Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 55 kg

Women's 55 kg at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue	Gudeok Gymnasium
Date	12 October 2002
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
Yun Kyung-rim    South Korea   Chonnapas Premwaew    Thailand   Parvaneh Tehrani    Iran   Renuka Magar    Nepal

Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games
	Men	Women
	54 kg	47 kg
	58 kg	51 kg
	62 kg
	67 kg	59 kg
	72 kg	63 kg
	78 kg	67 kg
	84 kg	72 kg
	+84 kg	+72 kg

The women's bantamweight (−55 kilograms) event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on Saturday 12 October 2002 at Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.

Like all Asian Games taekwondo events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.

A total of ten competitors from ten different countries (NOCs) competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 55 kilograms.

Yun Kyung-rim of South Korea won the gold medal after beating Chonnapas Premwaew of Thailand in gold medal match 2–0.

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Legend

• R — Won by referee stop contest

	Round 1				Round 2				Semifinals				Final
					Tenzin Norden (BHU)	0
	Phạm Thị Phương Quyên (VIE)	1			Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI)	4
	Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI)	1							Parvaneh Tehrani (IRI)	2
									Chonnapas Premwaew (THA)	7
					Cosette Basbous (LIB)	0
					Chonnapas Premwaew (THA)	2
													Chonnapas Premwaew (THA)	0
													Yun Kyung-rim (KOR)	2
					Sagolsem Nanao Devi (IND)	2
					Renuka Magar (NEP)	9
									Renuka Magar (NEP)	1
	Elaine Teo (MAS)	14R							Yun Kyung-rim (KOR)	6
	Hakima Khashai (AFG)	0			Elaine Teo (MAS)	1
					Yun Kyung-rim (KOR)	4

• 2002 Asian Games Official Report, Page 728

• Official website