Judo — Lightweight, Women

Times held 10
Total participants 146
Total countries 68

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1988 Lightweight (≤56 kilograms), Women Olympic (non-medal) 8 8
1992 Lightweight (≤56 kilograms), Women Olympic 23 23
1996 Lightweight (≤56 kilograms), Women Olympic 22 22
2000 Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women Olympic 23 23
2004 Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women Olympic 23 23
2008 Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women Olympic 22 22
2012 Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women Olympic 24 24
2016 Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women Olympic 23 23
2020 Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women Olympic 25 25
2024 Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women Olympic 28 28

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Míriam BlascoESP Nicola FairbrotherGBR Driulis González
Chiyori Tateno
CUB
JPN
1996 Driulis GonzálezCUB Jeong Seon-YongKOR Marisabel Lomba
Isabel Fernández
BEL
ESP
2000 Isabel FernándezESP Driulis GonzálezCUB Mária Pekli
Kie Kusakabe
AUS
JPN
2004 Yvonne BönischGER Kye Sun-HuiPRK Yurisleidys Lupetey
Deborah Gravenstijn
CUB
NED
2008 Giulia QuintavalleITA Deborah GravenstijnNED Ketleyn Quadros
Xu Yan
BRA
CHN
2012 Kaori MatsumotoJPN Corina CăprioriuROU Automne Pavia
Marti Malloy
FRA
USA
2016 Rafaela SilvaBRA Dorjsürengiin SumyaaMGL Kaori Matsumoto
Telma Monteiro
JPN
POR
2020 Nora GjakovaKOS Sarah-Léonie CysiqueFRA Jessica Klimkait
Tsukasa Yoshida
CAN
JPN
2024 Christa DeguchiCAN Heo Mi-MiKOR Sarah-Léonie Cysique
Haruka Funakubo
FRA
JPN

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Spain ESP 2 0 1 3
Cuba CUB 1 1 2 4
Japan JPN 1 0 5 6
Brazil BRA 1 0 1 2
Canada CAN 1 0 1 2
Germany GER 1 0 0 1
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
Kosovo KOS 1 0 0 1
Republic of Korea KOR 0 2 0 2
France FRA 0 1 2 3
Netherlands NED 0 1 1 2
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 0 1 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 1 0 1
Mongolia MGL 0 1 0 1
Romania ROU 0 1 0 1
Australia AUS 0 0 1 1
Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
People's Republic of China CHN 0 0 1 1
Portugal POR 0 0 1 1
United States USA 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Driulis González CUB 1 1 1 3
Isabel Fernández ESP 1 0 1 2
Kaori Matsumoto JPN 1 0 1 2
Míriam Blasco ESP 1 0 0 1
Yvonne Bönisch GER 1 0 0 1
Giulia Quintavalle ITA 1 0 0 1
Rafaela Silva BRA 1 0 0 1
Nora Gjakova KOS 1 0 0 1
Christa Deguchi CAN 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 2008 Summer Olympics Lila Latrous =13 See all
Angola ANG 2020 Summer Olympics Diassonema Mucungui =17 See all
Austria AUT 2012 Summer Olympics Sabrina Filzmoser =7 See all
Azerbaijan AZE 1996 Summer Olympics Zülfiyyə Hüseynova =7 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Zülfiyyə Hüseynova =7
Belgium BEL 1996 Summer Olympics Marisabel Lomba =3 Bronze See all
Brazil BRA 2016 Summer Olympics Rafaela Silva 1 Gold See all
Bulgaria BUL 2020 Summer Olympics Ivelina Ilieva =9 See all
Cameroon CMR 2000 Summer Olympics Françoise Nguele =13 See all
Canada CAN 2024 Summer Olympics Christa Deguchi 1 Gold See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 2016 Summer Olympics Lien Chen-Ling =5 See all
Colombia COL 2012 Summer Olympics Yadinis Amarís =9 See all
Cuba CUB 1996 Summer Olympics Driulis González 1 Gold See all
Czechia CZE 2000 Summer Olympics Michaela Vernerová =19 See all
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 2016 Summer Olympics Zouleiha Dabonne =9 See all
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 2004 Summer Olympics Kye Sun-Hui 2 Silver See all
Djibouti DJI 2012 Summer Olympics Sally Raguib DNS See all
Dominican Republic DOM 1992 Summer Olympics Altagracia Contreras =18 See all
Fiji FIJ 2004 Summer Olympics Elina Nasaudrodro =20 See all
Finland FIN 2008 Summer Olympics Nina Koivumäki =9 See all
France FRA 2020 Summer Olympics Sarah-Léonie Cysique 2 Silver See all
Georgia GEO 2020 Summer Olympics Eteri Liparteliani =5 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Eteri Liparteliani =5
Germany GER 2004 Summer Olympics Yvonne Bönisch 1 Gold See all
Great Britain GBR 1992 Summer Olympics Nicola Fairbrother 2 Silver See all
Greece GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Ioulieta Boukouvala =16 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Ioulieta Boukouvala =16
Guam GUM 2024 Summer Olympics Maria Escaño =17 See all
Guinea GUI 2024 Summer Olympics Mariana Esteves =9 See all
Haiti HAI 2008 Summer Olympics Ange Jean Baptiste =19 See all
Honduras HON 1996 Summer Olympics Jeny Rodríguez =20 See all
Hong Kong, China HKG 1992 Summer Olympics Law Lai Wah =14 See all
Hungary HUN 2012 Summer Olympics Hedvig Karakas =5 See all
Independent Olympic Athletes IOA 1992 Summer Olympics Zorica Blagojević DNS See all
Israel ISR 2020 Summer Olympics Timna Nelson Levy =7 See all
Italy ITA 2008 Summer Olympics Giulia Quintavalle 1 Gold See all
Japan JPN 2012 Summer Olympics Kaori Matsumoto 1 Gold See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2008 Summer Olympics Gulzat Uralbayeva =19 See all
Kiribati KIR 2024 Summer Olympics Nera Tiebwa =17 See all
Kosovo KOS 2020 Summer Olympics Nora Gjakova 1 Gold See all
Malta MLT 2004 Summer Olympics Marcon Bezzina =13 See all
Mongolia MGL 2016 Summer Olympics Dorjsürengiin Sumyaa 2 Silver See all
Nepal NEP 2024 Summer Olympics Manita Shrestha Pradhan =17 See all
Netherlands NED 2008 Summer Olympics Deborah Gravenstijn 2 Silver See all
New Zealand NZL 2016 Summer Olympics Darcina Manuel =9 See all
Nigeria NGR 2004 Summer Olympics Catherine Ewa Ekuta =16 See all
Panama PAN 2024 Summer Olympics Kristine Jiménez =9 See all
Poland POL 1992 Summer Olympics Maria Gontowicz-Szałas =7 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Julia Kowalczyk =7
Portugal POR 2016 Summer Olympics Telma Monteiro =3 Bronze See all
Puerto Rico PUR 2004 Summer Olympics Jessica García =13 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Darya Mezhetskaya =17 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1996 Summer Olympics Jeong Seon-Yong 2 Silver See all
2024 Summer Olympics Heo Mi-Mi 2 Silver
Republic of Moldova MDA 2000 Summer Olympics Ludmila Cristea =19 See all
Romania ROU 2012 Summer Olympics Corina Căprioriu 2 Silver See all
Russian Federation RUS 1996 Summer Olympics Zulfiya Garipova =7 See all
2004 Summer Olympics Nataliya Yukhareva =7
2012 Summer Olympics Irina Zabludina =7
Senegal SEN 2012 Summer Olympics Hortance Diédhiou =9 See all
Serbia SRB 2024 Summer Olympics Marica Perišić =7 See all
Sierra Leone SLE 2024 Summer Olympics Mariama Koroma =17 See all
Slovenia SLO 2020 Summer Olympics Kaja Kajzer =5 See all
Spain ESP 1992 Summer Olympics Míriam Blasco 1 Gold See all
2000 Summer Olympics Isabel Fernández 1 Gold
Sweden SWE 1992 Summer Olympics Ursula Myrén =9 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Pernilla Andersson =9
Switzerland SUI 2004 Summer Olympics Lena Göldi =9 See all
Thailand THA 1992 Summer Olympics Prateep Pinitwong =14 See all
Tunisia TUN 2008 Summer Olympics Nesria Jelassi =9 See all
Turkmenistan TKM 2024 Summer Olympics Maýsa Pardaýewa =9 See all
Ukraine UKR 2024 Summer Olympics Dar'ia Bilodid =9 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Inna Toropeyeva =18 See all
United States USA 2012 Summer Olympics Marti Malloy =3 Bronze See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2024 Summer Olympics Shukurjon Aminova =9 See all
Venezuela VEN 2004 Summer Olympics Rudymar Fleming =20 See all
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies EOR 2020 Summer Olympics Sanda Al-Dass =17 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Muna Dahouk =17