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Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 66 kg

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Women's 66 kg
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Date22 July
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cho Min-sun  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aneta Szczepańska  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Xianbo  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claudia Zwiers  Netherlands
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These are the results of the women's 66 kg (also known as middleweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 20 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 66 kilograms. Competition took place on July 22 of 1996 in the Georgia World Congress Center.[1]

Results

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The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal final
 Liliko Ogasawara (USA) L
 Claudia Zwiers (NED) W
 Claudia Zwiers (NED) W
 Radka Štusáková (CZE) L  Wu Mei-Ling (TPE) L
 Risa Kazumi (JPN) W  Risa Kazumi (JPN) L
 Wu Mei-Ling (TPE) W
 Claudia Zwiers (NED) L
 Cho Min-Sun (KOR) W
 Priscilla Cherry (MRI) L
 Dulce Piña (DOM) W
 Dulce Piña (DOM) L
 Cho Min-Sun (KOR) W
 Wang Xianbo (CHN) L
 Cho Min-Sun (KOR) W  Cho Min-Sun (KOR) W
 Rosicleia Campos (BRA) L  Cho Min-Sun (KOR) W
 Aneta Szczepańska (POL) L
 Elena Kotelnikova (RUS) L
 Mariela Spacek (AUT) W
 Mariela Spacek (AUT) L
 Alice Dubois (FRA) W
 Alice Dubois (FRA) W
 Odalis Revé (CUB) W  Odalis Revé (CUB) L
 Carly Dixon (AUS) L  Alice Dubois (FRA) L
 Aneta Szczepańska (POL) W
 Melanie Engoang (GAB) L
 Aneta Szczepańska (POL) W
 Aneta Szczepańska (POL) W
 Anja Von Rekowski (GER) W  Rowena Sweatman (GBR) L
 Emanuela Pierantozzi (ITA) L  Anja Von Rekowski (GER) L
 Rowena Sweatman (GBR) W

Repechage

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The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.

First roundSecond roundThird roundBronze medal finals
Bye Ogasawara (USA)W
Bye Wu (TPE)L Ogasawara (USA)L Wang (CHN)W
 Campos (BRA)L Wang (CHN)W Wang (CHN)W Dubois (FRA)L
 Wang (CHN)W Piña (DOM)L
Bye Revé (CUB)W
Bye Spacek (AUT)L Revé (CUB)W Revé (CUB)L
Bye Engoang (GAB)L Sweatman (GBR)L Zwiers (NED)W
Bye Sweatman (GBR)W

References

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  1. ^ "Judo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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