# 2019 World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg

The Women's 78 kg competition at the 2019 World Judo Championships was held on 30 August 2019.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Mayra Aguiar | 00 |
| Madeleine Malonga | 10 | | |
| Madeleine Malonga | 10 | Madeleine Malonga | 11 |
| | | Shori Hamada | 00 |
| Klara Apotekar | 00 | Shori Hamada | 00 |
| Shori Hamada | 10 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Loriana Kuka | 10 |
| Natalie Powell | 00 | | |
| Natalie Powell | 00 | Loriana Kuka | 11 |
| | | Klara Apotekar | 00 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Ma Zhenzhao | 00 |
| Patrícia Sampaio | 10 | | |
| Patrícia Sampaio | 10 | Patrícia Sampaio | 00 |
| | | Mayra Aguiar | 10 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Mayra Aguiar | 10 | | |
| | | Yahim Ramirez | 00 | | |
| | | | | Mayra Aguiar | 10 |
| | | | | Sarah Myriam Mazouz | 00 |
| Sarah Myriam Mazouz | 10 | | | | |
| Mamadama Sylla | 00 | | | | | | |
| Mamadama Sylla | 00 | | | | | Mayra Aguiar | 10 |
| | | | | | | Loriana Kuka | 00 |
| | | Luise Malzahn | 00 | | | | |
| | | Loriana Kuka | 01 | | | | |
| | | | | Loriana Kuka | 10 | | |
| | | | | Lucía Cantero | 00 |
| | | Lucía Cantero | 01 | | |
| | | Karen León | 00 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Madeleine Malonga | 10 | | |
| | | Lee Jeong-yun | 00 | | |
| Lee Jeong-yun | 10 | Lee Jeong-yun | 00 | | |
| Antonina Shmeleva | 01 | | | | |
| Antonina Shmeleva | 01 | | | Madeleine Malonga | 10 |
| | | | | Vanessa Chala | 00 |
| | | Kaouthar Ouallal | 00 | | |
| | | Vanessa Chala | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Madeleine Malonga | 10 |
| | | | | | | Natalie Powell | 00 |
| | | Natalie Powell | 10 | | | | |
| | | Diana Brenes | 00 | | | | |
| Diana Brenes | 01 | Diana Brenes | 00 | | | | |
| Unelle Snyman | 00 | | | | | | |
| Unelle Snyman | 00 | | | Natalie Powell | 01 | | |
| | | | | Kaliema Antomarchi | 00 |
| | | Kaliema Antomarchi | 10 | | |
| | | Chen Fei | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Guusje Steenhuis | 00 | | |
| | | Ma Zhenzhao | 01 | | |
| Ma Zhenzhao | 10 | Ma Zhenzhao | 01 | | |
| Karla Prodan | 00 | | | | |
| Karla Prodan | 00 | | | Ma Zhenzhao | 10 |
| | | | | Bernadette Graf | 00 |
| | | Ikumi Oeda | 00 | | |
| | | Bernadette Graf | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Ma Zhenzhao | 00 |
| | | | | | | Klara Apotekar | 10 |
| | | Anna-Maria Wagner | 00 | | | | |
| | | Klara Apotekar | 01 | | | | |
| Klara Apotekar | 10 | Klara Apotekar | 01 | | | | |
| Marie Branser | 00 | | | | | | |
| Marie Branser | 00 | | | Klara Apotekar | 10 | | |
| | | | | Yoon Hyun-ji | 01 |
| | | Otgon Munkhtsetseg | 01 | | |
| | | Yoon Hyun-ji | 10 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Shori Hamada | 10 | | |
| | | Liliana Cardenas | 00 | | |
| Liliana Cardenas | 10 | Liliana Cardenas | 00 | | |
| Beata Pacut | 00 | | | | |
| Beata Pacut | 00 | | | Shori Hamada | 10 |
| | | | | Sophie Berger | 00 |
| | | Sophie Berger | 10 | | |
| | | Aleksandra Babintseva | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Shori Hamada | 10 |
| | | | | | | Patrícia Sampaio | 00 |
| | | Marhinde Verkerk | 01 | | | | |
| | | Nefeli Papadakis | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Marhinde Verkerk | 00 | | |
| | | | | Patrícia Sampaio | 10 |
| Hsu Wang Shu-huei | 00 | | | Patrícia Sampaio | 10 |
| Patrícia Sampaio | 10 | | | | |
| Patrícia Sampaio | 10 | Patrícia Sampaio | 10 | | |
| | | Jovana Peković | 01 | | |

## 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 |