Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg

This event was the third-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 70 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.

Bronze medal winner

Qualifying athletes

Mat	Athlete	Country
1	Anett Meszaros	Hungary
1	Yulia Kuzina	Russia
1	Wang Juan	China
1	Park Ka-yeon	South Korea
1	Masae Ueno	Japan
1	Rachida Ouerdane	Algeria
1	Edith Bosch	Netherlands
1	Sisilia Nasiga	Fiji
1	Ronda Rousey	United States
1	Nasiba Surkieva	Turkmenistan
1	Katarzyna Pilocik	Poland
2	Yuri Alvear	Colombia
2	Zhanar Zhanzunova	Kazakhstan
2	Anaysi Hernández	Cuba
2	Ylenia Scapin	Italy
2	Catherine Jacques	Belgium
2	Mayra Aguiar	Brazil
2	Leire Iglesias	Spain
2	Gévrise Émane	France
2	Gisèle Mendy	Senegal
2	Annet Böhm	Germany
2	Nataliya Smal	Ukraine

Tournament results

Final

	Final
	1	Masae Ueno (JPN)	1000
	2	Anaysi Hernández (CUB)	0000

Mat 1

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						Anett Meszaros (HUN )		0010
						Yulia Kuzina (RUS)		0002
											Anett Meszaros (HUN )		0000
											Masae Ueno (JPN)		0200
						Wang Juan (CHN)		0001
	Park Ka-Yeon (KOR )		0000			Masae Ueno (JPN)		1011
	Masae Ueno (JPN)		1010													Masae Ueno (JPN)		0110
																Edith Bosch (NED)		0001
						Rachida Ouerdane (ALG)		0010
	Edith Bosch (NED)		1000			Edith Bosch (NED)		0110
	Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ)		0000								Edith Bosch (NED)		1000
	Ronda Rousey (USA)		1010								Ronda Rousey (USA)		0000
	Nasiba Surkieva (TKM )		0000			Ronda Rousey (USA)		1000
						Katarzyna Pilocik (POL )		0000

Mat 2

	First Round					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	Yuri Alvear (COL)		1000
	Zhanar Zhanzunova (KAZ)		0000			Yuri Alvear (COL)		0100
						Anaysi Hernández (CUB)		1000
											Anaysi Hernández (CUB)		1000
											Ylenia Scapin (ITA)		0000
						Ylenia Scapin (ITA)		0010
						Catherine Jacques (BEL)		0000
																Anaysi Hernández (CUB)		1000
	Mayra Aguiar (BRA)		0011													Annett Böhm (GER)		0010
	Leire Iglesias (ESP)		0020			Leire Iglesias (ESP)		0001
						Gévrise Émane (FRA)		0000
											Leire Iglesias (ESP)		0000
	Gisèle Mendy (SEN)		0000								Annett Böhm (GER)		1000
	Annett Böhm (GER)		1000			Annett Böhm (GER)		1001
						Nataliya Smal (UKR)		0010

Repechage

	First round				Second round				Third round				Bronze medal finals
	Anett Meszaros (HUN)	0000			Annett Böhm (GER)	0001
	Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ)	0000			Ronda Rousey (USA)	1001			Ronda Rousey (USA)	1010					Ronda Rousey (USA)	0010
	Rachida Ouerdane (ALG)	1001			Rachida Ouerdane (ALG)	0000
	Yuri Alvear (COL)				Ylenia Scapin (ITA)	0010
	Bye				Yuri Alvear (COL)	1000			Yuri Alvear (COL)	0000			Edith Bosch (NED)	1001
	Gisèle Mendy (SEN)	0000			Leire Iglesias (ESP)	0011			Leire Iglesias (ESP)	0001			Leire Iglesias (ESP)	0000
	Nataliya Smal (UKR)	0201			Nataliya Smal (UKR)	0000

References