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Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics—Women's 63 kg

Women's 63 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing Science and Technology
University Gymnasium
Date August 12
Competitors 25 from 25 nations
Winning score 1000
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ayumi Tanimoto  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lucie Décosse  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Elisabeth Willeboordse  Netherlands
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Won Ok-Im  North Korea
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1st, gold medalist(s) Ayumi Tanimoto  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lucie Décosse  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Elisabeth Willeboordse  Netherlands
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Won Ok-Im  North Korea

The women's 63 kg (also known as light-middleweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 25 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 63 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST.

This event was the median of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost to a semifinalist competed in the repechage. The two judokas who lost in the semifinals faced the winner of the opposite half of the bracket's repechage in bronze medal bouts.


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