# Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

The women's 57 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

## Competition format

The competition was held in a partial double-elimination 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 second repechage bracket was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists competed in the repechage, again in 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 British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday, 9 August 2012 | 09:00 15:00 17:00 22:15 | Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |

## Results

On 13 July 2012, the World Taekwondo Federation released the provisional draw which included the top eight seeds for the competition. The remainder of the qualified athletes were randomly drawn on 6 August 2012.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rangsiya Nisaisom (THA) | 1 | 1 | Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Andrea Paoli (LIB) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Nidia Munoz (CUB) | 2 | 8 | Andrea Paoli (LIB) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andrea Paoli (LIB) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andrea Paoli (LIB) | 4 | | | | 1 | Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 10 | | | | |
| 5 | Ana Zaninović (CRO) | 11 | | | | | | | 4 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 10 | | | | |
| | Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 14 | | Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | Dragana Gladović (SRB) | 1 | 4 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 15 (PTG) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 15 (PTG) | | | | | | | | 4 | Jade Jones (GBR) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 4 |
| 3 | Hedaya Wahba (EGY) | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 4 |
| | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Cheong (NZL) | 6 | 3 | Hedaya Wahba (EGY) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Yeny Contreras Loyola (CHI) | 3 | 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 14 | | | | 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 8 | | | | |
| 7 | Bineta Diédhiou (SEN) | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 8 | | | | |
| | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 9 | | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Diana López (USA) | 0 | 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) | 1 (SUD) | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

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.
| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Bronze Medal Contest | Bronze Medal Contest |
| Dragana Gladović (SRB) | 2 | Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 8 |
| Mayu Hamada (JPN) | 15 (PTG) | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 12 |
| Diana López (USA) | 4 | Tseng Li-Cheng (TPE) | 14 (PTG) |
| Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 9 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 2 |