Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg
# Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

The women's 48 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 2 August at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Cécile Nowak of France.

## Results

### Main brackets

**Pool A**

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yolanda Soler (ESP) | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Hui-jun (KOR) | Yu Hui-jun (KOR) | E | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | Małgorzata Roszkowska (POL) | Małgorzata Roszkowska (POL) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | RA | | | |
| Brigitte Lastrade (CAN) | Brigitte Lastrade (CAN) | RA | | | | Karen Briggs (GBR) | Karen Briggs (GBR) | IPO | | | |
| Karen Briggs (GBR) | Karen Briggs (GBR) | YUK | Karen Briggs (GBR) | Karen Briggs (GBR) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Karen Briggs (GBR) | Karen Briggs (GBR) | RB |
| Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | YUK | | | | | | | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | HAN |
| Amarilis Savón (CUB) | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | RA | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrea Rodrigues (BRA) | Andrea Rodrigues (BRA) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | IPO | | | |
| Li Aiyue (CHN) | Li Aiyue (CHN) | YUK | | | | Li Aiyue (CHN) | Li Aiyue (CHN) | RA | | | |
| Leposava Marković (IOA) | Leposava Marković (IOA) | E | Li Aiyue (CHN) | Li Aiyue (CHN) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | Kang Yong-ok (PRK) | Kang Yong-ok (PRK) | E | | | | | | |

**Pool B**

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Huang Yu-shin (TPE) | Huang Yu-shin (TPE) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| Kerstin Emich (GER) | Kerstin Emich (GER) | YUK | Kerstin Emich (GER) | Kerstin Emich (GER) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) | RB | | | |
| Cécile Nowak (FRA) | Cécile Nowak (FRA) | WO | | | | Cécile Nowak (FRA) | Cécile Nowak (FRA) | KIK | | | |
| C. Mariani (ARG) | C. Mariani (ARG) | DNS | Cécile Nowak (FRA) | Cécile Nowak (FRA) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Cécile Nowak (FRA) | Cécile Nowak (FRA) | IPO |
| V. Lafon (USA) | V. Lafon (USA) | DNS | | | | | | | Salima Souakri (ALG) | Salima Souakri (ALG) | RA |
| Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | WO | Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Annikka Mutanen (FIN) | Annikka Mutanen (FIN) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | RB | | | |
| Salima Souakri (ALG) | Salima Souakri (ALG) | YUS | | | | Salima Souakri (ALG) | Salima Souakri (ALG) | KOK | | | |
| Donna Hilton (NZL) | Donna Hilton (NZL) | RB | Salima Souakri (ALG) | Salima Souakri (ALG) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | María Villapol (VEN) | María Villapol (VEN) | RB | | | | | | |

### Repechages

**Repechage A**

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brigitte Lastrade (CAN) | Brigitte Lastrade (CAN) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | E | Brigitte Lastrade (CAN) | Brigitte Lastrade (CAN) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | Yolanda Soler (ESP) | E | | | |
| Amarilis Savón (CUB) | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | SHI | | | | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | IPO | | | |
| Andrea Rodrigues (BRA) | Andrea Rodrigues (BRA) | E | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Li Aiyue (CHN) | Li Aiyue (CHN) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | Amarilis Savón (CUB) | YUS |
| | | | | | | | | | Salima Souakri (ALG) | Salima Souakri (ALG) | E |

**Repechage B**

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | FUS | | | | | | |
| | | | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | YUK | | | |
| Donna Hilton (NZL) | Donna Hilton (NZL) | E | | | | María Villapol (VEN) | María Villapol (VEN) | E | | | |
| María Villapol (VEN) | María Villapol (VEN) | IPO | María Villapol (VEN) | María Villapol (VEN) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | Michaela Bornemann (AUT) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) | WAZ |
| | | | | | | | | | Karen Briggs (GBR) | Karen Briggs (GBR) | E |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| - | - |
| Ryoko Tani (JPN) | |
| Cécile Nowak (FRA) | KOK |

## Final classification

| Rank | Judoka | Nation |
| - | - | - |
| | Cécile Nowak | France |
| | Ryoko Tani | Japan |
| | Amarilis Savón | Cuba |
| | Hülya Şenyurt | Turkey |
| 5T | Karen Briggs | Great Britain |
| 5T | Salima Souakri | Algeria |
| 7T | Yolanda Soler | Spain |
| 7T | María Villapol | Venezuela |
| 9T | Brigitte Lastrade | Canada |
| 9T | Li Aiyue | China |
| 9T | Michaela Bornemann | Austria |
| 9T | Giovanna Tortora | Italy |
| 13T | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od | Mongolia |
| 13T | Andrea Rodrigues | Brazil |
| 13T | Donna Hilton | New Zealand |
| 16T | Małgorzata Roszkowska | Poland |
| 16T | Kang Yong-ok | North Korea |
| 16T | Annikka Mutanen | Finland |
| 16T | Kerstin Emich | Germany |
| 20T | Yu Hui-jun | South Korea |
| 20T | Leposava Marković | Independent Olympic Athletes |
| 20T | Huang Yu-shin | Chinese Taipei |
