The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 29 September at the State Sports Centre.[1]
| Men's 80 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | State Sports Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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Cuban fighter Ángel Matos overcame his mother's death to defeat Germany's Faissal Ebnoutalib 3–1 for the gold medal in the men's welterweight class.[2][3] Meanwhile, Mexico's Victor Estrada handily defeated Sweden's Roman Livaja in a tight match 2–1 to pick up the bronze.[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 |
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| Friday, 29 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Competitors
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 | ||||||||||||||||
 Marcel More (SLO) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Donald Geisler (PHI) | 4 |  Roman Livaja (SWE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roman Livaja (SWE) | 4+ | Roman Livaja (SWE) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Félipe Soto (CHI) | 2 |  Ángel Matos (CUB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ángel Matos (CUB) | 9 | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Majid Aflaki (IRI) | 3 |  Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 4 | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mohamed Al-Fararjeh (JOR) | 2 |  Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 8 | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Muhammed Dahmani (DEN) | 5 |  Warren Hansen (AUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Warren Hansen (AUS) | 6 | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mokete Mokhosi (LES) | 3 |  Sebastien Konan (CIV) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mario De Meo (ITA) | 3+ | Mario de Meo (ITA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sebastien Konan (CIV) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Roman Livaja (SWE) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Warren Hansen (AUS) | 5 | Warren Hansen (AUS) | 0 | ||||||||
| Mohamed Al-Fararjeh (JOR) | 4 | Roman Livaja (SWE) | 1 | ||||||||
| Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Sebastien Konan (CIV) | 4 | ||||||||||
| Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 6 | Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 6 | ||||||||
| Félipe Soto (CHI) | 1 | ||||||||||