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

Women's 49 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date 20 August 2008
Competitors 16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Wu Jingyu  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Buttree Puedpong  Thailand
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Daynellis Montejo  Cuba
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dalia Contreras  Venezuela

The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. It took place on August 20, 2008 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

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
Wednesday, 20 August 200809:00
15:00
17:00
20:00		Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Qualifying Athletes

Athlete Country
Gladys Mora Colombia
Yang Shu-Chun Chinese Taipei
Sara Khoshjamal Iran
Ghizlane Toudali Morocco
Mildred Alango Kenya
Wu Jingyu China
Hanna Zajc Sweden
Ivett Gonda Canada
Sümeyye Gülec Germany
Dalia Contreras Venezuela
Manuela Bezzola Switzerland
Charlotte Craig United States
Theresa Tona Papua New Guinea
Tran Thi Ngoc Truc Vietnam
Buttree Puedpong Thailand
Daynellis Montejo Cuba

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  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    

References

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