Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg explained

Event:Women's 70 kg
Governing Body:IOC
Year:2024
Games:2024 Summer
Location:Paris, France
Gold:Barbara Matić
Gold Value:1
Gold Nation:CRO
Silver:Miriam Butkereit
Silver Nation:GER
Bronze:Michaela Polleres
Bronze Nation:AUT
Bronze2:Gabriella Willems
Bronze2 Nation:BEL

The Women's 70 kg event in Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, France on 31 July 2024.[1] [2]

Summary

This is the ninth appearance of the women's middleweight category.

Chizuru Arai did not qualify as she retired in September 2021, Michaela Polleres lost to potentially silver medalist Miriam Butkereit, later, Polleres won a bronze medal by beating Ai Tsunoda, one of the bronze medalists, Madina Taimazova failed to qualify due to the IOC barred Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) due to war in Ukraine, Sanne van Dijke lost to eventual champion Barbara Matić, later, van Dijke lost to Gabriella Willems in the bronze medal match.

Results

Pool D

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judo - Olympic Games - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Middleweight 70 kg - 31 July 2024 . The-Sports.org . 25 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Olympic Games Paris 2024 . JudoTV.com . 25 July 2024.