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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| Dates | August 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 1001 | ||||||||||||
| 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 heavyweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15 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 more 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 heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, allowing competitors with over 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 |  Tong Wen (CHN)
| 1001 | ||
| 2 |  Maki Tsukada (JPN)
| 0010 | ||
Mat 1
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
 Sandra Köppen (GER) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Michela Torrenti (ITA) |
0000 |  Janelle Shepherd (AUS) |
0110 | |||||||||||||||
| Janelle Shepherd (AUS) |
0001 | Janelle Shepherd (AUS) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||
 Idalys Ortiz (CUB) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Samah Ramadan (EGY) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Idalys Ortiz (CUB) |
0110 | |||||||||||||||||
| Idalys Ortiz (CUB) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tong Wen (CHN) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
 Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tong Wen (CHN) |
1000 | Tong Wen (CHN) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||
 Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) |
0000 | Tong Wen (CHN) |
1001 | |||||||||||||||
 Kim Na-Young (KOR) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim Na-Young (KOR) |
0011 | |||||||||||||||||
 Carmen Chala (ECU) |
0000 |  Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||
| Nihal Chikhrouhou (TUN) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
Mat 2
| First Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
 Mariya Shekerova (UZB) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) |
0200 | Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||
| Maki Tsukada (JPN) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maki Tsukada (JPN) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) |
0021 | |||||||||||||||||
 Karina Bryant (GBR) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maki Tsukada (JPN) |
1010 | |||||||||||||||||
 Lucija Polavder (SLO) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Carola Uilenhoed (NED) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) |
0101 | Lucija Polavder (SLO) |
1100 | |||||||||||||||
 Urszula Sadkowska (POL) |
0010 | Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||
| Lucija Polavder (SLO) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal finals | ||||||||||
| Janelle Shepherd (AUS) |
0000 | Lucija Polavder (SLO) |
0001 | ||||||||||
| Samah Ramadan (EGY) |
Samah Ramadan (EGY) |
1000 | Kim Na-Young (KOR) |
0000 | |||||||||
| BYE | Samah Ramadan (EGY) |
0000 | |||||||||||
| Kim Na-Young (KOR) |
0200 | ||||||||||||
| Kim Na-Young (KOR) |
1000 | ||||||||||||
| Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) |
0010 | Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) |
0000 | ||||||||||
| Maryna Prokof'yeva (UKR) |
0000 | ||||||||||||
| Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) |
0000 | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) |
1000 | ||||||||||
| Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) |
Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) |
1010 | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) |
0000 | |||||||||
| BYE | Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) |
0000 | |||||||||||
| Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) |
1000 | ||||||||||||
| Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) |
1000 | ||||||||||||
| Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) |
Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) |
0000 | |||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||