# 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 11 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 Habu Gumel, Nigeria, member of the International Olympic Committee and the gifts were presented by Lennie Niit, International Judo Federation vice president.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Kayla Harrison (USA) | 100 |
| Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 000 | | |
| Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 000 | Kayla Harrison (USA) | 100 |
| | | Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | 000 |
| Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | 000 | Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | 000 |
| Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 000 | | |

### Repechages

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Abigél Joó (HUN) | Abigél Joó (HUN) | 000 | | | |
| Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | 001 | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | 000 |
| | | | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 001 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Natalie Powell (GBR) | Natalie Powell (GBR) | 000 | | | |
| Luise Malzahn (GER) | Luise Malzahn (GER) | 100 | Luise Malzahn (GER) | Luise Malzahn (GER) | 000 |
| | | | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 100 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Kayla Harrison (USA) | Kayla Harrison (USA) | 100 | | | |
| | | | Zhang Zhehui (CHN) | Zhang Zhehui (CHN) | 000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kayla Harrison (USA) | Kayla Harrison (USA) | 100 |
| | | | | | | Abigél Joó (HUN) | Abigél Joó (HUN) | 000 |
| | | | Mami Umeki (JPN) | Mami Umeki (JPN) | 000 | | | |
| Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd (MGL) | Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd (MGL) | 000 | Abigél Joó (HUN) | Abigél Joó (HUN) | 002 | | | |
| Abigél Joó (HUN) | Abigél Joó (HUN) | 111 | | | | | | |

### Pool B

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Marhinde Verkerk (NED) | Marhinde Verkerk (NED) | 000 | | | |
| Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | 000 | | | |
| | | | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) | 000 |
| | | | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 100 |
| Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 001 | | | |
| Viktoriya Turks (UKR) | Viktoriya Turks (UKR) | 000 | | | |

### Pool C

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | 100 | | | |
| Sol Kyong (PRK) | Sol Kyong (PRK) | 000 | | | |
| | | | Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | Audrey Tcheuméo (FRA) | 000 |
| | | | Natalie Powell (GBR) | Natalie Powell (GBR) | 000 |
| Natalie Powell (GBR) | Natalie Powell (GBR) | 100 | | | |
| Sarah Myriam Mazouz (GAB) | Sarah Myriam Mazouz (GAB) | 000 | | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 100 | | | |
| | | | Miranda Giambelli (AUS) | Miranda Giambelli (AUS) | 000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 000 |
| | | | | | | Luise Malzahn (GER) | Luise Malzahn (GER) | 000 |
| | | | Luise Malzahn (GER) | Luise Malzahn (GER) | 000 | | | |
| Hortence Atangana (CMR) | Hortence Atangana (CMR) | 000 | Daria Pogorzelec (POL) | Daria Pogorzelec (POL) | 000 | | | |
| Daria Pogorzelec (POL) | Daria Pogorzelec (POL) | 000 | | | | | | |