Enjoy the highlights of Beijing Olympics 2008 here. The following medals were awarded in taekwondo at the 2008 Olympic Games

MEN

-58KG

Gold – Guillermo Perez (Mexico)

Silver – Yulis Gabriel Mercedes (Dominican Republic)

Bronze – Rohullah Nikpai (Afghanistan)

- Chu Mu-yen (Taiwan)

-68KG

Gold – Son Tae-jin (South Korea)

Silver – Mark Lopez (U.S.)

Bronze – Sung Yu-chi (Taiwan)

- Servet Tazegul (Turkey)

-80KG

Gold – Hadi Saei (Iran)

Silver – Mauro Sarmiento (Italy)

Bronze – Zhu Guo (China)

- Steven Lopez (U.S.)

+80KG

Gold – Cha Dong-min (South Korea)

Silver – Alexandros Nikolaidis (Greece)

Bronze – Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije (Nigeria)

Arman Chilmanov (Kazakhstan)

WOMEN

-49KG

Gold – Wu Jingyu (China)

Silver – Buttree Puedpong (Thailand)

Bronze – Daynellis Montejo (Cuba)

- Dalia Contreras Rivero (Venezuela)

-57KG

Gold – Lim Su-jeong (South Korea)

Silver – Azize Tanrikulu (Turkey)

Bronze – Martina Zubcic (Croatia)

- Diana Lopez (U.S.)

-67KG

Gold – Hwang Kyung-seon (South Korea)

Silver – Karine Sergerie (Canada)

Bronze – Sandra Saric (Croatia)

- Gwladys Patience Epangue (France)

+67KG

Gold – Maria Espinoza (Mexico)

Silver – Nina Solheim (Norway)

Bronze – Natalia Falavigna (Brazil)

Sarah Stevenson (Britain)

(Compiled by Padraic Halpin, Editing by Lars Janssen)

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