Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg
# Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg

The women's +78 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 12 August at the Carioca Arena 2.

The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket).

The medals for the competition were presented by Patrick Joseph Hickey, Ireland, member of the International Olympic Committee and the gifts were presented by Zhou Jinqiang, International Judo Federation executive committee member.

## Results

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Yu Song (CHN) | 000 |
| Émilie Andéol (FRA) | 100 | | |
| Émilie Andéol (FRA) | 100 | Émilie Andéol (FRA) | 100 |
| | | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 000 |
| Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 001 | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 000 |
| Kanae Yamabe (JPN) | 000 | | |

### Repechages

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayra Sayit (TUR) | Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 100 | | | |
| Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | 000 | Kayra Sayit (TUR) | Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 000 |
| | | | Kanae Yamabe (JPN) | Kanae Yamabe (JPN) | 010 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Kim Min-jung (KOR) | Kim Min-jung (KOR) | 102 | | | |
| Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | 000 | Kim Min-jung (KOR) | Kim Min-jung (KOR) | 000 |
| | | | Yu Song (CHN) | Yu Song (CHN) | 100 |

### Pool A

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yu Song (CHN) | Yu Song (CHN) | 100 | | | |
| Sonia Asselah (ALG) | Sonia Asselah (ALG) | 000 | | | |
| | | | Yu Song (CHN) | Yu Song (CHN) | 111 |
| | | | Kayra Sayit (TUR) | Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 000 |
| Kayra Sayit (TUR) | Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 102 | | | |
| Melissa Mojica (PUR) | Melissa Mojica (PUR) | 000 | | | |

### Pool B

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Émilie Andéol (FRA) | Émilie Andéol (FRA) | 000 | | | |
| Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) | Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) | 000 | | | |
| | | | Émilie Andéol (FRA) | Émilie Andéol (FRA) | 000 |
| | | | Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | 000 |
| Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | 000 | | | |
| Larisa Cerić (BIH) | Larisa Cerić (BIH) | 000 | | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 100 | | | |
| Ksenia Chibisova (RUS) | Ksenia Chibisova (RUS) | 101 | Ksenia Chibisova (RUS) | Ksenia Chibisova (RUS) | 000 | | | |
| Jasmin Külbs (GER) | Jasmin Külbs (GER) | 000 | | | | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 101 |
| | | | | | | Kim Min-jung (KOR) | Kim Min-jung (KOR) | 000 |
| | | | Kim Min-jung (KOR) | Kim Min-jung (KOR) | 001 | | | |
| | | | Maria Suelen Altheman (BRA) | Maria Suelen Altheman (BRA) | 000 | | | |

### Pool D

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanae Yamabe (JPN) | Kanae Yamabe (JPN) | 100 | | | |
| Santa Pakenytė (LTU) | Santa Pakenytė (LTU) | 000 | | | |
| | | | Kanae Yamabe (JPN) | Kanae Yamabe (JPN) | 101 |
| | | | Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | 000 |
| Svitlana Iaromka (UKR) | Svitlana Iaromka (UKR) | 000 | | | |
| Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | 101 | | | |
