| Women's 56 kg at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Palau Blaugrana | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 65 kg | 52 kg | |
| 71 kg | 56 kg | |
| 78 kg | 61 kg | |
| 86 kg | 66 kg | |
| 95 kg | 72 kg | |
| +95 kg | +72 kg | |
The women's 56 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 31 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Miriam Blasco of Spain. [1]
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||
 Maria Pekli (HUN) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jin Xianglan (CHN) | WAZ | Jin Xianglan (CHN) | E | ||||||||||||||||
 Ursula Myrén (SWE) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ursula Myrén (SWE) | RA | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jemina Alves (BRA) | RA |  Driulis González (CUB) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||
| Driulis González (CUB) | WIP | Driulis González (CUB) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||
 Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | RA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Driulis González (CUB) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
 Gooitske Marsman (NED) | YUK |  Miriam Blasco (ESP) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||
 Inna Toropeyeva (EUN) | E | Gooitske Marsman (NED) | E | ||||||||||||||||
 Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | RA | ||||||||||||||||||
 Altagracia Contreras (DOM) | E | Miriam Blasco (ESP) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||
 Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | IPO | Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | RA | ||||||||||||||||
| Miriam Blasco (ESP) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||
 Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
 Pascale Mainville (CAN) | E | Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||
 Law Lai Wah (HKG) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
 Gudrun Hausch (GER) | E |  Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | WIP | ||||||||||||||||
 Barbara Eck (AUT) | WIP | Barbara Eck (AUT) | RB | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | KOK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kate Donahoo (USA) | KOK |  Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | RA | ||||||||||||||||
 Maniliz Segarra (PUR) | E | Kate Donahoo (USA) | RB | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | WAZ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||||
 Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | WO | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | RB | ||||||||||||||||
| Z. Blagojevic (IOA) | DNS | Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||
 Prateep Pinitwong (THA) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||
| Jemina Alves (BRA) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | IPO | Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||
| Ursula Myrén (SWE) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (POL) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | KOK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jung Sun-yong (KOR) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chiyori Tateno (JPN) | IPO  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nicole Flagothier (BEL) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Eck (AUT) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Catherine Arnaud (FRA) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kate Donahoo (USA) | KOK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kate Donahoo (USA) | WAZ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Filipa Cavalleri (POR) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kate Donahoo (USA) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Driulis González (CUB) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||
| Miriam Blasco (ESP) | YUK  | |
| Nicola Fairbrother (GBR) |  | |
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