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]
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]
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 |
Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai (VIE) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 6 | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Eva Marie Ditan (PHI) | 1 | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Águeda Pérez (MEX) | 1 | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 4 | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Likeleli Thamae (LES) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lauren Burns (AUS) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Juana Wangsa Putri (INA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 4 | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Kay Poe (USA) | 3 | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Fadime Helvacioglu (GER) | 0 | Lauren Burns (AUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 1 | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Lauren Burns (AUS) | 3+ |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||
Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Likeleli Thamae (LES) | 3 | Águeda Pérez (MEX) | 1 | |||||||||||
Águeda Pérez (MEX) | 5 |
Yuan Shu-chi is an athlete from the Republic of China. She competes in archery.
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The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 28 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
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The women's 57 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 27 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
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The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 27 September at the State Sports Centre.
The men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 28 at the State Sports Centre.
The men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 29 September at the State Sports Centre.
The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on 30 September at the State Sports Centre.
The women's 57 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 28 at the State Sports Centre.
The women's 67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 29 at the State Sports Centre.
The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 30 at the State Sports Centre.
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