Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg
| Women's 57kg at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
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| Date | 9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| 58 kg | 49 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 80 kg | 67 kg | ||||
| +80 kg | +67 kg | ||||
The women's 57 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
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.[1]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 9 August 2012 | 09:00 15:00 17:00 22:15 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Results
On 13 July 2012, the World Taekwondo Federation released the provisional draw which included the top eight seeds for the competition.[2] The remainder of the qualified athletes were randomly drawn on 6 August 2012.[3]
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Andrea Paoli (LIB)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Nidia Munoz (CUB)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Andrea Paoli (LIB)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Jade Jones (GBR)
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Ana Zaninović (CRO)
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mayu Hamada (JPN)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mayu Hamada (JPN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jade Jones (GBR)
| 13 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dragana Gladović (SRB)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jade Jones (GBR)
| 15 (PTG) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jade Jones (GBR)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Hou Yuzhuo (CHN)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Hedaya Wahba (EGY)
| 17 | |||||||||||||||||
 Robin Cheong (NZL)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hedaya Wahba (EGY)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Marlène Harnois (FRA)
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Yeny Contreras Loyola (CHI)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA)
| 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN)
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Bineta Diedhiou (SEN)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Suvi Mikkonen (FIN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Suvi Mikkonen (FIN)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN)
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Diana López (USA)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN)
| 1 (SUD) | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
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.[4]
| Preliminary Round | Bronze Medal Contest | ||||
| Dragana Gladović (SRB) |
2 | ||||
| Mayu Hamada (JPN) |
15 (PTG) |
Mayu Hamada (JPN) |
8 | ||
| Marlène Harnois (FRA) |
12 | ||||
| Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) |
14 (PTG) | ||||
| Diana López (USA) |
4 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) |
2 | ||
| Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) |
9 | ||||
References
- ↑ Men's Taekwondo competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo -Provisional Draw sheet-" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ↑ "Provisional Draw Sheet – London 2012 Olympic Games". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ↑ Men's Taekwondo competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.