| Event: | Women's 55 kg |
| Games: | 2002 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Gudeok Gymnasium |
| Date: | 12 October 2002 |
| Competitors: | 10 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Gold: | Yun Kyung-rim |
| Goldnoc: | KOR |
| Silver: | Chonnapas Premwaew |
| Silvernoc: | THA |
| Bronze: | Parvaneh Tehrani |
| Bronzenoc: | IRI |
| Bronze2: | Renuka Magar |
| Bronzenoc2: | NEP |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games.
The women's bantamweight (−55 kilograms) event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on Saturday 12 October 2002 at Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.
Like all Asian Games taekwondo events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.
A total of ten competitors from ten different countries (NOCs) competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 55 kilograms.
Yun Kyung-rim of South Korea won the gold medal after beating Chonnapas Premwaew of Thailand in gold medal match 2–0.
All times are Korea Standard Time
| width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 October 2002 | 14:00 | Round 1 | |||
| Round 2 | |||||
| Semifinals | |||||
| 19:00 | Final |