2017 World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg
# 2017 World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg

The Women's 78 kg competition at the 2017 World Judo Championships was held on 1 September 2017.

## Results

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Marhinde Verkerk | 00 |
| Mami Umeki | 01 | | |
| Mami Umeki | 01 | Mami Umeki | 00 |
| | | Mayra Aguiar | 01 |
| Mayra Aguiar | 01 | Mayra Aguiar | 01 |
| Ruika Sato | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Assunta Galeone | 00 |
| Kaliema Antomarchi | 10 | | |
| Kaliema Antomarchi | 10 | Kaliema Antomarchi | 01 |
| | | Ruika Sato | 00 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Audrey Tcheuméo | 00 |
| Natalie Powell | 10 | | |
| Natalie Powell | 10 | Natalie Powell | 10 |
| | | Marhinde Verkerk | 00 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Guusje Steenhuis | 00 |
| | | Assunta Galeone | 00 |
| Assunta Galeone | 01 | Assunta Galeone | 00 |
| Park Yu-jin | 00 | | | | |
| Park Yu-jin | 00 | | | Assunta Galeone | 00 |
| | | | | Marhinde Verkerk | 00 |
| Marhinde Verkerk | 10 | | | Marhinde Verkerk | 00 |
| Albina Amangeldiyeva | 00 | | | | |
| Albina Amangeldiyeva | 00 | Marhinde Verkerk | 01 | | |
| | | Beata Pacut | 00 |
| Beata Pacut | 10 | Beata Pacut | 00 |
| Karen León | 00 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abigél Joó | 11 | | |
| Yahima Ramirez | 00 | | |
| Yahima Ramirez | 00 | Abigél Joó | 01 |
| | | Kaliema Antomarchi | 11 |
| Kaliema Antomarchi | 12 | Kaliema Antomarchi | 11 |
| Kaouthar Oullal | 00 | | | | |
| Kaouthar Oullal | 00 | | | Kaliema Antomarchi | 00 |
| | | | | Mami Umeki | 10 |
| Mami Umeki | 11 | | | Mami Umeki | 10 |
| Samanta Soares | 00 | | | | |
| Samanta Soares | 00 | Mami Umeki | 10 | | |
| | | He Huizhen | 00 |
| Audrey Njepang | 00 | He Huizhen | 00 |
| He Huizhen | 11 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Audrey Tcheuméo | 11 | | |
| Yarden Mayersohn | 00 | | |
| Yarden Mayersohn | 00 | Audrey Tcheuméo | 11 |
| | | Zarina Raifova | 00 |
| Jacqueline Usnayo | 00 | Zarina Raifova | 00 |
| Zarina Raifova | 01 | | | | |
| Zarina Raifova | 01 | | | Audrey Tcheuméo | 00 |
| | | | | Mayra Aguiar | 12 |
| Mayra Aguiar | 10 | | | Mayra Aguiar | 12 |
| Klara Apotekar | 00 | | | | |
| Klara Apotekar | 00 | Mayra Aguiar | 10 | | |
| | | Bernadette Graf | 00 |
| Bernadette Graf | 11 | Bernadette Graf | 00 |
| Diana Brenes | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Natalie Powell | 01 | | |
| Zhang Kaili | 00 | | |
| Zhang Kaili | 00 | Natalie Powell | 02 |
| | | Ana Laura Portuondo | 01 |
| Ana Laura Portuondo | 11 | Ana Laura Portuondo | 01 |
| Evelin Salánki | 00 | | | | |
| Evelin Salánki | 00 | | | Natalie Powell | 00 |
| | | | | Ruika Sato | 10 |
| Ruika Sato | 12 | | | Ruika Sato | 10 |
| Anastasiya Turchyn | 00 | | | | |
| Anastasiya Turchyn | 00 | Ruika Sato | 00 | | |
| | | Anna-Maria Wagner | 00 |
| Melanie Wallis | 00 | Anna-Maria Wagner | 00 |
| Anna-Maria Wagner | 01 | | |

## 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$ |
