# Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg

The women's 52 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 1 August at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Almudena Muñoz of Spain.

## Results
### Main brackets
#### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Li Zhongyun (CHN) | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | YUS | | | | | | | | | |
| Patricia Bevilacqua (BRA) | Patricia Bevilacqua (BRA) | RA | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | Cathy Grainger-Brain (AUS) | Cathy Grainger-Brain (AUS) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | YUK | | | |
| Dominique Berna (FRA) | Dominique Berna (FRA) | KOK | | | | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | RA | | | |
| Katalin Parragh (HUN) | Katalin Parragh (HUN) | E | Dominique Berna (FRA) | Dominique Berna (FRA) | E | | | | | | |
| Legna Verdecia (CUB) | Legna Verdecia (CUB) | E | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | KOK | | | | | | |
| Carolina Mariani (ARG) | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | CHU | | | | | | | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | RB |
| Jo Anne Quiring (USA) | Jo Anne Quiring (USA) | RA | | | | | | | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | YUS |
| Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | YUS | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Derya Çalışkan (TUR) | Derya Çalışkan (TUR) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | YUS | | | |
| Sharon Rendle (GBR) | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | IPO | | | | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | RA | | | |
| Maria Karagiannopoulou (GRE) | Maria Karagiannopoulou (GRE) | E | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Eva Wikström (SWE) | Eva Wikström (SWE) | E | | | | | | |

#### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| Lisa Boscarino (PUR) | Lisa Boscarino (PUR) | RB | Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | WIP | | | | | | |
| | | | Kim Eun-hui (KOR) | Kim Eun-hui (KOR) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | YUS | | | |
| Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | YUK | | | | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | RB | | | |
| Heidi Goossens (BEL) | Heidi Goossens (BEL) | E | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | Yu Wai Seung (HKG) | Yu Wai Seung (HKG) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | IPO |
| Emiliya Vacheva (BUL) | Emiliya Vacheva (BUL) | E | | | | | | | Jessica Gal (NED) | Jessica Gal (NED) | RA |
| Dina Maksutova (EUN) | Dina Maksutova (EUN) | IPO | Dina Maksutova (EUN) | Dina Maksutova (EUN) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | Jessica Gal (NED) | Jessica Gal (NED) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jessica Gal (NED) | Jessica Gal (NED) | IPO | | | |
| Paula Saldanha (POR) | Paula Saldanha (POR) | IPO | | | | Paula Saldanha (POR) | Paula Saldanha (POR) | RB | | | |
| Ravdangiin Dechinmaa (MGL) | Ravdangiin Dechinmaa (MGL) | E | Paula Saldanha (POR) | Paula Saldanha (POR) | KOK | | | | | | |
| | | | Lyne Poirier (CAN) | Lyne Poirier (CAN) | E | | | | | | |

### Repechages
#### Repechage A

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Patricia Bevilacqua (BRA) | Patricia Bevilacqua (BRA) | YUK | | | | | | | | | |
| Cathy Grainger-Brain (AUS) | Cathy Grainger-Brain (AUS) | E | Patricia Bevilacqua (BRA) | Patricia Bevilacqua (BRA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | Carolina Mariani (ARG) | E | | | |
| Jo Anne Quiring (USA) | Jo Anne Quiring (USA) | YUK | | | | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | IPO | | | |
| Derya Çalışkan (TUR) | Derya Çalışkan (TUR) | E | Jo Anne Quiring (USA) | Jo Anne Quiring (USA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | Sharon Rendle (GBR) | IPO |
| | | | | | | | | | Jessica Gal (NED) | Jessica Gal (NED) | E |

#### Repechage B

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Lisa Boscarino (PUR) | Lisa Boscarino (PUR) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Eun-hui (KOR) | Kim Eun-hui (KOR) | YUK | Kim Eun-hui (KOR) | Kim Eun-hui (KOR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | YUS | | | |
| | | | | | | Paula Saldanha (POR) | Paula Saldanha (POR) | E | | | |
| | | | Dina Maksutova (EUN) | Dina Maksutova (EUN) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Paula Saldanha (POR) | Paula Saldanha (POR) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) | E |
| | | | | | | | | | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | Li Zhongyun (CHN) | YUS |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Almudena Muñoz (ESP) | KOK |
| Noriko Mizoguchi (JPN) | |

## Final classification

| Rank | Judoka | Nation |
| | Almudena Muñoz | Spain |
| | Noriko Mizoguchi | Japan |
| | Li Zhongyun | China |
| | Sharon Rendle | Great Britain |
| 5T | Alessandra Giungi | Italy |
| 5T | Jessica Gal | Netherlands |
| 7T | Carolina Mariani | Argentina |
| 7T | Paula Saldanha | Portugal |
| 9T | Patricia Bevilacqua | Brazil |
| 9T | Jo Anne Quiring | United States |
| 9T | Kim Eun-hui | South Korea |
| 9T | Dina Maksutova | Unified Team |
| 13T | Cathy Grainger-Brain | Australia |
| 13T | Derya Çalışkan | Turkey |
| 13T | Lisa Boscarino | Puerto Rico |
| 16T | Eva Wikström | Sweden |
| 16T | Dominique Berna | France |
| 16T | Yu Wai Seung | Hong Kong |
| 16T | Lyne Poirier | Canada |
| 20T | Katalin Parragh | Hungary |
| 20T | Legna Verdecia | Cuba |
| 20T | Maria Karagiannopoulou | Greece |
| 20T | Heidi Goossens | Belgium |
| 20T | Emiliya Vacheva | Bulgaria |
| 20T | Ravdangiin Dechinmaa | Mongolia |