These are the results of the women's 56 kg (also known as lightweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

This page shows the final results of the Judo Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Kye Sun-Hui surprised spectators by winning gold in the women's extra-lightweight event. She had obtained a wildcard entry to the Games.-Men's events:...

in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka

Judo

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 whose body weight

Body weight

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 was less than, or equal to, 56 kilograms. Competition took place on 1996-07-24 in the Georgia World Congress Center

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Medalists

Bronze

Results

The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

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

Repechage

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. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.