| | Event type
Heavyweight (>67 kilograms), Women
| Date | 30 September 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | State Sports Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Participants | 12 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. All fighters losing to the finalists in each pool advance to repêchage tournament for the bronze medal. | |
Chen Zhong was World Champion in 1999 in the middleweight class. Because of the change in weight classes at the Olympics, she moved up to the heavyweight division in Sydney. In the quarter-finals, her biggest rivals were drawn against each other. Nataliya Ivanova (RUS) had been silver medalist at the 1997 World Championships in the heavyweight division, while in 1999, Dominique Bosshart of Canada placed second at the heavyweight worlds. In Sydney, Ivanova defeated Bosshart, 8-6. After comfortable semi-final wins, Chen defeated Ivanova for the gold medal. Bosshart won the repêchage round to earn the bronze medal.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Zhong |  CHN | Gold | ||
| 2 | Nataliya Ivanova |  RUS | Silver | ||
| 3 | Dominique Bosshart |  CAN | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Nataša Vezmar |  CRO | |||
| =5 | Adriana Carmona |  VEN | |||
| =5 | Mounia Bourguigue |  MAR | |||
| 7 | Tanya White |  AUS | |||
| =8 | Ireane Ruíz |  ESP | |||
| =8 | Myriam Baverel |  FRA | |||
| =10 | Lee Wan Yuen |  MAS | |||
| =10 | Sonallis Mayán |  CUB | |||
| =10 | Veera Liukkonen |  FIN |
Round One
| Date | 30 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Sep | Adriana Carmona | VEN | ||||
| Match #2 | 30 Sep 9:00 | Myriam Baverel | FRA | Final score | Lee Wan Yuen | MAS | |
| Match #3 | 30 Sep 9:30 | Chen Zhong | CHN | Final score | Tanya White | AUS | |
| Match #4 | 30 Sep | Mounia Bourguigue | MAR | ||||
| Match #5 | 30 Sep | Nataliya Ivanova | RUS | ||||
| Match #6 | 30 Sep 10:00 | Dominique Bosshart | CAN | Final score | Veera Liukkonen | FIN | |
| Match #7 | 30 Sep 10:30 | Ireane Ruíz | ESP | Final score | Sonallis Mayán | CUB | |
| Match #8 | 30 Sep | Nataša Vezmar | CRO |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 30 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Sep 11:15 | Adriana Carmona | VEN | Final score | Myriam Baverel | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 30 Sep 11:45 | Chen Zhong | CHN | Final score | Mounia Bourguigue | MAR | |
| Match #3 | 30 Sep 14:30 | Nataliya Ivanova | RUS | Final score | Dominique Bosshart | CAN | |
| Match #4 | 30 Sep 15:00 | Nataša Vezmar | CRO | Final score | Ireane Ruíz | ESP |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 30 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Sep 15:30 | Chen Zhong | CHN | Final score | Adriana Carmona | VEN | |
| Match #2 | 30 Sep 16:00 | Nataliya Ivanova | RUS | Final score | Nataša Vezmar | CRO |
Repêchage Round One
| Date | 30 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the repêchage round two. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Sep | Adriana Carmona | VEN | ||||
| Match #2 | 30 Sep | Dominique Bosshart | CAN | ||||
| Match #3 | 30 Sep 16:30 | Mounia Bourguigue | MAR | Final score | Tanya White | AUS | |
| Match #4 | 30 Sep | Nataša Vezmar | CRO |
Repêchage Round Two
| Date | 30 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the bronze medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Sep 20:00 | Dominique Bosshart | CAN | Final score | Adriana Carmona | VEN | |
| Match #2 | 30 Sep 19:30 | Nataša Vezmar | CRO | Final score | Mounia Bourguigue | MAR |
Final Round
| Date | 30 September 2000 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 30 Sep 21:00 | Chen Zhong | CHN | Final score | Nataliya Ivanova | RUS | |
| Match 3/4 | 30 Sep 20:30 | Dominique Bosshart | CAN | Final score | Nataša Vezmar | CRO |