Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
| Men's 58 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
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| Venue | State Sports Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 27 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 58 kg | 49 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 80 kg | 67 kg | ||||
| +80 kg | +67 kg | ||||
The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 27 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.[1][2] 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.[2][3]
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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.[4]
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Wednesday, 27 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Results
- Legend
- PTG — Won by points gap
- SUP — Won by superiority
- OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
- WO — Walkover
Main bracket
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||||||||||||
 Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) |
7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Gabriel Sagastume (GUA) |
−1 |  Roberto Cruz (PHI) |
5 | |||||||||||||||
| Roberto Cruz (PHI) |
4 | Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
 Kiyoteru Higuchi (JPN) |
0 |  Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) |
2 | |||||||||||||||
 Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) |
4 | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
 Talaat Abada (EGY) |
0 | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) |
2 | |||||||||||||||
| Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) |
5 | Michalis Mouroutsos (GRE) |
4 | |||||||||||||||
 József Salim (HUN) |
2 |  Gabriel Esparza (ESP) |
2 | |||||||||||||||
 Juan Moreno (USA) |
0 | József Salim (HUN) |
1+ | |||||||||||||||
 Naser Buftain (KUW) |
0:00-3 | Naser Buftain (KUW) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
 Mfanukhona Dlamini (SWZ) |
RSC | József Salim (HUN) |
0 | |||||||||||||||
 Paul Lyons (AUS) |
4 | Gabriel Esparza (ESP) |
5 | |||||||||||||||
 Younès Sekkat (MAR) |
4+ | Younès Sekkat (MAR) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Esparza (ESP) |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||
| Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) |
5 | ||||||||||||
| Younès Sekkat (MAR) |
4 | ||||||||||||
| Gabriel Taraburelli (ARG) |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) |
3 | ||||||||||||
| József Salim (HUN) |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) |
7 | Huang Chih-hsiung (TPE) |
1 | ||||||||||
| Talaat Abada (EGY) |
2 | ||||||||||||
