Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

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Women's 49 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue State Sports Centre
Date27 September
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lauren Burns Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Urbia Melendez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Chi Shu-ju Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  1992
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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)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 27 September 200009:00
11:30
15:30
20:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

AthleteNation
Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Döndü Güvenc Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Eva Marie Ditan Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Águeda Pérez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Urbia Melendez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Likeleli Thamae Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho
Juana Wangsa Putri Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Hanne Høgh Poulsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Kay Poe Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Fadime Helvacioglu Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Chi Shu-ju Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Lauren Burns Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

Results

Legend

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai  (VIE)1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Döndü Güvenc  (TUR)6Flag of Turkey.svg  Döndü Güvenc  (TUR)2
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Eva Marie Ditan  (PHI)1 Flag of Turkey.svg  Döndü Güvenc  (TUR)1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Águeda Pérez  (MEX)1 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Urbia Melendez  (CUB)3
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Urbia Melendez  (CUB)4Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Urbia Melendez  (CUB)3
Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Likeleli Thamae  (LES)0
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Urbia Melendez  (CUB)2
Flag of Australia.svg  Lauren Burns  (AUS)4
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Juana Wangsa Putri  (INA)2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Hanne Høgh Poulsen  (DEN)4Flag of Denmark.svg  Hanne Høgh Poulsen  (DEN)7
Flag of the United States.svg  Kay Poe  (USA)3 Flag of Denmark.svg  Hanne Høgh Poulsen  (DEN)0
Flag of Germany.svg  Fadime Helvacioglu  (GER)0 Flag of Australia.svg  Lauren Burns  (AUS)1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chi Shu-ju  (TPE)1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chi Shu-ju  (TPE)3
Flag of Australia.svg  Lauren Burns  (AUS)3+

Repechage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
Flag of Turkey.svg  Döndü Güvenc  (TUR)0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chi Shu-ju  (TPE)3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chi Shu-ju  (TPE)4
Flag of Denmark.svg  Hanne Høgh Poulsen  (DEN)0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Hanne Høgh Poulsen  (DEN)2
Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Likeleli Thamae  (LES)3 Flag of Mexico.svg  Águeda Pérez  (MEX)1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Águeda Pérez  (MEX)5

References

  1. "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Poe Loses; Australians Win Gold". New York Times . 28 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. Browne, Andrew (27 September 2000). "Australian student wins first taekwondo gold". Rediff.com . Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. "Chi Shu-Ju Wins Women's 49kg Taekwondo Bronze Medal". People's Daily. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.