# 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 27 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Zhuang Xiaoyan of China.

## 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 |
| Heba Hefny (EGY) | Heba Hefny (EGY) | E | | | | | | | | | |
| Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | IPO | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | WAZ | | | | | | |
| | | | Monique van der Lee (NED) | Monique van der Lee (NED) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | RA | | | |
| Nilmari Santini (PUR) | Nilmari Santini (PUR) | RA | | | | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | IPO | | | |
| Natalia Lupino (FRA) | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | IPO | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Jane Patterson (CAN) | Jane Patterson (CAN) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | RB |
| Beata Maksymow (POL) | Beata Maksymow (POL) | YUK | | | | | | | Estela Rodríguez (CUB) | Estela Rodríguez (CUB) | YUK |
| Anne Åkerblom (FIN) | Anne Åkerblom (FIN) | E | Beata Maksymow (POL) | Beata Maksymow (POL) | RA | | | | | | |
| | | | Estela Rodríguez (CUB) | Estela Rodríguez (CUB) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Estela Rodríguez (CUB) | Estela Rodríguez (CUB) | YUS | | | |
| | | | | | | Supatra Yompakdee (THA) | Supatra Yompakdee (THA) | RA | | | |
| | | | Sangita Mehta (IND) | Sangita Mehta (IND) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Supatra Yompakdee (THA) | Supatra Yompakdee (THA) | 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 |
| Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | KOK | | | | | | | | | |
| Sharon Lee (GBR) | Sharon Lee (GBR) | RB | Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | WIP | | | | | | |
| | | | Inmaculada Vicent (ESP) | Inmaculada Vicent (ESP) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | WIP | | | |
| | | | | | | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | RB | | | |
| | | | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | YUS | | | | | | |
| | | | Maria Teresa Motta (ITA) | Maria Teresa Motta (ITA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | IPO |
| Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | YUS | | | | | | | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | RA |
| Edilene Andrade (BRA) | Edilene Andrade (BRA) | RB | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | RB | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | IPO | | | |
| | | | | | | Claudia Weber (GER) | Claudia Weber (GER) | RB | | | |
| | | | Claudia Weber (GER) | Claudia Weber (GER) | CHU | | | | | | |
| | | | Mun Ji-yun (KOR) | Mun Ji-yun (KOR) | E | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Nilmari Santini (PUR) | Nilmari Santini (PUR) | YUS | | | | | | | | | |
| Jane Patterson (CAN) | Jane Patterson (CAN) | E | Nilmari Santini (PUR) | Nilmari Santini (PUR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | WIP | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | Svetlana Gundarenko (EUN) | E | | | |
| | | | | | | Beata Maksymow (POL) | Beata Maksymow (POL) | KOK | | | |
| | | | Beata Maksymow (POL) | Beata Maksymow (POL) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | Supatra Yompakdee (THA) | Supatra Yompakdee (THA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Beata Maksymow (POL) | Beata Maksymow (POL) | E |
| | | | | | | | | | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | Yoko Sakaue (JPN) | IPO |

#### 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 |
| Sharon Lee (GBR) | Sharon Lee (GBR) | WAZ | | | | | | | | | |
| Inmaculada Vicent (ESP) | Inmaculada Vicent (ESP) | E | Sharon Lee (GBR) | Sharon Lee (GBR) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | IPO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | Éva Gránitz (HUN) | E | | | |
| Edilene Andrade (BRA) | Edilene Andrade (BRA) | IPO | | | | Claudia Weber (GER) | Claudia Weber (GER) | IPO | | | |
| Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | E | Edilene Andrade (BRA) | Edilene Andrade (BRA) | E | | | | | | |
| | | | Claudia Weber (GER) | Claudia Weber (GER) | KIK | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Claudia Weber (GER) | Claudia Weber (GER) | E |
| | | | | | | | | | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | Natalia Lupino (FRA) | IPO |

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Estela Rodríguez (CUB) | |
| Zhuang Xiaoyan (CHN) | WIP |

## Final classification

| Rank | Judoka | Nation |
| | Zhuang Xiaoyan | China |
| | Estela Rodríguez | Cuba |
| | Natalia Lupino | France |
| | Yoko Sakaue | Japan |
| 5T | Beata Maksymow | Poland |
| 5T | Claudia Weber | Germany |
| 7T | Éva Gránitz | Hungary |
| 7T | Svetlana Gundarenko | Unified Team |
| 9T | Nilmari Santini | Puerto Rico |
| 9T | Supatra Yompakdee | Thailand |
| 9T | Sharon Lee | Great Britain |
| 9T | Edilene Andrade | Brazil |
| 13T | Jane Patterson | Canada |
| 13T | Inmaculada Vicent | Spain |
| 13T | Colleen Rosensteel | United States |
| 16T | Monique van der Lee | Netherlands |
| 16T | Sangita Mehta | India |
| 16T | Maria Teresa Motta | Italy |
| 16T | Mun Ji-yun | South Korea |
| 20T | Anne Åkerblom | Finland |
| 20T | Heba Hefny | Egypt |