Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 55 kg

Taekwondo competition

Women's 55 kg
at the 2002 Asian Games

Venue

Gudeok Gymnasium

Date

12 October 2002

Competitors

10 from 10 nations

Medalists

	Yun Kyung-rim	South Korea
	Chonnapas Premwaew	Thailand
	Parvaneh Tehrani	Iran
	Renuka Magar	Nepal

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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.

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Event
Saturday, 12 October 2002	14:00	Round 1
		Round 2
		Semifinals
	19:00	Final

Results

Legend

R — Won by referee stop contest

Round 1		Round 2		Semifinals		Final

		Tenzin Norden (BHU)	0
Phạm Thị Phương Quyên (VIE)	1	Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI)	4
Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI)	1			Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI)	2
				Chonnapas Premwaew (THA)	7
		Cosette Basbous (LIB)	0
		Chonnapas Premwaew (THA)	2
						Chonnapas Premwaew (THA)	0
						Yun Kyung-rim (KOR)	2
		Sagolsem Nanao Devi (IND)	2
		Renuka Magar (NEP)	9
				Renuka Magar (NEP)	1
Elaine Teo (MAS)	14^R			Yun Kyung-rim (KOR)	6
Hakima Khashai (AFG)	0	Elaine Teo (MAS)	1
		Yun Kyung-rim (KOR)	4