| Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics |
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 58 kg | 49 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 80 kg | 67 kg | ||||
| +80 kg | +67 kg | ||||
These are the results of the men's 68 kg (also known as lightweight) competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 14 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 68 kilograms. Competition took place in the State Sports Centre at the Sydney Olympic Park on September 28.
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| Gold | Steven López United States (USA) |
| Silver | Sin Joon-Sik South Korea (KOR) |
| Bronze | Hadi Saei Iran (IRI) |
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. Those fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||
| Hernando (ARG) | bye | ||||||||||||
| Hernando (ARG) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Hsu (TPE) | 2 | Saei (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Saei (IRI) | 5 | Saei (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Sin (KOR) | 7 | Sin (KOR) | 5 | ||||||||||
| Caliskan (AUT) | 3 | Sin (KOR) | 9 | ||||||||||
| Naeeli (LBA) | 3 | Dzitiev (RUS) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Dzitiev (RUS) | 12 | Sin (KOR) | 0 | ||||||||||
| Zas (ESP) | 3 | Lopez (USA) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Massimino (AUS) | 3 (SUP) | Massimino (AUS) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Lopez (USA) | 7 | Lopez (USA) | 1 (SUP) | ||||||||||
| Nolano (ITA) | 0 | Lopez (USA) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Acharki (GER) | 7 | Acharki (GER) | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ogoudjobi (BEN) | 0 | Acharki (GER) | 15 | ||||||||||
| Bernasconi (MON) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Bernasconi (MON) | bye | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | |||||||
| Saei (IRI) | 6 | ||||||||
| Massimino (AUS) | 9 | Massimino (AUS) | 5 | ||||||
| Nolano (ITA) | 7 | Saei (IRI) | 4 | ||||||
| Caliskan (AUT) | 2 | ||||||||
| Acharki (GER) | 7 | ||||||||
| Dzitiev (RUS) | 0 | Caliskan (AUT) | 7 (PTS) | ||||||
| Caliskan (AUT) | 6 | ||||||||