title: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg
text: # Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg
  
  The women's 57 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 21 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 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 09:00 15:00 17:00 20:00 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
  
  ## Qualifying Athletes
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Mariam Bah | Ivory Coast |
  | Robin Cheong | New Zealand |
  | Su Li-Wen | Chinese Taipei |
  | Lim Su-Jeong | South Korea |
  | Doris Patiño | Colombia |
  | Veronica Calabrese | Italy |
  | Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu | Vietnam |
  | Bineta Diédhiou | Senegal |
  | Diana López | United States |
  | Chonnapas Premwaew | Thailand |
  | Azize Tanrıkulu | Turkey |
  | Elaine Teo | Malaysia |
  | Martina Zubčić | Croatia |
  | Bat-El Gatterer | Israel |
  | Debora Nunes | Brazil |
  | Lailatou Amadou Lele | Niger |
  
  ## 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 | Mariam Bah (CIV) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 1 | Robin Cheong (NZL) | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Su Li-Wen (TPE) | 0 | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 1 | | | | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 1 | | | | |
  | 5 | Doris Patiño (COL) | 0 | | | | | | | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 1 | | | | |
  | 12 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 2 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu (VIE) | 0 | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 1 | | | | | | | | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 0 |
  | 6 | Diana López (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 0 |
  | 11 | Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) | 0 | Diana López (USA) | Diana López (USA) | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 7 | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Elaine Teo (MAS) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Elaine Teo (MAS) | 4 | | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 3 | | | | |
  | 7 | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 4 | | | | | | | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 3 | | | | |
  | 10 | Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 3 | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Debora Nunes (BRA) | Debora Nunes (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Debora Nunes (BRA) | | Debora Nunes (BRA) | Debora Nunes (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Lailatou Amadou Lele (NIG) | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  | Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Diana López (USA) | 3 | Diana López (USA) | 3 |
  | Elaine Teo (MAS) | 0 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 2 |
  | Su Li-Wen (TPE) | 1 | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 5 |
  | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 0 | Su Li-Wen (TPE) | 4 |
  