Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg

The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 26 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.

Men's +80 kg
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueFaliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Date29 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Moon Dae-Sung  South Korea
Alexandros Nikolaidis  Greece
Pascal Gentil  France
Taekwondo at the
2004 Summer Olympics
MenWomen
58 kg49 kg
68 kg57 kg
80 kg67 kg
+80 kg+67 kg

South Korean taekwondo jin and 1999 world champion Moon Dae-sung unleashed a wicked roundhouse kick to knock out two-meter tall fighter and home favorite Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece from the mat for an Olympic gold just a minute into the bout.[1][2] Meanwhile, France's Pascal Gentil opened up a four-point gap over Jordan's Ibrahim Kamal, and defeated him 6–2 to repeat his bronze medal victory from Sydney four years earlier.[1][3]

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)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 29 August 200409:00
12:00
13:30
15:30		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
 Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) 9  
 Zakaria Asidah (DEN) 6      Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) 9  
 Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) 8      Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) 7  
 Teemu Heino (FIN) 5        Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) 3  
 Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) 8        Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) 6  
 Luis Noguera (VEN) 5      Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) 2  
 Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) 7      Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) 5  
 Julian Rojas (COL) 3        Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) 2:10-1
 Tudor Sanon (HAI) 2        Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) KO
 Kristopher Moitland (CRC) 3      Kristopher Moitland (CRC) −1  
 Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) 0      Pascal Gentil (FRA) 4  
 Pascal Gentil (FRA) 2        Pascal Gentil (FRA) 3  
 Jon García (ESP) 13        Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) 5  
 Zoran Prerad (BIH) 2      Jon García (ESP) 2      
 Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) 7      Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) 6      
 Adilkhan Sagindykov (KAZ) 2  

Repechage
Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Bronze medal match
                   
       Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) 2+  
 Jon García (ESP) 5      Adilkhan Sagindykov (KAZ) 2  
 Adilkhan Sagindykov (KAZ) 5+        Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) 2
     Pascal Gentil (FRA) 6
       Pascal Gentil (FRA) 3
 Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) 6      Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) 1  
 Julian Rojas (COL) 2  

References
  1. "Moon takes taekwondo gold". BBC Sport. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. "Moon KOs Greek fighter for gold". Associated Press. ESPN. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. "Summer 2004 Games: Roundup; Big Day for Cuba in Ring as a Veteran Denies a British Teenager". New York Times. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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