The men's 58 kg competition in
taekwondo
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at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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took place on August 26 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 ...
.
Chu Mu-yen
Chu Mu-yen (; born 14 March 1982) is a Taiwanese Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. He is the second Taiwanese athlete and first male to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning in men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo at the Athens 2004 Gam ...
collected one of Chinese Taipei's first ever Olympic gold medals at these Games in the event after beating Mexico's
Óscar Salazar 5–1 in their final match. Meanwhile, the bronze medal was awarded to Egyptian fighter
Tamer Bayoumi, who easily thwarted Spain's
Juan Antonio Ramos
Juan Antonio Ramos Sánchez (born 18 August 1976 in Barcelona) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner.
He is a two-time world champion, winning the finweight title in 1997 and the flyweight title in 2007. He also competed for Spain at the ...
in the repechage final 7–1. Despite high hopes, Greece's home favorite
Michalis Mouroutsos missed his Olympic title defense after losing the quarterfinal match 2–8 to Bayoumi.
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
*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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2004
Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics