Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

Women's 57 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Women's 57 kg; at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology; University Gymnasium
Date	August 11
Competitors	22 from 22 nations
Winning score	0011
Medalists
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The women's 57 kg (also known as lightweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 57 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 third-lightest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 57 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.

Qualifying athletes

Mat	Athlete	Country
1	Valerie Gotay	United States
1	Gulzat Uralbayeva	Kazakhstan
1	Isabel Fernández	Spain
1	Kang Sin-Young	South Korea
1	Ketleyn Quadros	Brazil
1	Deborah Gravenstijn	Netherlands
1	Kifayat Gasimova	Azerbaijan
1	Aiko Sato	Japan
1	Nina Koivumaki	Finland
1	Xu Yan	China
1	Lila Latrous	Algeria
2	Giulia Quintavalle	Italy
2	Yvonne Bönisch	Germany
2	Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od	Mongolia
2	Barbara Harel	France
2	Kye Sun Hui	North Korea
2	Sabrina Filzmoser	Austria
2	Nesria Jelassi	Tunisia
2	Ange Jean Baptiste	Haiti
2	Yurisleidy Lupetey	Cuba
2	Maria Pekli	Australia
2	Bernadett Baczko	Hungary

Tournament results

Final

Final

1	Deborah Gravenstijn (NED)	0001

2	Giulia Quintavalle (ITA)	0011

Mat 1

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

1st round

Round of 16

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Valerie Gotay (USA)

1001

Gulzat Uralbayeva (KAZ)

0010

Valerie Gotay (USA)

0000

Isabel Fernández (ESP)

0010

Isabel Fernández (ESP)

0000

Kang Sin-Young (KOR)

0002

Deborah Gravenstijn (NED)

0001

Ketleyn Quadros (BRA)

0011

Ketleyn Quadros (BRA)

0000

Deborah Gravenstijn (NED)

0001

Deborah Gravenstijn (NED)

0100

Xu Yan (CHN)

0010

Kifayat Gasimova (AZE)

0100

Aiko Sato (JPN)

1001

Aiko Sato (JPN)

0002

Xu Yan (CHN)

0010

Nina Koivumaki (FIN)

0000

Xu Yan (CHN)

1001

Xu Yan (CHN)

0020

Lila Latrous (ALG)

0001

Mat 2

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

1st round

Round of 16

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Giulia Quintavalle (ITA)

0101

Yvonne Bönisch (GER)

0001

Giulia Quintavalle (ITA)

1010

Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL)

0001

Giulia Quintavalle (ITA)

0010

Barbara Harel (FRA)

0001

Barbara Harel (FRA)

0101

Kye Sun Hui (PRK)

1001

Kye Sun Hui (PRK)

0010

Sabrina Filzmoser (AUT)

0001

Giulia Quintavalle (ITA)

0010

Maria Pekli (AUS)

0002

Nesria Jelassi (TUN)

1000

Ange Jean Baptiste (HAI)

0000

Yurisleidy Lupetey (CUB)

0000

Yurisleidy Lupetey (CUB)

0111

Nesria Jelassi (TUN)

0000

Maria Pekli (AUS)

1011

Maria Pekli (AUS)

0101

Bernadett Baczko (HUN)

0100

Repechage

Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.

First round

Second round

Third round

Bronze medal finals

Ketleyn Quadros (BRA)

Ketleyn Quadros (BRA)

0001

BYE

Isabel Fernández (ESP)

0000

Ketleyn Quadros (BRA)

1000