The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 28 at the State Sports Centre.
American taekwondo jin Steven López came from behind in the final round to dedeat South Korea's Sin Joon-sik for the gold medal in the men's featherweight class. Meanwhile, Iranian fighter Hadi Saei edged his Turkish-born Austrian opponent Tuncay Çalışkan 4–2 to earn a bronze.
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 RoundThursday, 28 September 2000 09:0011:3015:3020:30 Preliminary RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Competitors AthleteNation Alejandro Hernando Hsu Chi-hung Hadi Saei Sin Joon-sik Tuncay Çalışkan Nizar Naeeli Aslander Dzitiev Francisco Zas Carlo Massimino Steven López Claudio Nolano Aziz Acharki Stanislas Ogoudjobi Olivier Bernasconi
Results Legend KO — Won by knockout 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