The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 30 at the State Sports Centre.
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| Venue | State Sports Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Chinese taekwondo jin Chen Zhong steadily piled up points to edge 29-year-old Russian veteran Natalia Ivanova 8–3 for the gold medal in the women's heavyweight class.[1][2] Meanwhile, lone Canadian fighter Dominique Bosshart mounted a six-point onslaught in the third round to kick out and overwhelm 1999 European Champion Nataša Vezmar of Croatia for the bronze medal, delivering a marvelous 11–8 record.[1][3][4]
Competition format
editThe 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.[5]
Schedule
editAll times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 |
Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Competitors
editResults
edit- Legend
- PTG — Won by points gap
- SUP — Won by superiority
- OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
- WO — Walkover
Main bracket
edit| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
 Adriana Carmona (VEN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lee Wan Yuen (MAS)
| 4 |  Myriam Baverel (FRA)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myriam Baverel (FRA)
| 8 | Adriana Carmona (VEN)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tanya White (AUS)
| 0 |  Chen Zhong (CHN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chen Zhong (CHN)
| 6 | Chen Zhong (CHN)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Zhong (CHN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Natalia Ivanova (RUS)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Natalia Ivanova (RUS)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Veera Liukkonen (FIN)
| 4 |  Dominique Bosshart (CAN)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominique Bosshart (CAN)
| 5 | Natalia Ivanova (RUS)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ireane Ruíz (ESP)
| 3 |  Nataša Vezmar (CRO)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sonallis Mayan (CUB)
| 0 | Ireane Ruíz (ESP)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nataša Vezmar (CRO)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repechage
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||
| Adriana Carmona (VEN)
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Dominique Bosshart (CAN)
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Dominique Bosshart (CAN)
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| Nataša Vezmar (CRO)
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Nataša Vezmar (CRO)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)
| 3 | Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Tanya White (AUS)
| 1 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Chen Zhong Wins Women's 67kg Taekwondo Gold Medal". People's Daily. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo". CBC Sports. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.