These are the results of the women's 61 kg (also known as half middleweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 24 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.[1]
| Women's 61 kg at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 23 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
Repechage edit
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 | Second round | Third round | Bronze medal finals | |||||||||||
 Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | W | |||||||||||||
 Hajer Tbessi (TUN) | L | Xiomara Griffith (VEN) | L |  Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | L | |||||||||
 Susann Singer (GER) | W | Susann Singer (GER) | L | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | W |  Jenny Gal (NED) | W | |||||||
 Laurie Pace (MLT) | L | Ilknur Kobas (TUR) | W | |||||||||||
 Ileana Beltrán (CUB) | W |  Sara Álvarez (ESP) | W | |||||||||||
 Michelle Buckingham (CAN) | L | Ileana Beltrán (CUB) | L | Sara Álvarez (ESP) | L |  Yael Arad (ISR) | L | |||||||
 Tatyana Bogomyakova (RUS) | W | Tatyana Bogomyakova (RUS) | L | Yael Arad (ISR) | W |  Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | W | |||||||
 Cathérine Fleury-Vachon (FRA) | L | Yael Arad (ISR) | W | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Judo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Half-Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
