Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

Men's 68 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Date	27 August
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Hadi Saei   Iran Huang Chih-hsiung   Chinese Taipei Song Myeong-Seob   South Korea
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The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 27 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.

Iran's Hadi Saei secured a tight 4–3 victory over Chinese Taipei's Huang Chih-hsiung to pick up the Olympic gold medal in the event, adding it to his bronze from Sydney four years earlier. ^{[1] [2]} Meanwhile, South Korean taekwondo fighter Song Myeong-seob edged his worthy adversary Diogo Silva of Brazil 12–7 to score a bronze. ^[1]

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. ^[3]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Friday, 27 August 2004	11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30	Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Results

Legend

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

Main bracket

Preliminary round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal match

Mohamed Omrani  (TUN)

2

Carlo Massimino  (AUS)

7

Carlo Massimino  (AUS)

4

Gabriel Sagastume  (GUA)

11

Gabriel Sagastume  (GUA)

5

Duncan Mahlangu  (RSA)

7

Gabriel Sagastume  (GUA)

5

Tuncay Çalışkan  (AUT)

KO

Huang Chih-hsiung  (TPE)

7

Bertrand Gbongou Liango  (CAF)

1:45-3

Tuncay Çalışkan  (AUT)

8

Huang Chih-hsiung  (TPE)

8

Huang Chih-hsiung  (TPE)

10

Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein  (EGY)

1

Huang Chih-hsiung  (TPE)

3

Hadi Saei  (IRI)

RSC

Hadi Saei  (IRI)

4

Carlo Molfetta  (ITA)

1:53-2

Hadi Saei  (IRI)

8

Luis Alberto García  (VEN)

5

Diogo Silva  (BRA)

6

Diogo Silva  (BRA)

6

Hadi Saei  (IRI)

9+

Alejandro Hernando  (ARG)

10

Song Myeong-Seob  (KOR)

9

Jesper Roesen  (DEN)

11

Jesper Roesen  (DEN)

11

Song Myeong-Seob  (KOR)

15

Song Myeong-Seob  (KOR)

13

Niyamaddin Pashayev  (AZE)

13

Repechage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Bronze medal match
					Gabriel Sagastume  (GUA)	10
	Diogo Silva  (BRA)	WO			Diogo Silva  (BRA)	12
	Carlo Molfetta  (ITA)								Diogo Silva  (BRA)	7
									Song Myeong-Seob  (KOR)	12
					Song Myeong-Seob  (KOR)	8
	Tuncay Çalışkan  (AUT)	4			Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein  (EGY)	6
	Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein  (EGY)	8

References

1. "Jang Ji-won of South Korea grabs gold". Associated Press . ESPN. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. Lin, Chieh-yu (28 August 2004). "Team Taiwan takes silver in taekwondo". Taipei Times . Retrieved 23 December 2014.
3. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

• Official Report Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine