Taekwondo at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's +80 kg

The men's heavyweight (+80 kilograms) event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 21 August 2018 at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

Men's +80 kg
at the 2018 Asian Games
VenueJakarta Convention Center
Date21 August 2018
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Iran
silver medal    Uzbekistan
bronze medal    Jordan
bronze medal    Kazakhstan
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A total of fifteen competitors from fifteen countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was more than 80 kilograms.

Saeid Rajabi from Iran won the gold medal after defeating the former world champion Dmitriy Shokin from Uzbekistan in the gold medal match in the golden round by the score of 3–2. Dmitriy Shokin was also a silver medalist from the previous edition in Incheon, South Korea.

Rajabi won Iran's first ever gold medal in this heavyweight event at the history of the Asian Games.

The bronze medal was shared by semifinal losers (without having a third place match) Hamza Kattan of Jordan and Ruslan Zhaparov from Kazakhstan.

Schedule

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All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

Date Time Event
Tuesday, 21 August 2018 09:00 Round of 16
Quarterfinals
15:00 Semifinals
Final

Results

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Dmitriy Shokin (UZB) 15
  Sheron Fernando (SRI) 8   Akshay Kumar (IND) 1
  Akshay Kumar (IND) 13   Dmitriy Shokin (UZB) 5
  Rizky Anugrah Prasetyo (INA) 3   Hamza Kattan (JOR) 4
  Yang Tsung-yeh (TPE) 23   Yang Tsung-yeh (TPE) 12
  Tan Yen Ming (MAS) 7   Hamza Kattan (JOR) 24
  Hamza Kattan (JOR) 17   Dmitriy Shokin (UZB) 2
  Saeid Rajabi (IRI) 6   Saeid Rajabi (IRI) 3
  Lee Seung-hwan (KOR) 3   Saeid Rajabi (IRI) 5
  Kristopher Uy (PHI) 7   Sun Hongyi (CHN) 4
  Sun Hongyi (CHN) 9   Saeid Rajabi (IRI) 11
  Nattapat Tantramart (THA) 12   Ruslan Zhaparov (KAZ) 7
  Tenzin Lhendup (BHU) 1   Nattapat Tantramart (THA) 15
  Anoj Pujari (NEP) 0   Ruslan Zhaparov (KAZ) 30
  Ruslan Zhaparov (KAZ) 21

References

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  1. ^ "Taekwondo Technical Handbook" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games official website. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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