Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg

Men's 80 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date29 September
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
   Cuba
   Germany
   Mexico
Taekwondo at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Men Women
  58 kg     49 kg  
  68 kg     57 kg  
  80 kg     67 kg  
  +80 kg     +67 kg  

The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 29 at the State Sports Centre.

Cuban fighter Ángel Matos overcame his mother's death to whip Germany's Faissal Ebnoutalib 3–1 for the gold medal in the men's welterweight class.[1][2] Meanwhile, Mexico's Victor Estrada handily defeated Sweden's Roman Livaja in a tight match 2–1 to pick up the bronze.[3]

Competition format

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. The taekwondo fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced directly to the repechage tournament. These matches determined the bronze medal winner for the event.[4]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Friday, 29 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

Legend

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
      
           Marcel More (SLO) 2  
  Donald Geisler (PHI) 4       Roman Livaja (SWE) 4  
  Roman Livaja (SWE) 4+         Roman Livaja (SWE) 0  
  Félipe Soto (CHI) 2         Ángel Matos (CUB) 4  
  Ángel Matos (CUB) 9       Ángel Matos (CUB) 2  
  Majid Aflaki (IRI) 3       Víctor Estrada (MEX) 0  
  Víctor Estrada (MEX) 4         Ángel Matos (CUB) 3
  Mohamed Al-Fararjeh (JOR) 2         Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) 1
  Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) 8       Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) 2  
  Muhammed Dahmani (DEN) 5       Warren Hansen (AUS) 1  
  Warren Hansen (AUS) 6         Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) 4  
  Mokete Mokhosi (LES) 3         Sebastien Konan (CIV) 3  
  Mario de Meo (ITA) 3+       Mario de Meo (ITA) 3       
           Sebastien Konan (CIV) 4       
      

Repechage

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Bronze medal match
                   
        Roman Livaja (SWE) 1  
  Warren Hansen (AUS) 5       Warren Hansen (AUS) 0  
  Mohamed Al-Fararjeh (JOR) 4         Roman Livaja (SWE) 1
      Víctor Estrada (MEX) 2
        Sebastien Konan (CIV) 4
  Víctor Estrada (MEX) 6       Víctor Estrada (MEX) 6  
  Félipe Soto (CHI) 1  

References

  1. Bramley, Jon (30 September 2000). "Jones misses out on third gold". News24. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. "América Latina halla un tesoro en Sydney" [Latin America becomes a treasure in Sydney] (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. "South Korea claim second taekwondo gold as judging debacle continues". Utusan Malaysia. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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