2018 World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg
# 2018 World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg

The Women's +78 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 26 September 2018.

## Results

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Idalys Ortiz | 01 |
| Maria Suelen Altheman | 00 | | |
| Maria Suelen Altheman | 00 | Idalys Ortiz | 00 |
| | | Sarah Asahina | 10 |
| Larisa Cerić | 00 | Sarah Asahina | 10 |
| Sarah Asahina | 10 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ivana Maranić | 00 |
| Sarah Adlington | 01 | | |
| Sarah Adlington | 01 | Sarah Adlington | 00 |
| | | Larisa Cerić | 01 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Iryna Kindzerska | 00 |
| Kayra Sayit | 10 | | |
| Kayra Sayit | 10 | Kayra Sayit | 01 |
| | | Maria Suelen Altheman | 00 |

### Pool A

| Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kim Min-jeong | 00 | | |
| Idalys Ortiz | 10 | | |
| Idalys Ortiz | 10 | Idalys Ortiz | 10 |
| | | Wang Yan | 00 |
| Wang Yan | 10 | Wang Yan | 00 |
| Adysângela Moniz | 00 | | | | |
| Adysângela Moniz | 00 | | | Idalys Ortiz | 11 |
| | | | | Ivana Maranić | 00 |
| Yelyzaveta Kalanina | 10 | | | Ivana Maranić | 00 |
| Kamila Berlikash | 00 | | | | |
| Kamila Berlikash | 00 | Yelyzaveta Kalanina | 00 | | |
| | | Ivana Maranić | 10 |
| Monica Sagna | 00 | Ivana Maranić | 10 |
| Ivana Maranić | 11 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Maria Suelen Altheman | 10 | | |
| | | Anne M'Bairo | 01 | | |
| | | | | Maria Suelen Altheman | 10 |
| | | | | Carolin Weiss | 00 |
| | | Carolin Weiss | 10 | | |
| | | Battulga Munkhtuya | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Maria Suelen Altheman | 10 |
| | | | | | | Sarah Adlington | 00 |
| | | Maryna Slutskaya | 10 | | | | |
| | | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 00 | | | | |
| Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 10 | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 00 | | | | |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly | 00 | | | | | | |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly | 00 | | | Maryna Slutskaya | 00 | | |
| | | | | Sarah Adlington | 10 |
| | | Sarah Adlington | 10 | | |
| | | Tahamina Lopa | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Larisa Cerić | 10 | | |
| Anamari Velenšek | 00 | | |
| Anamari Velenšek | 00 | Larisa Cerić | 10 |
| | | Galyna Tarasova | 00 |
| Hortence Mballa | 00 | Galyna Tarasova | 00 |
| Galyna Tarasova | 01 | | | | |
| Galyna Tarasova | 01 | | | Larisa Cerić | 10 |
| | | | | Iryna Kindzerska | 00 |
| Iryna Kindzerska | 11 | | | Iryna Kindzerska | 00 |
| Sandra Jablonskytė | 00 | | | | |
| Sandra Jablonskytė | 00 | Iryna Kindzerska | 10 | | |
| | | Melissa Mojica | 00 |
| Melissa Mojica | 10 | Melissa Mojica | 00 |
| Gulzhan Issanova | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarah Asahina | 10 | | |
| Ivana Šutalo | 00 | | |
| Ivana Šutalo | 00 | Sarah Asahina | 10 |
| | | Han Mi-jin | 00 |
| Han Mi-jin | 10 | Han Mi-jin | 00 |
| Kristin Büssow | 00 | | | | |
| Kristin Büssow | 00 | | | Sarah Asahina | 10 |
| | | | | Kayra Sayit | 00 |
| Beatriz Souza | 10 | | | Kayra Sayit | 00 |
| Mercédesz Szigetvári | 00 | | | | |
| Mercédesz Szigetvári | 00 | Beatriz Souza | 00 | | |
| | | Kayra Sayit | 01 |
| Kayra Sayit | 10 | Kayra Sayit | 01 |
| Su Xin | 00 | | |

## Prize money

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to €57,000 for the individual event.

| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | €26,000 | €20,800 | €5,200 |
| Silver | €15,000 | €12,000 | €3,000 |
| Bronze | €8,000 | €6,400 | €1,600 |
