The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 30 September at the State Sports Centre.[1]
| Men's +80 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | State Sports Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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1997 World champion Kim Kyong-hun captured South Korea's third gold in the sport, as he prevailed over the local favorite Daniel Trenton of Australia 6–2 in the men's heavyweight final despite the ridicule and commotion from a raucous, partisan home crowd.[2][3] The bronze medal was awarded to France's Pascal Gentil after he knocked out his Saudi Arabian opponent Khaled Al-Dosari in the second round of the repechage final match.[4][5]
Competition format edit
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.[6]
Schedule edit
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Competitors edit
Results edit
- Legend
- PTG — Won by points gap
- SUP — Won by superiority
- OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
- WO — Walkover
Main bracket edit
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
 Colin Daley (GBR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Marcus Thorén (SWE)
| 3 |  Daniel Trenton (AUS)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Trenton (AUS)
| 6 | Daniel Trenton (AUS)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Donald Ravenscroft (RSA)
|  Milton Castro (COL)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)
| WO | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)
| 0:00-2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Zhu Feng (CHN)
| 5 | Milton Castro (COL)
| RSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Milton Castro (COL)
| 6 | Daniel Trenton (AUS)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kim Kyong-hun (KOR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Carlos Delgado (NCA)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA)
| 0 | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kim Kyong-hun (KOR)
| 5 | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Pascal Gentil (FRA)
| 4 | Pascal Gentil (FRA)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Yahia Rashwan (EGY)
| 1 | Pascal Gentil (FRA)
| KO | ||||||||||||||||
 Nelson Saenz (CUB)
| 0:00-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repechage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Milton Castro (COL)
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Carlos Delgado (NCA)
| 1 | Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA)
| 3 | Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA)
| 2:04-2 | ||||||||
| Pascal Gentil (FRA)
| KO | ||||||||||
| Pascal Gentil (FRA)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Colin Daley (GBR)
| 9 | Colin Daley (GBR)
| 0 | ||||||||
| Marcus Thorén (SWE)
| 2 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Russia Pulls Off Handball Upset". Los Angeles Times. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Pour Gentil, le rêve d'or devient bronze" [For Gentil, his dream of an Olympic gold has transformed into bronze] (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.