# Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg

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These are the results of the Women's +78 kg (also known as heavyweight) competition in judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. A total of 24 women qualified for this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was more than 78 kilograms. Competition took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 22 September.

## Competitors

| Athlete | Nation |
| Carmen Chala | Ecuador |
| Colleen Rosensteel | United States |
| Beata Maksymow | Poland |
| Mayumi Yamashita | Japan |
| Gulnara Kusherbayeva | Kazakhstan |
| Irina Rodina | Russia |
| Caroline Curren | Australia |
| Kim Seon-Young | South Korea |
| Dalma Beltrán | Cuba |
| Beatriz Martín | Spain |
| Brigitte Oliver | Belgium |
| Mara Kovacevic | FR Yugoslavia |
| Sandra Köppen | Germany |
| Maryna Prokof'yeva | Ukraine |
| Heba Hefny | Egypt |
| Karina Bryant | Great Britain |
| Adja Marieme Diop | Senegal |
| Christine Cicot | France |
| Yuan Hua | China |
| Fiona Iredale | New Zealand |
| Estela Riley | Panama |
| Priscila Marques | Brazil |
| Lee Hsiao-Hung | Chinese Taipei |
| Tsvetana Bozhilova | Bulgaria |

## Main bracket

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 |
| Carmen Chala (ECU) | Carmen Chala (ECU) | L | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | W | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Beata Maksymow (POL) | Beata Maksymow (POL) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mayumi Yamashita (JPN) | Mayumi Yamashita (JPN) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | Mayumi Yamashita (JPN) | Mayumi Yamashita (JPN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Gulnara Kusherbayeva (KAZ) | Gulnara Kusherbayeva (KAZ) | L | Irina Rodina (RUS) | Irina Rodina (RUS) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Irina Rodina (RUS) | Irina Rodina (RUS) | W | | | | | | | Mayumi Yamashita (JPN) | Mayumi Yamashita (JPN) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | W | | | |
| | | | Caroline Curren (AUS) | Caroline Curren (AUS) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Seon-Young (KOR) | Kim Seon-Young (KOR) | L | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Daima Beltrán (CUB) | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | W | | | | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | W | | | | | | |
| Beatriz Martín (ESP) | Beatriz Martín (ESP) | L | | | | Brigitte Oliver (BEL) | Brigitte Oliver (BEL) | L | | | | | | |
| Brigitte Oliver (BEL) | Brigitte Oliver (BEL) | W | Brigitte Oliver (BEL) | Brigitte Oliver (BEL) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mara Kovacevic (YUG) | Mara Kovacevic (YUG) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | Daima Beltrán (CUB) | L |
| Sandra Köppen (GER) | Sandra Köppen (GER) | W | | | | | | | | | | Yuan Hua (CHN) | Yuan Hua (CHN) | W |
| Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR) | Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR) | L | Sandra Köppen (GER) | Sandra Köppen (GER) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Heba Hefny (EGY) | Heba Hefny (EGY) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sandra Köppen (GER) | Sandra Köppen (GER) | W | | | | | | |
| Karina Bryant (GBR) | Karina Bryant (GBR) | W | | | | Christine Cicot (FRA) | Christine Cicot (FRA) | L | | | | | | |
| Adja Marieme Diop (SEN) | Adja Marieme Diop (SEN) | L | Karina Bryant (GBR) | Karina Bryant (GBR) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Christine Cicot (FRA) | Christine Cicot (FRA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sandra Köppen (GER) | Sandra Köppen (GER) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Yuan Hua (CHN) | Yuan Hua (CHN) | W | | | |
| | | | Yuan Hua (CHN) | Yuan Hua (CHN) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Fiona Iredale (NZL) | Fiona Iredale (NZL) | W | Fiona Iredale (NZL) | Fiona Iredale (NZL) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Estela Riley (PAN) | Estela Riley (PAN) | L | | | | Yuan Hua (CHN) | Yuan Hua (CHN) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Priscila Marques (BRA) | Priscila Marques (BRA) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | Priscila Marques (BRA) | Priscila Marques (BRA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Hsiao-Hung (TPE) | Lee Hsiao-Hung (TPE) | W | Lee Hsiao-Hung (TPE) | Lee Hsiao-Hung (TPE) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Tsvetana Bozhilova (BUL) | Tsvetana Bozhilova (BUL) | L | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Rodina (RUS) | W | Rodina (RUS) | W | | | | |
| Bye | L | Rosensteel (USA) | L | Rodina (RUS) | L | Kim (KOR) | W |
| Kim (KOR) | W | Kim (KOR) | W | Kim (KOR) | W | Köppen (GER) | L |
| Curren (AUS) | L | Oliver (BEL) | L | | | | |
| Prokof'yeva (UKR) | L | Hefny (EGY) | L | | | | |
| Hefny (EGY) | W | Cicot (FRA) | W | Cicot (FRA) | W | Cicot (FRA) | L |
| Iredale (NZL) | W | Iredale (NZL) | L | Marques (BRA) | L | Yamashita (JPN) | W |
| Bye | L | Marques (BRA) | W | | | | |