The men's +80 kg competition in
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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took place on August 29 at the
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Ol ...
.
South Korean taekwondo jin and 1999 world champion
Moon Dae-sung unleashed a wicked roundhouse kick to knock out two-meter tall fighter and home favorite
Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece from the mat for an Olympic gold just a minute into the bout.
Meanwhile, France's
Pascal Gentil
Pascal Gentil (born 15 May 1973 in Paris) is a French taekwondo practitioner. A three-time winner of the European Championships, four-time World Cup Champion and Olympic bronze medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summ ...
opened up a four-point gap over Jordan's
Ibrahim Kamal, and defeated him 6–2 to repeat his bronze medal victory from Sydney four years earlier.
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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
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As standard time (year-round)
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Results
;Legend
*PTG — Won by points gap
*KO — Won by knockout
*SUP — Won by superiority
*OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
*WO — Walkover
Main bracket
Repechage
References
External links
Official Report
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M81
2004
Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics