
								10	Bernardo Pié (DOM)	0	2
																						2	Bradly Sinden (GBR)	2	2	2
																						6	Zaid Kareem (JOR)	1	4	10
								11	Edival Pontes (BRA)	2	6	3
								6	Zaid Kareem (JOR)	9	5	9
															6	Zaid Kareem (JOR)	5	9
															3	Hakan Reçber (TUR)	1	5
								3	Hakan Reçber (TUR)	11	16
									Ibrahim Maïga (BUR)	4	15

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