Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg
Encyclopedia
These are the results of the men's 80 kg (also known as middleweight) competition in taekwondo
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
. A total of 14 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight
was less than 80 kilogram
s. Competition took place in the State Sports Centre
at the Sydney Olympic Park
on September 29.
. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.
Legend
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. A total of 14 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight
Body weight
The term body weight is used in daily English speech as well as in the contexts of biological and medical sciences to describe the mass of an organism's body. Body weight is measured in kilograms throughout the world, although in some countries it is still measured in pounds or stones and pounds...
was less than 80 kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s. Competition took place in the State Sports Centre
State Sports Centre
The State Sports Centre is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, Australia. It hosted the table tennis and taekwondo events for the 2000 Summer Olympics....
at the Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
on September 29.
Medalists
Tournament results
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. Those fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechageRepechage
Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...
. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.
Legend
- PTS — Won by Points
- SUP — Won by Superiority