The men's 58 kg competition in
taekwondo at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
took place on 27 September at the
State Sports Centre.
Greece's
Michalis Mouroutsos
Michael (Michalis) Mouroutsos (born February 29, 1980 in Langadia, Arcadia, Greece) is an Olympic taekwondo gold medalist from Greece. He became the inaugural Olympic champion in the men's -58 kg division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in ...
handily defeated the Spaniard
Gabriel Esparza
Gabriel Esparza Pérez (born 31 March 1973 in Pamplona, Navarre) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in 58 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won three consecutive European ...
with a score of 4–2 to take the gold in the men's
flyweight class.
The bronze medal was awarded to Chinese Taipei's
Huang Chih-hsiung
Huang Chih-hsiung (; born 16 October 1976 in Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan) is a Taiwanese athlete. Representing the Republic of China (as Chinese Taipei) in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal at the Men's 68 kg Tae ...
, who overwhelmed Argentina's Gabriel Taraburelli for a 3–0 victory in the repechage.
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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.
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time ( UTC+2)
Competitors
Results
;Legend
*PTG — Won by points gap
*SUP — Won by superiority
*OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
*WO — Walkover
Main bracket
Repechage
References
External links
Official Report
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Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics