# Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 56 kg

The women's 56 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 31 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Miriam Blasco 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 |
| Maria Pekli (HUN) | Maria Pekli (HUN) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| Jin Xianglan (CHN) | Jin Xianglan (CHN) | WAZ | Jin Xianglan (CHN) | Jin Xianglan (CHN) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Ursula Myrén (SWE) | Ursula Myrén (SWE) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ursula Myrén (SWE) | Ursula Myrén (SWE) | RA | | | |
| Jemina Alves (BRA) | Jemina Alves (BRA) | RA | | | | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | YUK | | | |
| Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | WIP | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | RB |
| Gooitske Marsman (NED) | Gooitske Marsman (NED) | YUK | | | | | | | Miriam Blasco (ESP) | Miriam Blasco (ESP) | IPO |
| Inna Toropeyeva (EUN) | Inna Toropeyeva (EUN) | E | Gooitske Marsman (NED) | Gooitske Marsman (NED) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | RA | | | |
| Altagracia Contreras (DOM) | Altagracia Contreras (DOM) | E | | | | Miriam Blasco (ESP) | Miriam Blasco (ESP) | YUS | | | |
| Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | IPO | Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | Miriam Blasco (ESP) | Miriam Blasco (ESP) | IPO | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| Pascale Mainville (CAN) | Pascale Mainville (CAN) | E | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Law Lai Wah (HKG) | Law Lai Wah (HKG) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | RB | | | |
| Gudrun Hausch (GER) | Gudrun Hausch (GER) | E | | | | Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | WIP | | | |
| Barbara Eck (AUT) | Barbara Eck (AUT) | WIP | Barbara Eck (AUT) | Barbara Eck (AUT) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | KOK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | YUK |
| Kate Donahoo (USA) | Kate Donahoo (USA) | KOK | | | | | | | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | RA |
| Maniliz Segarra (PUR) | Maniliz Segarra (PUR) | E | Kate Donahoo (USA) | Kate Donahoo (USA) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | YUK | | | |
| Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | WO | | | | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | RB | | | |
| Z. Blagojevic (IOA) | Z. Blagojevic (IOA) | DNS | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | Prateep Pinitwong (THA) | Prateep Pinitwong (THA) | 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 |
| Jemina Alves (BRA) | Jemina Alves (BRA) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | IPO | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | Ursula Myrén (SWE) | Ursula Myrén (SWE) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | E | | | |
| | | | | | | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | KOK | | | |
| | | | Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | IPO |
| | | | | | | | | | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | E |

#### Repechage B

| Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Barbara Eck (AUT) | Barbara Eck (AUT) | E | | | | | | |
| Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | E | | | |
| | | | Kate Donahoo (USA) | Kate Donahoo (USA) | KOK | | | |
| Kate Donahoo (USA) | Kate Donahoo (USA) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kate Donahoo (USA) | Kate Donahoo (USA) | E |
| | | | | | | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | YUK |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Miriam Blasco (ESP) | YUK |
| Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | |

## Final classification

| Rank | Judoka | Nation |
| | Miriam Blasco | Spain |
| | Nicola Fairbrother | Great Britain |
| | Driulis González | Cuba |
| | Chiyori Tateno | Japan |
| 5T | Kate Donahoo | United States |
| 5T | Nicole Flagothier | Belgium |
| 7T | Catherine Arnaud | France |
| 7T | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas | Poland |
| 9T | Ursula Myrén | Sweden |
| 9T | Jung Sun-yong | South Korea |
| 9T | Barbara Eck | Austria |
| 9T | Filipa Cavalleri | Portugal |
| 13T | Jemina Alves | Brazil |
| 14T | Jin Xianglan | China |
| 14T | Gooitske Marsman | Netherlands |
| 14T | Law Lai Wah | Hong Kong |
| 14T | Prateep Pinitwong | Thailand |
| 18T | Mária Pekli | Hungary |
| 18T | Inna Toropeyeva | Unified Team |
| 18T | Altagracia Contreras | Dominican Republic |
| 18T | Pascale Mainville | Canada |
| 18T | Gudrun Hausch | Germany |
| 18T | Maniliz Segarra | Puerto Rico |