The women's kumite 55 kg competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 5 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.

Competition format The competition began with a two-pool round-robin stage followed by a single elimination stage. Each pool consisted of 4 or 5 athletes, with those positioned 1st and 4th seeded to Pool A, and those positioned 2nd and 3rd to Pool B. The athlete that finished first in Pool A faced the athlete that finished second in Pool B in the semifinals, and vice versa. There were no bronze medal matches in the kumite events. Losers of the semifinals each received a bronze medal.

Schedule All times are in local time (UTC+9). Date Time RoundThursday, 5 August 2021 17:0020:2220:5021:00 Pool stageSemifinalsGold medal matchVictory ceremony

Results Pool stage Pool A

Pool B

Finals

References

External links Seeding and competition format Event Reports (Event Summary) Complete Results book of Karate Event in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games