Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

The women's 57 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 21 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

Women's 57 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date21 August 2008
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Lim Su-Jeong  South Korea
Azize Tanrıkulu  Turkey
Diana López  United States
Martina Zubčić  Croatia

Competition format

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]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 21 August 200809:00
15:00
17:00
20:00
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Qualifying Athletes

Athlete Country
Mariam Bah Ivory Coast
Robin Cheong New Zealand
Su Li-Wen Chinese Taipei
Lim Su-Jeong South Korea
Doris Patiño Colombia
Veronica Calabrese Italy
Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu Vietnam
Bineta Diédhiou Senegal
Diana López United States
Chonnapas Premwaew Thailand
Azize Tanrıkulu Turkey
Elaine Teo Malaysia
Martina Zubčić Croatia
Bat-El Gatterer Israel
Debora Nunes Brazil
Lailatou Amadou Lele Niger


Results

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  Mariam Bah (CIV) 0
16  Robin Cheong (NZL) 1
 Robin Cheong (NZL) 1
 Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) 4
8  Su Li-Wen (TPE) 0
9  Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) 1
 Lim Su-Jeong (KOR)  5
 Veronica Calabrese (ITA)  1
5  Doris Patiño (COL) 0
12  Veronica Calabrese (ITA) 2
 Veronica Calabrese (ITA) 3
 Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) 0
4  Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu (VIE) 0
13  Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) 1
 Lim Su-Jeong (KOR)  1
 Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR)  0
6  Diana López (USA) 2
11  Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) 0
 Diana López (USA) 1
 Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) 2
3  Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) 7
14  Elaine Teo (MAS) 4
 Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR)  5
 Martina Zubčić (CRO)  3
7  Martina Zubčić (CRO) 4
10  Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) 3
 Martina Zubčić (CRO) 3
 Debora Nunes (BRA) 2
2  Debora Nunes (BRA)
15  Lailatou Amadou Lele (NIG) DSQ

Repechage

Round 1   Bronze medal match
 
 Diana López (USA) 3    
 Elaine Teo (MAS) 0      Diana López (USA) 3
     Veronica Calabrese (ITA) 2
 
     Martina Zubčić (CRO) 5
 Su Li-Wen (TPE) 1      Su Li-Wen (TPE) 4
 Robin Cheong (NZL) 0    

References

  1. "Taekwondo – Competition format". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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