Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

Women's 57 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Date	27 August
Competitors	15 from 15 nations
Medalists
Jang Ji-Won   South Korea Nia Abdallah   United States Iridia Salazar   Mexico
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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.

South Korea's Jang Ji-Won outwitted her American counterpart Nia Abdallah to strike the women's featherweight title in the final with a default score of 2–1. ^{[1] [2]} Mexican fighter and three-time World silver medalist Iridia Salazar defied her odds to add a bronze to her career list, leading 2–1 over Spain's Sonia Reyes in the repechage. ^[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
Friday, 27 August 2004	11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30	Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Results

Legend

• PTG — Won by points gap
• KO — Won by knockout
• SUP — Won by superiority
• OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
• WO — Walkover

Main bracket

	Preliminary round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal match
						Irina Kaydashova  (UZB)		7
	Paola Delgado  (COL)		2			Iridia Salazar  (MEX)		7+
	Iridia Salazar  (MEX)		5								Iridia Salazar  (MEX)		1
	Aleksandra Uścińska  (POL)		2								Jang Ji-Won  (KOR)		2
	Sonia Reyes  (ESP)		11			Sonia Reyes  (ESP)		2
	Mariam Bah  (CIV)		2			Jang Ji-Won  (KOR)		3
	Jang Ji-Won  (KOR)		9													Jang Ji-Won  (KOR)		2
	Areti Athanasopoulou  (GRE)		6													Nia Abdallah  (USA)		1
	Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen  (THA)		6+			Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen  (THA)		2
	Abeer Essawy  (EGY)		0			Chi Shu-ju  (TPE)		1
	Chi Shu-ju  (TPE)		8								Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen  (THA)		7
	Margarita Mkrtchyan  (RUS)		9								Nia Abdallah  (USA)		7+
	Nia Abdallah  (USA)		16			Nia Abdallah  (USA)		3
	Gwladys Épangue  (FRA)		0			Cristiana Corsi  (ITA)		2
	Cristiana Corsi  (ITA)		2

Repechage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Bronze medal match
					Iridia Salazar  (MEX)	3
	Cristiana Corsi  (ITA)	5			Cristiana Corsi  (ITA)	2
	Margarita Mkrtchyan  (RUS)	2							Iridia Salazar  (MEX)	2
									Sonia Reyes  (ESP)	1
					Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen  (THA)	3
	Sonia Reyes  (ESP)	5			Sonia Reyes  (ESP)	6
	Mariam Bah  (CIV)	0

References

1. "South Korea Adds Another Olympic Gold in Taekwondo". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. "Abdallah takes silver; African taekwondo athlete knocked out". USA Today. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
3. "Taekwondo success for Jang". BBC Sport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
4. "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

• Official Report Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine