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Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women

Date	18 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.

Since the mid-90s, this class was led by two athletes – Spain’s Isabel Fernández and Cuba’s Driulys González. They had met in the last two World Championship finals, Fernández winning in 1997 and González in 1999. At Atlanta in 1996, González had won Olympic gold, with Fernández taking bronze. González had a slight edge in their matches, entering Sydney with five victories and only two losses in their bouts against each other. They made it to the final comfortably, although Fernández won her three matches going the limit. The final was a dull, passive affair, with Fernández winning.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Isabel Fernández	ESP	Gold
2	Driulis González	CUB	Silver
=3	Kie Kusakabe	JPN	Bronze
=3	Mária Pekli	AUS	Bronze
=5	Cinzia Cavazzuti	ITA
=5	Shen Jun	CHN
=7	Barbara Harel	FRA
=7	Zülfiyyə Hüseynova	AZE
=9	Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od	MGL
=9	Marisabel Lomba	BEL
=9	Pernilla Andersson	SWE
=9	Tânia Ferreira	BRA
=13	Ellen Wilson	USA
=13	Françoise Nguele	CMR
=15	Cheryle Peel	GBR
=15	Filipa Cavalleri	POR
=15	Jessica Gal	NED
=15	Orit Bar-On	ISR
=19	Laurie Pace	MLT
=19	Ludmila Cristea	MDA
=19	Michaela Vernerová	CZE
=19	Michelle Buckingham	CAN
=19	Rose Marie Kouaho	CIV

Pool A

Date	18 September 2000

Round One

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Isabel Fernández	ESP	Ippon	Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od	MGL
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Mária Pekli	AUS	Keikoku	Zülfiyyə Hüseynova	AZE
Match #3	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Jessica Gal	NED	Yuko	Ludmila Cristea	MDA

Quarter-Finals

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Kie Kusakabe	JPN	Waza-ari-wasete ippon	Cheryle Peel	GBR
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Isabel Fernández	ESP	Chui	Ellen Wilson	USA
Match #3	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Mária Pekli	AUS	Yuko	Françoise Nguele	CMR
Match #4	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Pernilla Andersson	SWE	Yusei-gachi	Jessica Gal	NED

Semi-Finals

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Isabel Fernández	ESP	Yusei-gachi	Kie Kusakabe	JPN
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Mária Pekli	AUS	Keikoku	Pernilla Andersson	SWE

Final Round

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Isabel Fernández	ESP	Yusei-gachi	Mária Pekli	AUS

Repêchage

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od	MGL	Ippon	Ellen Wilson	USA
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Kie Kusakabe	JPN	Yuko	Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od	MGL
Match #3	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Zülfiyyə Hüseynova	AZE	Ippon	Françoise Nguele	CMR
Match #4	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Zülfiyyə Hüseynova	AZE	Waza-ari	Pernilla Andersson	SWE
Match #5	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Kie Kusakabe	JPN	Ippon	Zülfiyyə Hüseynova	AZE
Match 3/5	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Kie Kusakabe	JPN	Ippon	Shen Jun	CHN

Pool B

Date	18 September 2000

Round One

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Cinzia Cavazzuti	ITA	Shido	Michaela Vernerová	CZE
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Tânia Ferreira	BRA	Waza-ari	Michelle Buckingham	CAN
Match #3	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Marisabel Lomba	BEL	Ippon	Rose Marie Kouaho	CIV
Match #4	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Barbara Harel	FRA	Ippon	Laurie Pace	MLT

Quarter-Finals

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Cinzia Cavazzuti	ITA	Yuko	Filipa Cavalleri	POR
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Shen Jun	CHN	Ippon	Tânia Ferreira	BRA
Match #3	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Marisabel Lomba	BEL	Yuko	Orit Bar-On	ISR
Match #4	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Driulis González	CUB	Ippon	Barbara Harel	FRA

Semi-Finals

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Shen Jun	CHN	Yusei-gachi	Cinzia Cavazzuti	ITA
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Driulis González	CUB	Yuko	Marisabel Lomba	BEL

Final Round

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Driulis González	CUB	Yuko	Shen Jun	CHN

Repêchage

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Cinzia Cavazzuti	ITA	Waza-ari	Tânia Ferreira	BRA
Match #2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Barbara Harel	FRA	Ippon	Marisabel Lomba	BEL
Match #3	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Cinzia Cavazzuti	ITA	Yuko	Barbara Harel	FRA
Match 3/5	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Mária Pekli	AUS	Koka	Cinzia Cavazzuti	ITA

Final Round

Date	18 September 2000

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	18 Sep	Hall 1 & 2	Isabel Fernández	ESP	Keikoku	Driulis González	CUB