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Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

Women's 49 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date 20 August 2008
Competitors 16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Wu Jingyu  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Buttree Puedpong  Thailand
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Daynellis Montejo  Cuba
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dalia Contreras  Venezuela
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1st, gold medalist(s) Wu Jingyu  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Buttree Puedpong  Thailand
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Daynellis Montejo  Cuba
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dalia Contreras  Venezuela

The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. It took place on August 20, 2008 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

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.

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)


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