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Taekwondo competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Taekwondo at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| |
| Competitors | 103 from 51 nations |
| 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 |
| 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 |
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
A total of 103 taekwondo athletes from 51 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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