# Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 66 kg

These are the results of the women's 66 kg (also known as middleweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 20 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 66 kilograms. Competition took place on July 22 of 1996 in the Georgia World Congress Center.

## Results

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal final | Gold medal final | Gold medal final |
| | | | Liliko Ogasawara (USA) | Liliko Ogasawara (USA) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Claudia Zwiers (NED) | Claudia Zwiers (NED) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Claudia Zwiers (NED) | Claudia Zwiers (NED) | W | | | | | | |
| Radka Štusáková (CZE) | Radka Štusáková (CZE) | L | | | | Wu Mei-Ling (TPE) | Wu Mei-Ling (TPE) | L | | | | | | |
| Risa Kazumi (JPN) | Risa Kazumi (JPN) | W | Risa Kazumi (JPN) | Risa Kazumi (JPN) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wu Mei-Ling (TPE) | Wu Mei-Ling (TPE) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Claudia Zwiers (NED) | Claudia Zwiers (NED) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | W | | | |
| | | | Priscilla Cherry (MRI) | Priscilla Cherry (MRI) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dulce Piña (DOM) | Dulce Piña (DOM) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dulce Piña (DOM) | Dulce Piña (DOM) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | Wang Xianbo (CHN) | Wang Xianbo (CHN) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | W | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Rosicleia Campos (BRA) | Rosicleia Campos (BRA) | L | | | | | | | | | | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | Cho Min-Sun (KOR) | W |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | L |
| | | | Elena Kotelnikova (RUS) | Elena Kotelnikova (RUS) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mariela Spacek (AUT) | Mariela Spacek (AUT) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mariela Spacek (AUT) | Mariela Spacek (AUT) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alice Dubois (FRA) | Alice Dubois (FRA) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | Alice Dubois (FRA) | Alice Dubois (FRA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Odalis Revé (CUB) | Odalis Revé (CUB) | W | Odalis Revé (CUB) | Odalis Revé (CUB) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Carly Dixon (AUS) | Carly Dixon (AUS) | L | | | | | | | Alice Dubois (FRA) | Alice Dubois (FRA) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | W | | | |
| | | | Melanie Engoang (GAB) | Melanie Engoang (GAB) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | W | | | | | | |
| Anja Von Rekowski (GER) | Anja Von Rekowski (GER) | W | | | | Rowena Sweatman (GBR) | Rowena Sweatman (GBR) | L | | | | | | |
| Emanuela Pierantozzi (ITA) | Emanuela Pierantozzi (ITA) | L | Anja Von Rekowski (GER) | Anja Von Rekowski (GER) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rowena Sweatman (GBR) | Rowena Sweatman (GBR) | 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 | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| Bye | | Ogasawara (USA) | W | | | | |
| Bye | | Wu (TPE) | L | Ogasawara (USA) | L | Wang (CHN) | W |
| Campos (BRA) | L | Wang (CHN) | W | Wang (CHN) | W | Dubois (FRA) | L |
| Wang (CHN) | W | Piña (DOM) | L | | | | |
| Bye | | Revé (CUB) | W | | | | |
| Bye | | Spacek (AUT) | L | Revé (CUB) | W | Revé (CUB) | L |
| Bye | | Engoang (GAB) | L | Sweatman (GBR) | L | Zwiers (NED) | W |
| Bye | | Sweatman (GBR) | W | | | | |