| Girls' 55 kg at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Oceania Pavilion | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 9 October | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 48 kg | 44 kg | |
| 55 kg | 49 kg | |
| 63 kg | 55 kg | |
| 73 kg | 63 kg | |
| +73 kg | +63 kg | |
The girls' 55 kg competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 9 October at the Oceania Pavilion. [1]
All times are in local time (UTC-3).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 9 October 2018 | 14:00 15:00 19:00 20:00 | Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Fani Tzeli (GRE) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Anamarija Georgievska (MKD) | DSQ | 8 |  Vanessa Bettina Beckstein (GER) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vanessa Bettina Beckstein (GER) | 1 | Fani Tzeli (GRE) | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Kanthida Saengsin (THA) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Yang Junli (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kanthida Saengsin (THA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kanthida Saengsin (THA) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Safia Salih (MAR) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Sandy Macedo (BRA) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Maya Magdy Badawy (EGY) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sandy Macedo (BRA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Safia Salih (MAR) | 31 | 7 | Safia Salih (MAR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Merveille Marindi (GAB) | 1 | 7 | Safia Salih (MAR) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Rama Abo-Alrub (JOR) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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