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Middleweight (≤ 70 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 favorite was Dutchwoman Mandy de Jongh, the 1987 World Champion, and European Champion in 1986 and 1988. She made it to the final, but lost by superiority to Korean Kim Hyun-Hee. This was one of only two victories by Korean women in 1988 taekwondo, as opposed to the men’s competition, in which seven of the eight classes were won by Koreans.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Kim Hyun-Hee	KOR
2	Mandy de Jongh	NED
=3	Sharon Jewell	USA
=3	Elena Navaz	ESP
=5	Tami Noel	ISV
=5	Marcia King	CAN
=5	Bronwyn Wilson	NZL
=5	Michaela Huber	AUT

Round One

Date	18 September 1988 — 14:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Mandy de Jongh	NED	Points	Tami Noel	ISV
Match #2	18 Sep	Sharon Jewell	USA	Points	Marcia King	CAN
Match #3	18 Sep	Kim Hyun-Hee	KOR	Superiority	Bronwyn Wilson	NZL
Match #4	18 Sep	Elena Navaz	ESP	Superiority	Michaela Huber	AUT

Semi-Finals

Date	18 September 1988

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep 16:00	Mandy de Jongh	NED	Points	Sharon Jewell	USA
Match #2	18 Sep	Kim Hyun-Hee	KOR	Points	Elena Navaz	ESP

Final Round

Date	18 September 1988 — 18:20

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	18 Sep	Kim Hyun-Hee	KOR	Superiority	Mandy de Jongh	NED