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

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's +80 kg

|games = 2000 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = State Sports Centre

|date = 30 September

|competitors = 13

|nations = 13

|gold = Kim Kyong-hun

|goldNOC = KOR

|silver = Daniel Trenton

|silverNOC = AUS

|bronze = Pascal Gentil

|bronzeNOC = FRA

|prev = 1992

|next = 2004

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/28087 |title=Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men |work=Olympedia |accessdate=28 August 2020}}

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.{{cite news|title=South Korea win another gold|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics2000/martial_arts/950373.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 September 2000|accessdate=26 December 2014}}{{cite news|title=Russia Pulls Off Handball Upset|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-01-ss-29826-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=1 October 2000|access-date=26 December 2014}} 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.{{cite news|title=South Korea grab third taekwondo gold |url=http://202.190.126.82/utusan/SpecialCoverage/Sydney2000/index.asp?dt=20001001&sec=News&pg=ne_04.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226112146/http://202.190.126.82/utusan/SpecialCoverage/Sydney2000/index.asp?dt=20001001&sec=News&pg=ne_04.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 December 2014 |publisher=Utusan Malaysia |date=30 September 2000 |accessdate=26 December 2014 }}{{cite news|title=Pour Gentil, le rêve d'or devient bronze|trans-title=For Gentil, his dream of an Olympic gold has transformed into bronze|language=fr|url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2000/10/01/73490-pour-gentil-le-reve-d-or-devient-bronze.html|publisher=La Dépêche du Midi|date=30 September 2000|accessdate=23 December 2014}}

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.{{cite web|title=Taekwondo – Competition format|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/TKW/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/TKW/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020| publisher = Sports Reference|accessdate=23 December 2014}}

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Time

! Round

style=background:lemonchiffon|Saturday, 30 September 2000

style=background:lemonchiffon| 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30

style=background:lemonchiffon| Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" !Athlete !Nation
Colin Daley	{{flagIOC\|GBR\|2000 Summer}}
Marcus Thorén	{{flagIOC\|SWE\|2000 Summer}}
Daniel Trenton	{{flagIOC\|AUS\|2000 Summer}}
Donald Ravenscroft	{{flagIOC\|RSA\|2000 Summer}}
Alexandros Nikolaidis	{{flagIOC\|GRE\|2000 Summer}}
Zhu Feng	{{flagIOC\|CHN\|2000 Summer}}
Milton Castro	{{flagIOC\|COL\|2000 Summer}}
Carlos Delgado	{{flagIOC\|NCA\|2000 Summer}}
Khaled Al-Dosari	{{flagIOC\|KSA\|2000 Summer}}
Kim Kyong-hun	{{flagIOC\|KOR\|2000 Summer}}
Pascal Gentil	{{flagIOC\|FRA\|2000 Summer}}
Yahia Rashwan	{{flagIOC\|EGY\|2000 Summer}}
Nelson Saenz	{{flagIOC\|CUB\|2000 Summer}}

Results

;Legend

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

=Main bracket=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

|RD1=Preliminary round

|RD4=Gold medal match

| team-width=180

| score-width=40

| RD1-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Marcus Thorén|SWE|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score03=3

| RD1-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Trenton|AUS|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score04=6

| RD1-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Donald Ravenscroft|RSA|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score05=

| RD1-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Alexandros Nikolaidis|GRE|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score06=WO

| RD1-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Zhu Feng|CHN|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score07=5

| RD1-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Milton Castro|COL|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score08=6

| RD1-team11={{flagIOCathlete|Khaled Al-Dosari|KSA|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score11=0

| RD1-team12={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Kyong-hun|KOR|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score12=5

| RD1-team13={{flagIOCathlete|Pascal Gentil|FRA|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score13=4

| RD1-team14={{flagIOCathlete|Yahia Rashwan|EGY|2000 Summer}}

| RD1-score14=1

| RD2-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Colin Daley|GBR|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score01=4

| RD2-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Trenton|AUS|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score02=8

| RD2-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Alexandros Nikolaidis|GRE|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score03=0:00-2

| RD2-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Milton Castro|COL|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score04=RSC

| RD2-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Carlos Delgado|NCA|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score05=0

| RD2-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Kyong-hun|KOR|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score06=5

| RD2-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Pascal Gentil|FRA|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score07=KO

| RD2-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Nelson Saenz|CUB|2000 Summer}}

| RD2-score08=0:00-3

| RD3-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Trenton|AUS|2000 Summer}}

| RD3-score01=8

| RD3-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Milton Castro|COL|2000 Summer}}

| RD3-score02=2

| RD3-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Kyong-hun|KOR|2000 Summer}}

| RD3-score03=6

| RD3-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Pascal Gentil|FRA|2000 Summer}}

| RD3-score04=2

| RD4-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Trenton|AUS|2000 Summer}}

| RD4-score01=2

| RD4-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Kyong-hun|KOR|2000 Summer}}

| RD4-score02=6

}}

=Repechage=

{{6TeamBracket|seeds=no

|RD3=Bronze medal match

| team-width=210

| score-width=40

|RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Carlos Delgado|NCA|2000 Summer}} |RD1-score1=1

|RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Khaled Al-Dosari|KSA|2000 Summer}} |RD1-score2=3

|RD1-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Colin Daley|GBR|2000 Summer}} |RD1-score3=9

|RD1-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Marcus Thorén|SWE|2000 Summer}} |RD1-score4=2

|RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Milton Castro|COL|2000 Summer}} |RD2-score1=2

|RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Khaled Al-Dosari|KSA|2000 Summer}} |RD2-score2=3

|RD2-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Pascal Gentil|FRA|2000 Summer}} |RD2-score3=3

|RD2-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Colin Daley|GBR|2000 Summer}} |RD2-score4=0

|RD3-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Khaled Al-Dosari|KSA|2000 Summer}} |RD3-score1=2:04-2

|RD3-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Pascal Gentil|FRA|2000 Summer}} |RD3-score2=KO

}}

References

External links

[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/tk/TKresults.pdf Official Report]

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