# Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 72 kg

The women's 72 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 28 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Kim Mi-jung of South Korea.

## Results
### Main brackets
#### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | RA | | | | | | | | | |
| Irene de Kok (NED) | Irene de Kok (NED) | YUS | Irene de Kok (NED) | Irene de Kok (NED) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Simona Richter (ROU) | Simona Richter (ROU) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Irene de Kok (NED) | Irene de Kok (NED) | KIK | | | |
| Sandra Godinho (POR) | Sandra Godinho (POR) | E | | | | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | RA | | | |
| Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | YUK | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Asenaca Lesivakaruakitotoiya (FIJ) | Asenaca Lesivakaruakitotoiya (FIJ) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Irene de Kok (NED) | Irene de Kok (NED) | RB |
| Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | IPO | | | | | | | Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | YUK |
| Heli Syrjä (FIN) | Heli Syrjä (FIN) | E | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | Mélanie Engoang (GAB) | Mélanie Engoang (GAB) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | RA | | | |
| | | | | | | Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | IPO | | | |
| | | | Cristina Curto (ESP) | Cristina Curto (ESP) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | IPO | | | | | | |

#### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| Niurka Moreno (CUB) | Niurka Moreno (CUB) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| Yelena Besova (EUN) | Yelena Besova (EUN) | E | Niurka Moreno (CUB) | Niurka Moreno (CUB) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | KOK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | RB | | | |
| Josie Horton (GBR) | Josie Horton (GBR) | YUS | | | | Josie Horton (GBR) | Josie Horton (GBR) | YUS | | | |
| Sandy Bacher (USA) | Sandy Bacher (USA) | RB | Josie Horton (GBR) | Josie Horton (GBR) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Soraia André (BRA) | Soraia André (BRA) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Josie Horton (GBR) | Josie Horton (GBR) | RB |
| Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | IPO | | | | | | | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | WIP |
| Pujawati Utama (INA) | Pujawati Utama (INA) | RB | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Alison Webb (CAN) | Alison Webb (CAN) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | WIP | | | |
| | | | | | | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | RB | | | |
| | | | María Cangá (ECU) | María Cangá (ECU) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | IPO | | | | | | |

### Repechages
#### Repechage A

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | IPO | | | | | | | | | |
| Simona Richter (ROU) | Simona Richter (ROU) | E | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | YUK | | | |
| | | | | | | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | E | | | |
| | | | Cristina Curto (ESP) | Cristina Curto (ESP) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | YUK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | YUK |
| | | | | | | | | | Josie Horton (GBR) | Josie Horton (GBR) | E |

#### Repechage B

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Repechage final | Repechage final |
| Sandy Bacher (USA) | Sandy Bacher (USA) | YUK | | | | | | | | | |
| Soraia André (BRA) | Soraia André (BRA) | E | Sandy Bacher (USA) | Sandy Bacher (USA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | KOK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | YUS | | | |
| Pujawati Utama (INA) | Pujawati Utama (INA) | E | | | | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | E | | | |
| Alison Webb (CAN) | Alison Webb (CAN) | IPO | Alison Webb (CAN) | Alison Webb (CAN) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | E |
| | | | | | | | | | Irene de Kok (NED) | Irene de Kok (NED) | IPO |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | |
| Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | YUS |

## Final classification

| Rank | Judoka | Nation |
| | Kim Mi-jung | South Korea |
| | Yoko Tanabe | Japan |
| | Irene de Kok | Netherlands |
| | Laetitia Meignan | France |
| 5T | Josie Horton | Great Britain |
| 5T | Regina Schüttenhelm | Germany |
| 7T | Katarina Håkansson | Sweden |
| 7T | Katarzyna Juszczak | Poland |
| 9T | Ulla Werbrouck | Belgium |
| 9T | Cristina Curto | Spain |
| 9T | Sandy Bacher | United States |
| 9T | Alison Webb | Canada |
| 13T | Simona Richter | Romania |
| 13T | Soraia André | Brazil |
| 13T | Pujawati Utama | Indonesia |
| 16T | Asenaca Lesivakaruakitotoiya | Fiji |
| 16T | Mélanie Engoang | Gabon |
| 16T | Niurka Moreno | Cuba |
| 16T | María Cangá | Ecuador |
| 20T | Sandra Godinho | Portugal |
| 20T | Heli Syrjä | Finland |
| 20T | Yelena Besova | Unified Team |