# Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

The women's 48 kg competition in judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 24 July 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 1 Distria Krasniqi (KOS) | 01 |
| 4 Urantsetseg Munkhbat (MGL) | 00 | | |
| 4 Urantsetseg Munkhbat (MGL) | 00 | 1 Distria Krasniqi (KOS) | 01 |
| | | 3 Funa Tonaki (JPN) | 00 |
| 2 Daria Bilodid (UKR) | 00 | 3 Funa Tonaki (JPN) | 00 |
| 3 Funa Tonaki (JPN) | 10 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | 2 Daria Bilodid (UKR) | 10 |
| | | Shira Rishony (ISR) | 00 |
| Lin Chen-hao (TPE) | 00 | Shira Rishony (ISR) | 00 |
| Shira Rishony (ISR) | 10 | | |
| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | 4 Urantsetseg Munkhbat (MGL) | 10 |
| | | 7 Catarina Costa (POR) | 00 |
| 7 Catarina Costa (POR) | 01 | 7 Catarina Costa (POR) | 00 |
| 6 Paula Pareto (ARG) | 00 | | |

### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 1 Distria Krasniqi (KOS) | 10 |
| | | Gabriela Chibana (BRA) | 00 |
| Gabriela Chibana (BRA) | 10 | Gabriela Chibana (BRA) | 00 |
| Harriet Boniface (MAW) | 00 | | | | |
| Harriet Boniface (MAW) | 00 | | | 1 Distria Krasniqi (KOS) | 10 |
| | | | | Lin Chen-hao (TPE) | 00 |
| 8 Irina Dolgova (ROC) | 10 | | | Lin Chen-hao (TPE) | 00 |
| Soniya Bhatta (NEP) | 00 | | | | |
| Soniya Bhatta (NEP) | 00 | 8 Irina Dolgova (ROC) | 00 | | |
| | | Lin Chen-hao (TPE) | 01 |
| Francesca Milani (ITA) | 01 | Lin Chen-hao (TPE) | 01 |
| Lin Chen-hao (TPE) | 10 | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 4 Urantsetseg Munkhbat (MGL) | 10 |
| | | Mary Dee Vargas (CHI) | 00 |
| Katharina Menz (GER) | 00 | Mary Dee Vargas (CHI) | 00 |
| Mary Dee Vargas (CHI) | 01 | | | | |
| Mary Dee Vargas (CHI) | 01 | | | 4 Urantsetseg Munkhbat (MGL) | 11 |
| | | | | Shira Rishony (ISR) | 00 |
| 5 Julia Figueroa (ESP) | 10 | | | Shira Rishony (ISR) | 00 |
| Gülkader Şentürk (TUR) | 00 | | | | |
| Gülkader Şentürk (TUR) | 00 | 5 Julia Figueroa (ESP) | 00 | | |
| | | Shira Rishony (ISR) | 10 |
| Shira Rishony (ISR) | 10 | Shira Rishony (ISR) | 10 |
| Luz Álvarez (COL) | 00 | | |

### Pool C

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 2 Daria Bilodid (UKR) | 01 |
| | | Milica Nikolić (SRB) | 00 |
| Shirine Boukli (FRA) | 00 | Milica Nikolić (SRB) | 00 |
| Milica Nikolić (SRB) | 10 | | | | |
| Milica Nikolić (SRB) | 10 | | | 2 Daria Bilodid (UKR) | 10 |
| | | | | 7 Catarina Costa (POR) | 00 |
| 7 Catarina Costa (POR) | 01 | | | 7 Catarina Costa (POR) | 00 |
| Aisha Gurbanli (AZE) | 00 | | | | |
| Aisha Gurbanli (AZE) | 00 | 7 Catarina Costa (POR) | 10 | | |
| | | Li Yanan (CHN) | 00 |
| Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg (KAZ) | 00 | Li Yanan (CHN) | 00 |
| Li Yanan (CHN) | 10 | | |

### Pool D

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | 3 Funa Tonaki (JPN) | 10 |
| | | Éva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 00 |
| Shushila Devi Likmabam (IND) | 00 | Éva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 00 |
| Éva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 10 | | | | |
| Éva Csernoviczki (HUN) | 10 | | | 3 Funa Tonaki (JPN) | 10 |
| | | | | 6 Paula Pareto (ARG) | 00 |
| 6 Paula Pareto (ARG) | 10 | | | 6 Paula Pareto (ARG) | 00 |
| Geronay Whitebooi (RSA) | 00 | | | | |
| Geronay Whitebooi (RSA) | 00 | 6 Paula Pareto (ARG) | 10 | | |
| | | Maruša Štangar (SLO) | 00 |
| Kang Yu-jeong (KOR) | 01 | Maruša Štangar (SLO) | 00 |
| Maruša Štangar (SLO) | 10 | | |