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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 Spain 1 2 0 3
2 China China 1 1 1 3
3 South Korea South Korea 1 1 0 2
Turkey Turkey 1 1 0 2
5 Great Britain Great Britain 1 0 1 2
Italy Italy 1 0 1 2
7 Argentina Argentina 1 0 0 1
Serbia Serbia 1 0 0 1
9 France France 0 1 1 2
10 Gabon Gabon 0 1 0 1
Iran Iran 0 1 0 1
12 Russia Russia 0 0 2 2
United States United States 0 0 2 2
14 Afghanistan Afghanistan 0 0 1 1
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 0 0 1 1
Colombia Colombia 0 0 1 1
Croatia Croatia 0 0 1 1
Cuba Cuba 0 0 1 1
Germany Germany 0 0 1 1
Mexico Mexico 0 0 1 1
Thailand Thailand 0 0 1 1

Medalists[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
58 kg Joel Gonzalez Bonilla
Spain
Lee Dae-hoon
South Korea
Alexey Denisenko
Russia
Oscar Munoz Oviedo
Colombia
68 kg Servet Tazegul
Turkey
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed
Iran
Terrence Jennings
United States
Rohullah Nikpai
Afghanistan
80 kg Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich
Argentina
Nicolas Garcia Hemme
Spain
Lutalo Muhammad
Great Britain
Mauro Sarmiento
Italy
80+ kg Carlo Molfetta
Italy
Anthony Obame
Gabon
Robelis Despaigne
Cuba
Liu Xiaobo
China

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
49 kg Wu Jingyu
China
Brigitte Yague Enrique
Spain
Chanatip Sonkham
Thailand
Lucija Zaninovic
Croatia
57 kg Jade Jones
Great Britain
Hou Yuzhuo
China
Marlene Harnois
France
Tseng Li-cheng
Chinese Taipei
67 kg Hwang Kyung-seon
South Korea
Nur Tatar
Turkey
Helena Fromm
Germany
Paige McPherson
United States
67+ kg Milica Mandic
Serbia
Anne-Caroline Graffe
France
Anastasia Baryshnikova
Russia
Maria del Rosario Espinoza
Mexico

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.
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