Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg
# Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg

The women's 78 kg competition in judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 29 July 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.

## Results

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 Madeleine Malonga (FRA) | 10 |
| Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 00 | | |
| Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 00 | 1 Madeleine Malonga (FRA) | 00 |
| | | 2 Shori Hamada (JPN) | 10 |
| 2 Shori Hamada (JPN) | 10 | 2 Shori Hamada (JPN) | 10 |
| 3 Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| - | - | - | - |
| | | 3 Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 01 |
| | | 8 Kaliema Antomarchi (CUB) | 00 |
| 8 Kaliema Antomarchi (CUB) | 10 | 8 Kaliema Antomarchi (CUB) | 00 |
| 4 Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | 00 | | |
| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 00 |
| | | 6 Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 10 |
| Aleksandra Babintseva (ROC) | 00 | 6 Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 10 |
| 6 Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 10 | | |

### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 1 Madeleine Malonga (FRA) | 11 |
| | | Bernadette Graf (AUT) | 00 |
| Ma Zhenzhao (CHN) | 00 | Bernadette Graf (AUT) | 00 |
| Bernadette Graf (AUT) | 10 | | | | |
| Bernadette Graf (AUT) | 10 | | | 1 Madeleine Malonga (FRA) | 11 |
| | | | | 8 Kaliema Antomarchi (CUB) | 01 |
| | | 8 Kaliema Antomarchi (CUB) | 01 | | |
| | | Karla Prodan (CRO) | 00 |
| Karla Prodan (CRO) | 01 | Karla Prodan (CRO) | 00 |
| Jovana Peković (MNE) | 00 | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 4 Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | 01 |
| | | Anastasiya Turchyn (UKR) | 00 |
| Anastasiya Turchyn (UKR) | 10 | Anastasiya Turchyn (UKR) | 00 |
| Vanessa Chalá (ECU) | 00 | | | | |
| Vanessa Chalá (ECU) | 00 | | | 4 Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | 00 |
| | | | | Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 10 |
| | | 5 Natalie Powell (GBR) | 00 | | |
| | | Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 11 |
| Nefeli Papadakis (USA) | 00 | Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 11 |
| Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 10 | | |

### Pool C

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 2 Shori Hamada (JPN) | 10 |
| | | Beata Pacut (POL) | 00 |
| Beata Pacut (POL) | 10 | Beata Pacut (POL) | 00 |
| Sarah-Myriam Mazouz (GAB) | 00 | | | | |
| Sarah-Myriam Mazouz (GAB) | 00 | | | 2 Shori Hamada (JPN) | 11 |
| | | | | Aleksandra Babintseva (ROC) | 00 |
| | | 7 Loriana Kuka (KOS) | 00 | | |
| | | Aleksandra Babintseva (ROC) | 01 |
| Marie Branser (COD) | 01 | Aleksandra Babintseva (ROC) | 01 |
| Aleksandra Babintseva (ROC) | 10 | | |

### Pool D

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | 3 Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 10 |
| | | Patricia Sampaio (POR) | 00 |
| Karen León (VEN) | 00 | Patricia Sampaio (POR) | 00 |
| Patricia Sampaio (POR) | 10 | | | | |
| Patricia Sampaio (POR) | 10 | | | 3 Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 01 |
| | | | | 6 Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 00 |
| | | 6 Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 10 | | |
| | | Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 00 |
| Otgony Mönkhtsetseg (MGL) | 00 | Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 00 |
| Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 10 | | |
