Olympic Taekwondo

Wed. Sept. 27, 2000

09:00- 12:15 AM - Taekwondo - Women's less than 49kg Preliminary Round, Men's less than 58kg Preliminary Round (State Sports Centre)

14:30- 17:30 PM - Taekwondo - Women's less than 49kg Preliminary Round, Men's less than 58kg Preliminary Round, Women's less than 49kg Repechage, Men's less than 58kg Repechage (State Sports Centre)

19:30- 22:00 PM - Taekwondo - Women's less than 49kg Repechage, Men's less than 58kg Repechage, Women's less than 49kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's less than 58kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's less than 49kg Final, Men's less than 58kg Final (State Sports Centre)

Thurs. Sept. 28, 2000

09:00- 12:15 AM - Taekwondo - Women's 49kg - 57kg Preliminary Round, Men's 58kg - 68kg Preliminary Round (State Sports Centre)

14:30- 17:30 PM - Taekwondo - Women's 49kg - 57kg Preliminary Round, Men's 58kg - 68kg Preliminary Round, Women's 49kg - 57kg Repechage, Men's 58kg - 68kg Repechage (State Sports Centre)

19:30- 22:00 PM - Taekwondo - Women's 49kg - 57kg Repechage, Men's 58kg - 68kg Repechage, Women's 49kg - 57kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's 58kg - 68kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's 49kg - 57kg Final, Men's 58kg - 68kg Final (State Sports Centre)

Fri. Sept. 29, 2000

09:00- 12:15 AM - Taekwondo - Women's 57kg - 67kg Preliminary Round, Men's 68kg - 80kg Preliminary Round (State Sports Centre)

14:30- 17:30 PM - Taekwondo - Women's 57kg - 67kg Preliminary Round, Men's 68kg - 80kg Preliminary Round, Women's 57kg - 67kg Repechage, Men's 68kg - 80kg Repechage (State Sports Centre)

19:30- 22:00 PM - Taekwondo - Women's 57kg - 67kg Repechage, Men's 68kg - 80kg Repechage, Women's 57kg - 67kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's 68kg - 80kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's 57kg - 67kg Final, Men's 68kg - 80kg Final (State Sports Centre)

Sat. Sept. 30, 2000

09:00- 12:15 AM - Taekwondo - Women's over 67kg Preliminary Round, Men's over 80kg Preliminary Round (State Sports Centre)

14:30- 17:30 PM - Taekwondo - Women's over 67kg Preliminary Round, Men's over 80kg Preliminary Round, Women's over 67kg Repechage, Men's over 80kg Repechage (State Sports Centre)

19:30- 22:00 PM - Taekwondo - Women's over 67kg Repechage, Men's over 80kg Repechage, Women's over 67kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's over 80kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's over 67kg Final, Men's over 80kg Final (State Sports Centre)

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2000 US Olympic Team Trial Qualifying Tournament #1
Colorado Springs, Colorado January 21-23, 2000 Sparring Medal Report

Male Olympic Fly (Under 127.6 pounds)
1 Mark Lopez (TX) 2 Peter Lopez (CA) 3 Juan Moreno (FL)
Male Olympic Feather (127.6-149.6 pounds)
1 Glenn Lainfiesta (CO) 2 David Bartlett (CO) 3 Jason Han (CA)
Female Olympic Fly (Under 107.8 pounds)
1 Mandy Meloon (TX) 2 Valerie Shipley (MN) 3 Valerie Delgado (CO)
Female Consolidated Welter (125.5-147.4 pounds)
1 Diana Lopez (TX) 2 Simona Hradil (TX) 3 Elizabeth Mohammed (NY)

*Only the top two finishers will go on to the US Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials.*

2000 US Olympic Team Trial Qualifying Tournament #2
Colorado Springs, Colorado March 10-12, 2000 Sparring Medal Report

Male Olympic Fly (Under 127.6 pounds)
1 Peter Kim (OR) 2 Juan Moreno (FL) 3 Jody Horn (CO)
Male Olympic Feather (127.6-149.6 pounds)
1 Jason Han (CA) 2 Guillermo Mosquera (FL) 3 Todd Phillips (OH)
Female Olympic Fly (Under 107.8 pounds)
1 Esther Kim (TX) 2 Sabrina Alaquinez (TX) 3 Jenacyn Nicholson (CO)
Female Consolidated Welter (125.5-147.4 pounds)
1 Kelly Thorpe (WA) 2 Elizabeth Mohammed (NY) 3 Lynda Laurin (OH)

*Only the top two finishers will go on to the US Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials.*

2000 US Olympic Team Trial Qualifying Tournament #3
Colorado Springs, Colorado May 12-14, 2000 Sparring Medal Report

-----To Be Announced-----

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The Road to Sydney The 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Selection Process

January 21-23, 2000 Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials Qualifying Tournament Colorado Springs, Colorado
March 10-12, 2000 Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials Qualifying Tournament Colorado Springs, Colorado
May, 12-14, 2000 Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials Qualifying Tournament Colorado Springs, Colorado

Competition Weight Divisions: Women's Olympic Flyweight (Under 107.8 lbs.), Women's Olympic Welterweight (125.5 pounds to 147.4 lbs.), Men's Olympic Flyweight (Under 127.6 lbs.), Men's Olympic Featherweight (127.7 lbs. to 149.6 lbs.)

The XXVII Olympic Games will be held in Sydney, Australia, September 15 - October 1, 2000. Taekwondo Competition is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27 through Saturday, September 30, 2000.

In the 2000 Olympic Games, the sport of Taekwondo has been allotted a total of 100 competitor slots by the International Olympic Committee. Because of the limited slots available and in order to allow greater global participation in the Olympic Games, the World Taekwondo Federation has limited the Olympic competition to four weight divisions for men and four weight divisions for women. Due to the limited number of competitors, each country had the opportunity to qualify only two men and two women. Therefore, the maximum number of athletes that any country can have represent them is four.

In order for a country to have qualified their selected weight divisions for Olympic competition, their athletes had to place in the top four at the 1999 World Olympic Qualification Event, July 8-11, 1999, in Porec, Croatia, or in the top two at the 1999 Regional Olympic Qualifying Events. The 1999 Pan American Taekwondo Regional Olympic Qualification tournament was held October 2-3, 1999 in Miami, Florida. After the 1999 Pan American Games Team Trials (March 19-21, 1999), the U.S. selected the four weight divisions to try to qualify for the 2000 Olympic Games (two men and two women). The weight divisions selected by the U.S. were: Women's Olympic Flyweight, Women's Olympic Welterweight, Men's Olympic Flyweight, and Men's Olympic Featherweight.

These four athletes competed in the World Olympic Qualifying Event and/or the Regional Olympic Qualifying Event. Kay Poe (Olympic Flyweight) won the gold medal at the World Olympic Qualifying Taekwondo Championships, thus qualifying her division for the U.S. Barbara Kunkel (Olympic Welterweight, Gold), Jason Torres (Olympic Flyweight, Gold), and Steven Lopez (Olympic Featherweight, Silver) qualified the three possible remaining weight divisions for the U.S. at the 1999 Pan American Taekwondo Regional Olympic Qualifying Tournament. These four athletes guaranteed the U.S. representation at the XXVII Olympic Games in the maximum four possible weight divisions.

The 2000 U.S. Olympic Taekwondo Team selection process will consist of two Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Tournaments and the 2000 United States Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials. The two Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Tournaments are open to any black belt who is a competitive member of the United States Taekwondo Union. The first Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Tournaments will be held January 21-23, 2000 and the second tournament is scheduled for March 10-12, 2000. Both of these tournaments will be held at the United States Olympic Complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The top two finishers in each division at each of these two single elimination tournaments will qualify for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials. Kay Poe, Barbara Kunkel, Jason Torres, and Steven Lopez have already qualified for the Olympic Trials by virtue of qualifying the U.S. for the 2000 Olympic Games in their respective weight divisions. The 2000 United States Olympic Taekwondo Team Trials will be May 12-14, 2000 .

The Olympic Trials will be a round robin format tournament between the five qualified athletes. At the completion of the round robin format the top two athletes will advance to the finals. In the finals the athlete who is in first place after the round robin must win against the athlete in second place once while the athlete in second place needs to win against the athlete in first place twice. The winner will represent the United States of America in Taekwondo at the XXVII Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as a member of the 2000 United States Olympic Team.

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Olympic Judo

Sat. 16, 2000

15:00- 18:30 PM - Judo - Women's Extra-Lightweight 48kg First Round, Women's Extra-Lightweight 48kg Second Round, Women's Extra-Lightweight 48kg Third Round, Men's Extra-Lightweight 60kg First Round, Men's Extra-Lightweight 60kg Second Round, Men's Extra-Lightweight 60kg Third Round (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

20:30- 22:00 PM - Judo - Women's Extra-Lightweight 48kg Final Repechage, Women's Extra-Lightweight 48kg Semifinals, Women's Extra-Lightweight 48kg Final, Men's Extra-Lightweight 60kg Final Repechage, Men's Extra-Lightweight 60kg Semifinals, Men's Extra-Lightweight 60kg Final (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

Sun. Sept. 17, 2000

15:00- 18:30 PM - Judo Men's Half-Lightweight 66kg First Round, Men's Half-Lightweight 66kg Second Round, Men's Half-Lightweight 66kg Third Round, Women's Half-Lightweight 52kg First Round, Women's Half-Lightweight 52kg Second Round, Women's Half-Lightweight 52kg Third Round (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

20:30- 22:00 PM - Judo - Men's Half-Lightweight 66kg Final Repechage, Men's Half-Lightweight 66kg Semifinals, Men's Half-Lightweight 66kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's Half-Lightweight 66kg Final, Women's Half-Lightweight 52kg Final Repechage, Women's Half-Lightweight 52kg Semifinal, Women's Half-Lightweight 52kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's Half-Lightweight 52kg Final (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2 )

Mon. Sept. 18, 2000

15:00- 18:30 PM - Judo - Women's Lightweight 57kg First Round, Women's Lightweight 57kg Second Round, Women's Lightweight 57kg Third Round, Men's Lightweight 73kg First Round, Men's Lightweight 73kg Second Round, Men's Lightweight 73kg Third Round (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

20:30- 22:00 PM - Judo - Women's Lightweight 57kg Final Repechage, Women's Lightweight 57kg Semifinals, Women's Lightweight 57kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's Lightweight 57kg Final, Men's Lightweight 73kg Final Repechage, Men's Lightweight 73kg Semifinals, Men's Lightweight 73kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's Lightweight 73kg Final (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2 )

Tues. Sept. 19, 2000

15:00- 18:30 PM - Judo - Women's Half-Middleweight 63kg First Round, Women's Half-Middleweight 63kg Second Round, Women's Half-Middleweight 63kg Third Round, Men's Half-Middleweight 81kg First Round, Men's Half-Middleweight 81kg Second Round, Men's Half-Middleweight 81kg Third Round (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

20:30- 22:00 PM - Judo - Women's Half-Middleweight 63kg Final Repechage, Women's Half-Middleweight 63kg Semifinals, Women's Half-Middleweight 63kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's Half-Middleweight 63kg Final, Men's Half-Middleweight 81kg First Repechage, Men's Half-Middleweight 81kg Semifinals, Men's Half-Middleweight 81kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's Half-Middleweight 81kg Final (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2 )

Wed. Sept. 20, 2000

15:00- 18:30 PM - Judo - Women's Middleweight 70kg First Round, Women's Middleweight 70kg Second Round, Women's Middleweight 70kg Third Round, Men's Middleweight 90kg First Round, Men's Middleweight 90kg Second Round, Men's Middleweight 90kg Third Round (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

20:30- 22:00 PM - Judo - Women's Middleweight 70kg Final Repechage, Women's Middleweight 70kg Semifinals, Women's Middleweight 70kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's Middleweight 70kg Final, Men's Middleweight 90kg Final Repechage, Men's Middleweight 90kg Semifinals, Men's Middleweight 90kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's Middleweight 90kg Final (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2 )

Thurs. Sept. 21, 2000

15:00- 18:30 PM - Judo - Women's Half-Heavyweight 78kg First Round, Women's Half-Heavyweight 78kg Second Round, Women's Half-Heavyweight 78kg Third Round, Men's Half-Heavyweight 100kg First Round, Men's Half-Heavyweight 100kg Second Round, Men's Half-Heavyweight 100kg Third Round (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

20:30- 22:00 PM - Judo - Women's Half-Heavyweight 78kg Final Repechage, Women's Half-Heavyweight 78kg Semifinals, Women's Half-Heavyweight 78kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's Half-Heavyweight 78kg Final, Men's Half-Heavyweight 100kg Final Repechage, Men's Half-Heavyweight 100kg Semifinals, Men's Half-Heavyweight 100kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's Half-Heavyweight 100kg Final (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2 )

Fri. Sept. 22, 2000

15:00- 18:30 PM - Judo - Women's Heavyweight 78+kg First Round, Women's Heavyweight 78+kg Second Round, Women's Heavyweight 78+kg Third Round, Men's Heavyweight +100kg First Round, Men's Heavyweight +100kg Second Round, Men's Heavyweight +100kg Third Round (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2)

20:30- 22:00 PM - Judo - Women's Heavyweight 78+kg Final Repechage, Women's Heavyweight 78+kg Semifinals, Women's Heavyweight 78+kg Bronze Medal Match, Women's Heavyweight 78+kg Final, Men's Heavyweight +100kg Final Repechage, Men's Heavyweight +100kg Semifinals, Men's Heavyweight +100kg Bronze Medal Match, Men's Heavyweight +100kg Final (Sydney Exhibition Centre Halls 1 & 2 )

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