Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg

Women's +67 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue State Sports Centre
Date 30 September
Competitors 12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Chen Zhong  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Natalia Ivanova  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dominique Bosshart  Canada

The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 30 at the State Sports Centre.

Chinese taekwondo jin Chen Zhong steadily piled up points to edge 29-year-old Russian veteran Natalia Ivanova 8–3 for the gold medal in the women's heavyweight class.[1][2] Meanwhile, lone Canadian fighter Dominique Bosshart mounted a six-point onslaught in the third round to kick out and overwhelm 1999 European Champion Nataša Vezmar of Croatia for the bronze medal, delivering a marvelous 11–8 record.[1][3][4]

Competition format

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. The taekwondo fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced directly to the repechage tournament. These matches determined the bronze medal winner for the event.[5]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 30 September 200009:00
11:30
15:30
20:30		Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Adriana Carmona Venezuela
Lee Wan Yuen Malaysia
Myriam Baverel France
Tanya White Australia
chen Zhong China
Mounia Bourguigue Morocco
Natalia Ivanova Russia
Veera Liukkonen Finland
Dominique Bosshart Canada
Ireane Ruíz Spain
Sonallis Mayan Cuba
Nastaša Vezmar Croatia

Results

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

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
     
         Adriana Carmona (VEN) 8  
 Lee Wan Yuen (MAS) 4      Myriam Baverel (FRA) 3  
 Myriam Baverel (FRA) 8        Adriana Carmona (VEN) 6  
 Tanya White (AUS) 0        Chen Zhong (CHN) 8  
 Chen Zhong (CHN) 6      Chen Zhong (CHN) 5  
         Mounia Bourguigue (MAR) 3  
           Chen Zhong (CHN) 8
           Natalia Ivanova (RUS) 3
         Natalia Ivanova (RUS) 8  
 Veera Liukkonen (FIN) 4      Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 6  
 Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 5        Natalia Ivanova (RUS) 6  
 Ireane Ruíz (ESP) 3        Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 4  
 Sonallis Mayan (CUB) 0      Ireane Ruíz (ESP) 4      
         Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 7      
     

Repechage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
     
         Adriana Carmona (VEN) 8  
         Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 9  
           Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 11
           Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 8
         Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 4
 Mounia Bourguigue (MAR) 3      Mounia Bourguigue (MAR) 1    
 Tanya White (AUS) 1  

References

  1. 1 2 "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chen Zhong Wins Women's 67kg Taekwondo Gold Medal". People's Daily. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo". CBC Sports. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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