This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (January 2010) |
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women.
The host nation Greece failed to add to the gold won by Michalis Mouroutsos at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, though Alexandros Nikolaidis and Elisavet Mystakidou both won silver. Chinese Taipei (i.e. Taiwan) won its first two gold medals ever at these events. Steven López of the United States and Chen Zhong of China each repeated as Olympic champions. Hadi Saei, Huang Chih-hsiung and Pascal Gentil also won medal for the second time.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (58 kg) |
Chu Mu-Yen |
Oscar Salazar |
Tamer Bayoumi |
| Lightweight (68 kg) |
Hadi Saei |
Huang Chih-hsiung |
Song Myeong-Seob |
| Middleweight (80 kg) |
Steven López |
Bahri Tanrıkulu |
Yousef Karami |
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) |
Moon Dae-Sung |
Alexandros Nikolaidis |
Pascal Gentil |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (49 kg) |
Chen Shih-Hsin |
Yanelis Labrada |
Yaowapa Boorapolchai |
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
Jang Ji-Won |
Nia Abdallah |
Iridia Salazar |
| Middleweight (67 kg) |
Luo Wei |
Elisavet Mystakidou |
Hwang Kyung-Sun |
| Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
Chen Zhong |
Myriam Baverel |
Adriana Carmona |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
A total of 124 taekwondo jins from 60 nations competed at the Athens Games:
|
|
|