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.