# Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

The women's 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. It took place on August 20, 2008 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

## 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 China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | 09:00 15:00 17:00 20:00 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Qualifying Athletes

| Athlete | Country |
| Gladys Mora | Colombia |
| Yang Shu-Chun | Chinese Taipei |
| Sara Khoshjamal | Iran |
| Ghizlane Toudali | Morocco |
| Mildred Alango | Kenya |
| Wu Jingyu | China |
| Hanna Zajc | Sweden |
| Ivett Gonda | Canada |
| Sümeyye Gülec | Germany |
| Dalia Contreras | Venezuela |
| Manuela Bezzola | Switzerland |
| Charlotte Craig | United States |
| Theresa Tona | Papua New Guinea |
| Tran Thi Ngoc Truc | Vietnam |
| Buttree Puedpong | Thailand |
| Daynellis Montejo | Cuba |

## Results
### Legend

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

### Main bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Gladys Mora (COL) | −1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 0 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | 5 | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | Sara Khoshjamal (IRI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ghizlane Toudali (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ghizlane Toudali (MAR) | 0 | | | | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Mildred Alango (KEN) | 0 | | | | | | | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 7 | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 2 | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ivett Gonda (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | | | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | Wu Jingyu (CHN) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | −1 |
| 6 | Sümeyye Gülec (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | −1 |
| 11 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 4 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Charlotte Craig (USA) | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Manuela Bezzola (SUI) | 0 | Charlotte Craig (USA) | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Charlotte Craig (USA) | 4 | | | | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | (SUP) 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Theresa Tona (PNG) | 0 | | | | | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | (SUP) 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 5 | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | 1 | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | Buttree Puedpong (THA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Daynellis Montejo (CUB) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Tran Thi Ngoc Truc (VIE) | 0 | Daynellis Montejo (CUB) | 3 |
| Daynellis Montejo (CUB) | 4 | Yang Shu-Chun (TPE) | 2 |
| Mildred Alango (KEN) | (SUP) 2 | Dalia Contreras (VEN) | 1 |
| Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 2 | Mildred Alango (KEN) | 0 |