Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg
Women's 49 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | State Sports Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | 27 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Men | Women | |
58 kg | 49 kg | |
68 kg | 57 kg | |
80 kg | 67 kg | |
+80 kg | +67 kg | |
The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 27 at the State Sports Centre.
26-year-old Lauren Burns thrilled the Aussie home crowd inside the venue, as she crushed Cuban fighter Urbia Melendez 4–2 to earn the women's flyweight title on the first day of the sport's major Olympic debut.[1][2] Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei's Chi Shu-ju prevailed a bronze medal victory over Denmark's Hanne Høgh Poulsen with a score of 4–0.[3]
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.[4]
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
Date | Time | Round |
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Wednesday, 27 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Competitors
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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Repechage
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||
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References
- ^ "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Poe Loses; Australians Win Gold". New York Times. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Browne, Andrew (27 September 2000). "Australian student wins first taekwondo gold". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Chi Shu-Ju Wins Women's 49kg Taekwondo Bronze Medal". People's Daily. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 December 2014.