Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
# 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)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Wednesday, 27 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Competitors

| Athlete | Nation |
| - | - |
| Gabriel Taraburelli | Argentina |
| Gabriel Sagastume | Guatemala |
| Roberto Cruz | Philippines |
| Kiyoteru Higuchi | Japan |
| Huang Chih-hsiung | Chinese Taipei |
| Talaat Abada | Egypt |
| Michalis Mouroutsos | Greece |
| József Salim | Hungary |
| Juan Moreno | United States |
| Naser Buftain | Kuwait |
| Mfanukhona Dlamini | Swaziland |
| Paul Lyons | Australia |
| Younès Sekkat | Morocco |
| Gabriel Esparza | Spain |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Gabriel Sagastume (GUA) | Gabriel Sagastume (GUA) | −1 | Roberto Cruz (PHI) | Roberto Cruz (PHI) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Roberto Cruz (PHI) | Roberto Cruz (PHI) | 4 | | | | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | 1 | | | |
| Kiyoteru Higuchi (JPN) | Kiyoteru Higuchi (JPN) | 0 | | | | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | 2 | | | |
| Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | 4 | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Talaat Abada (EGY) | Talaat Abada (EGY) | 0 | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | 5 | | | | | | | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) | 4 |
| József Salim (HUN) | József Salim (HUN) | 2 | | | | | | | Gabriel Esparza (ESP) | Gabriel Esparza (ESP) | 2 |
| Juan Moreno (USA) | Juan Moreno (USA) | 0 | József Salim (HUN) | József Salim (HUN) | 1+ | | | | | | |
| Naser Buftain (KUW) | Naser Buftain (KUW) | 0:00-3 | Naser Buftain (KUW) | Naser Buftain (KUW) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mfanukhona Dlamini (SWZ) | Mfanukhona Dlamini (SWZ) | RSC | | | | József Salim (HUN) | József Salim (HUN) | 0 | | | |
| Paul Lyons (AUS) | Paul Lyons (AUS) | 4 | | | | Gabriel Esparza (ESP) | Gabriel Esparza (ESP) | 5 | | | |
| Younès Sekkat (MAR) | Younès Sekkat (MAR) | 4+ | Younès Sekkat (MAR) | Younès Sekkat (MAR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Gabriel Esparza (ESP) | Gabriel Esparza (ESP) | 3 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Younès Sekkat (MAR) | Younès Sekkat (MAR) | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) | 0 |
| | | | | | | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | 3 |
| | | | József Salim (HUN) | József Salim (HUN) | 0 | | | |
| Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | 7 | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) | 1 | | | |
| Talaat Abada (EGY) | Talaat Abada (EGY) | 2 | | | | | | |
