Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 67 kg
| Women's 67 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | State Sports Centre | |||||||||
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| Date | 29 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 58 kg | 49 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 80 kg | 67 kg | ||||
| +80 kg | +67 kg | ||||
The women's 67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 29 at the State Sports Centre.
South Korea's Lee Sun-hee had added another gold medal to her sporting squad in the final match against Norway's Trude Gundersen with a score of 6–3.[1] Japanese fighter Yoriko Okamoto booted her stretch to prevail a tight, 6–5 victory over 17-year-old British teen Sarah Stevenson for the bronze.[2][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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 29 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
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 | |||||||||||||||
 Lee Sun-hee (KOR) |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Elena Benítez (ESP) |
0 |  Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN) |
7 | Lee Sun-hee (KOR) |
4 | |||||||||||||||
 Mirjam Mueskens (NED) |
8 | Mirjam Mueskens (NED) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
 Lisa O'Keefe (AUS) |
6 | Mirjam Mueskens (NED) |
6 | |||||||||||||||
 Barbara Kunkel (USA) |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Sun-hee (KOR) |
6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Trude Gundersen (NOR) |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trude Gundersen (NOR) |
7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Meriem Bidani (MAR) |
1 |  Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) |
4 | |||||||||||||||
| Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) |
4 | Trude Gundersen (NOR) |
2+ | |||||||||||||||
 Sarah Stevenson (GBR) |
8 | Sarah Stevenson (GBR) |
2 | |||||||||||||||
 Monica del Real (MEX) |
4 | Sarah Stevenson (GBR) |
6 | |||||||||||||||
 He Lumin (CHN) |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| Semifinals | Bronze medal match | |||||||
| Mirjam Mueskens (NED) |
5 | |||||||
| Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) |
7 | Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) |
6 | |||||
| Sarah Stevenson (GBR) |
7 | Sarah Stevenson (GBR) |
5 | |||||
| Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN) |
4 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Gold to South Korea". New York Times. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ Betti, Leeroy (30 September 2000). "Okamoto boots her way to bronze". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ Ruscoe, Sybil (30 September 2000). "Taekwondo: Stevenson edged out for bronze". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 December 2014.