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 29 September at the State Sports Centre.

Cuban fighter Ángel Matos overcame his mother's death to defeat Germany's Faissal Ebnoutalib 3–1 for the gold medal in the men's welterweight class. Meanwhile, Mexico's Victor Estrada handily defeated Sweden's Roman Livaja in a tight match 2–1 to pick up the bronze.

## 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 |
| - | - | - |
| Friday, 29 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Competitors

| Athlete | Nation |
| - | - |
| Marcel More | Slovenia |
| Donald Geisler | Philippines |
| Roman Livaja | Sweden |
| Félipe Soto | Chile |
| Ángel Matos | Cuba |
| Majid Aflaki | Iran |
| Victor Estrada | Mexico |
| Mohamed Al-Fararjeh | Jordan |
| Faissal Ebnoutalib | Germany |
| Muhammed Dahmani | Denmark |
| Warren Hansen | Australia |
| Mokete Mokhosi | Lesotho |
| Mario de Meo | Italy |
| Sebastien Konan | Ivory Coast |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Marcel More (SLO) | Marcel More (SLO) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Donald Geisler (PHI) | Donald Geisler (PHI) | 4 | Roman Livaja (SWE) | Roman Livaja (SWE) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Roman Livaja (SWE) | Roman Livaja (SWE) | 4+ | | | | Roman Livaja (SWE) | Roman Livaja (SWE) | 0 | | | |
| Félipe Soto (CHI) | Félipe Soto (CHI) | 2 | | | | Ángel Matos (CUB) | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 4 | | | |
| Ángel Matos (CUB) | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 9 | Ángel Matos (CUB) | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Majid Aflaki (IRI) | Majid Aflaki (IRI) | 3 | Víctor Estrada (MEX) | Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Víctor Estrada (MEX) | Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 4 | | | | | | | Ángel Matos (CUB) | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 3 |
| Mohamed Al-Fararjeh (JOR) | Mohamed Al-Fararjeh (JOR) | 2 | | | | | | | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 1 |
| Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 8 | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Muhammed Dahmani (DEN) | Muhammed Dahmani (DEN) | 5 | Warren Hansen (AUS) | Warren Hansen (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Warren Hansen (AUS) | Warren Hansen (AUS) | 6 | | | | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | Faissal Ebnoutalib (GER) | 4 | | | |
| Mokete Mokhosi (LES) | Mokete Mokhosi (LES) | 3 | | | | Sebastien Konan (CIV) | Sebastien Konan (CIV) | 3 | | | |
| Mario De Meo (ITA) | Mario De Meo (ITA) | 3+ | Mario de Meo (ITA) | Mario de Meo (ITA) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sebastien Konan (CIV) | Sebastien Konan (CIV) | 4 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Roman Livaja (SWE) | 1 | | |
| Warren Hansen (AUS) | 5 | Warren Hansen (AUS) | 0 | | |
| Mohamed Al-Fararjeh (JOR) | 4 | | | Roman Livaja (SWE) | 1 |
| | | | | Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 2 |
| | | Sebastien Konan (CIV) | 4 | | |
| Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 6 | Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 6 | | |
| Félipe Soto (CHI) | 1 | | | | |
