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Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women

Date16 September 2000 — 15:00-18:30-20:30-22:00
StatusOlympic
LocationSydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales (Hall 1 & 2)
Participants23 from 23 countries
FormatTwo 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.

PosCompetitor(s)NOC
1Ryoko TamuraJPNGold
2Lyubov BruletovaRUSSilver
=3Ann SimonsBELBronze
=3Anna-Maria GradanteGERBronze
=5Cha Hyon-HyangPRK
=5Zhao ShunxinCHN
=7Amarilis SavónCUB
=7Sarah Nichilo-RossoFRA
=9Liudmyla LusnikovaUKR
=9Mariana MartinsBRA
=9Vanesa ArenasESP
=9Vicki DunnGBR
=13Galina AtayevaTKM
ACAdriana ÁngelesMEX
ACJenny HillAUS
ACLaura MoiseROU
ACLauren MeeceUSA
ACMaarit KallioFIN
ACNataliya KuliginaKGZ
ACNeşe ŞensoyTUR
ACPark Seong-JaKOR
ACTania TallieRSA
ACHayet RouiniTUN

Pool A (16 September 2000)

Round One (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Zhao ShunxinCHN
Waza-ari/Uchi-makikomi (4:00)
Tania TallieRSA
Match #2 Liudmyla LusnikovaUKR
Koka/Seoi-nage (4:00)
Lauren MeeceUSA
Match #3 Adriana ÁngelesMEX
Ippon/O-uchi-gari (2:03)
Maarit KallioFIN
Match #4 Cha Hyon-HyangPRK
Ippon/Seukui-nage (0:23)
Sarah Nichilo-RossoFRA

Quarter-Finals (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Ryoko TamuraJPN
Yuko/Ura-nage (4:00)
Zhao ShunxinCHN
Match #2 Liudmyla LusnikovaUKR
Koka/Shido/Yusei-gachi (4:00)
Neşe ŞensoyTUR
Match #3 Vanesa ArenasESP
Yuko (2)/Uchi-mata-makikomi (4:00)
Adriana ÁngelesMEX
Match #4 Cha Hyon-HyangPRK
Yuko/Tani-otoshi (4:00)
Galina AtayevaTKM

Semi-Finals (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Ryoko TamuraJPN
Ippon/Harai-goshi (2:25)
Liudmyla LusnikovaUKR
Match #2 Cha Hyon-HyangPRK
Yuko/O-uchi-gari (4:00)
Vanesa ArenasESP

Final Round (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Ryoko TamuraJPN
Yuko/Chui/Yusei-gachi (4:00)
Cha Hyon-HyangPRK

Repêchage (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Zhao ShunxinCHN
Yuko/O-soto-gari (4:00)
Liudmyla LusnikovaUKR
Match #2 Sarah Nichilo-RossoFRA
Ippon/Uchi-mata (1:02)
Galina AtayevaTKM
Match #3 Sarah Nichilo-RossoFRA
Ippon/Juji-gatame (1:47)
Vanesa ArenasESP
Match #4 Zhao ShunxinCHN
Ippon/Uchi-mata-gaeshi (2:42)
Sarah Nichilo-RossoFRA
Match 3/4 Anna-Maria GradanteGER
Ippon/Kuchiki-taoshi (0:16)
Zhao ShunxinCHN

Pool B (16 September 2000)

Round One (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Laura MoiseROU
Ippon/Seukui-nage (0:25)
Park Seong-JaKOR
Match #2 Vicki DunnGBR
Yuko/Tai-otoshisae-komi-waza (4:00)
Nataliya KuliginaKGZ
Match #3 Ann SimonsBEL
Yuko/Tani-otoshi (4:00)
Hayet RouiniTUN

Quarter-Finals (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Amarilis SavónCUB
Yuko (4:00)
Laura MoiseROU
Match #2 Lyubov BruletovaRUS
Ippon/O-uchi-gari (0:31)
Vicki DunnGBR
Match #3 Anna-Maria GradanteGER
Yuko/Tsuri-komi-goshi (4:00)
Mariana MartinsBRA
Match #4 Ann SimonsBEL
Waza-ari/Tani-otoshi (4:00)
Jenny HillAUS

Semi-Finals (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Lyubov BruletovaRUS
Yuko/Uchi-makikomi (4:00)
Amarilis SavónCUB
Match #2 Anna-Maria GradanteGER
Koka/Shido/Yusei-gachi (4:00)
Ann SimonsBEL

Final Round (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Lyubov BruletovaRUS
Ippon/Ude-garami (3:26)
Anna-Maria GradanteGER

Repêchage (16 September 2000)

Match #1 Amarilis SavónCUB
Waza-ari awasete Ippon/Kesa-gatame (3:29)
Vicki DunnGBR
Match #2 Ann SimonsBEL
Yuko/O-uchi-gari (4:00)
Mariana MartinsBRA
Match #3 Ann SimonsBEL
Waza-ari/O-goshi (4:00)
Amarilis SavónCUB
Match 3/4 Ann SimonsBEL
Yuko/Tani-otoshi (4:00)
Cha Hyon-HyangPRK

Final Round (16 September 2000)

Match 1/2 Ryoko TamuraJPN
Ippon/Uchi-mata (0:36)
Lyubov BruletovaRUS