Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg

The women's 52 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 7 August at the Carioca Arena 2.

Women's 52 kg at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Carioca Arena 2
Date	7 August 2016
Competitors	22 from 22 nations
Medalists
Majlinda Kelmendi  Kosovo Odette Giuffrida  Italy Misato Nakamura  Japan Natalia Kuziutina  Russia

The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket).

The medals for the competition were presented by Thomas Bach, Germany, president of the International Olympic Committee and the gifts were presented by Marius Vizer, president of the International Judo Federation.

A controversy emerged that Joud Fahmy from Saudi Arabia gave up of her first round fight to avoid facing Israeli Gili Cohen. The Saudi Olympic team dismissed the controversy and tweeted that Fahmy had sustained injuries to her arm and leg during training and was advised by medical staff not to compete.

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	Odette Giuffrida (ITA)	000
	Ma Yingnan (CHN)	000
					Odette Giuffrida (ITA)	000
					Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS)	001
	Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS)	000
	Misato Nakamura (JPN)	000

Repechages

	Repechage					Bronze medal
	Andreea Chițu (ROU)		010
	Érika Miranda (BRA)		100			Érika Miranda (BRA)		000
						Misato Nakamura (JPN)		001

	Repechage					Bronze medal
	Christianne Legentil (MRI)		000
	Natalia Kuziutina (RUS)		100			Natalia Kuziutina (RUS)		100
						Ma Yingnan (CHN)		000

Pool A

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals
						Andreea Chițu (ROU)		101
	Laura Gómez (ESP)		101			Laura Gómez (ESP)		000
	Gulbadam Babamuratova (TKM)		000								Andreea Chițu (ROU)		000
											Odette Giuffrida (ITA)		001
						Odette Giuffrida (ITA)		001
	Darya Skrypnik (BLR)		001			Mareen Kräh (GER)		000
	Mareen Kräh (GER)		011

Pool B

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals
						Érika Miranda (BRA)		100
						Hela Ayari (TUN)		000
											Érika Miranda (BRA)		000
											Ma Yingnan (CHN)		010
						Ma Yingnan (CHN)		100
	Joana Ramos (POR)		102			Joana Ramos (POR)		000
	Antoinette Gasongo (BDI)		000

Pool C

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals
						Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS)		100
	Priscilla Gneto (FRA)		000			Evelyne Tschopp (SUI)		000
	Evelyne Tschopp (SUI)		100								Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS)		000
											Christianne Legentil (MRI)		000
						Gili Cohen (ISR)		000
	Christianne Legentil (MRI)		100			Christianne Legentil (MRI)		001
	Joud Fahmy (KSA)		000

Pool D

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals
						Misato Nakamura (JPN)		100
	Angelica Delgado (USA)		003			Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon (MGL)		000
	Adiyaasambuugiin Tsolmon (MGL)		010								Misato Nakamura (JPN)		100
											Natalia Kuziutina (RUS)		000
						Natalia Kuziutina (RUS)		002
						Ecaterina Guica (CAN)		000

External links

• judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's 52 kg at Olympedia