# Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg

The Women's 70 kg (also known as middleweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 13 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a bodyweight of less than 70 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals, and the final were held at 18:00 pm CST.
This event was the third-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 70 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.
Bronze medal winner Ronda Rousey, would later began a successful career in mixed martial arts where she would be the UFC's first female champion at bantamweight. She was later inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Anett Meszaros | Hungary |
| 1 | Yulia Kuzina | Russia |
| 1 | Wang Juan | China |
| 1 | Park Ka-yeon | South Korea |
| 1 | Masae Ueno | Japan |
| 1 | Rachida Ouerdane | Algeria |
| 1 | Edith Bosch | Netherlands |
| 1 | Sisilia Nasiga | Fiji |
| 1 | Ronda Rousey | United States |
| 1 | Nasiba Surkieva | Turkmenistan |
| 1 | Katarzyna Pilocik | Poland |
| 2 | Yuri Alvear | Colombia |
| 2 | Zhanar Zhanzunova | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Anaysi Hernández | Cuba |
| 2 | Ylenia Scapin | Italy |
| 2 | Catherine Jacques | Belgium |
| 2 | Mayra Aguiar | Brazil |
| 2 | Leire Iglesias | Spain |
| 2 | Gévrise Émane | France |
| 2 | Gisèle Mendy | Senegal |
| 2 | Annet Böhm | Germany |
| 2 | Nataliya Smal | Ukraine |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 1000 |
| 2 | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | 0000 |

### 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 |
| | | | Anett Meszaros (HUN) | Anett Meszaros (HUN) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yulia Kuzina (RUS) | Yulia Kuzina (RUS) | 0002 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anett Meszaros (HUN) | Anett Meszaros (HUN) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 0200 | | | |
| | | | Wang Juan (CHN) | Wang Juan (CHN) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Park Ka-Yeon (KOR) | Park Ka-Yeon (KOR) | 0000 | Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 1011 | | | | | | |
| Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 1010 | | | | | | | Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 0110 |
| | | | | | | | | | Edith Bosch (NED) | Edith Bosch (NED) | 0001 |
| | | | Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) | Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Edith Bosch (NED) | Edith Bosch (NED) | 1000 | Edith Bosch (NED) | Edith Bosch (NED) | 0110 | | | | | | |
| Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ) | Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ) | 0000 | | | | Edith Bosch (NED) | Edith Bosch (NED) | 1000 | | | |
| Ronda Rousey (USA) | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 1010 | | | | Ronda Rousey (USA) | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 0000 | | | |
| Nasiba Surkieva (TKM) | Nasiba Surkieva (TKM) | 0000 | Ronda Rousey (USA) | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Katarzyna Pilocik (POL) | Katarzyna Pilocik (POL) | 0000 | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Yuri Alvear (COL) | Yuri Alvear (COL) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhanar Zhanzunova (KAZ) | Zhanar Zhanzunova (KAZ) | 0000 | Yuri Alvear (COL) | Yuri Alvear (COL) | 0100 | | | | | | |
| | | | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ylenia Scapin (ITA) | Ylenia Scapin (ITA) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Ylenia Scapin (ITA) | Ylenia Scapin (ITA) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | Anaysi Hernández (CUB) | 1000 |
| Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) | 0011 | | | | | | | Annett Böhm (GER) | Annett Böhm (GER) | 0010 |
| Leire Iglesias (ESP) | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | 0020 | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Gévrise Émane (FRA) | Gévrise Émane (FRA) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | 0000 | | | |
| Gisèle Mendy (SEN) | Gisèle Mendy (SEN) | 0000 | | | | Annett Böhm (GER) | Annett Böhm (GER) | 1000 | | | |
| Annett Böhm (GER) | Annett Böhm (GER) | 1000 | Annett Böhm (GER) | Annett Böhm (GER) | 1001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Nataliya Smal (UKR) | Nataliya Smal (UKR) | 0010 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| Park Ka-Yeon (KOR) | 0000 | Anett Meszaros (HUN) | 1010 | | | | |
| Wang Juan (CHN) | 0010 | Wang Juan (CHN) | 0000 | Anett Meszaros (HUN) | 0000 | Annett Böhm (GER) | 0001 |
| Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ) | 0000 | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 1001 | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 1010 | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 0010 |
| Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) | 1001 | Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) | 0000 | | | | |
| Yuri Alvear (COL) | | Ylenia Scapin (ITA) | 0010 | | | | |
| Bye | | Yuri Alvear (COL) | 1000 | Yuri Alvear (COL) | 0000 | Edith Bosch (NED) | 1001 |
| Gisèle Mendy (SEN) | 0000 | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | 0011 | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | 0001 | Leire Iglesias (ESP) | 0000 |
| Nataliya Smal (UKR) | 0201 | Nataliya Smal (UKR) | 0000 | | | | |