# 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.
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 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Nguyen Van Hung (VIE) | 1 | Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) | Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mickael Borot (FRA) | 5 | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) | 6 | | | | Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) | Chika Chukwumerije (NGR) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 4 | | | | | | | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 3 | | | | |
| 12 | Arman Chilmanov (KAZ) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Arman Chilmanov (KAZ) | 3 | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | KO | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | Abdelkader Zrouri (MAR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Juan Díaz (VEN) | 1:40-2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Juan Díaz (VEN) | 1:40-2 | | | | | | | | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 5 |
| 6 | Matthew Beach (NZL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 5 |
| 11 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 4 | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | Liu Xiaobo (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ángel Matos (CUB) | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Leonardo Basile (ITA) | 1 | Ángel Matos (CUB) | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 3 | | | | Ángel Matos (CUB) | Ángel Matos (CUB) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Akmal Irgashev (UZB) | 11 | | | | | | | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 1 | | | | |
| 10 | Jon Garcia (ESP) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jon Garcia (ESP) | 10 | Akmal Irgashev (UZB) | Akmal Irgashev (UZB) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kristopher Moitland (CRC) | −2 | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Cha Dong-Min (KOR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | 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) | |