Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 59 kg explained

Event:Women's 59 kg
Games:2006 Asian Games
Venue:Qatar SC Indoor Hall
Date:10 December 2006
Competitors:12
Nations:12
Gold:Lee Sung-hye
Goldnoc:KOR
Silver:Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu
Silvernoc:VIE
Bronze:Ayasha Shakya
Bronzenoc:NEP
Bronze2:Tseng Pei-hua
Bronzenoc2:TPE
Prev:2002
Next:2010

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2006 Asian Games.

The women's featherweight (−59 kilograms) event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on 10 December 2006 at Qatar SC Indoor Hall, Doha, Qatar.

A total of twelve competitors from twelve countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 59 kilograms.

Lee Sung-hye from South Korea won the gold medal after beating Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu of Vietnam in gold medal match 3–0, The bronze medal was shared by Nepalese Ayasha Shakya and Tseng Pei-hua of Chinese Taipei.[1] Athletes from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China and Philippines shared the fifth place.

The bronze medalist Tseng Pei-hua later changed her name to Tseng Li-cheng.

Schedule

All times are Arabia Standard Time

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Sunday, 10 December 2006 14:00 1/8 finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee Sung Hye wins women's 59kg taekwondo gold at Doha Asiad. 11 December 2006. People's Daily . 21 December 2013.