Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two bronze medals were awarded at the taekwondo competitions. A repechage was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists, competed in the repechage, another single-elimination competition. Each semifinal loser, faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.[1]

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Legend

• PTG — Won by points gap
• SUP — Won by superiority
• OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)

Main bracket

	Preliminary round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal match
	1	Gladys Mora (COL)	−1
	16	Yang Shu-Chun (TPE)	0
						Yang Shu-Chun (TPE)		2
						Sara Khoshjamal (IRI)		0
	8	Sara Khoshjamal (IRI)	5
	9	Ghizlane Toudali (MAR)	0
											Yang Shu-Chun (TPE)		1
											Wu Jingyu (CHN)		4
	5	Mildred Alango (KEN)	0
	12	Wu Jingyu (CHN)	7
						Wu Jingyu (CHN)		8
						Hanna Zajc (SWE)		1
	4	Hanna Zajc (SWE)	2
	13	Ivett Gonda (CAN)	0
																Wu Jingyu (CHN)		1
																Buttree Puedpong (THA)		−1
	6	Sümeyye Gülec (GER)	2
	11	Dalia Contreras (VEN)	4
						Dalia Contreras (VEN)		3
						Charlotte Craig (USA)		2
	3	Manuela Bezzola (SUI)	0
	14	Charlotte Craig (USA)	4
											Dalia Contreras (VEN)		2
											Buttree Puedpong (THA)		(SUP) 2
	7	Theresa Tona (PNG)	0
	10	Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE)	5
						Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE)		1
						Buttree Puedpong (THA)		2
	2	Buttree Puedpong (THA)	1
	15	Daynellis Montejo (CUB)	0

Repechage

Round 1				Bronze medal match
Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE)	0
Daynellis Montejo (CUB)	4			Daynellis Montejo (CUB)	3
				Yang Shu-Chun (TPE)	2
				Dalia Contreras (VEN)	1
Mildred Alango (KEN)	(SUP) 2			Mildred Alango (KEN)	0
Hanna Zajc (SWE)	2