# Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

The women's 57 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 21 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 |
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 09:00 15:00 17:00 20:00 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Qualifying Athletes

| Athlete | Country |
| Mariam Bah | Ivory Coast |
| Robin Cheong | New Zealand |
| Su Li-Wen | Chinese Taipei |
| Lim Su-Jeong | South Korea |
| Doris Patiño | Colombia |
| Veronica Calabrese | Italy |
| Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu | Vietnam |
| Bineta Diédhiou | Senegal |
| Diana López | United States |
| Chonnapas Premwaew | Thailand |
| Azize Tanrıkulu | Turkey |
| Elaine Teo | Malaysia |
| Martina Zubčić | Croatia |
| Bat-El Gatterer | Israel |
| Debora Nunes | Brazil |
| Lailatou Amadou Lele | Niger |

## 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 | Mariam Bah (CIV) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 1 | Robin Cheong (NZL) | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Su Li-Wen (TPE) | 0 | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 1 | | | | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Doris Patiño (COL) | 0 | | | | | | | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 1 | | | | |
| 12 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 2 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu (VIE) | 0 | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 1 | | | | | | | | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 0 |
| 6 | Diana López (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 0 |
| 11 | Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Chonnapas Premwaew (THA) | 0 | Diana López (USA) | Diana López (USA) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 7 | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Elaine Teo (MAS) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Elaine Teo (MAS) | 4 | | | | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | Azize Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 4 | | | | | | | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 3 | | | | |
| 10 | Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 3 | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Debora Nunes (BRA) | Debora Nunes (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Debora Nunes (BRA) | | Debora Nunes (BRA) | Debora Nunes (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Lailatou Amadou Lele (NIG) | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Diana López (USA) | 3 | Diana López (USA) | 3 |
| Elaine Teo (MAS) | 0 | Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 2 |
| Su Li-Wen (TPE) | 1 | Martina Zubčić (CRO) | 5 |
| Robin Cheong (NZL) | 0 | Su Li-Wen (TPE) | 4 |