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Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men			Women
	58 kg			49 kg
	68 kg			57 kg
	80 kg			67 kg
	+80 kg			+67 kg

These are the results of the men's 80 kg (also known as middleweight) competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 80 kilograms. Competition took place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex on August 28.

Medalists

Gold	Steven Lopez United States (USA)
Silver	Bahri Tanrıkulu Turkey (TUR)
Bronze	Yousef Karami Iran (IRI)

Tournament results

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. Those fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

Legend

• PTS — Won by Points
• RSC — Won by Referee Stops Contest
• SUP — Won by Superiority
• WDR — Won by opponent Withdrawal

Main bracket

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

Repechage

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Bronze medal match
				Ahmadov (AZE)	9 (PTS)
Estrada (MEX)	WDR			Estrada (MEX)	9
Rasheed (IRQ)								Ahmadov (AZE)	8
								Karami (IRI)	9
				Karami (IRI)	12
Hamdouni (TUN)	RSC			Hamdouni (TUN)	4
Geisler (PHI)	1:41 (2)

References

• Official Report