title: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg
text: # Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg
  
  The women's 49 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 8 August, at the ExCeL London.
  
  ## 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 British Summer Time (UTC+1)
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | 09:00 15:00 17:00 22:15 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  On 13 July 2012, the World Taekwondo Federation released the provisional draw which included the top eight seeds for the competition. The remainder of the qualified athletes were randomly drawn on 6 August 2012.
  
  ### Main Bracket
  
  **Legend**
  
  * PTG — Won by Points Gap
  
  | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elizabeth Zamora (GUA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elizabeth Zamora (GUA) | 2 | 1 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 14 (PTG) | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 8 | Erika Kasahara (JPN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | | Theresa Tona (PNG) | 0 | 8 | Erika Kasahara (JPN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Erika Kasahara (JPN) | 12 (PTG) | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Erika Kasahara (JPN) | 12 (PTG) | | | | 1 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 19 (PTG) | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 5 | Lucija Zaninović (CRO) | 7 | | | | |
  | 5 | Lucija Zaninović (CRO) | 14 (PTG) | | | | | | | 5 | Lucija Zaninović (CRO) | 7 | | | | |
  | | Seulki Kang (CAF) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seulki Kang (CAF) | 0 | 5 | Lucija Zaninović (CRO) | 13 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Carola Malvina López (ARG) | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Carola Malvina López (ARG) | 1 | | Carola Malvina López (ARG) | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Sanaa Atabrour (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Sanaa Atabrour (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 8 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 1 |
  | 3 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 1 |
  | | Carolena Carstens (PAN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carolena Carstens (PAN) | 2 | 3 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 6 | Jannet Alegría (MEX) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | | Raya Hatahet (JOR) | 1 | 6 | Jannet Alegría (MEX) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jannet Alegría (MEX) | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jannet Alegría (MEX) | 12 | | | | 3 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 10 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 7 | Chanatip Sonkham (THA) | 9 | | | | |
  | 7 | Chanatip Sonkham (THA) | 13 (PTG) | | | | | | | 7 | Chanatip Sonkham (THA) | 9 | | | | |
  | | Kristina Kim (RUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kristina Kim (RUS) | 1 | 7 | Chanatip Sonkham (THA) | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 2 | Yang Shu-chun (TPE) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | | Sumeyye Manz (GER) | 3 | 2 | Yang Shu-chun (TPE) | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Yang Shu-chun (TPE) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  | Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Erika Kasahara (JPN) | 2 | Elizabeth Zamora (GUA) | 0 |
  | Elizabeth Zamora (GUA) | 6 | Chanatip Sonkham (THA) | 8 |
  | Carolena Carstens (PAN) | 2 | Lucija Zaninović (CRO) | 6 (SUD) |
  | Jannet Alegría (MEX) | 7 | Jannet Alegría (MEX) | 5 |
  