# Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

The women's 57 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 27 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
South Korea's Jang Ji-Won outwitted her American counterpart Nia Abdallah to strike the women's featherweight title in the final with a default score of 2–1. Mexican fighter and three-time World silver medalist Iridia Salazar defied her odds to add a bronze to her career list, leading 2–1 over Spain's Sonia Reyes in the repechage.

## 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 |
| Friday, 27 August 2004 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Results
### Legend

* PTG — Won by points gap
* KO — Won by knockout
* 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 |
| | | | Irina Kaydashova (UZB) | Irina Kaydashova (UZB) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Paola Delgado (COL) | Paola Delgado (COL) | 2 | Iridia Salazar (MEX) | Iridia Salazar (MEX) | 7+ | | | | | | |
| Iridia Salazar (MEX) | Iridia Salazar (MEX) | 5 | | | | Iridia Salazar (MEX) | Iridia Salazar (MEX) | 1 | | | |
| Aleksandra Uścińska (POL) | Aleksandra Uścińska (POL) | 2 | | | | Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | 2 | | | |
| Sonia Reyes (ESP) | Sonia Reyes (ESP) | 11 | Sonia Reyes (ESP) | Sonia Reyes (ESP) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mariam Bah (CIV) | Mariam Bah (CIV) | 2 | Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | 9 | | | | | | | Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | Jang Ji-Won (KOR) | 2 |
| Areti Athanasopoulou (GRE) | Areti Athanasopoulou (GRE) | 6 | | | | | | | Nia Abdallah (USA) | Nia Abdallah (USA) | 1 |
| Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen (THA) | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen (THA) | 6+ | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen (THA) | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen (THA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Abeer Essawy (EGY) | Abeer Essawy (EGY) | 0 | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | Chi Shu-ju (TPE) | 8 | | | | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen (THA) | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen (THA) | 7 | | | |
| Margarita Mkrtchyan (RUS) | Margarita Mkrtchyan (RUS) | 9 | | | | Nia Abdallah (USA) | Nia Abdallah (USA) | 7+ | | | |
| Nia Abdallah (USA) | Nia Abdallah (USA) | 16 | Nia Abdallah (USA) | Nia Abdallah (USA) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gwladys Épangue (FRA) | Gwladys Épangue (FRA) | 0 | Cristiana Corsi (ITA) | Cristiana Corsi (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cristiana Corsi (ITA) | Cristiana Corsi (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Iridia Salazar (MEX) | 3 | | |
| Cristiana Corsi (ITA) | 5 | Cristiana Corsi (ITA) | 2 | | |
| Margarita Mkrtchyan (RUS) | 2 | | | Iridia Salazar (MEX) | 2 |
| | | | | Sonia Reyes (ESP) | 1 |
| | | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen (THA) | 3 | | |
| Sonia Reyes (ESP) | 5 | Sonia Reyes (ESP) | 6 | | |
| Mariam Bah (CIV) | 0 | | | | |