The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 28 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
| Men's 80 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex | ||||||||||||
| Date | 28 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Moving up to 12 kg heavier than his weight in Sydney four years earlier, American taekwondo jin Steven López defied his odds to defeat Turkey's Bahri Tanrıkulu with a score 3–0 for his second Olympic gold.[1][2] Iran's Yousef Karami rallied for a tight 9–8 victory over Azerbaijan's Rashad Ahmadov to grab the bronze medal.[3]
Competition format
editThe 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
editAll times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28 August 2004 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Results
edit- Legend
- PTG — Won by points gap
- KO — Won by knockout
- SUP — Won by superiority
- OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
- WO — Walkover
Main bracket
edit| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
 Christophe Negrel (FRA)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Patrick Stevens (NED)
| 10 | Christophe Negrel (FRA)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||||
 Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 10 | Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 24 | ||||||||||||||||
 Chinedum Osuji (TRI)
| 3 | Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)
| 9+ | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)
| 6+ | ||||||||||||||||
 Donald Geisler (PHI)
| 9 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)
| 16 | Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jacob Obiorah (NGR)
| 11 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Craig Brown (GBR)
| 6 |  Steven López (USA)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Daniel Trenton (AUS)
| 12 | Daniel Trenton (AUS)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kriangkrai Noikoed (THA)
| 12 |  Yousef Karami (IRI)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yousef Karami (IRI)
| 16 | Yousef Karami (IRI)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Raid Rasheed (IRQ)
| 0 | Steven López (USA)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven López (USA)
| 12 | Steven López (USA)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Víctor Estrada (MEX)
| 8 | Víctor Estrada (MEX)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ángel Matos (CUB)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repechage
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 9+ | ||||||||||
| Víctor Estrada (MEX)
| WO | Víctor Estrada (MEX)
| 9 | ||||||||
| Raid Rasheed (IRQ)
| Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
| 8 | |||||||||
| Yousef Karami (IRI)
| 9 | ||||||||||
| Yousef Karami (IRI)
| 12 | ||||||||||
| Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)
| RSC | Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)
| 4 | ||||||||
| Donald Geisler (PHI)
| 1:41-2 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Lopez captures taekwondo gold". USA Today. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Lopez Wins Taekwondo Gold". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Iran's Karami bags Olympics taekwondo bronze". Payvand. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.