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 29 at the State Sports Centre.

Women's 67 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date29 September
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lee Sun-hee  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Trude Gundersen  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yoriko Okamoto  Japan
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South Korea's Lee Sun-hee had added another gold medal to her sporting squad in the final match against Norway's Trude Gundersen with a score of 6–3.[1] Japanese fighter Yoriko Okamoto booted her stretch to prevail a tight, 6–5 victory over 17-year-old British teen Sarah Stevenson for the bronze.[2][3]

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.[4]

Schedule

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Friday, 29 September 2000 09:00
11:30
15:30
20:30
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Competitors

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Athlete Nation
Lee Sun-hee   South Korea
Elena Benítez   Spain
Kirsimarja Koskinen   Finland
Mirjam Mueskens   Netherlands
Lisa O'Keefe   Australia
Barbara Kunkel   United States
Trude Gundersen   Norway
Meriem Bidani   Morocco
Yoriko Okamoto   Japan
Sarah Stevenson   Great Britain
Monica del Real   Mexico
He Lumin   China

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
  Lee Sun-hee (KOR) 5
  Elena Benítez (ESP) 0   Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN) 1
  Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN) 7   Lee Sun-hee (KOR) 4
  Mirjam Mueskens (NED) 8   Mirjam Mueskens (NED) 1
  Lisa O'Keefe (AUS) 6   Mirjam Mueskens (NED) 6
  Barbara Kunkel (USA) 2
  Lee Sun-hee (KOR) 6
  Trude Gundersen (NOR) 3
  Trude Gundersen (NOR) 7
  Meriem Bidani (MAR) 1   Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) 4
  Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) 4   Trude Gundersen (NOR) 2+
  Sarah Stevenson (GBR) 8   Sarah Stevenson (GBR) 2
  Monica del Real (MEX) 4   Sarah Stevenson (GBR) 6
  He Lumin (CHN) 5

Repechage

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Semifinals Bronze medal match
  Mirjam Mueskens (NED) 5
  Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) 7   Yoriko Okamoto (JPN) 6
  Sarah Stevenson (GBR) 7   Sarah Stevenson (GBR) 5
  Kirsimarja Koskinen (FIN) 4

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney 2000 – Taekwondo: Gold to South Korea". New York Times. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ Betti, Leeroy (30 September 2000). "Okamoto boots her way to bronze". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ Ruscoe, Sybil (30 September 2000). "Taekwondo: Stevenson edged out for bronze". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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