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
VenueBeijing Science and Technology
University Gymnasium
DatesAugust 15
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Winning score1001
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tong Wen  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maki Tsukada  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lucija Polavder  Slovenia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Idalys Ortiz  Cuba
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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

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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

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Final

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

Mat 1

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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

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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

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First roundSecond roundThird roundBronze medal finals
  Samah Ramadan (EGY)   Janelle Shepherd (AUS)0000
BYE   Samah Ramadan (EGY)1000  Samah Ramadan (EGY)0000  Lucija Polavder (SLO)0001
  Tea Donguzashvili (RUS)0010  Kim Na-young (KOR)1000  Kim Na-young (KOR)0200  Kim Na-young (KOR)0000
  Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR)0000  Tea Donguzashvili (RUS)0000
  Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)   Vanessa Zambotti (MEX)0000
BYE   Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)1010  Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA)0000  Idalys Ortiz (CUB)1000
  Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ)   Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)1000  Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)1000  Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL)0000
BYE   Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ)0000

References

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