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Taekwondo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games:
Women's Featherweight
Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Games: Next Summer Games
Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): State Sports Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Date Started: September 28, 2000
Date Finished: September 28, 2000
Format: Single-elimination tournament. All fighters losing to the finalists in each pool advance to repêchage tournament for the bronze medal.
| Gold: |  Jung Jae-Eun |
| Silver: |  Trần Hiếu Ngân |
| Bronze: |  Hamide Bikçin |
Summary
Jung Jae-Eun (KOR) had won the 1997 and 1999 world titles. She was the heavy favorite and did not disappoint. She won her opening match 8-1, and survived a tight match, 2-1, in the semi-finals against Turkey’s Hamide Bikçin. In the final, Jung faced the Vietnamese fighter, Trần Hiếu Ngân, and won 2-0. Trần’s silver medal was the first ever won in the Olympics by any Vietnamese athlete. Bikçin won the bronze medal.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jung Jae-Eun | 20 | South Korea | KOR | Gold | |
| 2 | Trần Hiếu Ngân | 26 | Vietnam | VIE | Silver | |
| 3 | Hamide Bikçin | 22 | Turkey | TUR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Virginia Lourens | 25 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5T | Cristiana Corsi | 24 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 5T | Jasmin Strachan | 22 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 7 | Cheryl-Ann Sankar | 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | ||
| 8T | Areti Athanasopoulou | 22 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 8T | Hsu Chih-Ling | 25 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | ||
| 10T | Carmen Silva | 20 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 10T | Cynthia Cameron | 20 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 10T | Shimaa Afifi | 19 | Egypt | EGY |
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