The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 29 September at the State Sports Centre. Cuban fighter Ángel Matos overcame his mother's death to defeat Germany's Faissal Ebnoutalib 3–1 for the gold medal in the men's welterweight class. Meanwhile, Mexico's Victor Estrada handily defeated Sweden's Roman Livaja in a tight match 2–1 to pick up the bronze.

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)

Competitors

Results

Main bracket

Repechage