# Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg

The women's +78 kg (also known as heavyweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 21 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of more than 78 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.
This event was the heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, allowing competitors with over 78 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.

## Qualifying athletes

| Mat | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Sandra Köppen | Germany |
| 1 | Michela Torrenti | Italy |
| 1 | Janelle Shepherd | Australia |
| 1 | Samah Ramadan | Egypt |
| 1 | Idalys Ortiz | Cuba |
| 1 | Maryna Prokof'yeva | Ukraine |
| 1 | Tong Wen | China |
| 1 | Tea Donguzashvili | Russia |
| 1 | Kim Na-young | South Korea |
| 1 | Carmen Chala | Ecuador |
| 1 | Nihal Chikhrouhou | Tunisia |
| 2 | Mariya Shekerova | Uzbekistan |
| 2 | Anne-Sophie Mondière | France |
| 2 | Maki Tsukada | Japan |
| 2 | Vanessa Zambotti | Mexico |
| 2 | Karina Bryant | Great Britain |
| 2 | Carola Uilenhoed | Netherlands |
| 2 | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand | Mongolia |
| 2 | Gulzhan Issanova | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Urszula Sadkowska | Poland |
| 2 | Lucija Polavder | Slovenia |

## Tournament results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tong Wen (CHN) | 1001 |
| 2 | Maki Tsukada (JPN) | 0010 |

### 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 |
| | | | Sandra Köppen (GER) | Sandra Köppen (GER) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Michela Torrenti (ITA) | Michela Torrenti (ITA) | 0000 | Janelle Shepherd (AUS) | Janelle Shepherd (AUS) | 0110 | | | | | | |
| Janelle Shepherd (AUS) | Janelle Shepherd (AUS) | 0001 | | | | Janelle Shepherd (AUS) | Janelle Shepherd (AUS) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | Samah Ramadan (EGY) | Samah Ramadan (EGY) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| | | | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 0110 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 0000 |
| | | | | | | | | | Tong Wen (CHN) | Tong Wen (CHN) | 0010 |
| | | | Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR) | Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR) | 0000 | | | | | | |
| Tong Wen (CHN) | Tong Wen (CHN) | 1000 | Tong Wen (CHN) | Tong Wen (CHN) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) | Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) | 0000 | | | | Tong Wen (CHN) | Tong Wen (CHN) | 1001 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Na-young (KOR) | Kim Na-young (KOR) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Kim Na-young (KOR) | Kim Na-young (KOR) | 0011 | | | | | | |
| Carmen Chala (ECU) | Carmen Chala (ECU) | 0000 | Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) | 1000 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mat 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Mariya Shekerova (UZB) | Mariya Shekerova (UZB) | 0000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) | Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) | 0200 | Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) | Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Maki Tsukada (JPN) | Maki Tsukada (JPN) | 1000 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maki Tsukada (JPN) | Maki Tsukada (JPN) | 1000 | | | |
| | | | | | | Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) | Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) | 0000 | | | |
| | | | Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) | Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) | 0021 | | | | | | |
| | | | Karina Bryant (GBR) | Karina Bryant (GBR) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Maki Tsukada (JPN) | Maki Tsukada (JPN) | 1010 |
| | | | | | | | | | Lucija Polavder (SLO) | Lucija Polavder (SLO) | 0000 |
| | | | Carola Uilenhoed (NED) | Carola Uilenhoed (NED) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) | 0010 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) | 0000 | | | |
| Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) | Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) | 0101 | | | | Lucija Polavder (SLO) | Lucija Polavder (SLO) | 1100 | | | |
| Urszula Sadkowska (POL) | Urszula Sadkowska (POL) | 0010 | Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) | Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) | 0001 | | | | | | |
| | | | Lucija Polavder (SLO) | Lucija Polavder (SLO) | 1000 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | Bronze medal finals |
| Samah Ramadan (EGY) | | Janelle Shepherd (AUS) | 0000 | | | | |
| BYE | | Samah Ramadan (EGY) | 1000 | Samah Ramadan (EGY) | 0000 | Lucija Polavder (SLO) | 0001 |
| Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) | 0010 | Kim Na-young (KOR) | 1000 | Kim Na-young (KOR) | 0200 | Kim Na-young (KOR) | 0000 |
| Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR) | 0000 | Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) | 0000 | | | | |
| Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) | | Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) | 0000 | | | | |
| BYE | | Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) | 1010 | Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) | 0000 | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 1000 |
| Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) | | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) | 1000 | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) | 1000 | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) | 0000 |
| BYE | | Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) | 0000 | | | | |