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

The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 29 September at the State Sports Centre.[1]

Men's 80 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date29 September
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ángel Matos  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Faissal Ebnoutalib  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Víctor Estrada  Mexico
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Cuban fighter Ángel Matos overcame his mother's death to defeat Germany's Faissal Ebnoutalib 3–1 for the gold medal in the men's welterweight class.[2][3] Meanwhile, Mexico's Victor Estrada handily defeated Sweden's Roman Livaja in a tight match 2–1 to pick up the bronze.[4]

Competition format

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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

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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

Competitors

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Athlete Nation
Marcel More   Slovenia
Donald Geisler   Philippines
Roman Livaja   Sweden
Félipe Soto   Chile
Ángel Matos   Cuba
Majid Aflaki   Iran
Victor Estrada   Mexico
Mohamed Al-Fararjeh   Jordan
Faissal Ebnoutalib   Germany
Muhammed Dahmani   Denmark
Warren Hansen   Australia
Mokete Mokhosi   Lesotho
Mario de Meo   Italy
Sebastien Konan   Ivory Coast

Results

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

Main bracket

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Welterweight (≤80 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ Bramley, Jon (30 September 2000). "Jones misses out on third gold". News24. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "South Korea claim second taekwondo gold as judging debacle continues". Utusan Malaysia. 29 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. 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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