| Women's 72 kg at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Palau Blaugrana | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 28 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 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 72 kg competition in judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held on 28 July at the Palau Blaugrana. The gold medal was won by Kim Mi-jung of South Korea. [1]
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||
 Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | RA | ||||||||||||||||||
 Irene de Kok (NED) | YUS | Irene de Kok (NED) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||
 Simona Richter (ROU) | RA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Irene de Kok (NED) | KIK | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sandra Godinho (POR) | E |  Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | RA | ||||||||||||||||
| Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | YUK | Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||
 Asenaca Lesivakaruakitotoiya (FIJ) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Irene de Kok (NED) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
 Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | IPO |  Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||
 Heli Syrjä (FIN) | E | Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | WAZ | ||||||||||||||||
 Mélanie Engoang (GAB) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | RA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cristina Curto (ESP) | RA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yoko Tanabe (JPN) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||
 Niurka Moreno (CUB) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yelena Besova (EUN) | E | Niurka Moreno (CUB) | E | ||||||||||||||||
 Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | KOK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
 Josie Horton (GBR) | YUS | Josie Horton (GBR) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||
 Sandy Bacher (USA) | RB | Josie Horton (GBR) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||
 Soraia André (BRA) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Josie Horton (GBR) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | IPO | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | WIP | ||||||||||||||||
 Pujawati Utama (INA) | RB | Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||
 Alison Webb (CAN) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | WIP | ||||||||||||||||||
 Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
 María Cangá (ECU) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||
| Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simona Richter (ROU) | E | Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||
| Ulla Werbrouck (BEL) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cristina Curto (ESP) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Katarina Håkansson (SWE) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laetitia Meignan (FRA) | YUK  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Josie Horton (GBR) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage quarterfinal | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | ||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Bacher (USA) | YUK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Soraia André (BRA) | E | Sandy Bacher (USA) | E | ||||||||||||||||
| Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | KOK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | YUS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pujawati Utama (INA) | E | Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | E | ||||||||||||||||
| Alison Webb (CAN) | IPO | Alison Webb (CAN) | E | ||||||||||||||||
| Katarzyna Juszczak (POL) | WAZ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Regina Schüttenhelm (GER) | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Irene de Kok (NED) | IPO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||
| Yoko Tanabe (JPN) |  | |
| Kim Mi-jung (KOR) | YUS  | |
| Rank | Judoka | Nation |
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| Kim Mi-jung | South Korea |
| Yoko Tanabe | Japan |
| Irene de Kok | Netherlands |
| Laetitia Meignan | France |
| 5T | Josie Horton | Great Britain |
| 5T | Regina Schüttenhelm | Germany |
| 7T | Katarina Håkansson | Sweden |
| 7T | Katarzyna Juszczak | Poland |
| 9T | Ulla Werbrouck | Belgium |
| 9T | Cristina Curto | Spain |
| 9T | Sandy Bacher | United States |
| 9T | Alison Webb | Canada |
| 13T | Simona Richter | Romania |
| 13T | Soraia André | Brazil |
| 13T | Pujawati Utama | Indonesia |
| 16T | Asenaca Lesivakaruakitotoiya | Fiji |
| 16T | Mélanie Engoang | Gabon |
| 16T | Niurka Moreno | Cuba |
| 16T | María Cangá | Ecuador |
| 20T | Sandra Godinho | Portugal |
| 20T | Heli Syrjä | Finland |
| 20T | Yelena Besova | Unified Team |
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