Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 61 kg

Karate competition
Women's kumite 61 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueNippon Budokan
Date6 August 2021
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jovana Preković  Serbia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yin Xiaoyan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giana Farouk  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Merve Çoban  Turkey
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The women's kumite 61 kg competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 6 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]

Competition format

The competition began with a two-pool round-robin stage followed by a single elimination stage. Each pool consisted of five athletes, with those positioned 1st and 4th seeded to Pool A, and those positioned 2nd and 3rd to Pool B. The athlete that finished first in Pool A faced the athlete that finished second in Pool B in the semifinals, and vice versa. There were no bronze medal matches in the kumite events. Losers of the semifinals each received a bronze medal.[2]

Schedule

All times are in local time (UTC+9).

Date Time Round
Friday, 6 August 2021 12:28
20:05
20:40
21:00		 Pool stage
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Victory ceremony

Results

Pool stage

Pool A[3]
Pos Athlete B W D L Pts Score China Turkey Venezuela Japan France
1  Yin Xiaoyan (CHN) 4 4 0 0 8 9–4 — 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–0
2  Merve Çoban (TUR) 4 2 0 2 4[a] 12–6 2–2 — 6–2 4–0 0–2
3  Claudymar Garcés (VEN) 4 2 0 2 4[a] 18–13 0–2 2–6 — 8–5 8–0
4  Mayumi Someya (JPN) 4 1 0 3 2[b] 13–19 2–4 0–4 5–8 — 6–3
5  Leïla Heurtault (FRA) 4 1 0 3 2[b] 5–15 0–1 2–0 0–8 3–6 —
Source: Tokyo 2020
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Çoban (TUR) 6–2 Garcés (VEN)
  2. ^ a b Someya (JPN) 6–3 Heurtault (FRA)
Pool B
Pos Athlete B W D L Pts Score Serbia Egypt Ukraine Peru Morocco
1  Jovana Preković (SRB) 4 4 0 0 8 11–6 — 1–1 6–4 1–0 3–1
2  Giana Farouk (EGY) 4 3 0 1 6 10–2 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 5–0
3  Anita Serogina (UKR) 4 1 1 2 3 12–10 4–6 1–2 — 6–1 1–1
4  Alexandra Grande (PER) 4 1 0 3 2 4–10 0–1 0–2 1–6 — 3–1
5  Btissam Sadini (MAR) 4 0 1 3 1 3–12 1–3 0–5 1–1 1–3 —
Source: Tokyo 2020

Finals

 
SemifinalsGold medal
 
      
 
 
 
 
A1
 Yin Xiaoyan (CHN)		1
 
 
 
B2
 Giana Farouk (EGY) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)		1
 
A1
 Yin Xiaoyan (CHN) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)		0
 
 
 
B1
 Jovana Preković (SRB) 1st place, gold medalist(s)		0
 
B1
 Jovana Preković (SRB)		2
 
 
A2
 Merve Çoban (TUR) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)		0
 

References

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "FAQs" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Standings–Female 61 kg". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links

  • Seeding and competition format
  • Complete Results book of Karate Event in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Archived 2021-08-10 at the Wayback Machine