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 RoundWednesday, 27 September 2000 09:0011:3015:3020:30 Preliminary RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Competitors AthleteNation Gabriel Taraburelli Gabriel Sagastume Roberto Cruz Kiyoteru Higuchi Huang Chih-hsiung Talaat Abada Michalis Mouroutsos József Salim Juan Moreno Naser Buftain Mfanukhona Dlamini Paul Lyons Younès Sekkat Gabriel Esparza
Results Legend PTG — Won by points gap SUP — Won by superiority OT — Won on over time (Golden Point) WO — Walkover RSC — Referee Stops Contest
Main bracket
Repechage
References
External links Official Report