Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg
| Women's 70 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
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| Date | August 13 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 60 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 66 kg | 52 kg | ||||
| 73 kg | 57 kg | ||||
| 81 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | 70 kg | ||||
| 100 kg | 78 kg | ||||
| +100 kg | +78 kg | ||||
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 body weight 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 18:00pm 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.
Tournament results
Final
| Final | ||||
| 1 |  Masae Ueno (JPN)
| 1000 | ||
| 2 |  Anaysi Hernández (CUB)
| 0000 | ||
Mat 1
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
 Anett Meszaros (HUN) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
 Yulia Kuzina (RUS) |
0002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anett Meszaros (HUN) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masae Ueno (JPN) |
0200 | |||||||||||||||||
 Wang Juan (CHN) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||||
 Park Ka-Yeon (KOR) |
0000 | Masae Ueno (JPN) |
1011 | |||||||||||||||
| Masae Ueno (JPN) |
1010 | Masae Ueno (JPN) |
0110 | |||||||||||||||
 Edith Bosch (NED) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||||
 Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
| Edith Bosch (NED) |
1000 | Edith Bosch (NED) |
0110 | |||||||||||||||
 Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ) |
0000 | Edith Bosch (NED) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||
 Ronda Rousey (USA) |
1010 | Ronda Rousey (USA) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||
 Nasiba Surkieva (TKM) |
0000 | Ronda Rousey (USA) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||
 Katarzyna Pilocik (POL) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
Mat 2
| First Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||||
 Yuri Alvear (COL) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Zhanar Zhanzunova (KAZ) |
0000 | Yuri Alvear (COL) |
0100 | |||||||||||||||
| Anaysi Hernández (CUB) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anaysi Hernández (CUB) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ylenia Scapin (ITA) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ylenia Scapin (ITA) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Catherine Jacques (BEL) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anaysi Hernández (CUB) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mayra Aguiar (BRA) |
0011 |  Annett Böhm (GER) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||
 Leire Iglesias (ESP) |
0020 | Leire Iglesias (ESP) |
0001 | |||||||||||||||
 Gévrise Émane (FRA) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leire Iglesias (ESP) |
0000 | |||||||||||||||||
 Gisèle Mendy (SEN) |
0000 | Annett Böhm (GER) |
1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Annett Böhm (GER) |
1000 | Annett Böhm (GER) |
1001 | |||||||||||||||
 Nataliya Smal (UKR) |
0010 | |||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal finals | ||||||||||
| Anett Meszaros (HUN) |
1010 | Annett Böhm (GER) |
0001 | ||||||||||
| Park Ka-Yeon (KOR) |
0000 | Wang Juan (CHN) |
0000 | Ronda Rousey (USA) |
0010 | ||||||||
| Wang Juan (CHN) |
0010 | Anett Meszaros (HUN) |
0000 | ||||||||||
| Ronda Rousey (USA) |
1010 | ||||||||||||
| Ronda Rousey (USA) |
1001 | ||||||||||||
| Sisilia Nasiga (FIJ) |
0000 | Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) |
0000 | ||||||||||
| Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) |
1001 | ||||||||||||
| Ylenia Scapin (ITA) |
0010 | Edith Bosch (NED) |
1001 | ||||||||||
| Yuri Alvear (COL) |
Yuri Alvear (COL) |
1000 | Leire Iglesias (ESP) |
0000 | |||||||||
| Bye | Yuri Alvear (COL) |
0000 | |||||||||||
| Leire Iglesias (ESP) |
0001 | ||||||||||||
| Leire Iglesias (ESP) |
0011 | ||||||||||||
| Gisèle Mendy (SEN) |
0000 | Nataliya Smal (UKR) |
0000 | ||||||||||
| Nataliya Smal (UKR) |
0201 | ||||||||||||