Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg
# Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney took place on September 27 at the State Sports Centre.

26-year-old Lauren Burns thrilled the Aussie home crowd inside the venue, as she crushed Cuban fighter Urbia Melendez 4–2 to earn the women's flyweight title on the first day of the sport's major Olympic debut. Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei's Chi Shu-ju prevailed a bronze medal victory over Denmark's Hanne Høgh Poulsen with a score of 4–0.

## Competition format

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. The taekwondo fighters eliminated in earlier rounds by the two finalists of the main bracket advanced directly to the repechage tournament. These matches determined the bronze medal winner for the event.

## Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Wednesday, 27 September 2000 | 09:00 11:30 15:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Competitors

| Athlete | Nation |
| - | - |
| Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai | Vietnam |
| Döndü Güvenc | Turkey |
| Eva Marie Ditan | Philippines |
| Águeda Pérez | Mexico |
| Urbia Melendez | Cuba |
| Likeleli Thamae | Lesotho |
| Juana Wangsa Putri | Indonesia |
| Hanne Høgh Poulsen | Denmark |
| Kay Poe | United States |
| Fadime Helvacioglu | Germany |
| Chi Shu-ju | Chinese Taipei |
| Lauren Burns | Australia |

## Results

### Legend

* PTG — Won by points gap
* SUP — Won by superiority
* OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
* WO — Walkover

### Main bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai (VIE) | Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai (VIE) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 6 | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eva Marie Ditan (PHI) | Eva Marie Ditan (PHI) | 1 | | | | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 1 | | | |
| Águeda Pérez (MEX) | Águeda Pérez (MEX) | 1 | | | | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 3 | | | |
| Urbia Melendez (CUB) | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 4 | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Likeleli Thamae (LES) | Likeleli Thamae (LES) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | Urbia Melendez (CUB) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Lauren Burns (AUS) | Lauren Burns (AUS) | 4 |
| | | | Juana Wangsa Putri (INA) | Juana Wangsa Putri (INA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 4 | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Kay Poe (USA) | Kay Poe (USA) | 3 | | | | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 0 | | | |
| Fadime Helvacioglu (GER) | Fadime Helvacioglu (GER) | 0 | | | | Lauren Burns (AUS) | Lauren Burns (AUS) | 1 | | | |
| Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 1 | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Lauren Burns (AUS) | Lauren Burns (AUS) | 3+ | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | Döndü Güvenc (TUR) | 0 | | | |
| | | | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 0 |
| | | | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | Hanne Høgh Poulsen (DEN) | 2 | | | |
| Likeleli Thamae (LES) | Likeleli Thamae (LES) | 3 | Águeda Pérez (MEX) | Águeda Pérez (MEX) | 1 | | | |
| Águeda Pérez (MEX) | Águeda Pérez (MEX) | 5 | | | | | | |
