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Middleweight (≤66 kilograms), Women

Date	22 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Hall H)
Participants	20 from 20 countries
Format	Two single-elimination pools, with winner of each pool advanced to the final. All judoka losing to the finalists in each pool advanced to repêchage pools, with the winners of the repêchage pools earning bronze medals.

Jo Min-Seon had competed in the women’s judo demonstration event at the 1988 Olympics, placing third. She had since won the 1993 and 1995 World Championships and was heavily favored in Atlanta. Jo was never challenged, winning all five matches by ippon, with the final against the surprising Aneta Szczepańska of Poland, who had no international record of any sort. Jo would eventually win Korean national titles in five different weight categories (48 to 66 kg).

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Jo Min-Seon	KOR	Gold
2	Aneta Szczepańska	POL	Silver
=3	Wang Xianbo	CHN	Bronze
=3	Claudia Zwiers	NED	Bronze
=5	Alice Dubois	FRA
=5	Odalis Revé	CUB
=7	Liliko Ogasawara	USA
=7	Rowena Sweatman	GBR
=9	Wu Mei-Ling	TPE
=9	Dulce Piña	DOM
=9	Mariela Spacek	AUT
=9	Mélanie Engoang	GAB
13	Rosicléia Campos	BRA
=14	Anja von Rekowski	GER
=14	Risa Kazumi	JPN
=14	Priscilla Chery	MRI
=14	Yelena Kotelnikova	RUS
=18	Carly Dixon	AUS
=18	Radka Štusáková	CZE
=18	Emanuela Pierantozzi	ITA

Pool A (22 July 1996)

Round One (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Risa Kazumi	JPN	Ippon/Yoko-shiho-gatame (3:58)	Radka Štusáková	CZE
Match #2	Jo Min-Seon	KOR	Ippon/Tate-shiho-gatame (1:35)	Rosicléia Campos	BRA

Quarter-Finals (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Claudia Zwiers	NED	Yuko/Ko-soto-gake (4:00)	Liliko Ogasawara	USA
Match #2	Wu Mei-Ling	TPE	Ippon/Sukui-nage (0:10)	Risa Kazumi	JPN
Match #3	Dulce Piña	DOM	Keikoku/Non-Combativity (4:00)	Priscilla Chery	MRI
Match #4	Jo Min-Seon	KOR	Ippon/Yoko-shiho-gatame (1:22)	Wang Xianbo	CHN

Semi-Finals (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Claudia Zwiers	NED	Keikoku/Non-Combativity (4:00)	Wu Mei-Ling	TPE
Match #2	Jo Min-Seon	KOR	Ippon/O-uchi-gari (0:08)	Dulce Piña	DOM

Final Round (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Jo Min-Seon	KOR	Ippon/O-uchi-gari (0:57)	Claudia Zwiers	NED

Repêchage (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Liliko Ogasawara	USA	Ippon/Seoi-nage (1:49)	Wu Mei-Ling	TPE
Match #2	Wang Xianbo	CHN	Yuko/Seoi-otoshi (4:00)	Rosicléia Campos	BRA
Match #3	Wang Xianbo	CHN	Ippon/Juji-gatame (0:23)	Dulce Piña	DOM
Match #4	Wang Xianbo	CHN	Ippon/Kesa-gatame (2:06)	Liliko Ogasawara	USA
Match 3/4	Wang Xianbo	CHN	Koka/Seoi-nage (4:00)	Alice Dubois	FRA

Pool B (22 July 1996)

Round One (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Odalis Revé	CUB	Ippon/Juji-gatame (2:51)	Carly Dixon	AUS
Match #2	Anja von Rekowski	GER	Ippon/Juji-gatame (1:19)	Emanuela Pierantozzi	ITA

Quarter-Finals (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Mariela Spacek	AUT	Yusei-gachi (4:00)	Yelena Kotelnikova	RUS
Match #2	Alice Dubois	FRA	Yusei-gachi (4:00)	Odalis Revé	CUB
Match #3	Aneta Szczepańska	POL	Ippon/Tai-otoshisae-komi-waza (1:13)	Mélanie Engoang	GAB
Match #4	Rowena Sweatman	GBR	Koka/Ko-uchi-gari (4:00)	Anja von Rekowski	GER

Semi-Finals (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Alice Dubois	FRA	Waza-ari/Sode-tsuri-komi-goshi (4:00)	Mariela Spacek	AUT
Match #2	Aneta Szczepańska	POL	Ippon/Uchi-mata (0:36)	Rowena Sweatman	GBR

Final Round (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Aneta Szczepańska	POL	Ippon/Ko-soto-gari (3:56)	Alice Dubois	FRA

Repêchage (22 July 1996)

Match #1	Odalis Revé	CUB	Yusei-gachi (4:00)	Mariela Spacek	AUT
Match #2	Rowena Sweatman	GBR	Ippon/Yoko-shiho-gatame (3:29)	Mélanie Engoang	GAB
Match #3	Odalis Revé	CUB	Yuko/Ko-soto-gake (4:00)	Rowena Sweatman	GBR
Match 3/4	Claudia Zwiers	NED	Ippon/Kesa-gatame (1:08)	Odalis Revé	CUB

Final Round (22 July 1996)

Match 1/2	Jo Min-Seon	KOR	Waza-ari-wasete Ippon/Yoko-shiho-gatame (3:42)	Aneta Szczepańska	POL