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

Women's 59 kg
at the 2002 Asian Games
Women's 59 kg ; at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue	Gudeok Gymnasium
Date	October 13, 2002
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
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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.

A total of 10 women from 10 different countries 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.

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

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date	Time	Event
Sunday, 13 October 2002	14:00	Round 1
	14:00	Round 2
	14:00	Semifinals
	19:00	Final

Results

Round 1		Round 2		Semifinals		Final

		Marzieh Asadi (IRI)	2
Kalindi Tamayo (PHI)	2	Lê Thị Nhung (VIE)	4
Lê Thị Nhung (VIE)	2			Lê Thị Nhung (VIE)	1
				Tseng Pei-hua (TPE)	7
		Tshering Chhoden (BHU)	0
		Tseng Pei-hua (TPE)	10
						Tseng Pei-hua (TPE)	1
						Yun Sung-hee (KOR)	4
		Xeniya Stamova (KAZ)	0
		Yun Sung-hee (KOR)	4
				Yun Sung-hee (KOR)	7
Bandana Shrestha (NEP)	3			Wang Shuo (CHN)	2
P. Ranibara Devi (IND)	3	P. Ranibara Devi (IND)	1
		Wang Shuo (CHN)	4