Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg

Men's 80 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Date	28 August
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Steven López  United States Bahri Tanrıkulu  Turkey Yousef Karami  Iran

The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 28 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.

Moving up to 12 kg heavier than his weight in Sydney four years earlier, American taekwondo jin Steven López defied his odds to defeat Turkey's Bahri Tanrıkulu with a score 3–0 for his second Olympic gold.^[1][2] Iran's Yousef Karami rallied for a tight 9–8 victory over Azerbaijan's Rashad Ahmadov to grab the bronze medal.^[3]

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
Saturday, 28 August 2004	11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30	Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

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

	Preliminary round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal match
	Christophe Negrel (FRA)		13
	Patrick Stevens (NED)		10			Christophe Negrel (FRA)		17
	Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)		10			Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)		24
	Chinedum Osuji (TRI)		3								Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)		6
	Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)		9+								Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)		6+
	Donald Geisler (PHI)		9			Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)		6
	Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)		16			Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)		4
	Jacob Obiorah (NGR)		11													Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR)		0
	Craig Brown (GBR)		6													Steven López (USA)		3
	Daniel Trenton (AUS)		12			Daniel Trenton (AUS)		9
	Kriangkrai Noikoed (THA)		12			Yousef Karami (IRI)		13
	Yousef Karami (IRI)		16								Yousef Karami (IRI)		6
	Raid Rasheed (IRQ)		0								Steven López (USA)		7
	Steven López (USA)		12			Steven López (USA)		4
	Víctor Estrada (MEX)		8			Víctor Estrada (MEX)		2
	Ángel Matos (CUB)		7

Repechage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Bronze medal match
					Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)	9+
	Víctor Estrada (MEX)	WO			Víctor Estrada (MEX)	9
	Raid Rasheed (IRQ)								Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)	8
									Yousef Karami (IRI)	9
					Yousef Karami (IRI)	12
	Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)	RSC			Hichem Hamdouni (TUN)	4
	Donald Geisler (PHI)	1:41-2

References

1. "Lopez captures taekwondo gold". USA Today. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. "Lopez Wins Taekwondo Gold". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
3. "Iran's Karami bags Olympics taekwondo bronze". Payvand. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
4. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

• Official Report