Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg
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The Women's 52 kg (also known as half-lightweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
was held on August 10, at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 52 kilograms.
Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 CST, while repechage
finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00 CST.
This event was the second-lightest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 52 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....
was held on August 10, at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing. The venue covers an area of 2.38 hectares and the total floor space of construction reaches 24,662 square metres. The seating capacity is 8,024...
. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 52 kilograms.
Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 CST, while repechage
Repechage
Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...
finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00 CST.
This event was the second-lightest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 52 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.
Medalists
| Bronze | |