Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

Women's 49 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Date	26 August
Competitors	15 from 15 nations
Medalists
Chen Shih-Hsin  Chinese Taipei   Yanelis Labrada  Cuba   Yaowapa Boorapolchai  Thailand

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men			Women
	58 kg			49 kg
	68 kg			57 kg
	80 kg			67 kg
	+80 kg			+67 kg

The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 26 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.

Chen Shih-hsin collected one of Chinese Taipei's first ever Olympic gold medals at these Games in the event, after handily defeating Cuba's Yanelis Labrada in the final with a score of 5–4.^[1][2] Meanwhile, Thai fighter Yaowapa Boorapolchai picked up a bronze medal after edging Colombia's Gladys Mora 2–1 in a tight repechage match.^[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)

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
						Yanelis Labrada (CUB)		3
	Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA)		9			Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA)		1
	Brigitte Yagüe (ESP)		5								Yanelis Labrada (CUB)		8
	Elaine Teo (MAS)		4								Euda Carías (GUA)		3
	Euda Carías (GUA)		4+			Euda Carías (GUA)		1+
	Nevena Lukic (AUT)		4			Nevena Lukic (AUT)		1
	Lineo Mochesane (LES)		0													Yanelis Labrada (CUB)		4
	Maya Arusi (ISR)		1													Chen Shih-hsin (TPE)		5
	Dalia Contreras (VEN)		5			Dalia Contreras (VEN)		2
	Ivett Gonda (CAN)		3			Ivett Gonda (CAN)		3
	Jermin Anwar (EGY)		2								Ivett Gonda (CAN)		2
	Chen Shih-hsin (TPE)		4								Chen Shih-hsin (TPE)		3
	Sangina Baidya (NEP)		0			Chen Shih-hsin (TPE)		1
	Juana Wangsa Putri (INA)		2			Gladys Mora (COL)		0
	Gladys Mora (COL)		2+

Repechage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Euda Carías (GUA)

0

Gladys Mora (COL)

5

Gladys Mora (COL)

2

Sangina Baidya (NEP)

−1

Gladys Mora (COL)

1

Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA)

2

Ivett Gonda (CAN)

−1

Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA)

2

References

External links

• Official Report