Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg
| Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| 60 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 65 kg | 52 kg | ||||
| 71 kg | 56 kg | ||||
| 78 kg | 61 kg | ||||
| 86 kg | 66 kg | ||||
| 95 kg | 72 kg | ||||
| +95 kg | +72 kg | ||||
A total number of 23 women competed in this event, limited to judoka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 48 kilograms. Competition took place on 1996-07-26 in the Georgia World Congress Center.[1]
Kye Sun-Hui surprised spectators by winning gold. She had obtained a wildcard entry to the Games, and was virtually unknown on the international stage.[2]
Medalists
| Gold | Kye Sun-Hui North Korea |
| Silver | Ryoko Tamura Japan |
| Bronze | Amarilys Savón Cuba |
Yolanda Soler Spain |
Results
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal final | ||||||||||||||
 Tina Kirkman (AUS) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Yu Shu-Chen (TPE) |
W | Shu-Chen Yu (TPE) |
L | |||||||||||||||
 Hillary Wolf (USA) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Amarilis Savon (CUB) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Hülya Şenyurt (TUR) |
L | Hillary Wolf (USA) |
L | |||||||||||||||
 Salima Souakri (ALG) |
W | Salima Souakri (ALG) |
L | |||||||||||||||
| Amarilys Savón (CUB) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Amarilys Savón (CUB) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Giovanna Tortora (ITA) |
W | Ryoko Tamura (JPN) |
W | |||||||||||||||
 Andrea Berti (BRA) |
L | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) |
W | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Galina Atayeva (TKM) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryoko Tamura (JPN) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Giovanna Tortora (ITA) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Dora Maldonado (HON) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryoko Tamura (JPN) |
W | Ryoko Tamura (JPN) |
W | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) |
L | Ryoko Tamura (JPN) |
L | |||||||||||||||
| Sun Hui Kye (PRK) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Phoung Trinh Cao Ngoc (VIE) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Aiyue Li (CHN) |
L |  Sarah Nichilo (FRA) |
W | |||||||||||||||
| Sarah Nichilo (FRA) |
W | Sarah Nichilo (FRA) |
L | |||||||||||||||
 Tamara Meijer (NED) |
W | Sun Hui Kye (PRK) |
W | |||||||||||||||
 Natalya Kuligina (KGZ) |
L | Tamara Meijer (NED) |
L | |||||||||||||||
| Sun Hui Kye (PRK) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Sun Hui Kye (PRK) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Yolanda Soler (ESP) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Jana Perlberg (GER) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Małgorzata Roszkowska (POL) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Małgorzata Roszkowska (POL) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Yolanda Soler (ESP) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Joyce Heron (GBR) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Carolyne Lepage (CAN) |
L | Yolanda Soler (ESP) |
W | |||||||||||||||
| Yolanda Soler (ESP) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
The losing semifinalists as well as 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal finals | ||||||||||
| Salima Souakri (ALG) |
W | Salima Souakri (ALG) |
L | ||||||||||
| Bye | Hillary Wolf (USA) |
L | Yolanda Soler (ESP) |
W | |||||||||
| Salima Souakri (ALG) |
W | Salima Souakri (ALG) |
W | ||||||||||
| Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) |
W | ||||||||||||
| Tatiana Moskvina (BLR) |
W | Giovanna Tortora (ITA) |
L | ||||||||||
| Dora Maldonado (HON) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Tamara Meijer (NED) |
L | Sarah Nichilo (FRA) |
L | ||||||||||
| Bye | L | Sarah Nichilo (FRA) |
W | Amarilys Savón (CUB) |
W | ||||||||
| Tamara Meijer (NED) |
W | Sarah Nichilo (FRA) |
W | ||||||||||
| Małgorzata Roszkowska (POL) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Joyce Heron (GBR) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Joyce Heron (GBR) |
W | Małgorzata Roszkowska (POL) |
W | ||||||||||
| Carolyne Lepage (CAN) |
L | ||||||||||||
References
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