Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg

Women's 70 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
220px Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Date	August 13
Competitors	22 from 22 nations
Winning score	1000
Medalists
Masae Ueno  Japan Anaysi Hernández  Cuba Ronda Rousey  United States Edith Bosch  Netherlands

Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Women's 70 kg (also known as middleweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 13 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a bodyweight of less than 70 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals, and the final were held at 18:00 pm CST.

This event was the third-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 70 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.

Bronze medal winner Ronda Rousey, would later began a successful career in mixed martial arts where she would be the UFC's first female champion at bantamweight. She was later inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Qualifying athletes

Mat	Athlete	Country
1	Anett Meszaros	Hungary
1	Yulia Kuzina	Russia
1	Wang Juan	China
1	Park Ka-yeon	23x15px South Korea
1	Masae Ueno	Japan
1	Rachida Ouerdane	Algeria
1	Edith Bosch	Netherlands
1	Sisilia Nasiga	Fiji
1	Ronda Rousey	United States
1	Nasiba Surkieva	Turkmenistan
1	Katarzyna Pilocik	Poland
2	Yuri Alvear	Colombia
2	Zhanar Zhanzunova	Kazakhstan
2	Anaysi Hernández	Cuba
2	Ylenia Scapin	Italy
2	Catherine Jacques	Belgium
2	Mayra Aguiar	Brazil
2	Leire Iglesias	Spain
2	Gévrise Émane	France
2	Gisèle Mendy	Senegal
2	Annet Böhm	Germany
2	Nataliya Smal	Ukraine

Tournament results

Final

	Final
	1	Masae Ueno (JPN)	1000
	2	Anaysi Hernández (CUB)	0000

Mat 1

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						Anett Meszaros (HUN)		0010
						Yulia Kuzina (RUS)		0002
											Anett Meszaros (HUN)		0000
											Masae Ueno (JPN)		0200
						Wang Juan (CHN)		0001
	22x20px Park Ka-Yeon (KOR)		0000			Masae Ueno (JPN)		1011
	Masae Ueno (JPN)		1010													Masae Ueno (JPN)		0110
																Edith Bosch (NED)		0001
						Rachida Ouerdane (ALG)		0010
	Edith Bosch (NED)		1000			Edith Bosch (NED)		0110
	Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ)		0000								Edith Bosch (NED)		1000
	Ronda Rousey (USA)		1010								Ronda Rousey (USA)		0000
	Nasiba Surkieva (TKM)		0000			Ronda Rousey (USA)		1000
						Katarzyna Pilocik (POL)		0000

Mat 2

	First Round					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	Yuri Alvear (COL)		1000
	Zhanar Zhanzunova (KAZ)		0000			Yuri Alvear (COL)		0100
						Anaysi Hernández (CUB)		1000
											Anaysi Hernández (CUB)		1000
											Ylenia Scapin (ITA)		0000
						Ylenia Scapin (ITA)		0010
						Catherine Jacques (BEL)		0000
																Anaysi Hernández (CUB)		1000
	Mayra Aguiar (BRA)		0011													Annett Böhm (GER)		0010
	Leire Iglesias (ESP)		0020			Leire Iglesias (ESP)		0001
						Gévrise Émane (FRA)		0000
											Leire Iglesias (ESP)		0000
	Gisèle Mendy (SEN)		0000								Annett Böhm (GER)		1000
	Annett Böhm (GER)		1000			Annett Böhm (GER)		1001
						Nataliya Smal (UKR)		0010

Repechage

	First round

References

• Competition format