Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg
| Women's 78 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
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| Date | August 14 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 0000 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 60 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 66 kg | 52 kg | ||||
| 73 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 81 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | 70 kg | ||||
| 100 kg | 78 kg | ||||
| +100 kg | +78 kg | ||||
The women's 78 kg (also known as half-heavyweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 14 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 21 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 78 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.
This event was the second-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 78 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.
Tournament results
Final
| Final | ||||
| 1 |  Yang Xiuli (CHN)
| 0000 | ||
| 2 |  Yalennis Castillo (CUB)
| 0000 | ||
Mat 1
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
 Stephanie Grant (AUS) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Marylise Levesque (CAN) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marylise Levesque (CAN) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yang Xiuli (CHN) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd (MGL) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yang Xiuli (CHN) |
1000 | Yang Xiuli (CHN) |
1021 | |||||||||||||||
 Elena Proskurakova (KGZ) |
0000 | Yang Xiuli (CHN) |
1031 | |||||||||||||||
 Esther San Miguel (ESP) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Lucia Morico (ITA) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
 Sae Nakazawa (JPN) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucia Morico (ITA) |
0011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Esther San Miguel (ESP) |
0220 | |||||||||||||||||
 Edinanci Silva (BRA) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
 Vera Moskalyuk (RUS) |
0000 | Esther San Miguel (ESP) |
0011 | |||||||||||||||
| Esther San Miguel (ESP) |
0002 | |||||||||||||||||
Mat 2
| First Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
 Heide Wollert (GER) |
0011 | |||||||||||||||||
 Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR) |
0010 | Heide Wollert (GER) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||
 Vivian Yusuf (NGR) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Heide Wollert (GER) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) |
1002 | |||||||||||||||||
 Michelle Rogers (GBR) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Sagat Abikeyeva (KAZ) |
0000 | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||
| Yalennis Castillo (CUB) |
1021 | Yalennis Castillo (CUB) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||
 Divya (IND) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yalennis Castillo (CUB) |
0030 | |||||||||||||||||
 Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Houda Miled (TUN) |
0012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) |
0001 | Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) |
1010 | |||||||||||||||
 Lorena Briceño (ARG) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal finals | ||||||||||
| Marylise Levesque (CAN) |
0101 | Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) |
1010 | ||||||||||
| Elena Proskurakova (KGZ) |
0000 | Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd (MGL) |
0110 | Edinanci Silva (BRA) |
0000 | ||||||||
| Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd (MGL) |
0230 | Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd (MGL) |
0010 | ||||||||||
| Edinanci Silva (BRA) |
1131 | ||||||||||||
| Lucia Morico (ITA) |
0000 | ||||||||||||
| Vera Moskalyuk (RUS) |
0000 | Edinanci Silva (BRA) |
1101 | ||||||||||
| Edinanci Silva (BRA) |
0021 | ||||||||||||
| Heide Wollert (GER) |
0010 | Esther San Miguel (ESP) |
0010 | ||||||||||
| Michelle Rogers (GBR) |
Michelle Rogers (GBR) |
0001 | Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) |
0100 | |||||||||
| BYE | Heide Wollert (GER) |
0000 | |||||||||||
| Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) |
0200 | ||||||||||||
| Stéphanie Possamaï (FRA) |
1010 | ||||||||||||
| Sagat Abikeyeva (KAZ) |
1010 | Sagat Abikeyeva (KAZ) |
0001 | ||||||||||
| Divya Tewar (IND) |
0000 | ||||||||||||