# Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg

Women's 70 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
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.

## Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday, 18 August 2004 | 10:30 13:00 17:00 | Preliminaries Repechage Final |

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Alexia Kourtelesi | Greece |
| 1 | Elizabeth Copes | Argentina |
| 1 | Edith Bosch | Netherlands |
| 1 | Friba Razayee | Afghanistan |
| 1 | Cecilia Blanco | Spain |
| 1 | Nasiba Salayeva | Turkmenistan |
| 1 | Kate Howey | Great Britain |
| 1 | Catherine Roberge | Canada |
| 1 | Qin Dongya | China |
| 1 | Rachida Ouerdane | Algeria |
| 1 | Annett Böhm | Germany |
| 2 | Raša Sraka | Slovenia |
| 2 | Masae Ueno | Japan |
| 2 | Celita Schutz | United States |
| 2 | Liu Shu-yun | Chinese Taipei |
| 2 | Kim Mi-jung | South Korea |
| 2 | Catherine Jacques | Belgium |
| 2 | Kim Ryon-mi | North Korea |
| 2 | Anaysi Hernández | Cuba |
| 2 | Antonia Moreira | Angola |
| 2 | Catherine Arlove | Australia |
| 2 | Andrea Pažoutová | Czech Republic |
| 2 | Adriana Dadci | Poland |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Edith Bosch (NED) | 0001 |
| 2 | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 1000 |

### 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 |
| | | | Alexia Kourtelesi (GRE) | Alexia Kourtelesi (GRE) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Elizabeth Copes (ARG) | Elizabeth Copes (ARG) | 1021 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Elizabeth Copes (ARG) | Elizabeth Copes (ARG) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Edith Bosch (NED) | Edith Bosch (NED) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | Edith Bosch (NED) | Edith Bosch (NED) | 0111 | | | | | | |
| Friba Razayee (AFG) | Friba Razayee (AFG) | 0000 | Cecilia Blanco (ESP) | Cecilia Blanco (ESP) | 0101 | | | | | | |
| Cecilia Blanco (ESP) | Cecilia Blanco (ESP) | 1000 | | | | | | | Edith Bosch (NED) | Edith Bosch (NED) | 0110 |
| Nasiba Salayeva (TKM) | Nasiba Salayeva (TKM) | 0000 | | | | | | | Annett Böhm (GER) | Annett Böhm (GER) | 0000 |
| Kate Howey (GBR) | Kate Howey (GBR) | 1011 | Kate Howey (GBR) | Kate Howey (GBR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Catherine Roberge (CAN) | Catherine Roberge (CAN) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Catherine Roberge (CAN) | Catherine Roberge (CAN) | 0000 | | | |
| Qin Dongya (CHN) | Qin Dongya (CHN) | 0110 | | | | Annett Böhm (GER) | Annett Böhm (GER) | 0011 | | | |
| Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) | Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) | 0010 | Qin Dongya (CHN) | Qin Dongya (CHN) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Annett Böhm (GER) | Annett Böhm (GER) | 1011 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Raša Sraka (SLO) | Raša Sraka (SLO) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 1000 | Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 0012 | | | | | | |
| Celita Schutz (USA) | Celita Schutz (USA) | 0001 | | | | Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Liu Shu-yun (TPE) | Liu Shu-yun (TPE) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | 0010 | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | 0220 | | | | | | |
| Catherine Jacques (BEL) | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | 0011 | | | | | | | Masae Ueno (JPN) | Masae Ueno (JPN) | 1002 |
| | | | | | | | | | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | 0000 |
| | | | Kim Ryon-mi (PRK) | Kim Ryon-mi (PRK) | 1010 | | | | | | |
| Anaysi Hernandez (CUB) | Anaysi Hernandez (CUB) | 0000 | Antonia Moreira (ANG) | Antonia Moreira (ANG) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Antonia Moreira (ANG) | Antonia Moreira (ANG) | 1000 | | | | Kim Ryon-mi (PRK) | Kim Ryon-mi (PRK) | 0100 | | | |
| | | | | | | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Andrea Pažoutová (CZE) | Andrea Pažoutová (CZE) | 1111 | Andrea Pažoutová (CZE) | Andrea Pažoutová (CZE) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Adriana Dadci (POL) | Adriana Dadci (POL) | 0102 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | Cecilia Blanco (ESP) | 1011 | | | | |
| | | Elizabeth Copes (ARG) | 0000 | Cecilia Blanco (ESP) | 0000 | Qin Dongya (CHN) | 0202 |
| | | Qin Dongya (CHN) | 1001 | Qin Dongya (CHN) | 1002 | Catherine Arlove (AUS) | 0000 |
| | | Catherine Roberge (CAN) | 0000 | | | | |
| Celita Schutz (USA) | 0000 | Raša Sraka (SLO) | 0000 | | | | |
| Raša Sraka (SLO) | 0010 | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | 0200 | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | 0110 | Catherine Jacques (BEL) | 0000 |
| | | Andrea Pažoutová (CZE) | 0011 | Kim Ryon-mi (PRK) | 0030 | Annett Böhm (GER) | 1000 |
| | | Kim Ryon-mi (PRK) | 0100 | | | | |