Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg

The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 30 at the State Sports Centre.

Women's +67 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date30 September
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chen Zhong  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalia Ivanova  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dominique Bosshart  Canada
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Chinese taekwondo jin Chen Zhong steadily piled up points to edge 29-year-old Russian veteran Natalia Ivanova 8–3 for the gold medal in the women's heavyweight class.[1][2] Meanwhile, lone Canadian fighter Dominique Bosshart mounted a six-point onslaught in the third round to kick out and overwhelm 1999 European Champion Nataša Vezmar of Croatia for the bronze medal, delivering a marvelous 11–8 record.[1][3][4]

Competition format

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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.[5]

Schedule

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 30 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

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Athlete Nation
Adriana Carmona   Venezuela
Lee Wan Yuen   Malaysia
Myriam Baverel   France
Tanya White   Australia
chen Zhong   China
Mounia Bourguigue   Morocco
Natalia Ivanova   Russia
Veera Liukkonen   Finland
Dominique Bosshart   Canada
Ireane Ruíz   Spain
Sonallis Mayan   Cuba
Nastaša Vezmar   Croatia

Results

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Legend
  • PTG — Won by points gap
  • SUP — Won by superiority
  • OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
  • WO — Walkover

Main bracket

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Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
  Adriana Carmona (VEN) 8
  Lee Wan Yuen (MAS) 4   Myriam Baverel (FRA) 3
  Myriam Baverel (FRA) 8   Adriana Carmona (VEN) 6
  Tanya White (AUS) 0   Chen Zhong (CHN) 8
  Chen Zhong (CHN) 6   Chen Zhong (CHN) 5
  Mounia Bourguigue (MAR) 3
  Chen Zhong (CHN) 8
  Natalia Ivanova (RUS) 3
  Natalia Ivanova (RUS) 8
  Veera Liukkonen (FIN) 4   Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 6
  Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 5   Natalia Ivanova (RUS) 6
  Ireane Ruíz (ESP) 3   Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 4
  Sonallis Mayan (CUB) 0   Ireane Ruíz (ESP) 4
  Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 7

Repechage

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match
  Adriana Carmona (VEN) 8
  Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 9
  Dominique Bosshart (CAN) 11
  Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 8
  Nataša Vezmar (CRO) 4
  Mounia Bourguigue (MAR) 3   Mounia Bourguigue (MAR) 1
  Tanya White (AUS) 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Chen Zhong Wins Women's 67kg Taekwondo Gold Medal". People's Daily. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo". CBC Sports. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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