| Women's sanshou 52 kg at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 21-24 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's sanshou 52 kilograms competition at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament was held from 21 to 24 August at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium. [1] [2] [3]
The top-eight non-Chinese athletes qualified at the 2007 World Wushu Championships. [4] China's Qin Lizi was the 2007 world champion and with her participation in the Beijing Wushu Tournament, the roster ended up with nine competitors. Coincidentally, the results at the tournament were identical with the 2007 world championships, [2] with Qin Lizi being the champion once again.
All times are Beijing Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 15:00 | Round of 16 |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 15:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Saturday, 23 August 2008 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 24 August 2008 | 9:30 | Final |
Legend:
TV = Technical victory
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Qin Lizi (CHN) | TV | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kim A-Ri (KOR) | 0 |  Cristina Toporâște (ROU) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cristina Toporâște (ROU) | 2 | Qin Lizi (CHN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Nguyễn Thúy Ngân (VIE) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Maria de la Fuente (MEX) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Thúy Ngân (VIE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qin Lizi (CHN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mary Jane Estimar (PHI) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Farzaneh Dehghani (IRI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ariana Ortega (BRA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Farzaneh Dehghani (IRI) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Jane Estimar (PHI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ambra Vielmi (ITA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Jane Estimar (PHI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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