Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg
{{short description|Taekwondo competition}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 80 kg
|games = 2004 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
|date = 28 August
|competitors = 16
|nations = 16
|gold = Steven López
|goldNOC = USA
|silver = Bahri Tanrıkulu
|silverNOC = TUR
|bronze = Yousef Karami
|bronzeNOC = IRI
|prev = 2000
|next = 2008
}}
{{TaekwondoAt2004SummerOlympics}}
The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 28 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
Moving up to 12 kg heavier than his weight in Sydney four years earlier, American taekwondo jin Steven López defied his odds to defeat Turkey's Bahri Tanrıkulu with a score 3–0 for his second Olympic gold.{{cite news|title=Lopez captures taekwondo gold|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/fight/2004-08-28-taekwondo-lopez_x.htm|publisher=USA Today|date=28 August 2004|accessdate=23 December 2014}}{{cite news|title=Lopez Wins Taekwondo Gold|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-29-sp-olytaekwondo29-story.html|agency=Associated Press|work=Los Angeles Times|date=29 August 2004|access-date=23 December 2014}} Iran's Yousef Karami rallied for a tight 9–8 victory over Azerbaijan's Rashad Ahmadov to grab the bronze medal.{{cite news|title=Iran's Karami bags Olympics taekwondo bronze|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-29-sp-olytaekwondo29-story.html|publisher=Payvand|date=29 August 2004|access-date=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/2004/TKW/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054420/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/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, 28 August 2004 | style=background:lemonchiffon| 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon| Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Results
;Legend
- PTG — Won by points gap
- KO — Won by knockout
- 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-team14={{flagIOCathlete|Steven López|USA|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score14=12
|RD1-team13={{flagIOCathlete|Raid Rasheed|IRQ|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score13=0
|RD1-team15={{flagIOCathlete|Víctor Estrada|MEX|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score15=8
|RD1-team16={{flagIOCathlete|Ángel Matos|CUB|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score16=7
|RD1-team12={{flagIOCathlete|Yousef Karami|IRI|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score12=16
|RD1-team11={{flagIOCathlete|Kriangkrai Noikoed|THA|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score11=12
|RD1-team10={{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Trenton|AUS|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score10=12
|RD1-team09={{flagIOCathlete|Craig Brown|GBR|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score09=6
|RD1-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Bahri Tanrıkulu|TUR|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score05=9+
|RD1-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Donald Geisler|PHI|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score06=9
|RD1-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Hichem Hamdouni|TUN|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score07=16
|RD1-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Jacob Obiorah|NGR|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score08=11
|RD1-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Rashad Ahmadov|AZE|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score03=10
|RD1-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Chinedum Osuji|TRI|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score04=3
|RD1-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Christophe Negrel|FRA|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score01=13
|RD1-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Patrick Stevens|NED|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score02=10
|RD2-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Steven López|USA|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score07=4
|RD2-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Víctor Estrada|MEX|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score08=2
|RD2-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Yousef Karami|IRI|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score06=13
|RD2-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Trenton|AUS|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score05=9
|RD2-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Bahri Tanrıkulu|TUR|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score03=6
|RD2-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Hichem Hamdouni|TUN|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score04=4
|RD2-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Rashad Ahmadov|AZE|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score02=24
|RD2-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Christophe Negrel|FRA|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score01=17
|RD3-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Steven López|USA|2004 Summer}} |RD3-score04=7
|RD3-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Yousef Karami|IRI|2004 Summer}} |RD3-score03=6
|RD3-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Bahri Tanrıkulu|TUR|2004 Summer}} |RD3-score02=6+
|RD3-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Rashad Ahmadov|AZE|2004 Summer}} |RD3-score01=6
|RD4-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Steven López|USA|2004 Summer}} |RD4-score02=3
|RD4-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Bahri Tanrıkulu|TUR|2004 Summer}} |RD4-score01=0
}}
=Repechage=
{{6TeamBracket|seeds=no
|RD3=Bronze medal match
| team-width=210
| score-width=40
|RD1-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Hichem Hamdouni|TUN|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score3=RSC
|RD1-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Donald Geisler|PHI|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score4=1:41-2
|RD1-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Víctor Estrada|MEX|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score1=WO
|RD1-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Raid Rasheed|IRQ|2004 Summer}} |RD1-score2=
|RD2-team3={{flagIOCathlete|Yousef Karami|IRI|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score3=12
|RD2-team4={{flagIOCathlete|Hichem Hamdouni|TUN|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score4=4
|RD2-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Rashad Ahmadov|AZE|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score1=9+
|RD2-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Víctor Estrada|MEX|2004 Summer}} |RD2-score2=9
|RD3-team2={{flagIOCathlete|Yousef Karami|IRI|2004 Summer}} |RD3-score2=9
|RD3-team1={{flagIOCathlete|Rashad Ahmadov|AZE|2004 Summer}} |RD3-score1=8
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Taekwondo.pdf Official Report]
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