Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

Men's 68 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date28 September
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steven López  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sin Joon-Sik  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hadi Saei  Iran
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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 September 28 at the State Sports Centre.[1]

American taekwondo jin Steven López came from behind in the final round to dedeat South Korea's Sin Joon-sik for the gold medal in the men's featherweight class.[2][3] Meanwhile, Iranian fighter Hadi Saei edged his Turkish-born Austrian opponent Tuncay Çalışkan 4–2 to earn a bronze.

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.[4]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 28 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30		 Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Alejandro Hernando  Argentina
Hsu Chi-hung  Chinese Taipei
Hadi Saei  Iran
Sin Joon-sik  South Korea
Tuncay Çalışkan  Austria
Nizar Naeeli  Libya
Aslander Dzitiev  Russia
Francisco Zas  Spain
Carlo Massimino  Australia
Steven López  United States
Claudio Nolano  Italy
Aziz Acharki  Germany
Stanislas Ogoudjobi  Benin
Olivier Bernasconi  Monaco

Results

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

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
 Alejandro Hernando (ARG) 0
 Hsu Chi-hung (TPE) 2  Hadi Saei (IRI) 3
 Hadi Saei (IRI) 5  Hadi Saei (IRI) 3
 Sin Joon-sik (KOR) 7  Sin Joon-sik (KOR) 5
 Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) 3  Sin Joon-sik (KOR) 9
 Nizar Mohamed Naeeli (LBA) 3  Aslander Dzitiev (RUS) 1
 Aslanbek Dzitiyev (RUS) 12  Sin Joon-sik (KOR) 0
 Francisco Zas (ESP) 3  Steven López (USA) 1
 Carlo Massimino (AUS) 3+  Carlo Massimino (AUS) 1
 Steven López (USA) 7  Steven López (USA) 1+
 Claudio Nolano (ITA) 0  Steven López (USA) 2
 Aziz Acharki (GER) 7  Aziz Acharki (GER) 0
 Stanislas Ogoudjobi (BEN) 0  Aziz Acharki (GER) 15
 Olivier Bernasconi (MON) 1

Repechage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
 Hadi Saei (IRI) 6
 Carlo Massimino (AUS) 9  Carlo Massimino (AUS) 5
 Claudio Nolano (ITA) 7  Hadi Saei (IRI) 4
 Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) 2
 Aziz Acharki (GER) 7
 Aslander Dzitiev (RUS) 0  Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) 7+
 Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) 6

References

  1. ^ "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Featherweight (≤68 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ Baranger, Walter (29 September 2000). "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Lopez Takes Gold". New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Gold for Lopez a First for U.S." Los Angeles Times. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.