Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

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Men's 68 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue State Sports Centre
Date28 September
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Steven López Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Sin Joon-Sik Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg Hadi Saei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
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The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 28 at the State Sports Centre. [1]

American taekwondo jin Steven López came from behind in the final round to dedeat South Korea's Sin Joon-sik for the gold medal in the men's featherweight class. [2] [3] Meanwhile, Iranian fighter Hadi Saei edged his Turkish-born Austrian opponent Tuncay Çalışkan 4–2 to earn a bronze.

Competition format

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. [4]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 28 September 200009:00
11:30
15:30
20:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

AthleteNation
Alejandro Hernando Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Hsu Chi-hung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Hadi Saei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Sin Joon-sik Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Tuncay Çalışkan Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Nizar Naeeli Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Aslander Dzitiev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Francisco Zas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Carlo Massimino Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Steven López Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Claudio Nolano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Aziz Acharki Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Stanislas Ogoudjobi Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Olivier Bernasconi Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco

Results

Legend

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Alejandro Hernando  (ARG)0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu Chi-hung  (TPE)2 Flag of Iran.svg  Hadi Saei  (IRI)3
Flag of Iran.svg  Hadi Saei  (IRI)5Flag of Iran.svg  Hadi Saei  (IRI)3
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Sin Joon-sik  (KOR)7Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Sin Joon-sik  (KOR)5
Flag of Austria.svg  Tuncay Çalışkan  (AUT)3 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Sin Joon-sik  (KOR)9
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Nizar Mohamed Naeeli  (LBA)3 Flag of Russia.svg  Aslander Dzitiev  (RUS)1
Flag of Russia.svg  Aslanbek Dzitiyev  (RUS)12Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Sin Joon-sik  (KOR)0
Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Zas  (ESP)3 Flag of the United States.svg  Steven López  (USA)1
Flag of Australia.svg  Carlo Massimino  (AUS)3+Flag of Australia.svg  Carlo Massimino  (AUS)1
Flag of the United States.svg  Steven López  (USA)7Flag of the United States.svg  Steven López  (USA)1+
Flag of Italy.svg  Claudio Nolano  (ITA)0 Flag of the United States.svg  Steven López  (USA)2
Flag of Germany.svg  Aziz Acharki  (GER)7Flag of Germany.svg  Aziz Acharki  (GER)0
Flag of Benin.svg  Stanislas Ogoudjobi  (BEN)0 Flag of Germany.svg  Aziz Acharki  (GER)15
Flag of Monaco.svg  Olivier Bernasconi  (MON)1

Repechage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
Flag of Iran.svg  Hadi Saei  (IRI)6
Flag of Australia.svg  Carlo Massimino  (AUS)9Flag of Australia.svg  Carlo Massimino  (AUS)5
Flag of Italy.svg  Claudio Nolano  (ITA)7 Flag of Iran.svg  Hadi Saei  (IRI)4
Flag of Austria.svg  Tuncay Çalışkan  (AUT)2
Flag of Germany.svg  Aziz Acharki  (GER)7
Flag of Russia.svg  Aslander Dzitiev  (RUS)0 Flag of Austria.svg  Tuncay Çalışkan  (AUT)7+
Flag of Austria.svg  Tuncay Çalışkan  (AUT)6

References

  1. "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Featherweight (≤68 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. Baranger, Walter (29 September 2000). "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Lopez Takes Gold". New York Times . Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. "Gold for Lopez a First for U.S." Los Angeles Times . 29 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.