Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg
# Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg

The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 30 September at the State Sports Centre.

1997 World champion Kim Kyong-hun captured South Korea's third gold in the sport, as he prevailed over the local favorite Daniel Trenton of Australia 6–2 in the men's heavyweight final despite the ridicule and commotion from a raucous, partisan home crowd. The bronze medal was awarded to France's Pascal Gentil after he knocked out his Saudi Arabian opponent Khaled Al-Dosari in the second round of the repechage final match.

## 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)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Competitors

| Athlete | Nation |
| - | - |
| Colin Daley | Great Britain |
| Marcus Thorén | Sweden |
| Daniel Trenton | Australia |
| Donald Ravenscroft | South Africa |
| Alexandros Nikolaidis | Greece |
| Zhu Feng | China |
| Milton Castro | Colombia |
| Carlos Delgado | Nicaragua |
| Khaled Al-Dosari | Saudi Arabia |
| Kim Kyong-hun | South Korea |
| Pascal Gentil | France |
| Yahia Rashwan | Egypt |
| Nelson Saenz | Cuba |

## Results

### Legend

* PTG — Won by points gap
* SUP — Won by superiority
* OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
* WO — Walkover

### Main bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Colin Daley (GBR) | Colin Daley (GBR) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Thorén (SWE) | Marcus Thorén (SWE) | 3 | Daniel Trenton (AUS) | Daniel Trenton (AUS) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Trenton (AUS) | Daniel Trenton (AUS) | 6 | | | | Daniel Trenton (AUS) | Daniel Trenton (AUS) | 8 | | | |
| Donald Ravenscroft (RSA) | Donald Ravenscroft (RSA) | | | | | Milton Castro (COL) | Milton Castro (COL) | 2 | | | |
| Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | WO | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 0:00-2 | | | | | | |
| Zhu Feng (CHN) | Zhu Feng (CHN) | 5 | Milton Castro (COL) | Milton Castro (COL) | RSC | | | | | | |
| Milton Castro (COL) | Milton Castro (COL) | 6 | | | | | | | Daniel Trenton (AUS) | Daniel Trenton (AUS) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | 6 |
| | | | Carlos Delgado (NCA) | Carlos Delgado (NCA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA) | Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA) | 0 | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | 5 | | | | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | Kim Kyong-hun (KOR) | 6 | | | |
| Pascal Gentil (FRA) | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 4 | | | | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 2 | | | |
| Yahia Rashwan (EGY) | Yahia Rashwan (EGY) | 1 | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | KO | | | | | | |
| | | | Nelson Saenz (CUB) | Nelson Saenz (CUB) | 0:00-3 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Milton Castro (COL) | 2 | | |
| Carlos Delgado (NCA) | 1 | Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA) | 3 | | |
| Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA) | 3 | | | Khaled Al-Dosari (KSA) | 2:04-2 |
| | | | | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | KO |
| | | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 3 | | |
| Colin Daley (GBR) | 9 | Colin Daley (GBR) | 0 | | |
| Marcus Thorén (SWE) | 2 | | | | |
