# Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 61 kg

These are the results of the women's 61 kg (also known as half middleweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 24 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 61 kilograms. Competition took place on July 23 of 1996 in the Georgia World Congress Center.

## Results

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal final | Gold medal final | Gold medal final |
| Celita Schutz (USA) | Celita Schutz (USA) | L | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | W | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michaela Vernerová (CZE) | Michaela Vernerová (CZE) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Wu Ching (HKG) | Wu Ching (HKG) | L | Hajer Tbessi (TUN) | Hajer Tbessi (TUN) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Hajer Tbessi (TUN) | Hajer Tbessi (TUN) | W | | | | | | | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | W | | | |
| Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | W | | | | | | | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | L | | | |
| Susann Singer (GER) | Susann Singer (GER) | L | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Laurie Pace (MLT) | Laurie Pace (MLT) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | Liu Lizhe (CHN) | Liu Lizhe (CHN) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| İlknur Kobaş (TUR) | İlknur Kobaş (TUR) | W | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Cristiane Parmigiano (BRA) | Cristiane Parmigiano (BRA) | L | | | | | | | | | | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | Gella Vandecaveye (BEL) | L |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | W |
| | | | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Diane Bell (GBR) | Diane Bell (GBR) | W | Diane Bell (GBR) | Diane Bell (GBR) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Lara Sullivan (AUS) | Lara Sullivan (AUS) | L | | | | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jenny Gal (NED) | Jenny Gal (NED) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | Ileana Beltrán (CUB) | Ileana Beltrán (CUB) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Jenny Gal (NED) | Jenny Gal (NED) | W | Jenny Gal (NED) | Jenny Gal (NED) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Michelle Buckingham (CAN) | Michelle Buckingham (CAN) | L | | | | | | | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | W | | | |
| Yuko Emoto (JPN) | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | W | | | | | | | Jenny Gal (NED) | Jenny Gal (NED) | L | | | |
| Tatyana Bogomyagkova (RUS) | Tatyana Bogomyagkova (RUS) | L | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cathérine Fleury-Vachon (FRA) | Cathérine Fleury-Vachon (FRA) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | Yuko Emoto (JPN) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yael Arad (ISR) | Yael Arad (ISR) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | Valentina Kamsulyeva (KAZ) | Valentina Kamsulyeva (KAZ) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Birgit Blum (LIE) | Birgit Blum (LIE) | L | Yael Arad (ISR) | Yael Arad (ISR) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Yael Arad (ISR) | Yael Arad (ISR) | W | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

The losing semifinalists as well as 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 |
| | | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | W | | | | |
| | | Hajer Tbessi (TUN) | L | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | L | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | L |
| Susann Singer (GER) | W | Susann Singer (GER) | L | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | W | Jenny Gal (NED) | W |
| Laurie Pace (MLT) | L | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | W | | | | |
| Ileana Beltrán (CUB) | W | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | W | | | | |
| Michelle Buckingham (CAN) | L | Ileana Beltrán (CUB) | L | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | L | Yael Arad (ISR) | L |
| Tatyana Bogomyakova (RUS) | W | Tatyana Bogomyakova (RUS) | L | Yael Arad (ISR) | W | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | W |
| Cathérine Fleury-Vachon (FRA) | L | Yael Arad (ISR) | W | | | | |