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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) Competitors Results ;Legend *PTG — Won b ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel More
Marcel More (born 13 September 1975) is a Slovenian taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1975 births Living people Slovenian male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Slovenia Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ljubljana 20th-century Slovenian people {{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 jins 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 from his viewpoint in his family's 2009 book, ''Family Power: The True Story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastien Konan
Sebastien N'Guessan Konan is a Taekwondo athlete from Côte d'Ivoire. He started Taekwondo at a very young age. He is a two-time Olympic athlete. Sebastien Konan is the athlete who officially represented Côte d'Ivoire for the first time at the Olympic Games in Taekwondo when the sport became an Olympic event in Sydney, Australia. Sebastien Konan has won many gold medals in national and international competitions. He was decorated 3 times with the Medal of Honor from the Ministry of Sport and the Chancellor. He was ambassador of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a scholarship bearer. He won the gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Taekwondo for the first time in Côte d'Ivoire and the gold medal at the 2006 US Taekwondo Open and US National. He is a 4 time gold medalist at the African Taekwondo Championships, a 2 time gold medalist at the World Francophonie Cup, a 15 time National Champion, and a gold medalist in many other international open tournaments. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mokete Mokhosi
Mokete Mokhosi (born 7 May 1969) is a Lesotho taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's 80 kg category during the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 1997 and 1999 World Taekwondo Championships The 1999 World Taekwondo Championships were the 14th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Butterdome, University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada from June 2 to June 6, 1999, with 550 athletes participating from 66 countri .... Taekwondo Data. References Living people 1969 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Hansen (taekwondo)
Warren Hansen (born 25 August 1970) is an Australian taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Australian male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Australia Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammed Dahmani
Muhammed Dahmani (born 17 July 1975) is a Danish taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1975 births Living people Danish male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Denmark Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Al-Fararjeh
Mohammad Al-Fararjeh ( ar, محمد الفرارجة, born 16 October 1977) is a Jordanian taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ..., and lost both of his matches. References External links * * * 1977 births Living people Jordanian male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Jordan Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Asian Games bronze medalists for Jordan Taekwondo practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Jordanian people {{Jordan-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majid Aflaki
Majid Aflaki ( fa, مجید افلاکی; born 26 August 1973) is an Iranian taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1973 births Living people Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Iranian male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 20th-century Iranian people Place of birth missing (living people) Martial arts medalists for Iran {{Iran-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félipe Soto
Felipe Soto (born 3 March 1972) is a Chilean taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's 80 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1972 births Living people Chilean male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Chile Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Chilean people 21st-century Chilean people {{Chile-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
