Women's 78 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing Science and Technology
University Gymnasium
DateAugust 14
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Winning score0000
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Xiuli  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yalennis Castillo  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeong Gyeong-Mi  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stéphanie Possamaï  France

The women's 78 kg (also known as half-heavyweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 14 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 less 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.

This event was the second-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 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
1Stephanie Grant Australia
1Marylise Levesque Canada
1Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd Mongolia
1Yang Xiuli China
1Elena Proskurakova Kyrgyzstan
1Lucia Morico Italy
1Sae Nakazawa Japan
1Edinanci Silva Brazil
1Vera Moskalyuk Russia
1Esther San Miguel Spain
2Heide Wollert Germany
2Maryna Pryshchepa Ukraine
2Vivian Yusuf Nigeria
2Michelle Rogers Great Britain
2Jeong Gyeong-Mi South Korea
2Sagat Abikeyeva Kazakhstan
2Yalennis Castillo Cuba
2Divya India
2Houda Miled Tunisia
2Stéphanie Possamaï France
2Lorena Briceño Argentina

Tournament results

Final

Final
   
1  Yang Xiuli (CHN) 0000
2  Yalennis Castillo (CUB) 0000

Mat 1

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Stephanie Grant (AUS) 0000
 Marylise Levesque (CAN) 1000
 Marylise Levesque (CAN) 0000
 Yang Xiuli (CHN) 1000
 Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd (MGL) 0000
 Yang Xiuli (CHN) 1000  Yang Xiuli (CHN) 1021
 Elena Proskurakova (KGZ) 0000  Yang Xiuli (CHN) 1031
 Esther San Miguel (ESP) 0000
 Lucia Morico (ITA) 0010
 Sae Nakazawa (JPN) 0001
 Lucia Morico (ITA) 0011
 Esther San Miguel (ESP) 0220
 Edinanci Silva (BRA) 0010
 Vera Moskalyuk (RUS) 0000  Esther San Miguel (ESP) 0011
 Esther San Miguel (ESP) 0002

Mat 2

First Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Heide Wollert (GER) 0011
 Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR) 0010  Heide Wollert (GER) 1000
 Vivian Yusuf (NGR) 0000
 Heide Wollert (GER) 0000
 Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) 1002
 Michelle Rogers (GBR) 0000
 Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) 0001
 Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) 0000
 Sagat Abikeyeva (KAZ) 0000  Yalennis Castillo (CUB) 0001
 Yalennis Castillo (CUB) 1021  Yalennis Castillo (CUB) 1000
 Divya (IND) 0000
 Yalennis Castillo (CUB) 0030
 Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) 0000
 Houda Miled (TUN) 0012
 Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) 0001  Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) 1010
 Lorena Briceño (ARG) 0000

Repechage

References

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