Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 67 kg explained

Event:Women's 67 kg
Games:2004 Summer
Venue:Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Date:28 August
Competitors:15
Nations:15
Gold:Luo Wei
Goldnoc:CHN
Silver:Elisavet Mystakidou
Silvernoc:GRE
Bronze:Hwang Kyung-seon
Bronzenoc:KOR
Prev:2000
Next:2008

The women's 67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 28 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.

China's Luo Wei narrowly outclassed the local favorite Elisavet Mystakidou of Greece in front of the raucous home crowd inside the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex to capture the gold medal in the event at 7–6.[1] [2] Meanwhile, South Korean fighter Hwang Kyung-Seon, who lost to Luo early in the opening match, mounted her strength throughout the repechage rounds to score a vigorous 5–2 victory for the bronze over Guatemala's Heidy Juárez.[3]

Competition format

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

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Results

Legend

Repechage

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chinese Luo takes women's under 67kg Taekwondo gold. Xinhua. China Daily. 29 August 2004. 24 December 2014.
  2. News: Lopez captures taekwondo gold. USA Today. 28 August 2004. 23 December 2014.
  3. News: US, China win taekwondo gold. ABC News Australia. 29 August 2004. 24 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Taekwondo – Competition format. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054420/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/TKW/. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference. 23 December 2014.