Date 29 September Competitors 14 | Venue State Sports Centre | |
Location State Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia | ||
The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 29 at the State Sports Centre.
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Cuban fighter Ángel Matos overcame his mother's death to whip Germany's Faissal Ebnoutalib 3–1 for the gold medal in the men's welterweight class. Meanwhile, Mexico's Victor Estrada handily defeated Sweden's Roman Livaja in a tight match 2–1 to pick up the 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.
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
Results
References
Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA