# Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

The women's 48 kg judo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 9 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 pm CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals, and the final were held at 6:00 pm CST.
This event was the lightest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 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.

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Wu Shugen | China |
| 1 | Ryoko Tani | Japan |
| 1 | Sayaka Matsumoto | United States |
| 1 | Paula Pareto | Argentina |
| 1 | Tiffany Day | Australia |
| 1 | Lyudmyla Lusnikova | Ukraine |
| 1 | Chahnez M'barki | Tunisia |
| 1 | Eva Csernoviczki | Hungary |
| 1 | Sarah Menezes | Brazil |
| 1 | Kim Young-ran | South Korea |
| 1 | Alina Alexandra Dumitru | Romania |
| 2 | Devi Khumujam Tomb | India |
| 2 | Ana Hormigo | Portugal |
| 2 | Pak Ok-song | North Korea |
| 2 | Hanatou Ouelgo | Burkina Faso |
| 2 | Frédérique Jossinet | France |
| 2 | Kelbet Nurgazina | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Michaela Baschin | Germany |
| 2 | Meriem Moussa | Algeria |
| 2 | Sandrine Ilendou | Gabon |
| 2 | Lyudmila Bogdanova | Russia |
| 2 | Yanet Bermoy | Cuba |
| 2 | Glenda Miranda | Ecuador |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) | 1100 |
| 2 | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | 0000 |

### Mat 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Wu Shugen (CHN) | Wu Shugen (CHN) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 0020 | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 0100 | | | | | | |
| Sayaka Matsumoto (USA) | Sayaka Matsumoto (USA) | 0000 | | | | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 0001 | | | |
| | | | | | | Paula Pareto (ARG) | Paula Pareto (ARG) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Paula Pareto (ARG) | Paula Pareto (ARG) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tiffany Day (AUS) | Tiffany Day (AUS) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 0010 |
| Lyudmyla Lusnikova (UKR) | Lyudmyla Lusnikova (UKR) | 0221 | | | | | | | Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) | Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) | 0100 |
| Chahnez M'barki (TUN) | Chahnez M'barki (TUN) | 0000 | Lyudmyla Lusnikova (UKR) | Lyudmyla Lusnikova (UKR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kim Young-ran (KOR) | Kim Young-ran (KOR) | 0100 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Young-ran (KOR) | Kim Young-ran (KOR) | 0000 | | | |
| Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) | Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 1000 | | | | Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) | Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) | 1000 | | | |
| Sarah Menezes (BRA) | Sarah Menezes (BRA) | 0000 | Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) | Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) | Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) | 0101 | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Devi Khumujam Tomb (IND) | Devi Khumujam Tomb (IND) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ana Hormigo (POR) | Ana Hormigo (POR) | 1011 | Ana Hormigo (POR) | Ana Hormigo (POR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Pak Ok-Song (PRK) | Pak Ok-Song (PRK) | 0100 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pak Ok-Song (PRK) | Pak Ok-Song (PRK) | 0011 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kelbet Nurgazina (KAZ) | Kelbet Nurgazina (KAZ) | 0001 | | | |
| | | | Hanatou Ouelgo (BUR) | Hanatou Ouelgo (BUR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | 0000 | Kelbet Nurgazina (KAZ) | Kelbet Nurgazina (KAZ) | 1001 | | | | | | |
| Kelbet Nurgazina (KAZ) | Kelbet Nurgazina (KAZ) | 1000 | | | | | | | Pak Ok-Song (PRK) | Pak Ok-Song (PRK) | 0000 |
| | | | | | | | | | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | 1021 |
| | | | Michaela Baschin (GER) | Michaela Baschin (GER) | 0101 | | | | | | |
| Meriem Moussa (ALG) | Meriem Moussa (ALG) | 0011 | Meriem Moussa (ALG) | Meriem Moussa (ALG) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Sandrine Ilendou (GAB) | Sandrine Ilendou (GAB) | 0000 | | | | Michaela Baschin (GER) | Michaela Baschin (GER) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | 0001 | | | |
| | | | Lyudmila Bogdanova (RUS) | Lyudmila Bogdanova (RUS) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | 1010 | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | Yanet Bermoy (CUB) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Glenda Miranda (ECU) | Glenda Miranda (ECU) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Sayaka Matsumoto (USA) | 0000 | Wu Shugen (CHN) | 0001 | | | | |
| Wu Shugen (CHN) | 1000 | Paula Pareto (ARG) | 0100 | Paula Pareto (ARG) | 0110 | Pak Ok-Song (PRK) | 0001 |
| Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) | | Kim Young-ran (KOR) | 0000 | Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 0001 | Paula Pareto (ARG) | 0100 |
| bye | | Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 0001 | | | | |
| Ana Hormigo (POR) | | Ana Hormigo (POR) | 0002 | | | | |
| bye | | Kelbet Nurgazina (KAZ) | 0001 | Ana Hormigo (POR) | 0001 | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 1000 |
| Lyudmila Bogdanova (RUS) | 1000 | Lyudmila Bogdanova (RUS) | 0001 | Lyudmila Bogdanova (RUS) | 0100 | Lyudmila Bogdanova (RUS) | 0000 |
| Glenda Miranda (ECU) | 0000 | Michaela Baschin (GER) | 0000 | | | | |