Taekwondo events at the 2012 Summer Olympics were held from 8 to 11 August 2012 at ExCeL London.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  China |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Turkey |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Gabon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Russia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 United States |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Afghanistan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg | Joel Gonzalez Bonilla
|
Lee Dae-hoon
|
Alexey Denisenko
|
Oscar Munoz Oviedo
|
| 68 kg | Servet Tazegul
|
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed
|
Terrence Jennings
|
Rohullah Nikpai
|
| 80 kg | Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich
|
Nicolas Garcia Hemme
|
Lutalo Muhammad
|
Mauro Sarmiento
|
| 80+ kg | Carlo Molfetta
|
Anthony Obame
|
Robelis Despaigne
|
Liu Xiaobo
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | Wu Jingyu
|
Brigitte Yague Enrique
|
Chanatip Sonkham
|
Lucija Zaninovic
|
| 57 kg | Jade Jones
|
Hou Yuzhuo
|
Marlene Harnois
|
Tseng Li-cheng
|
| 67 kg | Hwang Kyung-seon
|
Nur Tatar
|
Helena Fromm
|
Paige McPherson
|
| 67+ kg | Milica Mandic
|
Anne-Caroline Graffe
|
Anastasia Baryshnikova
|
Maria del Rosario Espinoza
|
Statistics[]
- There were 128 total athletes from 63 countries.
- Carolena Carstens was the youngest participant with 16 years and 203 days.
- Steven Lopez was the oldest participant with 33 years and 274 days.
- 11 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Gold medals were won by 8 different nations, the highest possible amount.
- Ghana won their first Olympic medal.