Judo — Half-Lightweight, Women

Times held 10
Total participants 156
Total countries 72

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1988 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic (non-medal) 8 8
1992 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 25 25
1996 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 21 21
2000 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 23 23
2004 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 24 24
2008 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 22 22
2012 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 23 23
2016 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 21 21
2020 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 29 29
2024 Half-Lightweight (≤52 kilograms), Women Olympic 26 26

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Almudena MuñozESP Noriko MizoguchiJPN Li Zhongyun
Sharon Rendle
CHN
GBR
1996 Marie-Claire RestouxFRA Hyeon Suk-HuiKOR Legna Verdecia
Noriko Sugawara
CUB
JPN
2000 Legna VerdeciaCUB Noriko Sugawara-NarazakiJPN Liu Yuxiang
Kye Sun-Hui
CHN
PRK
2004 Xian DongmeiCHN Yuki YokosawaJPN Ilse Heylen
Amarilis Savón
BEL
CUB
2008 Xian DongmeiCHN An Kum-AePRK Soraya Haddad
Misato Nakamura
ALG
JPN
2012 An Kum-AePRK Yanet BermoyCUB Priscilla Gneto
Rosalba Forciniti
FRA
ITA
2016 Majlinda KelmendiKOS Odette GiuffridaITA Misato Nakamura
Nataliya Kuzyutina
JPN
RUS
2020 Uta AbeJPN Amandine BuchardFRA Chelsie Giles
Odette Giuffrida
GBR
ITA
2024 Diyora KeldiyorovaUZB Distria KrasniqiKOS Larissa Pimenta
Amandine Buchard
BRA
FRA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
People's Republic of China CHN 2 0 2 4
Japan JPN 1 3 3 7
Cuba CUB 1 1 2 4
France FRA 1 1 2 4
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1 1 1 3
Kosovo KOS 1 1 0 2
Spain ESP 1 0 0 1
Uzbekistan UZB 1 0 0 1
Italy ITA 0 1 2 3
Republic of Korea KOR 0 1 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 0 2 2
Algeria ALG 0 0 1 1
Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
Brazil BRA 0 0 1 1
Russian Federation RUS 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Xian Dongmei CHN 2 0 0 2
An Kum-Ae PRK 1 1 0 2
Legna Verdecia CUB 1 0 1 2
Almudena Muñoz ESP 1 0 0 1
Marie-Claire Restoux FRA 1 0 0 1
Majlinda Kelmendi ALB
KOS
1 0 0 1
Uta Abe JPN 1 0 0 1
Diyora Keldiyorova UZB 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Albania ALB 2012 Summer Olympics Majlinda Kelmendi =9 See all
Algeria ALG 2008 Summer Olympics Soraya Haddad =3 Bronze See all
Argentina ARG 1992 Summer Olympics Carolina Mariani =7 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Carolina Mariani =7
Azerbaijan AZE 2024 Summer Olympics Gültac Məmmədəliyeva =17 See all
Belarus BLR 2016 Summer Olympics Daria Skrypnik =17 See all
Belgium BEL 2004 Summer Olympics Ilse Heylen =3 Bronze See all
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 2000 Summer Olympics Arijana Jaha =19 See all
Brazil BRA 2024 Summer Olympics Larissa Pimenta =3 Bronze See all
Bulgaria BUL 1992 Summer Olympics Emiliya Vacheva =20 See all
Burundi BDI 2016 Summer Olympics Antoinette Gasongo =17 See all
Cabo Verde CPV 2024 Summer Olympics Djamila Silva =17 See all
Cameroon CMR 2000 Summer Olympics Judith Esseng Abolo =19 See all
Canada CAN 2000 Summer Olympics Luce Baillargeon =9 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Ecaterina Guica =9
Chinese Taipei TPE 1996 Summer Olympics Tseng Hsiao-Fen 13 See all
Cuba CUB 2000 Summer Olympics Legna Verdecia 1 Gold See all
Cyprus CYP 2024 Summer Olympics Sofia Asvesta =9 See all
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 2012 Summer Olympics An Kum-Ae 1 Gold See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2012 Summer Olympics María García =9 See all
Finland FIN 2012 Summer Olympics Jaana Sundberg =17 See all
France FRA 1996 Summer Olympics Marie-Claire Restoux 1 Gold See all
Georgia GEO 2020 Summer Olympics Tetiana Levytska-Shukvani =9 See all
Germany GER 2024 Summer Olympics Mascha Ballhaus =7 See all
Greece GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Maria Tselaridou =15 See all
Guinea GUI 2004 Summer Olympics M'Mah Soumah =19 See all
Guinea Bissau GBS 2020 Summer Olympics Taciana Lima =17 See all
Haiti HAI 2012 Summer Olympics Linouse Desravine =17 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Sabiana Anestor =17
Hong Kong, China HKG 1992 Summer Olympics Yu Wai Seung =16 See all
Hungary HUN 2020 Summer Olympics Réka Pupp =5 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Réka Pupp =5
India IND 2000 Summer Olympics Lourembam Brojeshori Devi =9 See all
Indonesia INA 2024 Summer Olympics Maryam March Maharani =9 See all
Israel ISR 2024 Summer Olympics Gefen Primo =7 See all
Italy ITA 2016 Summer Olympics Odette Giuffrida 2 Silver See all
Japan JPN 2020 Summer Olympics Uta Abe 1 Gold See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2008 Summer Olympics Sholpan Kaliyeva =5 See all
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA 2016 Summer Olympics Joud Fahmy DNS See all
Kosovo KOS 2016 Summer Olympics Majlinda Kelmendi 1 Gold See all
Liechtenstein LIE 2000 Summer Olympics Ulrike Kaiser =15 See all
Luxembourg LUX 2012 Summer Olympics Marie Muller =5 See all
Madagascar MAD 2000 Summer Olympics Naina Cecilia Ravaoarisoa =19 See all
2004 Summer Olympics Naina Cecilia Ravaoarisoa =19
Mauritius MRI 2012 Summer Olympics Christianne Legentil =7 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Christianne Legentil =7
Mexico MEX 2024 Summer Olympics Paulina Martínez =17 See all
Mongolia MGL 2012 Summer Olympics Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa =9 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Adyaasambuu Tsolmon =9
2020 Summer Olympics Lkhagvasürengiin Sosorbaram =9
2024 Summer Olympics Lkhagvasürengiin Sosorbaram =9
Mozambique MOZ 2024 Summer Olympics Jacira Ferreira =17 See all
Netherlands NED 1992 Summer Olympics Jessica Gal =5 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Deborah Gravenstijn =5
New Zealand NZL 2004 Summer Olympics Rochelle Stormont =19 See all
North Macedonia MKD 2020 Summer Olympics Arbresha Rexhepi =17 See all
Panama PAN 2020 Summer Olympics Kristine Jiménez =17 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2004 Summer Olympics Xian Dongmei 1 Gold See all
2008 Summer Olympics Xian Dongmei 1 Gold
Poland POL 1996 Summer Olympics Larysa Krause =5 See all
Portugal POR 1992 Summer Olympics Paula Saldanha =7 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Nataliya Kuzyutina =9 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1996 Summer Olympics Hyeon Suk-Hui 2 Silver See all
Romania ROU 2000 Summer Olympics Ioana Dinea =5 See all
Russian Federation RUS 2016 Summer Olympics Nataliya Kuzyutina =3 Bronze See all
Senegal SEN 2004 Summer Olympics Hortance Diédhiou =13 See all
2008 Summer Olympics Hortance Diédhiou =13
Slovenia SLO 2004 Summer Olympics Petra Nareks =19 See all
Spain ESP 1992 Summer Olympics Almudena Muñoz 1 Gold See all
Sweden SWE 2004 Summer Olympics Sanna Askelöf =9 See all
Switzerland SUI 2020 Summer Olympics Fabienne Kocher =5 See all
Thailand THA 2020 Summer Olympics Kachakorn Warasiha =17 See all
Tunisia TUN 2016 Summer Olympics Hela Ayari =9 See all
Turkmenistan TKM 2016 Summer Olympics Gülbadam Babamyradowa =17 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Gülbadam Babamyradowa =17
Türkiye TUR 1992 Summer Olympics Derya Çalışkan =13 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Dina Maksutova =9 See all
United Arab Emirates UAE 2024 Summer Olympics Khorloodoi Bishrelt =9 See all
United States USA 1996 Summer Olympics Marisa Pedulla =7 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2024 Summer Olympics Diyora Keldiyorova 1 Gold See all
Venezuela VEN 2008 Summer Olympics Flor Velázquez =9 See all
Vietnam VIE 2020 Summer Olympics Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thủy =17 See all