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Taekwondo At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 Kg
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. 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. 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. 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 *RSC — Referee Stops Contes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Sports Centre
The State Sports Centre (known commercially as the Quaycentre) is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was opened in November 1984. With a total of 3,854 fixed and retractable seats the main arena is a focal point of the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. An additional 1,152 portable seats can be accommodated on the floor level to bring seated capacity to 5,006. History Basketball and netball In 1986, Centre became home to Sydney's then two National Basketball League (NBL) teams, the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars. When they merged before the 1988 NBL season to form the Sydney Kings, the new team remained at the centre and would stay for two years before moving to the 12,000 seat Sydney Entertainment Centre (SEC) in 1990. The Centre then hosted local basketball until the formation of a new NBL team in 1998 called the West Sydney Razorbacks (later renamed the Sydney Spirit). The new club called the Centre home from 1998 until the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Taraburelli
Gabriel Taraburelli (born 21 April 1981) was an Argentine taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References 1981 births Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Argentina Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Martial artists from Buenos Aires Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women. Tran Hieu Ngan became the first Vietnamese Olympic medalist in this competition. Qualification Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations A total of 103 taekwondo athletes from 51 nations competed at the Sydney Games: Controversies * Bronze medalist Chi Shu-Ju, Hamide Bıkçın Tosun, Hadi Saei and Pascal Gentil complained to the media about what they perceived as biased refereeing which made them lose their possible gold medal. Pascal Gentil even refused to be photographed with his fellow medalists Kim Kyong-Hun and Daniel Trenton in the medal ceremony. Gold medalist Steven López revealed some inside story in his family's 2009 book.《Family Power: The True Story of How "The F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younès Sekkat
Younès Sekkat (born 29 April 1974) is a Moroccan former taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's 58 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1974 births Living people Moroccan male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Morocco Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people World Games medalists in taekwondo World Games bronze medalists World Games medalists for Morocco Medalists at the 1993 World Games {{Morocco-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lyons
Paul Lyons (31 March 1969 – 8 September 2019) was an Australian taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, where taekwondo was a demonstration sport and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was later appointed National Junior Development Coach for taekwondo and was the head coach of a martial arts school in Melbourne. In 2018, he competed on the second season of ''Australian Ninja Warrior ''Australian Ninja Warrior'' is a sports entertainment competition spin-off of the Japanese television series '' Sasuke'' which premiered on 9 July 2017 on the Nine Network. It features hundreds of competitors attempting to complete series of o ...''. References External links * 1969 births 2019 deaths Australian male taekwondo practitioners Contestants on Australian game shows Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Australia Taekwondo practitioners at the 1992 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Martial artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mfanukhona Dlamini
Mfanukhona Sendo Dlamini (born 5 October 1979) is a Swazi taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's 58 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1979 births Living people Swazi male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Eswatini Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naser Buftain
Naser Buftain (born 16 September 1979) was a Kuwaiti taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References 1979 births Kuwaiti male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Kuwait Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Moreno (taekwondo)
Juan Miguel Moreno (born April 1, 1971) is an American taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ... practitioner and coach. He is a three-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 2000) and two-time Olympic silver medalist (1988 and 1992). After retiring from competition, Moreno served as the National Team Coach in 2002 for the World Cup and 2002, Junior World Championships. Moreno also coached at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships. References External links * (athlete profile) * (coach profile) * * American sportspeople of Mexican descent American male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 1988 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1971 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Salim
József Salim (15 May 1967 – 8 April 2022) was a Hungarian taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. Personal life Salim was born in Hungary to a Tanzanian father and Hungarian mother, and moved to Denmark at a young age. His brother Gergely Salim, and nephew Omar Salim Omar Gergely Salim (born 12 April 2003) is an American-Hungarian taekwondo athlete. He is the youngest son of Gergely Salim, a former Olympic champion. He became a Hungarian citizen in 2022. Career He won the gold medal at the 2021 European ..., were also Olympic boxers.. References 1967 births 2022 deaths Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Hungary Taekwondo practitioners at the 1992 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Budapest Hungarian people of Tanzanian descent {{Taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talaat Abada
Talaat Abada (born 1 June 1976) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's flyweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References 1976 births Living people Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Egyptian male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Egypt 20th-century Egyptian people 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoteru Higuchi
is a male Japanese Taekwondo practitioner. He won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight division (-62 kg) at the 2001 World Taekwondo Championships held in Jeju City, South Korea. Higuchi competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... External links The-Sports.org 1981 births Living people Martial artists from Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Japan Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Cruz (taekwondo)
Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz (born August 18, 1972) is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner. He is the most bemedalled taekwondo player in international competition for the Philippines. He competed in the 1990s and was at the tail-end of a long illustrious career when he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... He currently serves as one of the national coaches for the country. Awards and achievements Listed are some of his international achievements: *3 Time Silver Medalist - 12th, 13th & 14th - 1995, 1997 & 1999 World Taekwondo Championships *2 Bronze Medalist - 15th & 16th - 2001, 2003 World Taekwondo Championships *2 Time Bronze Medalist - 1998 & 2001 World Cup Taekwondo Championships *Gold Medalist - 1999 2nd Asian Olympic Qualifying To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
