# Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg

The women's 63 kg (also known as light-middleweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 25 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 63 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.
This event was the median of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 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 | Silulu A'etonu | American Samoa |
| 1 | Anna von Harnier | Germany |
| 1 | Battugs Tumen-Od | Mongolia |
| 1 | Lucie Décosse | France |
| 1 | Urška Žolnir | Slovenia |
| 1 | Alice Schlesinger | Israel |
| 1 | Marcon Bezzina | Malta |
| 1 | Kahina Saidi | Algeria |
| 1 | Elisabeth Willeboordse | Netherlands |
| 1 | Vera Koval | Russia |
| 1 | Won Ok-Im | North Korea |
| 1 | Daniela Krukower | Argentina |
| 1 | Catherine Arlove | Australia |
| 2 | Sarah Clark | Great Britain |
| 2 | Claudia Heill | Austria |
| 2 | Driulis González | Cuba |
| 2 | Johanna Ylinen | Finland |
| 2 | Wang Chin-Fang | Chinese Taipei |
| 2 | Devu Thapa | Nepal |
| 2 | Ysis Barreto | Venezuela |
| 2 | Cécile Hane | Senegal |
| 2 | Ayumi Tanimoto | Japan |
| 2 | Danielli Yuri | Brazil |
| 2 | Kong Ja-Young | South Korea |
| 2 | Xu Yuhua | China |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 0000 |
| 2 | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 1000 |

### Mat 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Silulu A'etonu (ASA) | Silulu A'etonu (ASA) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Anna von Harnier (GER) | Anna von Harnier (GER) | 1000 | Anna von Harnier (GER) | Anna von Harnier (GER) | 1001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Battugs Tumen-Od (MGL) | Battugs Tumen-Od (MGL) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anna von Harnier (GER) | Anna von Harnier (GER) | 0001 | | | |
| Lucie Décosse (FRA) | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 1010 | | | | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 1001 | | | |
| Urška Žolnir (SLO) | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 0000 | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 0011 | | | | | | |
| | | | Alice Schlesinger (ISR) | Alice Schlesinger (ISR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 0211 |
| Marcon Bezzina (MLT) | Marcon Bezzina (MLT) | 0000 | | | | | | | Won Ok-Im (PRK) | Won Ok-Im (PRK) | 0000 |
| Kahina Saidi (ALG) | Kahina Saidi (ALG) | 0200 | Kahina Saidi (ALG) | Kahina Saidi (ALG) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | 0012 | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | 1101 | | | | | | |
| Vera Koval (RUS) | Vera Koval (RUS) | 0010 | | | | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Won Ok-Im (PRK) | Won Ok-Im (PRK) | 0200 | | | |
| | | | Won Ok-Im (PRK) | Won Ok-Im (PRK) | 0020 | | | | | | |
| Daniela Krukower (ARG) | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | 1000 | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Catherine Arlove (AUS) | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Sarah Clark (GBR) | Sarah Clark (GBR) | 0100 | | | | | | | | | |
| Claudia Heill (AUT) | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 1011 | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Claudia Heill (AUT) | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | 0010 | | | |
| Johanna Ylinen (FIN) | Johanna Ylinen (FIN) | 0000 | | | | Wang Chin-Fang (TPE) | Wang Chin-Fang (TPE) | 0000 | | | |
| Wang Chin-Fang (TPE) | Wang Chin-Fang (TPE) | 1011 | Wang Chin-Fang (TPE) | Wang Chin-Fang (TPE) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Devu Thapa (NEP) | Devu Thapa (NEP) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | 0000 |
| Ysis Barreto (VEN) | Ysis Barreto (VEN) | 1012 | | | | | | | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 1011 |
| Cécile Hane (SEN) | Cécile Hane (SEN) | 0000 | Ysis Barreto (VEN) | Ysis Barreto (VEN) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 1000 | | | |
| Danielli Yuri (BRA) | Danielli Yuri (BRA) | 0100 | | | | Kong Ja-Young (KOR) | Kong Ja-Young (KOR) | 0001 | | | |
| Kong Ja-Young (KOR) | Kong Ja-Young (KOR) | 1000 | Kong Ja-Young (KOR) | Kong Ja-Young (KOR) | 0100 | | | | | | |
| | | | Xu Yuhua (CHN) | Xu Yuhua (CHN) | 0012 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 1001 | Anna von Harnier (GER) | 0000 | | | | |
| Alice Schlesinger (ISR) | 0000 | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 0200 | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 0000 | Driulis Gonzalez (CUB) | 0000 |
| Daniela Krukower (ARG) | | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | 0230 | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | 0001 | Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) | 0001 |
| BYE | | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | 0000 | | | | |
| Claudia Heill (AUT) | | Wang Chin-Fang (TPE) | 0010 | | | | |
| BYE | | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 1010 | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 0030 | Won Ok-Im (PRK) | 0110 |
| Ysis Barreto (VEN) | | Kong Ja-Young (KOR) | 0100 | Ysis Barreto (VEN) | 0001 | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 0001 |
| BYE | | Ysis Barreto (VEN) | 1001 | | | | |