Olympedia – Heavyweight (>83 kilograms), Men

Heavyweight (>83 kilograms), Men

Date	20 September 1988
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Jang-chung Che-yuk-gwan, Seoul
Participants	13 from 13 countries

Date

20 September 1988

Status

Olympic (non-medal)

Location

Jang-chung Che-yuk-gwan, Seoul

Participants

13 from 13 countries

Thirteen fighters competed in a single-elimination tournament. The event was won by Malaysian-born American Jimmy Kim, which was the only victory in 1988 men’s taekwondo by a non-Korean athlete. Kim had been runner-up at the 1987 World Championships, and won the 1985 World Games and 1987 Pan American Games titles. In the final, Kim defeated Korea’s Kim Jong-Suk, who made it to the final by defeating German Michael Arndt, the 1987 World Champion, in the semi-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Jimmy Kim	USA
2	Kim Jong-Seok	KOR
=3	José Luis Álvarez	ESP
=3	Michael Arndt	FRG
=5	Tonny Sørensen	DEN
=5	Mansur Bagheri	IRI
=5	Mustafa El-Abrak	EGY
=5	Henk Meijer	NED
=9	Robert Fellner	ISV
=9	Ali Şahin	TUR
=9	Alex Russel Da Rocha	GHA
=9	Ali Mohamed Salah	QAT
=9	Rashed Badow	BRN

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Sep	Tonny Sørensen	DEN
Match #2	20 Sep	José Luis Álvarez	ESP		Robert Fellner	ISV	bye
Match #3	20 Sep	Jimmy Kim	USA	Points	Ali Şahin	TUR
Match #4	20 Sep	Mansur Bagheri	IRI	Points	Alex Russel Da Rocha	GHA
Match #5	20 Sep	Mustafa El-Abrak	EGY				bye
Match #6	20 Sep	Kim Jong-Seok	KOR	Points	Ali Mohamed Salah	QAT
Match #7	20 Sep	Henk Meijer	NED	Points	Rashed Badow	BRN
Match #8	20 Sep	Michael Arndt	FRG				bye

Heavyweight (>83 kilograms), Men

Round One

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final Round