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

The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 30 September at the State Sports Centre.[1]

Men's +80 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date30 September
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Kim Kyong-hun  South Korea
Daniel Trenton  Australia
Pascal Gentil  France
Taekwondo at the
2000 Summer Olympics
MenWomen
58 kg49 kg
68 kg57 kg
80 kg67 kg
+80 kg+67 kg

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.[2][3] The bronze medal was awarded to France's Pascal Gentil after he knocked out his Saudi Arabian opponent Khaled Al-Dosari in the second round of the repechage final match.[4][5]

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.[6]

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
Khaled 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  
 Khaled 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      Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA) 3  
 Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA) 3        Khaled 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. "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. "Russia Pulls Off Handball Upset". Los Angeles Times. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. "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.
  6. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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