# Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

Women's 57 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 16 at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
This event was the third-lightest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 57 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.

## Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 16 August 2004 | 10:30 13:00 17:00 | Preliminaries Repechage Final |

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Catherine Ekuta | Nigeria |
| 1 | Maria Pekli | Australia |
| 1 | Lena Göldi | Switzerland |
| 1 | Barbara Harel | France |
| 1 | Yurisleydis Lupetey | Cuba |
| 1 | Ioulieta Boukouvala | Greece |
| 1 | Sophie Cox | Great Britain |
| 1 | Elina Nasaudrodro | Fiji |
| 1 | Natalia Yukhareva | Russia |
| 1 | Kye Sun-hui | North Korea |
| 1 | Marcon Bezzina | Malta |
| 2 | Ellen Wilson | United States |
| 2 | Deborah Gravenstijn | Netherlands |
| 2 | Cinzia Cavazzuti | Italy |
| 2 | Lila Latrous | Algeria |
| 2 | Liu Yuxiang | China |
| 2 | Danielle Zangrando | Brazil |
| 2 | Kie Kusakabe | Japan |
| 2 | Rudymar Fleming | Venezuela |
| 2 | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od | Mongolia |
| 2 | Jessica García | Puerto Rico |
| 2 | Yvonne Bönisch | Germany |
| 2 | Isabel Fernández | Spain |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | 0010 |
| 2 | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | 0011 |

### Mat 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Catherine Ekuta (NGR) | Catherine Ekuta (NGR) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Maria Pekli (AUS) | Maria Pekli (AUS) | 0000 | Lena Göldi (SUI) | Lena Göldi (SUI) | 1100 | | | | | | |
| Lena Göldi (SUI) | Lena Göldi (SUI) | 1131 | | | | Lena Göldi (SUI) | Lena Göldi (SUI) | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yurisleydis Lupetey (CUB) | Yurisleydis Lupetey (CUB) | WO | | | |
| | | | Barbara Harel (FRA) | Barbara Harel (FRA) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yurisleydis Lupetey (CUB) | Yurisleydis Lupetey (CUB) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Yurisleydis Lupetey (CUB) | Yurisleydis Lupetey (CUB) | 0000 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | 1000 |
| | | | Ioulieta Boukouvala (GRE) | Ioulieta Boukouvala (GRE) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Sophie Cox (GBR) | Sophie Cox (GBR) | 1010 | Sophie Cox (GBR) | Sophie Cox (GBR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Elina Nasaudrodro (FIJ) | Elina Nasaudrodro (FIJ) | 0000 | | | | Sophie Cox (GBR) | Sophie Cox (GBR) | 0010 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | 1010 | | | |
| | | | Natalia Yukhareva (RUS) | Natalia Yukhareva (RUS) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | 1010 | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | Kye Sun-hui (PRK) | 0031 | | | | | | |
| Marcon Bezzina (MLT) | Marcon Bezzina (MLT) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Ellen Wilson (USA) | Ellen Wilson (USA) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | 1000 | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | 1011 | | | | | | |
| Cinzia Cavazzuti (ITA) | Cinzia Cavazzuti (ITA) | 0001 | | | | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | 1010 | | | |
| Lila Latrous (ALG) | Lila Latrous (ALG) | 0011 | | | | Danielle Zangrando (BRA) | Danielle Zangrando (BRA) | 0010 | | | |
| Liu Yuxiang (CHN) | Liu Yuxiang (CHN) | 1100 | Liu Yuxiang (CHN) | Liu Yuxiang (CHN) | 0011 | | | | | | |
| | | | Danielle Zangrando (BRA) | Danielle Zangrando (BRA) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | 0000 |
| Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | 1000 | | | | | | | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | 1000 |
| Rudymar Fleming (VEN) | Rudymar Fleming (VEN) | 0000 | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | 0020 | | | | | | |
| | | | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | 0002 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | 0200 | | | |
| | | | Jessica García (PUR) | Jessica García (PUR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | 0121 | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | Yvonne Bönisch (GER) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Isabel Fernández (ESP) | Isabel Fernández (ESP) | 0011 | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

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 | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| | | Barbara Harel (FRA) | WO | | | | |
| | | Lena Göldi (SUI) | | Barbara Harel (FRA) | 0020 | Barbara Harel (FRA) | 0010 |
| Marcon Bezzina (MLT) | 0000 | Natalia Yukhareva (RUS) | 1000 | Natalia Yukhareva (RUS) | 0001 | Deborah Gravenstijn (NED) | 1000 |
| Natalia Yukhareva (RUS) | 1100 | Sophie Cox (GBR) | 0000 | | | | |
| Cinzia Cavazzuti (ITA) | 0011 | Cinzia Cavazzuti (ITA) | 0010 | | | | |
| Ellen Wilson (USA) | 0001 | Danielle Zangrando (BRA) | 0000 | Cinzia Cavazzuti (ITA) | 0001 | Isabel Fernández (ESP) | 0000 |
| Isabel Fernández (ESP) | 1011 | Isabel Fernández (ESP) | 0010 | Isabel Fernández (ESP) | 0010 | Yurisleydis Lupetey (CUB) | 0010 |
| Jessica García (PUR) | 0000 | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | 0001 | | | | |