Taekwondo_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_58_kg

Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg

Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg

Taekwondo competition

The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 27 September at the State Sports Centre.[1]

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Greece's Michalis Mouroutsos handily defeated the Spaniard Gabriel Esparza with a score of 4–2 to take the gold in the men's flyweight class.[2][3] The bronze medal was awarded to Chinese Taipei's Huang Chih-hsiung, who overwhelmed Argentina's Gabriel Taraburelli for a 3–0 victory in the repechage.[3][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)

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Competitors

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Results

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

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
 Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 7
 Gabriel Sagastume (GUA) −1  Roberto Cruz (PHI) 5
 Roberto Cruz (PHI) 4  Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 1
 Kiyoteru Higuchi (JPN) 0  Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 2
 Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 4  Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 1
 Talaat Abada (EGY) 0  Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 2
 Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 5  Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) 4
 József Salim (HUN) 2  Gabriel Esparza (ESP) 2
 Juan Moreno (USA) 0  József Salim (HUN) 1+
 Naser Buftain (KUW) 0:00-3  Naser Buftain (KUW) 1
 Mfanukhona Dlamini (SWZ) RSC  József Salim (HUN) 0
 Paul Lyons (AUS) 4  Gabriel Esparza (ESP) 5
 Younès Sekkat (MAR) 4+  Younès Sekkat (MAR) 1
 Gabriel Esparza (ESP) 3

Repechage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
 Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 5
 Younès Sekkat (MAR) 4
 Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) 0
 Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 3
 József Salim (HUN) 0
 Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 7  Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) 1
 Talaat Abada (EGY) 2

References

  1. [1]
    "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Flyweight (≤58 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Poe Loses; Australians Win Gold". New York Times. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. [3]
    Browne, Andrew (27 September 2000). "Australian student wins first taekwondo gold". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Chinese Taipei Huang Chih-Hsiung Wins Men's 58kg Taekwondo Bronze". People's Daily. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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