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

Event:Men's 58 kg
Games:2000 Summer
Venue:State Sports Centre
Date:27 September
Competitors:14
Nations:14
Gold:Michalis Mouroutsos
Goldnoc:GRE
Silver:Gabriel Esparza
Silvernoc:ESP
Bronze:Huang Chih-hsiung
Bronzenoc:TPE
Prev:1992
Next:2004

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)

Results

Legend

Repechage

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Flyweight (≤58 kilograms), Men . Olympedia . 28 August 2020.
  2. News: Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Poe Loses; Australians Win Gold. New York Times. 28 September 2000. 26 December 2014.
  3. News: Browne. Andrew. Australian student wins first taekwondo gold. Rediff.com. 27 September 2000. 23 December 2014.
  4. News: Chinese Taipei Huang Chih-Hsiung Wins Men's 58kg Taekwondo Bronze. People's Daily. 27 September 2000. 26 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Taekwondo – Competition format. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/TKW/. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 23 December 2014.