Women's +78 kg category in judo at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre between 28 July and 3 August.Judo at the 2012 London Summer Games: Women's Heavyweight. sports-reference.com
The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, 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).Men's −60kg. London2012.com.
Idalys Ortiz from Cuba won the gold medal, defeating Mika Sugimoto from Japan in the final. Bronze medals were awarded to both Karina Bryant from Great Britain and Tong Wen from China.
The other Saudi woman selected was Pepperdine University-based runner Sarah Attar, who competed in the women's 800 metres.
Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time Round28 July to 3 August 2012 09:3014:0016:10 QualificationsSemi-finalsFinal
Results
Finals
Repechages
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
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