Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg
# Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 68 kg

The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 28 at the State Sports Centre.

American taekwondo jin Steven López came from behind in the final round to dedeat South Korea's Sin Joon-sik for the gold medal in the men's featherweight class. Meanwhile, Iranian fighter Hadi Saei edged his Turkish-born Austrian opponent Tuncay Çalışkan 4–2 to earn a 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 |
| - | - | - |
| Thursday, 28 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Competitors

| Athlete | Nation |
| - | - |
| Alejandro Hernando | Argentina |
| Hsu Chi-hung | Chinese Taipei |
| Hadi Saei | Iran |
| Sin Joon-sik | South Korea |
| Tuncay Çalışkan | Austria |
| Nizar Naeeli | Libya |
| Aslander Dzitiev | Russia |
| Francisco Zas | Spain |
| Carlo Massimino | Australia |
| Steven López | United States |
| Claudio Nolano | Italy |
| Aziz Acharki | Germany |
| Stanislas Ogoudjobi | Benin |
| Olivier Bernasconi | Monaco |

## Results

### Legend

* KO — Won by knockout
* 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Alejandro Hernando (ARG) | Alejandro Hernando (ARG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hsu Chi-hung (TPE) | Hsu Chi-hung (TPE) | 2 | Hadi Saei (IRI) | Hadi Saei (IRI) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hadi Saei (IRI) | Hadi Saei (IRI) | 5 | | | | Hadi Saei (IRI) | Hadi Saei (IRI) | 3 | | | |
| Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | 7 | | | | Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | 5 | | | |
| Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) | Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) | 3 | Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Nizar Mohamed Naeeli (LBA) | Nizar Mohamed Naeeli (LBA) | 3 | Aslander Dzitiev (RUS) | Aslander Dzitiev (RUS) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Aslanbek Dzitiyev (RUS) | Aslanbek Dzitiyev (RUS) | 12 | | | | | | | Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | Sin Joon-sik (KOR) | 0 |
| Francisco Zas (ESP) | Francisco Zas (ESP) | 3 | | | | | | | Steven López (USA) | Steven López (USA) | 1 |
| Carlo Massimino (AUS) | Carlo Massimino (AUS) | 3+ | Carlo Massimino (AUS) | Carlo Massimino (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Steven López (USA) | Steven López (USA) | 7 | Steven López (USA) | Steven López (USA) | 1+ | | | | | | |
| Claudio Nolano (ITA) | Claudio Nolano (ITA) | 0 | | | | Steven López (USA) | Steven López (USA) | 2 | | | |
| Aziz Acharki (GER) | Aziz Acharki (GER) | 7 | | | | Aziz Acharki (GER) | Aziz Acharki (GER) | 0 | | | |
| Stanislas Ogoudjobi (BEN) | Stanislas Ogoudjobi (BEN) | 0 | Aziz Acharki (GER) | Aziz Acharki (GER) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Olivier Bernasconi (MON) | Olivier Bernasconi (MON) | 1 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Hadi Saei (IRI) | 6 | | |
| Carlo Massimino (AUS) | 9 | Carlo Massimino (AUS) | 5 | | |
| Claudio Nolano (ITA) | 7 | | | Hadi Saei (IRI) | 4 |
| | | | | Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) | 2 |
| | | Aziz Acharki (GER) | 7 | | |
| Aslander Dzitiev (RUS) | 0 | Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) | 7+ | | |
| Tuncay Çalışkan (AUT) | 6 | | | | |
