| Times held | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 166 |
| Total countries | 66 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 7 | 7 |
| 1992 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 22 | 22 |
| 1996 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 2000 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 2004 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 22 | 22 |
| 2008 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 2012 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 19 | 19 |
| 2016 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 2020 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 28 | 28 |
| 2024 | Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 31 | 31 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| People's Republic of China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Türkiye | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryoko Tamura-Tani | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Alina Dumitru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Paula Pareto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kye Sun-Hui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cécile Nowak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sarah Menezes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Distria Krasniqi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Natsumi Tsunoda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |