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

Men's 80 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	State Sports Centre
Date	29 September
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Ángel Matos   Cuba Faissal Ebnoutalib   Germany Víctor Estrada   Mexico
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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]

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

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

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

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

Legend

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

Main bracket

	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

	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

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.

External links

• Official Report Archived 23 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine