# Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg

The women's +78 kg competition in judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 30 July 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 1 Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 01 |
| 5 Romane Dicko (FRA) | 00 | | |
| 5 Romane Dicko (FRA) | 00 | 1 Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 00 |
| | | 3 Akira Sone (JPN) | 10 |
| 2 Iryna Kindzerska (AZE) | 00 | 3 Akira Sone (JPN) | 10 |
| 3 Akira Sone (JPN) | 10 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | 2 Iryna Kindzerska (AZE) | 10 |
| | | Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 00 |
| Xu Shiyan (CHN) | FUS | Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 00 |
| 4 Maria Suelen Altheman (BRA) | | | |
| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | 5 Romane Dicko (FRA) | 10 |
| | | 6 Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 00 |
| Han Mi-jin (KOR) | 00 | 6 Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 00 |
| 6 Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 10 | | |

### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 1 Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 01 |
| | | Rochele Nunes (POR) | 00 |
| Rochele Nunes (POR) | 01 | Rochele Nunes (POR) | 00 |
| Melissa Mojica (PUR) | 00 | | | | |
| Melissa Mojica (PUR) | 00 | | | 1 Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 10 |
| | | | | Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 00 |
| 8 Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (TUN) | 10 | | | Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 00 |
| Sarah Adlington (GBR) | 00 | | | | |
| Sarah Adlington (GBR) | 00 | 8 Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (TUN) | 00 | | |
| | | Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 10 |
| Jasmin Grabowski (GER) | 00 | Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 10 |
| Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 10 | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 4 Maria Suelen Altheman (BRA) | 10 |
| | | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 00 |
| Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 11 | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 00 |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly (USA) | 00 | | | | |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly (USA) | 00 | | | 4 Maria Suelen Altheman (BRA) | 00 |
| | | | | 5 Romane Dicko (FRA) | 11 |
| | | 5 Romane Dicko (FRA) | 10 | | |
| | | Sandra Jablonskytė (LTU) | 00 |
| Sandra Jablonskytė (LTU) | 11 | Sandra Jablonskytė (LTU) | 00 |
| Ivana Maranić (CRO) | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 2 Iryna Kindzerska (AZE) | 10 |
| | | Larisa Cerić (BIH) | 00 |
| Izayana Marenco (NCA) | 00 | Larisa Cerić (BIH) | 00 |
| Larisa Cerić (BIH) | 10 | | | | |
| Larisa Cerić (BIH) | 10 | | | 2 Iryna Kindzerska (AZE) | 11 |
| | | | | Han Mi-jin (KOR) | 00 |
| 7 Maryna Slutskaya (BLR) | 10 | | | Han Mi-jin (KOR) | 00 |
| Gabriella Wood (TTO) | 00 | | | | |
| Gabriella Wood (TTO) | 00 | 7 Maryna Slutskaya (BLR) | 00 | | |
| | | Han Mi-jin (KOR) | 10 |
| Han Mi-jin (KOR) | 01 | Han Mi-jin (KOR) | 10 |
| Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 3 Akira Sone (JPN) | 11 |
| | | Raz Hershko (ISR) | 00 |
| Tahani Alqahtani (KSA) | 00 | Raz Hershko (ISR) | 00 |
| Raz Hershko (ISR) | 11 | | | | |
| Raz Hershko (ISR) | 11 | | | 3 Akira Sone (JPN) | 10 |
| | | | | 6 Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 00 |
| 6 Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 01 | | | 6 Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 00 |
| Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana (CMR) | 00 | | | | |
| Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana (CMR) | 00 | 6 Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 10 | | |
| | | Yelyzaveta Kalanina (UKR) | 00 |
| Yelyzaveta Kalanina (UKR) | 10 | Yelyzaveta Kalanina (UKR) | 00 |
| Sonia Asselah (ALG) | 00 | | |

## Weigh-in List

Weights in table are listed in Kg.
| Result | Judoka | Weight |
| | Akira Sone (JPN) | 105.2 |
| | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) | 137.6 |
| | Iryna Kindzerska (AZE) | 149.5 |
| | Romane Dicko (FRA) | 121.4 |
| 5 | Xu Shiyan (CHN) | 134.7 |
| 5 | Kayra Sayit (TUR) | 115.3 |
| 7 | Maria Suelen Altheman (BRA) | 118.2 |
| 7 | Han Mi-jin (KOR) | 109.5 |
| 9 | Rochele Nunes (POR) | 117.9 |
| 9 | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (TUN) | 131.5 |
| 9 | Anamari Velenšek (SLO) | 85.1 |
| 9 | Sandra Jablonskytė (LTU) | 122.1 |
| 9 | Larisa Cerić (BIH) | 101.7 |
| 9 | Maryna Slutskaya (BLR) | 105.1 |
| 9 | Raz Hershko (ISR) | 102.4 |
| 9 | Yelyzaveta Kalanina (UKR) | 109.2 |
| 17 | Melissa Mojica (PUR) | 119.5 |
| 17 | Sarah Adlington (GBR) | 119.2 |
| 17 | Jasmin Grabowski (GER) | 132.9 |
| 17 | Nina Cutro-Kelly (USA) | 109.1 |
| 17 | Ivana Maranić (CRO) | 91.3 |
| 17 | Izayana Marenco (NCA) | 102.9 |
| 17 | Gabriella Wood (TTO) | 136.5 |
| 17 | Tessie Savelkouls (NED) | 88.5 |
| 17 | Tahani Alqahtani (KSA) | 99.7 |
| 17 | Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana (CMR) | 115.7 |
| 17 | Sonia Asselah (ALG) | 99.6 |