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Bantamweight (≤ 51 kilograms), Women

Date	18 September 1988
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Jang-chung Che-yuk-gwan, Seoul
Participants	8 from 8 countries

Eight fighters competed in a single-elimination tournament. The event was won by Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi-An, who defeated American Debra Holloway in the final, although Holloway fought the final with a broken finger. The 1987 World Champion, Tennur Yerlizu, did not compete in Seoul. She had been the dominant fighter in this class, also winning the European Championships 1982 and 1984 and the European Cup in 1986-87.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Chen Yi-An	TPE
2	Debra Holloway	USA
=3	Josefina López	ESP
=3	Park Sun-Young	KOR
=5	Lisbeth Larsen	DEN
=5	Manjit Bumrah	CAN
=5	Chai Saew Yuen	MAS
=5	Roberta Parisella	ITA

Round One

Date	18 September 1988 — 13:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Josefina López	ESP	Points	Lisbeth Larsen	DEN
Match #2	18 Sep	Debra Holloway	USA	Points	Manjit Bumrah	CAN
Match #3	18 Sep	Park Sun-Young	KOR	Points	Chai Saew Yuen	MAS
Match #4	18 Sep	Chen Yi-An	TPE	Points	Roberta Parisella	ITA

Semi-Finals

Date	18 September 1988 — 15:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Debra Holloway	USA	Points	Josefina López	ESP
Match #2	18 Sep	Chen Yi-An	TPE	Points	Park Sun-Young	KOR

Final Round

Date	18 September 1988 — 17:20

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	18 Sep	Chen Yi-An	TPE	Points	Debra Holloway	USA