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at the

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took place on September 29 at the

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. South Korea's Lee Sun-hee had added another gold medal to her sporting squad in the final match against Norway's Trude Gundersen with a score of 6–3. Japanese fighter Yoriko Okamoto booted her stretch to prevail a tight, 6–5 victory over 17-year-old British teen

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for the bronze.

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.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (

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)

Competitors

Results

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

Main bracket

Repechage

References

External links

Official Report
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