Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg

Women's +67 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Women's +67 kg; at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	State Sports Centre
Date	30 September
Competitors	12 from 12 nations
Medalists
	← 1992 2004 →

The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 30 at the State Sports Centre.

Chinese taekwondo jin Chen Zhong steadily piled up points to edge 29-year-old Russian veteran Natalia Ivanova 8–3 for the gold medal in the women's heavyweight class.^[1]^[2] Meanwhile, lone Canadian fighter Dominique Bosshart mounted a six-point onslaught in the third round to kick out and overwhelm 1999 European Champion Nataša Vezmar of Croatia for the bronze medal, delivering a marvelous 11–8 record.^[1]^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 30 September 2000	09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30	Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Competitors

Athlete	Nation
Adriana Carmona	Venezuela
Lee Wan Yuen	Malaysia
Myriam Baverel	France
Tanya White	Australia
chen Zhong	China
Mounia Bourguigue	Morocco
Natalia Ivanova	Russia
Veera Liukkonen	Finland
Dominique Bosshart	Canada
Ireane Ruíz	Spain
Sonallis Mayan	Cuba
Nastaša Vezmar	Croatia

Results

Legend

PTG — Won by points gap
SUP — Won by superiority
OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
WO — Walkover

Main bracket

Preliminary round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Gold medal match

		Adriana Carmona (VEN)	8
Lee Wan Yuen (MAS)	4	Myriam Baverel (FRA)	3
Myriam Baverel (FRA)	8			Adriana Carmona (VEN)	6
Tanya White (AUS)	0			Chen Zhong (CHN)	8
Chen Zhong (CHN)	6	Chen Zhong (CHN)	5
		Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)	3
						Chen Zhong (CHN)	8
						Natalia Ivanova (RUS)	3
		Natalia Ivanova (RUS)	8
Veera Liukkonen (FIN)	4	Dominique Bosshart (CAN)	6
Dominique Bosshart (CAN)	5			Natalia Ivanova (RUS)	6
Ireane Ruíz (ESP)	3			Nataša Vezmar (CRO)	4
Sonallis Mayan (CUB)	0	Ireane Ruíz (ESP)	4
		Nataša Vezmar (CRO)	7

Repechage

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Bronze medal match

		Adriana Carmona (VEN)	8
		Dominique Bosshart (CAN)	9
				Dominique Bosshart (CAN)	11
				Nataša Vezmar (CRO)	8
		Nataša Vezmar (CRO)	4
Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)	3	Mounia Bourguigue (MAR)	1
Tanya White (AUS)	1

References

^ ^a ^b "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "Chen Zhong Wins Women's 67kg Taekwondo Gold Medal". People's Daily. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo". CBC Sports. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

Official Report

[chen-gold-1] "South Korea grab third taekwondo gold". Utusan Malaysia. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[2] "Chen Zhong Wins Women's 67kg Taekwondo Gold Medal". People's Daily. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[3] "Dominique Bosshart kicks to bronze in taekwondo". CBC Sports. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[4] "South Korea win another gold". BBC Sport. 30 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[5] "Taekwondo – Competition format". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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