Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 59 kg

The women's featherweight (−59 kilograms) event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on Sunday 13 October 2002 at Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.

Women's 59 kg at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue	Gudeok Gymnasium
Date	13 October
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
Yun Sung-hee    South Korea   Tseng Pei-hua    Chinese Taipei   Lê Thị Nhung    Vietnam   Wang Shuo    China

Taekwondo at the 2002 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 ten competitors from ten different countries (NOCs) competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 59 kilograms.

Yun Sung-hee of South Korea won the gold medal after beating Tseng Pei-hua of Chinese Taipei in gold medal match 4–1, The bronze medal was shared by Chinese Wang Shuo and Vietnamese Lê Thị Nhung. Athletes from Iran, Bhutan, India and Kazakhstan lost in quarterfinal and they all finished fifth.

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