Judo — Heavyweight, Women

Times held 10
Total participants 135
Total countries 60

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1988 Heavyweight (>72 kilograms), Women Olympic (non-medal) 7 7
1992 Heavyweight (>72 kilograms), Women Olympic 21 21
1996 Heavyweight (>72 kilograms), Women Olympic 20 20
2000 Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women Olympic 24 24
2004 Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women Olympic 22 22
2008 Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women Olympic 21 21
2012 Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women Olympic 20 20
2016 Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women Olympic 17 17
2020 Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women Olympic 27 27
2024 Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women Olympic 26 26

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Zhuang XiaoyanCHN Estela RodríguezCUB Nathalie Lupino
Yoko Sakaue
FRA
JPN
1996 Sun FumingCHN Estela RodríguezCUB Christine Cicot
Johanna Hagn
FRA
GER
2000 Yuan HuaCHN Daima BeltránCUB Mayumi Yamashita
Kim Seon-Yeong
JPN
KOR
2004 Maki TsukadaJPN Daima BeltránCUB Sun Fuming
Tea Donguzashvili
CHN
RUS
2008 Tong WenCHN Maki TsukadaJPN Idalys Ortiz
Lucija Polavder
CUB
SLO
2012 Idalys OrtizCUB Mika SugimotoJPN Tong Wen
Karina Bryant
CHN
GBR
2016 Émilie AndéolFRA Idalys OrtizCUB Yu Song
Kanae Yamabe
CHN
JPN
2020 Akira SoneJPN Idalys OrtizCUB Iryna Kindzerska
Romane Dicko
AZE
FRA
2024 Beatriz SouzaBRA Raz HershkoISR Romane Dicko
Kim Ha-Yun
FRA
KOR

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
People's Republic of China CHN 4 0 3 7
Japan JPN 2 2 3 7
Cuba CUB 1 6 1 8
France FRA 1 0 4 5
Brazil BRA 1 0 0 1
Israel ISR 0 1 0 1
Republic of Korea KOR 0 0 2 2
Azerbaijan AZE 0 0 1 1
Germany GER 0 0 1 1
Great Britain GBR 0 0 1 1
Russian Federation RUS 0 0 1 1
Slovenia SLO 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Idalys Ortiz CUB 1 2 1 4
Maki Tsukada JPN 1 1 0 2
Sun Fuming CHN 1 0 1 2
Tong Wen CHN 1 0 1 2
Zhuang Xiaoyan CHN 1 0 0 1
Yuan Hua CHN 1 0 0 1
Émilie Andéol FRA 1 0 0 1
Akira Sone JPN 1 0 0 1
Beatriz Souza BRA 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 2016 Summer Olympics Sonia Asselah =9 See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2020 Summer Olympics Iryna Kindzerska =3 Bronze See all
Belarus BLR 2020 Summer Olympics Maryna Slutskaya =9 See all
Belgium BEL 2000 Summer Olympics Brigitte Olivier =9 See all
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 2024 Summer Olympics Larisa Cerić =7 See all
Brazil BRA 2024 Summer Olympics Beatriz Souza 1 Gold See all
Bulgaria BUL 2000 Summer Olympics Tsvetana Bozhilova =19 See all
2004 Summer Olympics Tsvetana Bozhilova =19
Cabo Verde CPV 2012 Summer Olympics Adysângela Moniz =9 See all
Cameroon CMR 2020 Summer Olympics Vanessa Mballa =17 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Richelle Soppi Mbella =17
Canada CAN 1996 Summer Olympics Nancy Filteau =9 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1996 Summer Olympics Yeh Wen-Hua =14 See all
Congo CGO 2004 Summer Olympics Tatiana Bvegadzi =13 See all
Croatia CRO 2020 Summer Olympics Ivana Maranić =17 See all
Cuba CUB 2012 Summer Olympics Idalys Ortiz 1 Gold See all
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 1996 Summer Olympics Marguerite Goualou Yao =14 See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2024 Summer Olympics Moira Morillo =9 See all
Ecuador ECU 2004 Summer Olympics Carmen Chalá =9 See all
Egypt EGY 2008 Summer Olympics Samah Ramadan =7 See all
Finland FIN 1992 Summer Olympics Anne Åkerblom =20 See all
France FRA 2016 Summer Olympics Émilie Andéol 1 Gold See all
Georgia GEO 2024 Summer Olympics Sophio Somkhishvili =9 See all
Germany GER 1996 Summer Olympics Johanna Hagn =3 Bronze See all
Great Britain GBR 2012 Summer Olympics Karina Bryant =3 Bronze See all
Greece GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Eleni Patsiou =19 See all
Hungary HUN 1992 Summer Olympics Éva Gránitz =7 See all
India IND 1996 Summer Olympics Shah Kohli 13 See all
Israel ISR 2024 Summer Olympics Raz Hershko 2 Silver See all
Japan JPN 2004 Summer Olympics Maki Tsukada 1 Gold See all
2020 Summer Olympics Akira Sone 1 Gold
Kazakhstan KAZ 2012 Summer Olympics Gulzhan Isanova =7 See all
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA 2012 Summer Olympics Wojdan Shaherkani =17 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Tahani Al-Qahtani =17
Lithuania LTU 2016 Summer Olympics Santa Pakenytė =9 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Sandra Jablonskytė =9
Mexico MEX 2008 Summer Olympics Vanessa Zambotti =9 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Vanessa Zambotti =9
Mongolia MGL 2008 Summer Olympics Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand =5 See all
New Zealand NZL 2000 Summer Olympics Fiona Iredale =9 See all
Nicaragua NCA 2024 Summer Olympics Izayana Marenco =9 See all
Panama PAN 2000 Summer Olympics Estela Riley =19 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 1992 Summer Olympics Zhuang Xiaoyan 1 Gold See all
1996 Summer Olympics Sun Fuming 1 Gold
2000 Summer Olympics Yuan Hua 1 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics Tong Wen 1 Gold
Poland POL 1992 Summer Olympics Beáta Maksymow =5 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Beáta Maksymow =5
Portugal POR 2020 Summer Olympics Rochele Nunes =9 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Rochele Nunes =9
Puerto Rico PUR 1992 Summer Olympics Nilmarí Santini =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Melissa Mojica =9
2016 Summer Olympics Melissa Mojica =9
Republic of Korea KOR 2000 Summer Olympics Kim Seon-Yeong =3 Bronze See all
2024 Summer Olympics Kim Ha-Yun =3 Bronze
Russian Federation RUS 2004 Summer Olympics Tea Donguzashvili =3 Bronze See all
Senegal SEN 2000 Summer Olympics Adja Marieme Diop =19 See all
Serbia SRB 2024 Summer Olympics Milica Žabić =5 See all
Serbia and Montenegro SCG 2000 Summer Olympics Mara Kovačević =15 See all
Slovenia SLO 2008 Summer Olympics Lucija Polavder =3 Bronze See all
Spain ESP 1992 Summer Olympics Inmaculada Vicent =13 See all
Thailand THA 1992 Summer Olympics Supatra Yompakdee =9 See all
Trinidad and Tobago TTO 2020 Summer Olympics Gabriella Wood =17 See all
Tunisia TUN 2004 Summer Olympics Insaf Yahyaoui =5 See all
Türkiye TUR 2016 Summer Olympics Kayra Sayıt =5 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Kayra Sayıt =5
2024 Summer Olympics Kayra Özdemir =5
Ukraine UKR 2004 Summer Olympics Maryna Prokof'ieva =5 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Iryna Kindzerska =5
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Svetlana Gundarenko =7 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2008 Summer Olympics Mariya Shekirova =18 See all
Venezuela VEN 2004 Summer Olympics Giovanna Blanco =7 See all
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies EOR 2024 Summer Olympics Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi =17 See all