Taekwondo_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_57_kg

Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

Taekwondo competition

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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.

South Korean fighter Jung Jae-eun yielded a 2–0 lead over her Vietnamese opponent Tran Hieu Ngan to capture her nation's first ever Olympic gold medal in the sport. Additionally, silver medalist Tran smade history to become Vietnam's first ever Olympic medalist.[1][2] Meanwhile, 1995 World champion Hamide Bıkçın Tosun of Turkey, who lost to Jung in the semifinal and whose delegation complained about alleged biased judging, regrouped to beat Netherlands' Virginia Lourens 7–5 for the bronze.[2]

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.[3]

Schedule

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Competitors

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Results

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

Main bracket

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
 Hamide Bıkçın Tosun (TUR) 6
 Hsu Chih-ling (TPE) 6  Hsu Chih-ling (TPE) 3
 Cynthia Cameron (AUS) 0  Hamide Bıkçın Tosun (TUR) 2
 Cristiana Corsi (ITA) 5  Jung Jae-eun (KOR) 3
 Carmen Silva (BRA) 2  Cristiana Corsi (ITA) 1
 Jung Jae-eun (KOR) 8
 Jung Jae-eun (KOR) 2
 Tran Hieu Ngan (VIE) 0
 Virginia Lourens (NED) 8
 Areti Athanasopoulou (GRE) 7+  Areti Athanasopoulou (GRE) 6
 Shimaa Afifi (EGY) 7  Virginia Lourens (NED) 6
 Tran Hieu Ngan (VIE) 2  Tran Hieu Ngan (VIE) 9
 Cheryl Ann Sankar (TRI) 0  Tran Hieu Ngan (VIE) 8
 Jasmin Strachan (PHI) 3

Repechage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
 Jasmin Strachan (PHI) 5+
 Cheryl Ann Sankar (TRI) 5  Hamide Bıkçın Tosun (TUR) 9
 Jasmin Strachan (PHI) 3
 Hamide Bıkçın Tosun (TUR) 7
 Virginia Lourens (NED) 5
 Virginia Lourens (NED) 6
 Cristiana Corsi (ITA) 5

References

  1. [1]
    "Taekwondo Yields One Gold, One Silver". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Medal first for Vietnam". BBC Sport. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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