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

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Men's +80 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date30 September
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Kyong-hun  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Trenton  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pascal Gentil  France
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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]

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

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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

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 30 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

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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

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

Main bracket

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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

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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

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  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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