Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg

Women's 52 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Women's 52 kg; at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	10 August
Winning score	0011
Medalists
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The Women's 52 kg (also known as half-lightweight) judo tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 10 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 52 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 CST, while repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00 CST.

This event was the second-lightest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 52 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	Flor Velázquez	Venezuela
1	An Kum-ae	North Korea
1	Yagnelis Mestre	Cuba
1	Shih Pei-chun	Chinese Taipei
1	Sholpan Kaliyeva	Kazakhstan
1	Ilse Heylen	Belgium
1	Audrey La Rizza	France
1	Kristie-Anne Ryder	Australia
1	Zinura Djuraeva	Uzbekistan
1	Romy Tarangul	Germany
1	Misato Nakamura	Japan
2	Anna Kharitonova	Russia
2	Telma Monteiro	Portugal
2	Ana Carrascosa	Spain
2	Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa	Mongolia
2	Xian Dongmei	China
2	María García	Dominican Republic
2	Andressa Fernandes	Brazil
2	Kim Kyung-ok	South Korea
2	Hortense Diedhiou	Senegal
2	Marie Muller	Luxembourg
2	Soraya Haddad	Algeria

Tournament results

Final

Final

1	An Kum-Ae (PRK)	0001

2	Xian Dongmei (CHN)	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

Flor Velázquez (VEN)

0001

An Kum-Ae (PRK)

0201

An Kum-Ae (PRK)

0010

Yagnelis Mestre (CUB)

0000

An Kum-Ae (PRK)

0200

Sholpan Kaliyeva (KAZ)

0000

Shih Pei-Chun (TPE)

0020

Sholpan Kaliyeva (KAZ)

0021

An Kum-Ae (PRK)

0001

Ilse Heylen (BEL)

0001

Misato Nakamura (JPN)

0000

Audrey La Rizza (FRA)

0000

Ilse Heylen (BEL)

1000

Kristie-Anne Ryder (AUS)

0000

Ilse Heylen (BEL)

0000

Zinura Djuraeva (UZB)

0000

Misato Nakamura (JPN)

0001

Romy Tarangul (GER)

1101

Romy Tarangul (GER)

0000

Misato Nakamura (JPN)

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

Anna Kharitonova (RUS)

0000

Telma Monteiro (POR)

0211

Telma Monteiro (POR)

0010

Ana Carrascosa (ESP)

0100

Xian Dongmei (CHN)

1011

Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa (MGL)

0000

Ana Carrascosa (ESP)

0000

Xian Dongmei (CHN)

1000

Xian Dongmei (CHN)

1001

María García (DOM)

0010

Soraya Haddad (ALG)

0000

Andressa Fernandes (BRA)

0001

María García (DOM)

0000

Kim Kyung-Ok (KOR)

1003

Kim Kyung-Ok (KOR)

0001

Soraya Haddad (ALG)

0210

Hortense Diedhiou (SEN)

0001

Marie Muller (LUX)

0000

Soraya Haddad (ALG)

0010

Soraya Haddad (ALG)

0211

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

Yagnelis Mestre (CUB)

0000

Sholpan Kaliyeva (KAZ)

0010

Flor Velázquez (VEN)

0001

Flor Velázquez (VEN)

0000