Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 55 kg

The women's kumite 55 kg competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 5 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]

Women's kumite 55 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueNippon Budokan
Date5 August 2021
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivet Goranova  Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anzhelika Terliuga  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bettina Plank  Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wen Tzu-yun  Chinese Taipei

Competition format edit

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.[2]

Schedule edit

All times are in local time (UTC+9).

Date Time Round
Thursday, 5 August 2021 17:00
20:22
20:50
21:00
Pool stage
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Victory ceremony

Results edit

Pool stage edit

Pool A[3]
Pos Athlete B W D L Pts Score        
1   Ivet Goranova (BUL) 3 3 0 0 6 15–5 5–2 5–2 5–1
2   Wen Tzu-yun (TPE) 3 2 0 1 4 12–10 2–5 5–1 5–4
3   Sara Bahmanyar (IRI) 3 1 0 2 2 8–14 2–5 1–5 5–4
4   Serap Özçelik (TUR) 3 0 0 3 0 9–15 1–5 4–5 4–5
Source: Tokyo 2020
Pool B
Pos Athlete B W D L Pts Score          
1   Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR) 4 2 2 0 6 9–4 0–0 4–0 4–4 1–0
2   Bettina Plank (AUT) 4 2 1 1 5 9–10 0–0 2–6 4–3 3–1
3   Miho Miyahara (JPN) 4 2 0 2 4 20–13 0–4 6–2 11–2 3–5
4   Moldir Zhangbyrbay (KAZ) 4 1 1 2 3 16–21 4–4 3–4 2–11 7–2
5   Radwa Sayed (EGY) 4 1 0 3 2 8–14 0–1 1–3 5–3 2–7
Source: Tokyo 2020

Finals edit

 
SemifinalsGold medal
 
      
 
 
 
 
A1
  Ivet Goranova (BUL)
4
 
 
 
B2
  Bettina Plank (AUT)  
3
 
A1
  Ivet Goranova (BUL)  
5
 
 
 
B1
  Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR)  
1
 
B1
  Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR)
4
 
 
A2
  Wen Tzu-yun (TPE)  
4
 

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "FAQs" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Standings–Female 55 kg". World Karate Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links edit