Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg
Taekwondo competition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 58 kg?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Men's 58 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 26 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
Chu Mu-yen collected one of Chinese Taipei's first ever Olympic gold medals at these Games in the event after beating Mexico's Óscar Salazar 5–1 in their final match.[1] Meanwhile, the bronze medal was awarded to Egyptian fighter Tamer Bayoumi, who easily thwarted Spain's Juan Antonio Ramos in the repechage final 7–1. Despite high hopes, Greece's home favorite Michalis Mouroutsos missed his Olympic title defense after losing the quarterfinal match 2–8 to Bayoumi.[2][3]