Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg

Women's 70 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Women's 70 kg; at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
Venue	Beijing Science and Technology; University Gymnasium
Date	August 13
Competitors	22 from 22 nations
Winning score	1000
Medalists
	← 2004 2012 →

The Women's 70 kg (also known as middleweight) tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 13 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a bodyweight of less than 70 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals, and the final were held at 18:00 pm CST.

This event was the third-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 70 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.

Bronze medal winner Ronda Rousey, would later began a successful career in mixed martial arts where she would be the UFC's first female champion at bantamweight. She was later inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Qualifying athletes

Mat	Athlete	Country
1	Anett Meszaros	Hungary
1	Yulia Kuzina	Russia
1	Wang Juan	China
1	Park Ka-yeon	South Korea
1	Masae Ueno	Japan
1	Rachida Ouerdane	Algeria
1	Edith Bosch	Netherlands
1	Sisilia Nasiga	Fiji
1	Ronda Rousey	United States
1	Nasiba Surkieva	Turkmenistan
1	Katarzyna Pilocik	Poland
2	Yuri Alvear	Colombia
2	Zhanar Zhanzunova	Kazakhstan
2	Anaysi Hernández	Cuba
2	Ylenia Scapin	Italy
2	Catherine Jacques	Belgium
2	Mayra Aguiar	Brazil
2	Leire Iglesias	Spain
2	Gévrise Émane	France
2	Gisèle Mendy	Senegal
2	Annet Böhm	Germany
2	Nataliya Smal	Ukraine