# Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg

The women's 52 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 7 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 Thomas Bach, Germany, president of the International Olympic Committee and the gifts were presented by Marius Vizer, president of the International Judo Federation.
A controversy emerged that Joud Fahmy from Saudi Arabia gave up of her first round fight to avoid facing Israeli Gili Cohen. The Saudi Olympic team dismissed the controversy and tweeted that Fahmy had sustained injuries to her arm and leg during training and was advised by medical staff not to compete.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | 000 |
| Ma Yingnan (CHN) | 000 | | |
| Ma Yingnan (CHN) | 000 | Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | 000 |
| | | Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | 001 |
| Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | 000 | Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | 001 |
| Misato Nakamura (JPN) | 000 | | |

### Repechages

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Andreea Chițu (ROU) | Andreea Chițu (ROU) | 010 | | | |
| Érika Miranda (BRA) | Érika Miranda (BRA) | 100 | Érika Miranda (BRA) | Érika Miranda (BRA) | 000 |
| | | | Misato Nakamura (JPN) | Misato Nakamura (JPN) | 001 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Christianne Legentil (MRI) | Christianne Legentil (MRI) | 000 | | | |
| Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | 100 | Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | 100 |
| | | | Ma Yingnan (CHN) | Ma Yingnan (CHN) | 000 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Andreea Chițu (ROU) | Andreea Chițu (ROU) | 101 | | | |
| Laura Gómez (ESP) | Laura Gómez (ESP) | 101 | Laura Gómez (ESP) | Laura Gómez (ESP) | 000 | | | |
| Gulbadam Babamuratova (TKM) | Gulbadam Babamuratova (TKM) | 000 | | | | Andreea Chițu (ROU) | Andreea Chițu (ROU) | 000 |
| | | | | | | Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | 001 |
| | | | Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | 001 | | | |
| Darya Skrypnik (BLR) | Darya Skrypnik (BLR) | 001 | Mareen Kräh (GER) | Mareen Kräh (GER) | 000 | | | |
| Mareen Kräh (GER) | Mareen Kräh (GER) | 011 | | | | | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Érika Miranda (BRA) | Érika Miranda (BRA) | 100 | | | |
| | | | Hela Ayari (TUN) | Hela Ayari (TUN) | 000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Érika Miranda (BRA) | Érika Miranda (BRA) | 000 |
| | | | | | | Ma Yingnan (CHN) | Ma Yingnan (CHN) | 010 |
| | | | Ma Yingnan (CHN) | Ma Yingnan (CHN) | 100 | | | |
| Joana Ramos (POR) | Joana Ramos (POR) | 102 | Joana Ramos (POR) | Joana Ramos (POR) | 000 | | | |
| Antoinette Gasongo (BDI) | Antoinette Gasongo (BDI) | 000 | | | | | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | 100 | | | |
| Priscilla Gneto (FRA) | Priscilla Gneto (FRA) | 000 | Evelyne Tschopp (SUI) | Evelyne Tschopp (SUI) | 000 | | | |
| Evelyne Tschopp (SUI) | Evelyne Tschopp (SUI) | 100 | | | | Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS) | 000 |
| | | | | | | Christianne Legentil (MRI) | Christianne Legentil (MRI) | 000 |
| | | | Gili Cohen (ISR) | Gili Cohen (ISR) | 000 | | | |
| Christianne Legentil (MRI) | Christianne Legentil (MRI) | 100 | Christianne Legentil (MRI) | Christianne Legentil (MRI) | 001 | | | |
| Joud Fahmy (KSA) | Joud Fahmy (KSA) | 000 | | | | | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Misato Nakamura (JPN) | Misato Nakamura (JPN) | 100 | | | |
| Angelica Delgado (USA) | Angelica Delgado (USA) | 003 | Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon (MGL) | Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon (MGL) | 000 | | | |
| Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon (MGL) | Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon (MGL) | 010 | | | | Misato Nakamura (JPN) | Misato Nakamura (JPN) | 100 |
| | | | | | | Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | 000 |
| | | | Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) | 002 | | | |
| | | | Ecaterina Guica (CAN) | Ecaterina Guica (CAN) | 000 | | | |