The women's 57 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 21 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.
Competition format The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two bronze medals were awarded at the taekwondo competitions. A repechage was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists competed in the repechage, another single-elimination competition. Each semifinal loser faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.
Schedule All times are China standard time (UTC+8) Date Time RoundThursday, 21 August 2008 09:0015:0017:0020:00 Preliminary RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Qualifying Athletes Athlete Country Mariam Bah Robin Cheong Su Li-Wen Lim Su-Jeong Doris Patiño Veronica Calabrese Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu Bineta Diédhiou Diana López Chonnapas Premwaew Azize Tanrıkulu Elaine Teo Martina Zubčić Bat-El Gatterer Debora Nunes Lailatou Amadou Lele
Results Legend PTG — Won by points gap SUP — Won by superiority OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
Main bracket
Repechage
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