# Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg

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The Women's 78 kg event in Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, France on 1 August 2024.

## Summary

This is the ninth appearance of the women's half heavyweight category.
Shori Hamada was not chosen by the IOC, Madeleine Malonga lost to Patrícia Sampaio, one of the bronze medalists, Anna-Maria Wagner lost to potentially silver medalist Inbar Lanir, later, Wagner lost to Ma Zhenzhao in the bronze medal match, Mayra Aguiar lost to eventual champion Alice Bellandi.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Alice Bellandi (ITA) | 01 |
| Patrícia Sampaio (POR) | 00 | | |
| Patrícia Sampaio (POR) | 00 | Alice Bellandi (ITA) | 11 |
| | | Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 00 |
| Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 00 | Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 00 |
| Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 10 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko (UKR) | 00 | | |
| Ma Zhenzhao (CHN) | 10 | | |
| Ma Zhenzhao (CHN) | 10 | Ma Zhenzhao (CHN) | 01 |
| | | Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 00 |
| Rika Takayama (JPN) | 10 | | |
| Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | 00 | | |
| Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | 00 | Rika Takayama (JPN) | 00 |
| | | Patrícia Sampaio (POR) | 10 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Alice Bellandi (ITA) | 01 |
| | | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 00 |
| | | | | Alice Bellandi (ITA) | 10 |
| | | | | Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko (UKR) | 00 |
| | | Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko (UKR) | 01 | | |
| | | Loriana Kuka (KOS) | 00 |
| Metka Lobnik (SLO) | 00 | Loriana Kuka (KOS) | 00 |
| Loriana Kuka (KOS) | 10 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Ma Zhenzhao (CHN) | 10 |
| | | Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 01 |
| Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 10 | Yoon Hyun-ji (KOR) | 01 |
| Emma Reid (GBR) | 00 | | | | |
| Emma Reid (GBR) | 00 | | | Ma Zhenzhao (CHN) | 00 |
| | | | | Patrícia Sampaio (POR) | 10 |
| | | Madeleine Malonga (FRA) | 00 | | |
| | | Patrícia Sampaio (POR) | 11 |
| Zeddy Cherotich (KEN) | 00 | Patrícia Sampaio (POR) | 11 |
| Patrícia Sampaio (POR) | 10 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 11 |
| | | Marie Branser (GUI) | 00 |
| Marie Branser (GUI) | 10 | Marie Branser (GUI) | 00 |
| Moira de Villiers (NZL) | 00 | | | | |
| Moira de Villiers (NZL) | 00 | | | Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) | 10 |
| | | | | Rika Takayama (JPN) | 00 |
| | | Rika Takayama (JPN) | 10 | | |
| | | Iriskhon Kurbanbaeva (UZB) | 00 |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 10 |
| | | Otgonbayaryn Khüslen (MGL) | 00 |
| Vanessa Chalá (ECU) | 00 | Otgonbayaryn Khüslen (MGL) | 00 |
| Otgonbayaryn Khüslen (MGL) | 01 | | | | |
| Otgonbayaryn Khüslen (MGL) | 01 | | | Inbar Lanir (ISR) | 10 |
| | | | | Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | 00 |
| | | Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | 01 | | |
| | | Beata Pacut-Kloczko (POL) | 00 |
| Beata Pacut-Kloczko (POL) | 10 | Beata Pacut-Kloczko (POL) | 00 |
| Ange Ciella Niragira (BDI) | 00 | | |