The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 27 at the State Sports Centre.
26-year-old Lauren Burns thrilled the Aussie home crowd inside the venue, as she crushed Cuban fighter Urbia Melendez 4–2 to earn the women's flyweight title on the first day of the sport's major Olympic debut. Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei's Chi Shu-ju prevailed a bronze medal victory over Denmark's Hanne Høgh Poulsen with a score of 4–0.
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.
Schedule All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2) Date Time RoundWednesday, 27 September 2000 09:0011:3015:3020:30 Preliminary RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Competitors AthleteNation Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai Döndü Güvenc Eva Marie Ditan Águeda Pérez Urbia Melendez Likeleli Thamae Juana Wangsa Putri Hanne Høgh Poulsen Kay Poe Fadime Helvacioglu Chi Shu-ju Lauren Burns
Results Legend PTG — Won by points gap SUP — Won by superiority OT — Won on over time (Golden Point) WO — Walkover
Main bracket
Repechage
References
External links Official Report