Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 55 kg
| Women's 55 kg at the 2002 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Gudeok Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 October 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 54 kg | 47 kg | |
| 58 kg | 51 kg | |
| 62 kg | 55 kg | |
| 67 kg | 59 kg | |
| 72 kg | 63 kg | |
| 78 kg | 67 kg | |
| 84 kg | 72 kg | |
| +84 kg | +72 kg | |
The women's bantamweight (−55 kilograms) event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on Saturday 12 October 2002 at Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.
Like all Asian Games taekwondo events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.
A total of ten competitors from ten different countries (NOCs) competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 55 kilograms.
Yun Kyung-rim of South Korea won the gold medal after beating Chonnapas Premwaew of Thailand in gold medal match 2–0.
Schedule[edit]
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Saturday, 12 October 2002 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| Round 2 | ||
| Semifinals | ||
| 19:00 | Final |
Results[edit]
- Legend
- R — Won by referee stop contest
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Tenzin Norden (BHU) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Phạm Thị Phương Quyên (VIE) | 1 |  Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI) | 1 | Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI) | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
 Cosette Basbous (LIB) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Yun Kyung-rim (KOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Sagolsem Nanao Devi (IND) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Renuka Magar (NEP) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Renuka Magar (NEP) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Elaine Teo (MAS) | 14R | Yun Kyung-rim (KOR) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Hakima Khashai (AFG) | 0 | Elaine Teo (MAS) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Yun Kyung-rim (KOR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||