The women's 78 kg category in
judo
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at the
2012 Olympic Games
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in
London
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took place between 28 July and 2 August at the
ExCeL Exhibition Centre
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.
The gold and silver medals were determined by a
single-elimination tournament
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, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarter-final losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semi-final loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarter-finals 'A' and 'B' competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semi-final loser from the other half of the bracket).
[
]Kayla Harrison
Kayla Jean Harrison (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former Olympic and world champion judoka, currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL).
Harrison competed in the weight category in jud ...
, representing the United States
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, won the gold medal, defeating Great Britain
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's Gemma Gibbons
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in the final; Gibbons was awarded the silver medal.
Results
The event took place on 2 August 2012, with the following results:[
]
Finals
Repechages
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
References
External links
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Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics