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

Taekwondo at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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 80 kg (also known as middleweight) 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 80 kilograms. Competition took place in the State Sports Centre at the Sydney Olympic Park on September 29.

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Medalists

Gold  Ángel Matos
Cuba (CUB)
Silver  Faissal Ebnoutalib
Germany (GER)
Bronze  Víctor Estrada
Mexico (MEX)

Tournament results

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.

Legend

Main bracket

Preliminary round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Gold medal match
                           
  More (SLO) bye  
           More (SLO) 2  
  Geisler (PHI) 4     Livaja (SWE) 4  
  Livaja (SWE) 4 (SUP)         Livaja (SWE) 0  
  Soto (CHI) 2         Matos (CUB) 4  
  Matos (CUB) 9       Matos (CUB) 2
  Aflaki (IRI) 3     Estrada (MEX) 0  
  Estrada (MEX) 4         Matos (CUB) 3
  Al-Fararjeh (JOR) 2         Ebnoutalib (GER) 1
  Ebnoutalib (GER) 8       Ebnoutalib (GER) 2  
  Dahmani (DEN) 5     Hansen (AUS) 1  
  Hansen (AUS) 6         Ebnoutalib (GER) 4
  Mokhosi (LES) 3         Konan (CIV) 3  
  de Meo (ITA) 3 (PTS)       de Meo (ITA) 3
         Konan (CIV) 4  
  Konan (CIV) bye  

Repechage

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

References