Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg

Men's +80 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date	23 August 2008
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Cha Dong-Min   South Korea   Alexandros Nikolaidis   Greece   Chika Chukwumerije   Nigeria   Arman Chilmanov   Kazakhstan

Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men			Women
	58 kg			49 kg
	68 kg			57 kg
	80 kg			67 kg
	+80 kg			+67 kg

The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

Cuban competitor Ángel Valodia Matos was leading 3-2 in the bronze medal bout against Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov, until he apparently suffered a broken toe and was subsequently disqualified for exceeding the allotted one minute of injury time. Matos kicked referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, pushed a judge and spat on the floor of the arena before being escorted out by security, with his coach, Leudin González, who criticized the referee's ruling as too strict and also accused Kazakhstan of bribing officials.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) subsequently banned Matos and González from WTF sanctioned events for life, and Matos's records at the Beijing Games were expunged. As Chelbat received a cut lip that required seven stitches, the WTF also considered taking legal action against the Cuban team.

Competition format

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two bronze medals were awarded at the taekwondo competitions. A repechage was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists competed in the repechage, another single-elimination competition. Each semifinal loser faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.^[1]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Results

Legend

• PTG — Won by points gap
• SUP — Won by superiority
• OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)

Main bracket

	Preliminary round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal match
	1	Chika Chukwumerije (NGR)	3
	16	Nguyen Van Hung (VIE)	1
						Chika Chukwumerije (NGR)		1
						Daba Modibo Keita (MLI)		0
	8	Mickael Borot (FRA)	5
	9	Daba Modibo Keita (MLI)	6
											Chika Chukwumerije (NGR)		2
											Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)		3
	5	Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)	4
	12	Arman Chilmanov (KAZ)	3
						Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)		5
						Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR)		4
	4	Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR)	KO
	13	Juan Díaz (VEN)	1:40-2
																Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)		4
																Cha Dong-Min (KOR)		5
	6	Matthew Beach (NZL)	1
	11	Liu Xiaobo (CHN)	4
						Liu Xiaobo (CHN)		1
						Ángel Matos (CUB)		2
	3	Leonardo Basile (ITA)	1
	14	Ángel Matos (CUB)	3
											Ángel Matos (CUB)		0
											Cha Dong-Min (KOR)		1
	7	Akmal Irgashev (UZB)	11
	10	Jon Garcia (ESP)	10
						Akmal Irgashev (UZB)		0
						Cha Dong-Min (KOR)		2
	2	Kristopher Moitland (CRC)	−2
	15	Cha Dong-Min (KOR)	1

Repechage

Round 1				Bronze medal match
Akmal Irgashev (UZB)	6
Kristopher Moitland (CRC)	5			Akmal Irgashev (UZB)	3
				Chika Chukwumerije (NGR)	4
				Ángel Matos (CUB)	DSQ
Arman Chilmanov (KAZ)				Arman Chilmanov (KAZ)
Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR)	WO

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