Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg explained

Event:Men's +80 kg
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Grand Palais
Date:10 August 2024
Competitors:17
Nations:17
Gold:Arian Salimi
Goldnoc:IRI
Silver:Caden Cunningham
Silvernoc:GBR
Bronze:Rafael Alba
Bronzenoc:CUB
Bronze2:Cheick Sallah Cissé
Bronzenoc2:CIV
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The men's +80 kg competition in Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 10 August 2024 at the Grand Palais.[1]

Background

This is the seventh appearance of the men's super heavyweight category.

Vladislav Larin is a defending champion, but the IOC did not claim him neutral, Nikita Rafalovich took his spot, but lost to the eventual champion Arian Salimi, marking Iran won gold in taekwondo for the first time since Beijing 2008, in the 2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament, 2020 silver medalist Dejan Georgievski lost to Artsiom Plonis and did not qualify, one of the bronze medalists, In Kyo-don did not qualify, and the only returning medalist Rafael Alba won by beating Emre Kutalmış Ateşli and lost to Caden Cunningham, the silver medalist, later, Alba won by beating the 2016 silver medalist, Abdoul Razak Issoufou and Ivan Šapina to win a bronze medal.

Results

Main bracket

Pool B

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 Summer Olympics — Taekwondo – Men's +80 kg Schedule . . 17 July 2024 . 6 August 2024.