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

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.

Women's 57 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date28 September
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jung Jae-eun  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tran Hieu Ngan  Vietnam
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hamide Bıkçın Tosun  Turkey
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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

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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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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 28 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30		 Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

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Athlete Nation
Hamide Bıkçın Tosun   Turkey
Hsu Chih-ling   Chinese Taipei
Cynthia Cameron   Australia
Cristiana Corsi   Italy
Carmen Silva   Brazil
Jung Jae-eun   South Korea
Virginia Lourens   Netherlands
Areti Athanasopoulou   Greece
Shimaa Afifi   Egypt
Tran Hieu Ngan   Vietnam
Cheryl Ann Sankar   Trinidad and Tobago
Jasmin Strachan   Philippines

Results

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

Main bracket

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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

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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

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