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Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg

The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 27 September at the State Sports Centre.[1]

Men's 58 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date27 September
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michalis Mouroutsos  Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gabriel Esparza  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Huang Chih-hsiung  Chinese Taipei
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Greece's Michalis Mouroutsos handily defeated the Spaniard Gabriel Esparza with a score of 4–2 to take the gold in the men's flyweight class.[2][3] The bronze medal was awarded to Chinese Taipei's Huang Chih-hsiung, who overwhelmed Argentina's Gabriel Taraburelli for a 3–0 victory in the repechage.[3][4]

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.[5]

Schedule edit

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 27 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30		 Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors edit

Athlete Nation
Gabriel Taraburelli   Argentina
Gabriel Sagastume   Guatemala
Roberto Cruz   Philippines
Kiyoteru Higuchi   Japan
Huang Chih-hsiung   Chinese Taipei
Talaat Abada   Egypt
Michalis Mouroutsos   Greece
József Salim   Hungary
Juan Moreno   United States
Naser Buftain   Kuwait
Mfanukhona Dlamini   Swaziland
Paul Lyons   Australia
Younès Sekkat   Morocco
Gabriel Esparza   Spain


Results edit

Legend
  • PTG — Won by points gap
  • SUP — Won by superiority
  • OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
  • WO — Walkover
  • RSC — Referee Stops Contest

Main bracket edit

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
  Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 7
  Gabriel Sagastume (GUA) −1   Roberto Cruz (PHI) 5
  Roberto Cruz (PHI) 4   Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 1
  Kiyoteru Higuchi (JPN) 0   Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 2
  Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 4   Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 1
  Talaat Abada (EGY) 0   Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 2
  Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 5   Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 4
  József Salim (HUN) 2   Gabriel Esparza (ESP) 2
  Juan Moreno (USA) 0   József Salim (HUN) 1+
  Naser Buftain (KUW) 0:00-3   Naser Buftain (KUW) 1
  Mfanukhona Dlamini (SWZ) RSC   József Salim (HUN) 0
  Paul Lyons (AUS) 4   Gabriel Esparza (ESP) 5
  Younès Sekkat (MAR) 4+   Younès Sekkat (MAR) 1
  Gabriel Esparza (ESP) 3

Repechage edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
  Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 5
  Younès Sekkat (MAR) 4
  Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 0
  Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 3
  József Salim (HUN) 0
  Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 7   Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 1
  Talaat Abada (EGY) 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Flyweight (≤58 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Poe Loses; Australians Win Gold". New York Times. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Browne, Andrew (27 September 2000). "Australian student wins first taekwondo gold". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Chinese Taipei Huang Chih-Hsiung Wins Men's 58kg Taekwondo Bronze". People's Daily. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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