# Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

Women's 48 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 14 at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
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.

## Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 14 August 2004 | 10:30 13:00 17:00 | Preliminaries Repechage Final |

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Hanatou Ouelogo | Burkina Faso |
| 1 | Lyubov Bruletova | Russia |
| 1 | Anna Żemła-Krajewska | Poland |
| 1 | Lisseth Orozco | Colombia |
| 1 | Tatyana Shishkina | Kazakhstan |
| 1 | Alina Dumitru | Romania |
| 1 | Bertille Ali | Central African Republic |
| 1 | Soraya Haddad | Algeria |
| 1 | Yamila Zambrano | Cuba |
| 1 | Ryoko Tani | Japan |
| 1 | Maria Karagiannopoulou | Greece |
| 2 | Daniela Polzin | Brazil |
| 2 | Gao Feng | China |
| 2 | Giuseppina Macrì | Italy |
| 2 | Tatiana Moskvina | Belarus |
| 2 | Frédérique Jossinet | France |
| 2 | Sonya Chervonsky | Australia |
| 2 | Julia Matijass | Germany |
| 2 | Carolyne Lepage | Canada |
| 2 | Neşe Şensoy Yıldız | Turkey |
| 2 | Ri Kyong-ok | North Korea |
| 2 | Ye Gue-rin | South Korea |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 0112 |
| 2 | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | 0001 |

### 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 |
| Hanatou Ouelogo (BUR) | Hanatou Ouelogo (BUR) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyubov Bruletova (RUS) | Lyubov Bruletova (RUS) | 0201 | Lyubov Bruletova (RUS) | Lyubov Bruletova (RUS) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Anna Żemła-Krajewska (POL) | Anna Żemła-Krajewska (POL) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anna Żemła-Krajewska (POL) | Anna Żemła-Krajewska (POL) | 0000 | | | |
| Lisseth Orozco (COL) | Lisseth Orozco (COL) | 0011 | | | | Alina Dumitru (ROU) | Alina Dumitru (ROU) | 1000 | | | |
| Tatyana Shishkina (KAZ) | Tatyana Shishkina (KAZ) | 0012 | Tatyana Shishkina (KAZ) | Tatyana Shishkina (KAZ) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Alina Dumitru (ROU) | Alina Dumitru (ROU) | 1011 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Alina Dumitru (ROU) | Alina Dumitru (ROU) | 0001 |
| Bertille Ali (CAF) | Bertille Ali (CAF) | 0000 | | | | | | | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 0211 |
| Soraya Haddad (ALG) | Soraya Haddad (ALG) | 1110 | Soraya Haddad (ALG) | Soraya Haddad (ALG) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yamila Zambrano (CUB) | Yamila Zambrano (CUB) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Soraya Haddad (ALG) | Soraya Haddad (ALG) | 0001 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 1011 | | | |
| | | | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | Ryoko Tani (JPN) | 0220 | | | | | | |
| | | | Maria Karagiannopoulou (GRE) | Maria Karagiannopoulou (GRE) | 0001 | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Daniela Polzin (BRA) | Daniela Polzin (BRA) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gao Feng (CHN) | Gao Feng (CHN) | 1110 | Gao Feng (CHN) | Gao Feng (CHN) | 1011 | | | | | | |
| | | | Giuseppina Macrì (ITA) | Giuseppina Macrì (ITA) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gao Feng (CHN) | Gao Feng (CHN) | 0011 | | | |
| | | | | | | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | 0102 | | | |
| | | | Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) | Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | 0200 | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Sonya Chervonsky (AUS) | Sonya Chervonsky (AUS) | 0000 | | | | | | | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | Frédérique Jossinet (FRA) | 1000 |
| | | | | | | | | | Julia Matijass (GER) | Julia Matijass (GER) | 0000 |
| | | | Julia Matijass (GER) | Julia Matijass (GER) | 1100 | | | | | | |
| | | | Carolyne Lepage (CAN) | Carolyne Lepage (CAN) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julia Matijass (GER) | Julia Matijass (GER) | 1000 | | | |
| Neşe Şensoy Yıldız (TUR) | Neşe Şensoy Yıldız (TUR) | 0111 | | | | Ye Gue-rin (KOR) | Ye Gue-rin (KOR) | 0000 | | | |
| Ri Kyong-ok (PRK) | Ri Kyong-ok (PRK) | 0021 | Neşe Şensoy Yıldız (TUR) | Neşe Şensoy Yıldız (TUR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ye Gue-rin (KOR) | Ye Gue-rin (KOR) | 0010 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | Tatyana Shishkina (KAZ) | 0000 | | | | |
| | | Anna Żemła-Krajewska (POL) | 0100 | Anna Żemła-Krajewska (POL) | 0000 | Maria Karagiannopoulou (GRE) | 0000 |
| | | Maria Karagiannopoulou (GRE) | 1001 | Maria Karagiannopoulou (GRE) | 1001 | Julia Matijass (GER) | 1000 |
| | | Soraya Haddad (ALG) | 0000 | | | | |
| Sonya Chervonsky (AUS) | 0000 | Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) | 0000 | | | | |
| Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) | 1000 | Gao Feng (CHN) | 0200 | Gao Feng (CHN) | 0002 | Gao Feng (CHN) | 1010 |
| | | Carolyne Lepage (CAN) | 0000 | Ye Gue-rin (KOR) | 0001 | Alina Dumitru (ROU) | 0110 |
| | | Ye Gue-rin (KOR) | 0011 | | | | |