# 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 29 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
South Korean taekwondo jin and 1999 world champion Moon Dae-sung unleashed a wicked roundhouse kick to knock out two-meter tall fighter and home favorite Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece from the mat for an Olympic gold just a minute into the bout. Meanwhile, France's Pascal Gentil opened up a four-point gap over Jordan's Ibrahim Kamal, and defeated him 6–2 to repeat his bronze medal victory from Sydney four years earlier.

## 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 |
| Sunday, 29 August 2004 | 09:00 12:00 13:30 15:30 | 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 |
| Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zakaria Asidah (DEN) | Zakaria Asidah (DEN) | 6 | Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) | Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) | 8 | Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) | Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Teemu Heino (FIN) | Teemu Heino (FIN) | 5 | | | | Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | 3 | | | |
| Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | 8 | | | | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 6 | | | |
| Luis Noguera (VEN) | Luis Noguera (VEN) | 5 | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 7 | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Julian Rojas (COL) | Julian Rojas (COL) | 3 | | | | | | | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 2:10-1 |
| Tudor Sanon (HAI) | Tudor Sanon (HAI) | 2 | | | | | | | Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | KO |
| Kristopher Moitland (CRC) | Kristopher Moitland (CRC) | 3 | Kristopher Moitland (CRC) | Kristopher Moitland (CRC) | −1 | | | | | | |
| Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) | Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) | 0 | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Pascal Gentil (FRA) | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 2 | | | | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 3 | | | |
| Jon García (ESP) | Jon García (ESP) | 13 | | | | Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | 5 | | | |
| Zoran Prerad (BIH) | Zoran Prerad (BIH) | 2 | Jon García (ESP) | Jon García (ESP) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | 7 | Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | Moon Dae-Sung (KOR) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Adilkhan Sagindykov (KAZ) | Adilkhan Sagindykov (KAZ) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | 2+ | | |
| Jon García (ESP) | 5 | Adilkhan Sagindykov (KAZ) | 2 | | |
| Adilkhan Sagindykov (KAZ) | 5+ | | | Ibrahim Kamal (JOR) | 2 |
| | | | | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 6 |
| | | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 3 | | |
| Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | 6 | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | 1 | | |
| Julian Rojas (COL) | 2 | | | | |