Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg

The women's +78 kg (also known as heavyweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 21 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of more than 78 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.

Women's +78 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Dates	August 15
Competitors	21 from 21 nations
Winning score	1001
Medalists
Tong Wen  China Maki Tsukada  Japan Lucija Polavder  Slovenia Idalys Ortiz  Cuba

This event was the heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, allowing competitors with over 78 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.

Qualifying athletes

Mat	Athlete	Country
1	Sandra Köppen	Germany
1	Michela Torrenti	Italy
1	Janelle Shepherd	Australia
1	Samah Ramadan	Egypt
1	Idalys Ortiz	Cuba
1	Maryna Prokof'yeva	Ukraine
1	Tong Wen	China
1	Tea Donguzashvili	Russia
1	Kim Na-young	South Korea
1	Carmen Chala	Ecuador
1	Nihal Chikhrouhou	Tunisia
2	Mariya Shekerova	Uzbekistan
2	Anne-Sophie Mondière	France
2	Maki Tsukada	Japan
2	Vanessa Zambotti	Mexico
2	Karina Bryant	Great Britain
2	Carola Uilenhoed	Netherlands
2	Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand	Mongolia
2	Gulzhan Issanova	Kazakhstan
2	Urszula Sadkowska	Poland
2	Lucija Polavder	Slovenia

Tournament results

Final

	Final
	1	Tong Wen (CHN)	1001
	2	Maki Tsukada (JPN)	0010

Mat 1

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						Sandra Köppen (GER)		0000
	Michela Torrenti (ITA)		0000			Janelle Shepherd (AUS)		0110
	Janelle Shepherd (AUS)		0001								Janelle Shepherd (AUS)		0000
											Idalys Ortiz (CUB)		1000
						Samah Ramadan (EGY)		0000
						Idalys Ortiz (CUB)		0110
																Idalys Ortiz (CUB)		0000
																Tong Wen (CHN)		0010
						Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR)		0000
	Tong Wen (CHN)		1000			Tong Wen (CHN)		1000
	Tea Donguzashvili (RUS)		0000								Tong Wen (CHN)		1001
											Kim Na-young (KOR)		0000
						Kim Na-young (KOR)		0011
	Carmen Chala (ECU)		0000			Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN)		0001
	Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN)		1000

Mat 2

	First Round					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	Mariya Shekerova (UZB)		0000
	Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)		0200			Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)		0001
						Maki Tsukada (JPN)		1000
											Maki Tsukada (JPN)		1000
											Vanessa Zambotti (MEX)		0000
						Vanessa Zambotti (MEX)		0021
						Karina Bryant (GBR)		0001
																Maki Tsukada (JPN)		1010
																Lucija Polavder (SLO)		0000
						Carola Uilenhoed (NED)		0001
						Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)		0010
											Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)		0000
	Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ)		0101								Lucija Polavder (SLO)		1100
	Urszula Sadkowska (POL)		0010			Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ)		0001
						Lucija Polavder (SLO)		1000

Repechage

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal finals

Janelle Shepherd (AUS)

0000

Lucija Polavder (SLO)

0001

Samah Ramadan (EGY)

Samah Ramadan (EGY)

1000

Kim Na-young (KOR)

0000

BYE

Samah Ramadan (EGY)

0000

Kim Na-young (KOR)

0200

Kim Na-young (KOR)

1000

Tea Donguzashvili (RUS)

0010

Tea Donguzashvili (RUS)

0000

Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR)

0000

Vanessa Zambotti (MEX)

0000

Idalys Ortiz (CUB)

1000

Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)

Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)

1010

Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)

0000

BYE

Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)

0000

Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)

1000

Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)

1000

Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ)

Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ)

0000

BYE

References

• Competition format