Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg

Women's 78 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date 21 September
Competitors 23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Tang Lin  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Céline Lebrun  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Simona Richter  Romania
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Emanuela Pierantozzi  Italy

These are the results of the Women's 78 kg (also known as half-heavyweight) competition in judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 23 women qualified for this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 78 kilograms. Competition took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 21 September.[1]

Competitors

Athlete Nation
Hsu Yuan-Lin Chinese Taipei
Esther San Miguel Spain
Céline Lebrun France
Lee So-yeon South Korea
Uta Kühnen Germany
Mélanie Engoang Gabon
Amy Tong United States
Diadenis Luna Cuba
Kimberly Ribble Canada
Chloe Cowen Great Britain
Laisa Laveti Fiji
Simona Richter Romania
Natalie Jenkinson Australia
Sandra Godinho Portugal
Edinanci Silva Brazil
Sambuu Dashdulam Mongolia
Nasiba Salaeva Turkmenistan
Tang Lin China
Akissa Monney Ivory Coast
Heidi Rakels Belgium
Karin Kienhuis Netherlands
Noriko Anno Japan
Emanuela Pierantozzi Italy

Main Bracket

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
 Hsu Yuan-lin (TPE) L
 Esther San Miguel (ESP) W  Esther San Miguel (ESP) L
 Céline Lebrun (FRA) W
 Céline Lebrun (FRA) W
 Lee So-yeon (KOR) L
 Lee So-yeon (KOR) W
 Uta Kühnen (GER) W  Uta Kühnen (GER) L
 Mélanie Engoang (GAB) L  Céline Lebrun (FRA) W
 Diadenis Luna (CUB) L
 Amy Tong (USA) L
 Diadenis Luna (CUB) W  Diadenis Luna (CUB) W
 Kimberly Ribble (CAN) L  Diadenis Luna (CUB) W
 Chloe Cowen (GBR) W  Simona Richter (ROU) L
 Laisa Laveti (FIJ) L  Chloe Cowen (GBR) L
 Simona Richter (ROU) W
 Céline Lebrun (FRA) L
 Tang Lin (CHN) W
 Natalie Jenkinson (AUS) L
 Sandra Godinho (POR) L  Edinanci Silva (BRA) W
 Edinanci Silva (BRA) W  Edinanci Silva (BRA) L
 Tang Lin (CHN) W
 Sambuugiin Dashdulam (MGL) L
 Nasiba Salaeva (TKM) L  Tang Lin (CHN) W
 Tang Lin (CHN) W  Tang Lin (CHN) W
 Heidi Rakels (BEL) L
 Akissi Monney (CIV) L
 Heidi Rakels (BEL) W  Heidi Rakels (BEL) W
 Karin Kienhuis (NED) L  Heidi Rakels (BEL) W
 Emanuela Pierantozzi (ITA) L
 Noriko Anno (JPN) L
 Emanuela Pierantozzi (ITA) W

Repechage

The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Bronze medal finals
     San Miguel (ESP) L        Richter (ROU) W
 San Miguel (ESP) W      Lee (KOR) W          Rakels (BEL) L
Bye L        Lee (KOR) L
     Richter (ROU) W  
     Tong (USA) L
 Ribble (CAN) L      Richter (ROU) W  
 Tong (USA) W  
 
     Dashdulam (MGL) L        Pierantozzi (ITA) W
 Salaeva (TKM) L      Silva (BRA) W          Luna (CUB) L
 Dashdulam (MGL) W        Silva (BRA) L
     Pierantozzi (ITA) W  
     Kienhuis (NED) L
 Kienhuis (NED) W      Pierantozzi (ITA) W  
 Monney (CIV) L  

References

  1. "Judo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Half-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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