These are the results of the Women's +78 kg (also known as ''heavyweight'') competition in
judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Judo events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:
Medal table
Medal summary Men's events
Women's events
Participating nations
A total of 386 Judokas from 89 countries competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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in
Sydney. A total of 24 women qualified for this event, limited to
jūdōka whose
body weight was more than 78 kilograms. Competition took place in the
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
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on 22 September.
Competitors
Main bracket
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.
Repechage
The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the
repechage
Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...
. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.
References
External links
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Women's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics