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

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

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 ruled to have retired after the allotted one minute of injury time expired. After a brief argument, Matos kicked referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, punched a judge in the arm and spat on the floor of the arena before he and his coach, Leudin González, who had criticized the referee's ruling as too strict and also accused Kazakhstan of bribing officials, were escorted out by security.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) subsequently banned Matos and González from WTF sanctioned events for life, and ordered Matos's results from the Beijing Games to be deleted from the records. 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.

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 23 August 2008	11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30	Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Qualifying Athletes

Athlete	Country
Chika Chukwumerije	Nigeria
Nguyen Van Hung	Vietnam
Mickael Borot	France
Daba Modibo Keita	Mali
Alexandros Nikolaidis	Greece
Arman Chilmanov	Kazakhstan
Abdelkader Zrouri	Morocco
Juan Díaz	Venezuela
Matthew Beach	New Zealand
Liu Xiaobo	China
Leonardo Basile	Italy
Ángel Matos	Cuba
Akmal Irgashev	Uzbekistan
Jon Garcia	Spain
Kristopher Moitland	Costa Rica
Cha Dong-Min	South Korea

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