| Times held | 6 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 71 |
| Total countries | 46 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lightweight (≤58 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 17 | 16 |
| 2004 | Lightweight (≤58 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 14 | 13 |
| 2008 | Lightweight (≤58 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 12 | 11 |
| 2012 | Lightweight (≤58 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 19 | 17 |
| 2016 | Lightweight (≤58 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 16 | 15 |
| 2020 | Lightweight (≤59 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 14 | 14 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thailand | THA |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei | TPE |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | MEX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | PRK |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | TKM |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Yanqing | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kuo Hsing-Chun | TPE |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soraya Jiménez | MEX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Li Xueying | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sukanya Srisurat | THA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |