You Are Here > SR/Olympics > Summer Games > 2000 Sydney > Taekwondo > Men's Flyweight
Taekwondo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games:
Men's Flyweight
Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Games: Next Summer Games
Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): State Sports Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Date Started: September 27, 2000
Date Finished: September 27, 2000
Format: Single-elimination tournament. All fighters losing to the finalists in each pool advance to repêchage tournament for the bronze medal.
| Gold: |  Mikhail Mouroutsos |
| Silver: |  Gabriel Esparza |
| Bronze: |  Huang Chih-Hsiung |
Summary
The 1997 World Champion in the bantamweight class, Huang Chih-Hsiung (TPE), moved down in class to the flyweight division for the 2000 Olympics. In the second round, he lost to the reigning European champion Michail Mouroutsos (GRE), 2-1. Mourotsos then took out “The Gabriels” – Taraburelli of Argentina in the semi-finals, also 2-1, and Esparza of Spain in the final, winning easily 4-2. Huang went thru the repêchage round to win the bronze medal.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Mouroutsos | 20 | Greece | GRE | Gold | |
| 2 | Gabriel Esparza | 27 | Spain | ESP | Silver | |
| 3 | Huang Chih-Hsiung | 23 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | Bronze | |
| 4 | Gabriel Taraburelli | 19 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 5T | József Salim | 33 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5T | Younès Sekkat | 26 | Morocco | MAR | ||
| 7 | Talaat Abada | 24 | Egypt | EGY | ||
| 8T | Naser Buftain | 20 | Kuwait | KUW | ||
| 8T | Roberto Cruz | 28 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 10T | Gabriel Sagastume | 18 | Guatemala | GUA | ||
| 10T | Juan Moreno | 29 | United States | USA | ||
| 10T | Kiyoteru Higuchi | 19 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 10T | Mfanukhona Dlamini | 20 | Swaziland | SWZ | ||
| 10T | Paul Lyons | 31 | Australia | AUS |
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties.