# 2017 World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg

The Women's +78 kg competition at the 2017 World Judo Championships was held on 2 September 2017.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Iryna Kindzerska | 00 |
| Yu Song | 01 | | |
| Yu Song | 01 | Yu Song | 00 |
| | | Sarah Asahina | 00 |
| Sarah Asahina | 01 | Sarah Asahina | 00 |
| Kayra Sayit | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Larisa Cerić | 00 |
| Kim Min-jeong | 10 | | |
| Kim Min-jeong | 10 | Kim Min-jeong | 01 |
| | | Kayra Sayit | 00 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Tessie Savelkouls | 11 |
| Émilie Andéol | 00 | | |
| Émilie Andéol | 00 | Tessie Savelkouls | 00 |
| | | Iryna Kindzerska | 03 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Larisa Cerić | 10 |
| | | Kübra Kara | 00 |
| Kübra Kara | 11 | Kübra Kara | 00 |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly | 00 | | | | |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly | 00 | | | Larisa Cerić | 00 |
| | | | | Iryna Kindzerska | 02 |
| Santa Pakenytė | 02 | | | Iryna Kindzerska | 02 |
| Tsai Jia-wen | 00 | | | | |
| Tsai Jia-wen | 00 | Santa Pakenytė | 00 | | |
| | | Iryna Kindzerska | 11 |
| Essohanam Koro | 00 | Iryna Kindzerska | 11 |
| Iryna Kindzerska | 13 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Maria Suelen Altheman | 10 | | |
| Sonia Asselah | 00 | | |
| Sonia Asselah | 00 | Maria Suelen Altheman | 00 |
| | | Yu Song | 10 |
| Yu Song | 10 | Yu Song | 10 |
| Mercédesz Szigetvári | 00 | | | | |
| Mercédesz Szigetvári | 00 | | | Yu Song | 11 |
| | | | | Kim Min-jeong | 01 |
| Kim Min-jeong | 10 | | | Kim Min-jeong | 01 |
| Anastasiia Sapsai | 00 | | | | |
| Anastasiia Sapsai | 00 | Kim Min-jeong | 10 | | |
| | | Gulzhan Issanova | 00 |
| Gulzhan Issanova | 10 | Gulzhan Issanova | 00 |
| Elianis Aguilar | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Sarah Asahina | 10 | | |
| Hortence Mballa | 00 | | |
| Hortence Mballa | 00 | Sarah Asahina | 11 |
| | | Ksenia Chibisova | 00 |
| Ksenia Chibisova | 12 | Ksenia Chibisova | 00 |
| Tulika Maan | 00 | | | | |
| Tulika Maan | 00 | | | Sarah Asahina | 11 |
| | | | | Tessie Savelkouls | 00 |
| Tessie Savelkouls | 01 | | | Tessie Savelkouls | 00 |
| Munkhtuya Battulga | 00 | | | | |
| Munkhtuya Battulga | 00 | Tessie Savelkouls | 10 | | |
| | | Emese Kárpati | 00 |
| Emese Kárpati | 10 | Emese Kárpati | 00 |
| Sandra Jablonskytė | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Kayra Sayit | 11 | | |
| Ivana Šutalo | 00 | | |
| Ivana Šutalo | 00 | Kayra Sayit | 11 |
| | | Jasmin Külbs | 01 |
| Elene Kebadze | 00 | Jasmin Külbs | 01 |
| Jasmin Külbs | 10 | | | | |
| Jasmin Külbs | 10 | | | Kayra Sayit | 10 |
| | | | | Émilie Andéol | 00 |
| Émilie Andéol | 10 | | | Émilie Andéol | 00 |
| Alice Muragu | 00 | | | | |
| Alice Muragu | 00 | Émilie Andéol | 01 | | |
| | | Galyna Tarasova | 00 |
| Ma Sisi | 00 | Galyna Tarasova | 00 |
| Galyna Tarasova | 11 | | |

## Prize money

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 57,000$ for the individual event.
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| Gold | 26,000$ | 20,800$ | 5,200$ |
| Silver | 15,000$ | 12,000$ | 3,000$ |
| Bronze | 8,000$ | 6,400$ | 1,600$ |