# 2021 World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg

The Women's +78 kg competition at the 2021 World Judo Championships was held on 12 June 2021.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Idalys Ortiz | 00 |
| Sarah Asahina | 01 | | |
| Sarah Asahina | 01 | Sarah Asahina | 10 |
| | | Wakaba Tomita | 00 |
| Wakaba Tomita | 10 | Wakaba Tomita | 00 |
| Beatriz Souza | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Julia Tolofua | 10 |
| Melissa Mojica | 00 | | |
| Melissa Mojica | 00 | Julia Tolofua | 00 |
| | | Beatriz Souza | 10 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Maria Suelen Altheman | 10 |
| Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 00 | | |
| Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 00 | Maria Suelen Altheman | 10 |
| | | Idalys Ortiz | 00 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Idalys Ortiz | 10 | | |
| | | Paula Kułaga | 00 | | |
| | | | | Idalys Ortiz | 10 |
| | | | | Anzhela Gasparian | 00 |
| | | Gabriella Wood | 00 | | |
| | | Anzhela Gasparian | 10 | | |
| Amarsaikhany Adiyaasüren | 00 | Anzhela Gasparian | 10 | | |
| Anzhela Gasparian | 10 | | | | | | |
| Anzhela Gasparian | 10 | | | | | Idalys Ortiz | 10 |
| | | | | | | Julia Tolofua | 00 |
| | | Larisa Cerić | 01 | | | | |
| | | Julia Tolofua | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Julia Tolofua | 10 | | |
| | | | | Jasmin Grabowski | 00 |
| | | Nazgul Maratova | 00 | | |
| | | Jasmin Grabowski | 11 | | |
| Milica Žabić | 00 | Jasmin Grabowski | 11 | | |
| Jasmin Grabowski | 10 | | | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Maryna Slutskaya | 10 | | |
| | | Sara Álvarez | 00 | | |
| Sarah Adlington | 00 | Sara Álvarez | 00 | | |
| Sara Álvarez | 10 | | | | |
| Sara Álvarez | 10 | | | Maryna Slutskaya | 00 |
| | | | | Melissa Mojica | 10 |
| | | Melissa Mojica | 10 | | |
| | | Vasylyna Kyrychenko | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Melissa Mojica | 00 |
| | | | | | | Sarah Asahina | 10 |
| | | Sarah Asahina | 10 | | | | |
| | | Rinata Ilmatova | 00 | | | | |
| Rinata Ilmatova | 10 | Rinata Ilmatova | 00 | | | | |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly | 01 | | | | | | |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly | 01 | | | Sarah Asahina | 10 | | |
| | | | | Anamari Velenšek | 00 |
| | | Tahani Al-Qahtani | 00 | | |
| | | Anamari Velenšek | 10 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Maria Suelen Altheman | 10 | | |
| | | Yelyzaveta Kalanina | 00 | | |
| | | | | Maria Suelen Altheman | 01 |
| | | | | Mercédesz Szigetvár | 00 |
| | | Sonia Asselah | 00 | | |
| | | Mercédesz Szigetvár | 10 | | |
| Borjana Marjanac | 00 | Mercédesz Szigetvár | 10 | | |
| Mercédesz Szigetvár | 10 | | | | | | |
| Mercédesz Szigetvár | 10 | | | | | Maria Suelen Altheman | 00 |
| | | | | | | Wakaba Tomita | 10 |
| | | Rochele Nunes | 00 | | | | |
| | | Wakaba Tomita | 01 | | | | |
| Wakaba Tomita | 11 | Wakaba Tomita | 01 | | | | |
| Sandra Jablonskytė | 00 | | | | | | |
| Sandra Jablonskytė | 00 | | | Wakaba Tomita | 10 | | |
| | | | | Essohanam Koro | 00 |
| | | Maryan Ibrahim | 00 | | |
| | | Essohanam Koro | 10 | | |

### Pool D

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Beatriz Souza | 01 | | |
| | | Léa Fontaine | 00 | | |
| | | | | Beatriz Souza | 11 |
| | | | | Ivana Marinić | 00 |
| Kamila Berlikash | 00 | | | Ivana Marinić | 00 |
| Ivana Marinić | 10 | | | | |
| Ivana Marinić | 10 | Ivana Marinić | 10 | | |
| | | Izayana Marenco | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Beatriz Souza | 11 |
| | | | | | | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 00 |
| | | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 10 | | | | |
| | | Kim Ha-yun | 00 | | | | |
| Sophio Somkhishvili | 00 | Kim Ha-yun | 00 | | | | |
| Kim Ha-yun | 10 | | | | | | |
| Kim Ha-yun | 10 | | | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | 01 | | |
| | | | | Hortence Mballa | 00 |
| | | Yuliana Bolívar | 00 | | |
| | | Hortence Mballa | 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€ |