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 30 September
Competitors 13 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kim Kyong-hun  South Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Daniel Trenton  Australia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Pascal Gentil  France

The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 30 at the State Sports Centre.

1997 World champion Kim Kyong-hun captured South Korea's third gold in the sport, as he prevailed over the local favorite Daniel Trenton of Australia 6–2 in the men's heavyweight final despite the ridicule and commotion from a raucous, partisan home crowd.[1][2] The bronze medal was awarded to France's Pascal Gentil after he knocked out his Saudi Arabian opponent Khalid Al-Dosari in the second round of the repechage final match.[3][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
Saturday, 30 September 200009:00
11:30
15:30
20:30		Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Colin Daley Great Britain
Marcus Thorén Sweden
Daniel Trenton Australia
Donald Ravenscroft South Africa
Alexandros Nikolaidis Greece
Zhu Feng China
Milton Castro Colombia
Carlos Delgado Nicaragua
Khalid Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia
Kim Kyong-hun South Korea
Pascal Gentil France
Yahia Rashwan Egypt
Nelson Saenz Cuba

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
     
         Colin Daley (GBR) 4  
 Marcus Thorén (SWE) 3      Daniel Trenton (AUS) 8  
 Daniel Trenton (AUS) 6        Daniel Trenton (AUS) 8  
 Donald Ravenscroft (RSA)        Milton Castro (COL) 2  
 Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) WO      Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) 0:00-2  
 Zhu Feng (CHN) 5      Milton Castro (COL) RSC  
 Milton Castro (COL) 6        Daniel Trenton (AUS) 2
           Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) 6
         Carlos Delgado (NCA) 0  
 Khalid Al-Dosari (KSA) 0      Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) 5  
 Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) 5        Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) 6  
 Pascal Gentil (FRA) 4        Pascal Gentil (FRA) 2  
 Yahia Rashwan (EGY) 1      Pascal Gentil (FRA) KO      
         Nelson Saenz (CUB) 0:00-3      
     

Repechage

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Bronze medal match
                   
       Milton Castro (COL) 2  
 Carlos Delgado (NCA) 1      Khalid Al-Dosari (KSA) 3  
 Khalid Al-Dosari (KSA) 3        Khalid Al-Dosari (KSA) 2:04-2
     Pascal Gentil (FRA) KO
       Pascal Gentil (FRA) 3
 Colin Daley (GBR) 9      Colin Daley (GBR) 0  
 Marcus Thorén (SWE) 2  

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Russia Pulls Off Handball Upset". Los Angeles Times. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pour Gentil, le rêve d'or devient bronze" [For Gentil, his dream of an Olympic gold has transformed into bronze] (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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