title: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg
text: # Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg
  
  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.
  
  ## 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 (UTC+8)
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | 09:00 15:00 17:00 20:00 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
  
  ## Qualifying Athletes
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Gladys Mora | Colombia |
  | Yang Shu-Chun | Chinese Taipei |
  | Sara Khoshjamal | Iran |
  | Ghizlane Toudali | Morocco |
  | Mildred Alango | Kenya |
  | Wu Jingyu | China |
  | Hanna Zajc | Sweden |
  | Ivett Gonda | Canada |
  | Sümeyye Gülec | Germany |
  | Dalia Contreras | Venezuela |
  | Manuela Bezzola | Switzerland |
  | Charlotte Craig | United States |
  | Theresa Tona | Papua New Guinea |
  | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc | Vietnam |
  | Buttree Puedpong | Thailand |
  | Daynellis Montejo | Cuba |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * PTG — Won by points gap
  * SUP — Won by superiority
  * OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
  
  ### Main bracket
  
  | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gladys Mora (COL) | −1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 0 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | 5 | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Ghizlane Toudali (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Ghizlane Toudali (MAR) | 0 | | | | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | Mildred Alango (KEN) | 0 | | | | | | | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
  | 12 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 7 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 2 | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | | | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | −1 |
  | 6 | Sümeyye Gülec (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | −1 |
  | 11 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 4 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Charlotte Craig (USA) | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Manuela Bezzola (SUI) | 0 | Charlotte Craig (USA) | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 4 | | | | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | (SUP) 2 | | | | |
  | 7 | Theresa Tona (PNG) | 0 | | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | (SUP) 2 | | | | |
  | 10 | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 5 | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | 1 | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Daynellis Montejo (CUB) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  | Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 0 | Daynellis Montejo (CUB) | 3 |
  | Daynellis Montejo (CUB) | 4 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 2 |
  | Mildred Alango (KEN) | (SUP) 2 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 1 |
  | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 2 | Mildred Alango (KEN) | 0 |
  