Great Britain at The 2008 Summer Olympics - Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Team GB entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition in Beijing. Sarah Stevenson won Team GB's first ever medal in Olympic taekwondo – a bronze in the women's +67 kg.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Michael Harvey Men's −58 kg Pérez (MEX)
L 2–3		 Did not advance Nikpai (AFG)
L 1–3		 Did not advance
Aaron Cook Men's −80 kg Jason (MHL)
W 7–0		 Vásquez (VEN)
W 5–2		 Sarmiento (ITA)
L 5–6		 Zhu G (CHN)
L 1–4		 Did not advance 5
Sarah Stevenson Women's +67 kg Dawani (JOR)
W 3–2		 Chen Z (CHN)
W 2–1*		 Espinoza (MEX)
L 1–4		 Abd Rabo (EGY)
W 5–1		 Did not advance 03 !

* After a successful appeal by the British, judges reversed the result of the match, granting Sarah Stevenson two points for a final round kick to her opponent's head which the judges had previously missed. The reversal of the decision, after video footage was considered, is thought to be a first for the sport. Another British hopeful, Aaron Cook, was also unhappy with the judges after losing out on bronze in the men's -80 kg.

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