Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 59 kg

The women's featherweight (−59 kilograms) event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on 10 December 2006 at Qatar SC Indoor Hall, Doha, Qatar.

Women's 59 kg at the 2006 Asian Games
Venue	Qatar SC Indoor Hall
Date	10 December
Competitors	12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Lee Sung-hye    South Korea   Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu    Vietnam   Ayasha Shakya    Nepal   Tseng Pei-hua    Chinese Taipei

Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games
	Men	Women
	54 kg	47 kg
	58 kg	51 kg
	62 kg	55 kg
	67 kg	59 kg
	72 kg	63 kg
	78 kg	67 kg
	84 kg	72 kg
	+84 kg	+72 kg

A total of twelve competitors from twelve countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 59 kilograms.

Lee Sung-hye from South Korea won the gold medal after beating Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu of Vietnam in gold medal match 3–0, The bronze medal was shared by Nepalese Ayasha Shakya and Tseng Pei-hua of Chinese Taipei.[1] Athletes from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China and Philippines shared the fifth place.

The bronze medalist Tseng Pei-hua later changed her name to Tseng Li-cheng.