Taekwondo at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 73 kg

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Women's 73 kg
at the 2014 Asian Games
Venue Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium
Date3 October 2014
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
  2010

The women's middleweight (73 kilograms) event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 3 October 2014 at Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea. [1]

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A total of eleven competitors from eleven different countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 73 kilograms.

Sorn Seavmey of Cambodia won the gold medal after beating Fatemeh Rouhani of Iran in gold medal match 7–4, The bronze medal was shared by Abrar Al-Fahad of Kuwait and Kirstie Alora from the Philippines.

Sorn Seavmey made history for her country and won Cambodia's first ever gold medal in its 60-year history of participation at the Asian Games.

Schedule

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

DateTimeEvent
Friday, 3 October 201409:30Round of 16
15:30Quarterfinals
Semifinals
18:00Final

Results

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Iran.svg  Fatemeh Rouhani  (IRI)19
Flag of Brunei.svg  Nurulain Jaafar  (BRU)3Flag of Brunei.svg  Nurulain Jaafar  (BRU)1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Najia Rasool  (PAK)2 Flag of Iran.svg  Fatemeh Rouhani  (IRI)16
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Abrar Al-Fahad  (KUW)3
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Abrar Al-Fahad  (KUW)3
Flag of India.svg  Shaloo Raikwar  (IND)3
Flag of Iran.svg  Fatemeh Rouhani  (IRI)4
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Sorn Seavmey  (CAM)7
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Kirstie Alora  (PHI)3
Flag of Jordan.svg  Rima Ananbeh  (JOR)15Flag of Jordan.svg  Rima Ananbeh  (JOR)2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Shraboni Biswas  (BAN)0 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Kirstie Alora  (PHI)5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Feruza Yergeshova  (KAZ)0 Flag of Cambodia.svg  Sorn Seavmey  (CAM)6
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Umida Abdullaeva  (UZB)4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Umida Abdullaeva  (UZB)7
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Sorn Seavmey  (CAM)29

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References

  1. "Women 73kg Results" (PDF). mastaekwondo. Retrieved 19 October 2014.