# Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 26 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
Chen Shih-hsin collected one of Chinese Taipei's first ever Olympic gold medals at these Games in the event, after handily defeating Cuba's Yanelis Labrada in the final with a score of 5–4. Meanwhile, Thai fighter Yaowapa Boorapolchai picked up a bronze medal after edging Colombia's Gladys Mora 2–1 in a tight repechage match.

## 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 |
| Thursday, 26 August 2004 | 11:00 16:00 17:30 20:30 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## 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 |
| | | | Yanelis Labrada (CUB) | Yanelis Labrada (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | 9 | Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 5 | | | | Yanelis Labrada (CUB) | Yanelis Labrada (CUB) | 8 | | | |
| Elaine Teo (MAS) | Elaine Teo (MAS) | 4 | | | | Euda Carías (GUA) | Euda Carías (GUA) | 3 | | | |
| Euda Carías (GUA) | Euda Carías (GUA) | 4+ | Euda Carías (GUA) | Euda Carías (GUA) | 1+ | | | | | | |
| Nevena Lukic (AUT) | Nevena Lukic (AUT) | 4 | Nevena Lukic (AUT) | Nevena Lukic (AUT) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lineo Mochesane (LES) | Lineo Mochesane (LES) | 0 | | | | | | | Yanelis Labrada (CUB) | Yanelis Labrada (CUB) | 4 |
| Maya Arusi (ISR) | Maya Arusi (ISR) | 1 | | | | | | | Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | 5 |
| Dalia Contreras (VEN) | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 5 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ivett Gonda (CAN) | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | 3 | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jermin Anwar (EGY) | Jermin Anwar (EGY) | 2 | | | | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | 2 | | | |
| Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | 4 | | | | Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | 3 | | | |
| Sangina Baidya (NEP) | Sangina Baidya (NEP) | 0 | Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | Chen Shih-hsin (TPE) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Juana Wangsa Putri (INA) | Juana Wangsa Putri (INA) | 2 | Gladys Mora (COL) | Gladys Mora (COL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gladys Mora (COL) | Gladys Mora (COL) | 2+ | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | Euda Carías (GUA) | Euda Carías (GUA) | 0 | | | |
| Gladys Mora (COL) | Gladys Mora (COL) | 5 | Gladys Mora (COL) | Gladys Mora (COL) | 2 | | | |
| Sangina Baidya (NEP) | Sangina Baidya (NEP) | −1 | | | | Gladys Mora (COL) | Gladys Mora (COL) | 1 |
| | | | | | | Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | 2 |
| | | | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | −1 | | | |
| | | | Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | Yaowapa Boorapolchai (THA) | 2 | | | |