# Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg

The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 28 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
Moving up to 12 kg heavier than his weight in Sydney four years earlier, American taekwondo jin Steven López defied his odds to defeat Turkey's Bahri Tanrıkulu with a score 3–0 for his second Olympic gold. Iran's Yousef Karami rallied for a tight 9–8 victory over Azerbaijan's Rashad Ahmadov to grab the bronze medal.

## Competition format

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. The taekwondo fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced directly to the repechage tournament. These matches determined the bronze medal winner for the event.

## Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 28 August 2004 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Results
### Legend

* PTG — Won by points gap
* KO — Won by knockout
* SUP — Won by superiority
* OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
* WO — Walkover

### Main bracket

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

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Rashad Ahmadov (AZE) | 9+ | | |
| Víctor Estrada (MEX) | WO | Víctor Estrada (MEX) | 9 | | |
| Raid Rasheed (IRQ) | | | | Rashad Ahmadov (AZE) | 8 |
| | | | | Yousef Karami (IRI) | 9 |
| | | Yousef Karami (IRI) | 12 | | |
| Hichem Hamdouni (TUN) | RSC | Hichem Hamdouni (TUN) | 4 | | |
| Donald Geisler (PHI) | 1:41-2 | | | | |