Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

The women's 57 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Women's 57kg
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date9 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Jade Jones  Great Britain
Hou Yuzhuo  China
Marlène Harnois  France
Tseng Li-Cheng  Chinese Taipei
Taekwondo at the
2012 Summer Olympics
MenWomen
58 kg49 kg
68 kg57 kg
80 kg67 kg
+80 kg+67 kg

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 British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 9 August 201209:00
15:00
17:00
22:15		Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

On 13 July 2012, the World Taekwondo Federation released the provisional draw which included the top eight seeds for the competition.[2] The remainder of the qualified athletes were randomly drawn on 6 August 2012.[3]

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
            
1  Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) 4
 Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) 1
1  Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) 5
8  Andrea Paoli (LIB) 2
 Nidia Munoz (CUB) 2
8  Andrea Paoli (LIB) 4
1  Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) 6
4  Jade Jones (GBR) 10
5  Ana Zaninović (CRO) 11
 Mayu Hamada (JPN) 14
 Mayu Hamada (JPN) 3
4  Jade Jones (GBR) 13
 Dragana Gladović (SRB) 1
4  Jade Jones (GBR) 15
(PTG)
4  Jade Jones (GBR) 6
2  Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) 4
3  Hedaya Wahba (EGY) 17
 Robin Cheong (NZL) 6
3  Hedaya Wahba (EGY) 6
6  Marlène Harnois (FRA) 8
 Yeny Contreras Loyola (CHI) 3
6  Marlène Harnois (FRA) 14
6  Marlène Harnois (FRA) 3
2  Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) 8
7  Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) 6
 Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) 9
 Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) 2
2  Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) 7
 Diana López (USA) 0
2  Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) 1 (SUD)
Gold medal winner, Jade Jones (in blue) at the 2012 London Olympics

Repechage

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.[4]

Preliminary Round   Bronze Medal Contest
 
 Dragana Gladović (SRB) 2    
 Mayu Hamada (JPN) 15
(PTG)		      Mayu Hamada (JPN) 8
     Marlène Harnois (FRA) 12
 
     Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) 14
(PTG)
 Diana López (USA) 4      Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) 2
 Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) 9    

References
  1. Men's Taekwondo competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.
  2. "London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo -Provisional Draw sheet-". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. "Provisional Draw Sheet – London 2012 Olympic Games". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  4. Men's Taekwondo competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.
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