Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Taekwondo at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Competitors | 103 from 51 nations |
| Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 58 kg | 49 kg | |
| 68 kg | 57 kg | |
| 80 kg | 67 kg | |
| +80 kg | +67 kg | |
Taekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women. Tran Hieu Ngan became the first Vietnamese Olympic medalist in this competition.[1]
Qualification
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (58 kg) |
Michail Mouroutsos Greece |
Gabriel Esparza Spain |
Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei |
| Lightweight (68 kg) |
Steven López United States |
Sin Joon-sik South Korea |
Hadi Saei Iran |
| Middleweight (80 kg) |
Ángel Matos Cuba |
Faissal Ebnoutalib Germany |
Víctor Estrada Mexico |
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) |
Kim Kyong-hun South Korea |
Daniel Trenton Australia |
Pascal Gentil France |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (49 kg) |
Lauren Burns Australia |
Urbia Melendez Cuba |
Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei |
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
Jung Jae-eun South Korea |
Tran Hieu Ngan Vietnam |
Hamide Bıkçın Tosun Turkey |
| Middleweight (67 kg) |
Lee Sun-hee South Korea |
Trude Gundersen Norway |
Yoriko Okamoto Japan |
| Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
Chen Zhong China |
Natalia Ivanova Russia |
Dominique Bosshart Canada |
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Australia* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
A total of 103 taekwondo athletes from 51 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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Controversies
- Bronze medalist Chi Shu-Ju, Hamide Bıkçın Tosun, Hadi Saei and Pascal Gentil complained to the media about what they perceived as biased refereeing which made them lose their possible gold medal.[2][3] Pascal Gentil even refused to be photographed with his fellow medalists Kim Kyong-Hun and Daniel Trenton in the medal ceremony. Gold medalist Steven López revealed some inside story in his family's 2009 book.[4]
References
- ^ "Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic Games – ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC Grandstand Sport.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | MARTIAL ARTS | Medal first for Vietnam".
- ^ 《Family Power: The True Story of How "The First Family of Taekwondo" Made Olympic History》，Mark López, Steven López, Diana López，ISBN 978-0451228512