| | Event type
Heavyweight (>67 kilograms), Women
| Date | 27 July 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Makuhari Messe, 2-1, Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan | |
| Participants | 15 from 15 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. All fighters losing to the finalists in each pool advance to repêchage tournament for the bronze medal. | |
Britain’s three-time world champion since 2015, Bianca Walkden, was the strong favorite for the Tokyo gold medal but was surprisingly beaten in her semi-final bout against South Korean Lee Da-Bin by a close 25-24. Walkden went on to win a bronze medal. In the final, Lee was beaten 10-7 by Milica Mandić from Serbia, the third seed and London 2012 gold medal winner. The other bronze medal was won by Althéa Laurin from France.
| Pos | Nr | Fighter | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 703 | Milica Mandić |  SRB | Gold | ||
| 2 | 705 | Lee Da-Bin |  KOR | Silver | ||
| =3 | 710 | Althéa Laurin |  FRA | Bronze | ||
| =3 | 701 | Bianca Walkden |  GBR | Bronze | ||
| =5 | 712 | Aminata Traoré |  CIV | |||
| =5 | 706 | Aleksandra Kowalczuk |  POL | |||
| =7 | 713 | Katherine Rodríguez |  DOM | |||
| =7 | 714 | Faith Ogallo |  KEN | |||
| =9 | 702 | Zheng Shuyin |  CHN | |||
| =9 | 708 | Cansel Deniz |  KAZ | |||
| =11 | 711 | Reba Stewart |  AUS | |||
| =11 | 715 | Keyla Ávila |  HON | |||
| =11 | 707 | Briseida Acosta |  MEX | |||
| =11 | 704 | Nafia Kuş |  TUR | |||
| =11 | 709 | Svetlana Osipova |  UZB |
Round One (27 July 2021 — 10:00)
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Match #1 | Katherine Rodríguez | DOM | Nafia Kuş | TUR | Golden Point (Round 4, 0:44) |
| Match #2 | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Aminata Traoré | CIV | Final Score (17 - 13) |
| Match #3 | Cansel Deniz | KAZ | Svetlana Osipova | UZB | Final Score (10 - 9) |
| Match #4 | Zheng Shuyin | CHN | Keyla Ávila | HON | Final Score (20 - 1) |
| Match #5 | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Briseida Acosta | MEX | Final Score (21 - 3) |
| Match #6 | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL | Reba Stewart | AUS | Final Score (7 - 2) |
| Match #7 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Faith Ogallo | KEN | Final Score (13 - 0) |
| Match #8 | Bianca Walkden | GBR |
Quarter-Finals (27 July 2021 — 14:00)
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
| Match #1 | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Katherine Rodríguez | DOM | Final Score (23 - 14) |
| Match #2 | Bianca Walkden | GBR | Cansel Deniz | KAZ | Final Score (17 - 7) |
| Match #3 | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Zheng Shuyin | CHN | Final Score (14 - 6) |
| Match #4 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL | Final Score (11 - 4) |
Semi-Finals (27 July 2021 — 16:00)
Winner of each match advanced to the final round.
| Match #1 | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Bianca Walkden | GBR | Final Score (25 - 24) |
| Match #2 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Final Score (7 - 5) |
Repêchage Round One (27 July 2021 — 19:00)
Winner of each match advanced to the bronze medal match.
| Match #1 | Aminata Traoré | CIV | Katherine Rodríguez | DOM | Final Score (11 - 9) |
| Match #2 | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL | Faith Ogallo | KEN | Final Score (15 - 7) |
Bronze Medal Matches (27 July 2021 — 20:30)
| Match #1 | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Aminata Traoré | CIV | |
| Match #2 | Bianca Walkden | GBR | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL | Final Score (7 - 3) |
Final Round (27 July 2021 — 21:30)
| Match 1/2 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Final Score (10 - 7) |