The women's 67 kg competition in
taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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took place on August 22 at the
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium () is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
Construction
The venue covers an area of 2.38 hectares and the total floor space of construc ...
.
Competition format
The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two bronze medals were awarded at the taekwondo competitions. A repechage was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists competed in the repechage, another single-elimination competition. Each semifinal loser faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.
Schedule
All times are China standard time
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(UTC+8
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It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
)
Qualifying Athletes
Results
;Legend
*PTG — Won by points gap
*SUP — Won by superiority
*OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
Main bracket
Repechage
References
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2008
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Olympics 67
Women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics