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

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.

Women's 49 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	State Sports Centre
Date	27 September
Competitors	12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Lauren Burns  Australia Urbia Melendez  Cuba Chi Shu-ju  Chinese Taipei
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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)

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday, 27 September 2000	09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30	Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Competitors

Athlete	Nation
Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai	Vietnam
Döndü Güvenc	Turkey
Eva Marie Ditan	Philippines
Águeda Pérez	Mexico
Urbia Melendez	Cuba
Likeleli Thamae	Lesotho
Juana Wangsa Putri	Indonesia
Hanne Høgh Poulsen	Denmark
Kay Poe	United States
Fadime Helvacioglu	Germany
Chi Shu-ju	Chinese Taipei
Lauren Burns	Australia

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
						Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai (VIE)		1
	Döndü Güvenc (TUR)		6			Döndü Güvenc (TUR)		2
	Eva Marie Ditan (PHI)		1								Döndü Güvenc (TUR)		1
	Águeda Pérez (MEX)		1								Urbia Melendez (CUB)		3
	Urbia Melendez (CUB)		4			Urbia Melendez (CUB)		3
						Likeleli Thamae (LES)		0
																Urbia Melendez (CUB)		2
																Lauren Burns (AUS)		4
						Juana Wangsa Putri (INA)		2
	Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN)		4			Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN)		7
	Kay Poe (USA)		3								Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN)		0
	Fadime Helvacioglu (GER)		0								Lauren Burns (AUS)		1
	Chi Shu-ju (TPE)		1			Chi Shu-ju (TPE)		3
						Lauren Burns (AUS)		3+

Repechage

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Bronze medal match
						Döndü Güvenc (TUR)		0
						Chi Shu-ju (TPE)		3
											Chi Shu-ju (TPE)		4
											Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN)		0
						Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN)		2
	Likeleli Thamae (LES)		3			Águeda Pérez (MEX)		1
	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.

External links

• Official Report