# Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg

Women's 63 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
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.

## Schedule

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

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Diana Maza | Ecuador |
| 1 | Saida Dhahri | Tunisia |
| 1 | Ayumi Tanimoto | Japan |
| 1 | Anna von Harnier | Germany |
| 1 | Marie-Hélène Chisholm | Canada |
| 1 | Li Shufang | China |
| 1 | Daniela Krukower | Argentina |
| 1 | Lee Bok-hee | South Korea |
| 1 | Lucie Décosse | France |
| 1 | Sara Álvarez | Spain |
| 1 | Carly Dixon | Australia |
| 2 | Ylenia Scapin | Italy |
| 2 | Hong Ok-song | North Korea |
| 2 | Henriette Moller | South Africa |
| 2 | Claudia Heill | Austria |
| 2 | Ronda Rousey | United States |
| 2 | Sarah Clark | Great Britain |
| 2 | Driulis González | Cuba |
| 2 | Urška Žolnir | Slovenia |
| 2 | Gella Vandecaveye | Belgium |
| 2 | Vânia Ishii | Brazil |
| 2 | Eleni Tampasi | Greece |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 0200 |
| 2 | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 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 |
| | | | Diana Maza (ECU) | Diana Maza (ECU) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Saida Dhahri (TUN) | Saida Dhahri (TUN) | 0000 | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 1000 | | | | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | 1000 | | | |
| Anna von Harnier (GER) | Anna von Harnier (GER) | 0001 | | | | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | 0000 | | | |
| Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | 1000 | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Li Shufang (CHN) | Li Shufang (CHN) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN) | WO |
| | | | | | | | | | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | |
| | | | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Lee Bok-hee (KOR) | Lee Bok-hee (KOR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | 0001 | | | |
| Lucie Décosse (FRA) | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 1000 | | | | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 0000 | | | |
| Sara Álvarez (ESP) | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | 0001 | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 1010 | | | | | | |
| | | | Carly Dixon (AUS) | Carly Dixon (AUS) | 0000 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Ylenia Scapin (ITA) | Ylenia Scapin (ITA) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hong Ok-song (PRK) | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 0001 | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Henriette Moller (RSA) | Henriette Moller (RSA) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 0010 | | | |
| Claudia Heill (AUT) | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 0010 | | | | Claudia Heill (AUT) | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 0100 | | | |
| Ronda Rousey (USA) | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 0000 | Claudia Heill (AUT) | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 1001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sarah Clark (GBR) | Sarah Clark (GBR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Claudia Heill (AUT) | Claudia Heill (AUT) | 1000 |
| | | | | | | | | | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 0111 |
| | | | Driulis González (CUB) | Driulis González (CUB) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 1001 | | | |
| Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | 1000 | | | | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | 0001 | | | |
| Vânia Ishii (BRA) | Vânia Ishii (BRA) | 0000 | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | 1020 | | | | | | |
| | | | Eleni Tampasi (GRE) | Eleni Tampasi (GRE) | 0000 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Saida Dhahri (TUN) | 1010 | Saida Dhahri (TUN) | 0000 | | | | |
| Diana Maza (ECU) | 0000 | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | 1000 | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | 1010 | Marie-Hélène Chisholm (CAN) | 0010 |
| | | Lee Bok-hee (KOR) | 0100 | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 0001 | Urška Žolnir (SLO) | 0100 |
| | | Lucie Décosse (FRA) | 0111 | | | | |
| Ronda Rousey (USA) | 1000 | Ronda Rousey (USA) | 0001 | | | | |
| Sarah Clark (GBR) | 0001 | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 0010 | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 0000 | Driulis González (CUB) | WO |
| | | Driulis González (CUB) | 1000 | Driulis González (CUB) | 1010 | Daniela Krukower (ARG) | |
| | | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | 0000 | | | | |