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

Men's 58 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Olympic Taekwondo
VenueState Sports Centre
Date27 September
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michalis Mouroutsos  Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gabriel Esparza  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Huang Chih-hsiung  Chinese Taipei
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Taekwondo at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Qualification
MenWomen
58 kg49 kg
68 kg57 kg
80 kg67 kg
+80 kg+67 kg

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]

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)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 27 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30		 Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Gabriel Taraburelli  Argentina
Gabriel Sagastume  Guatemala
Roberto Cruz  Philippines
Kiyoteru Higuchi  Japan
Huang Chih-hsiung  Chinese Taipei
Talaat Abada  Egypt
Michalis Mouroutsos  Greece
József Salim  Hungary
Juan Moreno  United States
Naser Buftain  Kuwait
Mfanukhona Dlamini  Swaziland
Paul Lyons  Australia
Younès Sekkat  Morocco
Gabriel Esparza  Spain


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