# 2021 World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg

The Women's 78 kg competition at the 2021 World Judo Championships was held on 11 June 2021.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Madeleine Malonga | 10 |
| Guusje Steenhuis | 00 | | |
| Guusje Steenhuis | 00 | Madeleine Malonga | 00 |
| | | Anna-Maria Wagner | 01 |
| Anna-Maria Wagner | 01 | Anna-Maria Wagner | 01 |
| Mami Umeki | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Anastasiya Turchyn | 10 |
| Inbar Lanir | 00 | | |
| Inbar Lanir | 00 | Anastasiya Turchyn | 00 |
| | | Mami Umeki | 10 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Marhinde Verkerk | 01 |
| Luise Malzahn | 00 | | |
| Luise Malzahn | 00 | Marhinde Verkerk | 00 |
| | | Guusje Steenhuis | 01 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Madeleine Malonga | 01 |
| | | Karla Prodan | 00 |
| Karla Prodan | 10 | Karla Prodan | 00 |
| Vanessa Chalá | 00 | | | | |
| Vanessa Chalá | 00 | | | Madeleine Malonga | 10 |
| | | | | Anastasiya Turchyn | 00 |
| Beata Pacut | 10 | | | Anastasiya Turchyn | 00 |
| Nefeli Papadakis | 00 | | | | |
| Nefeli Papadakis | 00 | Beata Pacut | 00 | | |
| | | Anastasiya Turchyn | 01 |
| Niurguiana Nikiforova | 00 | Anastasiya Turchyn | 01 |
| Anastasiya Turchyn | 10 | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Guusje Steenhuis | 10 | | |
| Kaouthar Ouallal | 00 | | |
| Kaouthar Ouallal | 00 | Guusje Steenhuis | 10 |
| | | Patricija Brolih | 00 |
| Marie Branser | 00 | Patricija Brolih | 00 |
| Patricija Brolih | 01 | | | | |
| Patricija Brolih | 01 | | | Guusje Steenhuis | 10 |
| | | | | Inbar Lanir | 00 |
| Kaliema Antomarchi | 01 | | | Inbar Lanir | 00 |
| Inbar Lanir | 10 | | | | |
| Inbar Lanir | 10 | Inbar Lanir | 10 | | |
| | | Bernadette Graf | 00 |
| Bernadette Graf | 10 | Bernadette Graf | 00 |
| Barbara Čikić | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Anna-Maria Wagner | 10 | | |
| Batbayaryn Erdenet-Od | 00 | | |
| Batbayaryn Erdenet-Od | 00 | Anna-Maria Wagner | 10 |
| | | Antonina Shmeleva | 00 |
| Antonina Shmeleva | 10 | Antonina Shmeleva | 00 |
| Iriskhon Kurbanbaeva | 00 | | | | |
| Iriskhon Kurbanbaeva | 00 | | | Anna-Maria Wagner | 01 |
| | | | | Marhinde Verkerk | 00 |
| Mayra Aguiar | 01 | | | Marhinde Verkerk | 00 |
| Sophie Berger | 00 | | | | |
| Sophie Berger | 00 | Mayra Aguiar | 00 | | |
| | | Marhinde Verkerk | 10 |
| Marhinde Verkerk | 10 | Marhinde Verkerk | 10 |
| Alice Matějčková | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Mami Umeki | 10 | | |
| Giorgia Stangherlin | 00 | | |
| Giorgia Stangherlin | 00 | Mami Umeki | 10 |
| | | Sarah Myriam Mazouz | 00 |
| Sarah Myriam Mazouz | 10 | Sarah Myriam Mazouz | 00 |
| Ikumi Oeda | 00 | | | | |
| Ikumi Oeda | 00 | | | Mami Umeki | 10 |
| | | | | Luise Malzahn | 01 |
| Luise Malzahn | 10 | | | Luise Malzahn | 01 |
| Lucía Cantero | 00 | | | | |
| Lucía Cantero | 00 | Luise Malzahn | 10 | | |
| | | Karen León | 01 |
| Jovana Peković | 00 | Karen León | 01 |
| Karen León | 10 | | |

## 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€ |