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Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women

Date	16 September 2000 — 15:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales (Hall 1 & 2)
Participants	23 from 23 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.

Ryoko Tamura (JPN) was an overwhelming favorite. She had lost the 1992 Olympic final, but since then had lost only one international match – unfortunately that was also the Olympic final in 1996. In this class she would be World Champion seven times – 1993-2007, and was expected to finally win her Olympic gold medal. She made it to the final relatively easily, winning one match by decision. In the final she met Russian Lyubov Bruletova, the 1999 European runner-up. But it was no contest, Tamura winning by ippon in 36 seconds. Tamura would return in 2004 and defend her gold medal, in addition to continuing to win World titles.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Ryoko Tamura	JPN	Gold
2	Lyubov Bruletova	RUS	Silver
=3	Ann Simons	BEL	Bronze
=3	Anna-Maria Gradante	GER	Bronze
=5	Cha Hyon-Hyang	PRK
=5	Zhao Shunxin	CHN
=7	Amarilis Savón	CUB
=7	Sarah Nichilo-Rosso	FRA
=9	Liudmyla Lusnikova	UKR
=9	Mariana Martins	BRA
=9	Vanesa Arenas	ESP
=9	Vicki Dunn	GBR
13	Galina Atayeva	TKM
=14	Adriana Ángeles	MEX
=14	Jenny Hill	AUS
=14	Laura Moise	ROU
=14	Neşe Şensoy	TUR
=18	Lauren Meece	USA
=18	Maarit Kallio	FIN
=18	Nataliya Kuligina	KGZ
=18	Park Seong-Ja	KOR
=18	Tania Tallie	RSA
=18	Hayet Rouini	TUN

Pool A

Date	16 September 2000

Round One

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Zhao Shunxin	CHN	Waza-ari	Tania Tallie	RSA
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Liudmyla Lusnikova	UKR	Koka	Lauren Meece	USA
Match #3	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Adriana Ángeles	MEX	Ippon	Maarit Kallio	FIN
Match #4	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Cha Hyon-Hyang	PRK	Ippon	Sarah Nichilo-Rosso	FRA

Quarter-Finals

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ryoko Tamura	JPN	Yuko	Zhao Shunxin	CHN
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Liudmyla Lusnikova	UKR	Yusei-gachi	Neşe Şensoy	TUR
Match #3	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Vanesa Arenas	ESP	Yuko	Adriana Ángeles	MEX
Match #4	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Cha Hyon-Hyang	PRK	Yuko	Galina Atayeva	TKM

Semi-Finals

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ryoko Tamura	JPN	Ippon	Liudmyla Lusnikova	UKR
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Cha Hyon-Hyang	PRK	Yuko	Vanesa Arenas	ESP

Final Round

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ryoko Tamura	JPN	Yusei-gachi	Cha Hyon-Hyang	PRK

Repêchage

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Zhao Shunxin	CHN	Yuko	Liudmyla Lusnikova	UKR
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Sarah Nichilo-Rosso	FRA	Ippon	Galina Atayeva	TKM
Match #3	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Sarah Nichilo-Rosso	FRA	Ippon	Vanesa Arenas	ESP
Match #4	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Zhao Shunxin	CHN	Ippon	Sarah Nichilo-Rosso	FRA
Match 3/5	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Anna-Maria Gradante	GER	Ippon	Zhao Shunxin	CHN

Pool B

Date	16 September 2000

Round One

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Laura Moise	ROU	Ippon	Park Seong-Ja	KOR
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Vicki Dunn	GBR	Yuko	Nataliya Kuligina	KGZ
Match #3	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ann Simons	BEL	Yuko	Hayet Rouini	TUN

Quarter-Finals

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Amarilis Savón	CUB	Yuko	Laura Moise	ROU
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Lyubov Bruletova	RUS	Ippon	Vicki Dunn	GBR
Match #3	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Anna-Maria Gradante	GER	Yuko	Mariana Martins	BRA
Match #4	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ann Simons	BEL	Waza-ari	Jenny Hill	AUS

Semi-Finals

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Lyubov Bruletova	RUS	Yuko	Amarilis Savón	CUB
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Anna-Maria Gradante	GER	Yusei-gachi	Ann Simons	BEL

Final Round

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Lyubov Bruletova	RUS	Ippon	Anna-Maria Gradante	GER

Repêchage

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Amarilis Savón	CUB	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Vicki Dunn	GBR
Match #2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ann Simons	BEL	Yuko	Mariana Martins	BRA
Match #3	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ann Simons	BEL	Waza-ari	Amarilis Savón	CUB
Match 3/5	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ann Simons	BEL	Yuko	Cha Hyon-Hyang	PRK

Final Round

Date	16 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	16 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Ryoko Tamura	JPN	Ippon	Lyubov Bruletova	RUS