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Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 59 kg

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Women's 59 kg
at the 2002 Asian Games
VenueGudeok Gymnasium
Date13 October 2002
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
gold medal    South Korea
silver medal    Chinese Taipei
bronze medal    Vietnam
bronze medal    China
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The women's featherweight (−59 kilograms) event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on Sunday 13 October 2002 at Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.

A total of ten competitors from ten different countries (NOCs) competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 59 kilograms.

Yun Sung-hee of South Korea won the gold medal after beating Tseng Pei-hua of Chinese Taipei in gold medal match 4–1, The bronze medal was shared by Chinese Wang Shuo and Vietnamese Lê Thị Nhung. Athletes from Iran, Bhutan, India and Kazakhstan lost in quarterfinal and they all finished fifth.

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

Schedule

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All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 13 October 2002 14:00 Round 1
Round 2
Semifinals
19:00 Final

Results

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Round 1 Round 2 Semifinals Final
 Marzieh Asadi (IRI) 2
 Kalindi Tamayo (PHI) 2  Lê Thị Nhung (VIE) 4
 Lê Thị Nhung (VIE) 2  Lê Thị Nhung (VIE) 1
 Tseng Pei-hua (TPE) 7
 Tshering Chhoden (BHU) 0
 Tseng Pei-hua (TPE) 10
 Tseng Pei-hua (TPE) 1
 Yun Sung-hee (KOR) 4
 Xeniya Stamova (KAZ) 0
 Yun Sung-hee (KOR) 4
 Yun Sung-hee (KOR) 7
 Bandana Shrestha (NEP) 3  Wang Shuo (CHN) 2
 P. Ranibara Devi (IND) 3  P. Ranibara Devi (IND) 1
 Wang Shuo (CHN) 4

References

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