Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 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 | ||||
These are the results of the women's 52 kg (also known as half lightweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 21 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 61 kilograms. Competition took place on July 23 of 1996 in the Georgia World Congress Center.
Medalists
| Gold | Marie-Claire Restoux France |
| Silver | Hyun Sook-hee South Korea |
| Bronze | Noriko Sugawara Japan |
Legna Verdecia Cuba |
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 | ||||||||||||||
 Ewa-Larysa Krause (POL) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Sharon Rendle (GBR) |
L |  Lynda Mekzine (ALG) |
L | |||||||||||||||
| Lynda Mekzine (ALG) |
W | Ewa-Larysa Krause (POL) |
W | |||||||||||||||
 Almudena Muñoz (ESP) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Almudena Muñoz (ESP) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Isabelle Schmutz (SUI) |
L |  Marina Kovrigina (RUS) |
L | |||||||||||||||
| Marina Kovrigina (RUS) |
W | Ewa-Larysa Krause (POL) |
L | |||||||||||||||
| Marie-Claire Restoux (FRA) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Katiuska Santaella (VEN) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Heidi Goossens (BEL) |
L |  Marisa Pedulla (USA) |
W | |||||||||||||||
| Marisa Pedulla (USA) |
W | Marisa Pedulla (USA) |
L | |||||||||||||||
| Marie-Claire Restoux (FRA) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Cathy Brain-Grainger (AUS) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Marie-Claire Restoux (FRA) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Marie-Claire Restoux (FRA) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyun Sook-hee (KOR) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Carolina Mariani (ARG) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Nathalie Gosselin (CAN) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Carolina Mariani (ARG) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyun Sook-hee (KOR) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
 Tseng Hsiao-fen (TPE) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Hyun Sook-hee (KOR) |
W | Hyun Sook-hee (KOR) |
W | |||||||||||||||
 Alessandra Giungi (ITA) |
L | Hyun Sook-hee (KOR) |
W | |||||||||||||||
| Legna Verdecia (CUB) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
 Alexa von Schwichow (GER) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
| Legna Verdecia (CUB) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Legna Verdecia (CUB) |
W | |||||||||||||||||
| Noriko Sugawara (JPN) |
W | Noriko Sugawara (JPN) |
L | |||||||||||||||
 Wang Jin (CHN) |
L | Noriko Sugawara (JPN) |
W | |||||||||||||||
 Sunith Thakur (IND) |
L | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
| Lynda Mekzine (ALG) |
L | Legna Verdecia (CUB) |
W | ||||||||||
| Almudena Muñoz (ESP) |
W | Almudena Muñoz (ESP) |
L | ||||||||||
| Almudena Muñoz (ESP) |
W | ||||||||||||
| Marisa Pedulla (USA) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Marisa Pedulla (USA) |
W | ||||||||||||
| Cathy Brain-Grainger (AUS) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Carolina Mariani (ARG) |
W | Ewa-Larysa Krause (POL) |
L | ||||||||||
| Tseng Hsiao-fen (TPE) |
L | Alessandra Giungi (ITA) |
L | Noriko Sugawara (JPN) |
W | ||||||||
| Alessandra Giungi (ITA) |
W | Carolina Mariani (ARG) |
L | ||||||||||
| Noriko Sugawara (JPN) |
W | ||||||||||||
| Alexa von Schwichow (GER) |
L | ||||||||||||
| Noriko Sugawara (JPN) |
W | ||||||||||||
References
- http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/JUD/womens-half-lightweight.html
- http://www.judoinside.com/event/2/1996_Olympic_Games_Atlanta/judo-matches?cId=52
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