| Women's 57 kg at the 2006 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Qatar SC Indoor Hall | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4 December 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 2006 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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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 | |
| open | open | |
The women's 57 kilograms (lightweight) competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 4 December at the Qatar SC Indoor Hall. [1]
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 4 December 2006 | 14:00 | Round of 16 |
| 14:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 14:00 | Repechage −1R | |
| 14:00 | Repechage final | |
| 14:00 | Semifinals | |
| 14:00 | Finals |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal contest | ||||||||||||
 Xu Yan (CHN) | 1000 | ||||||||||||||
 Tou Si Man (MAC) | 0000 | Xu Yan (CHN) | 0012 | ||||||||||||
 Elena Isakova (KGZ) | 0000 | ||||||||||||||
| Xu Yan (CHN) | 1010 | ||||||||||||||
 Nguyễn Thị Kiệu (VIE) | 0020 |  Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 0001 | ||||||||||||
 L. Nirupama Devi (IND) | 0000 | Nguyễn Thị Kiệu (VIE) | 0000 | ||||||||||||
 Esmira Alyşewa (TKM) | 0000 | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 1000 | Xu Yan (CHN) | 1000 | ||||||||||||
 Kang Sin-young (KOR) | 1001 |  Aiko Sato (JPN) | 0000 | ||||||||||||
 Gulzat Uralbayeva (KAZ) | 0000 | Kang Sin-young (KOR) | 1000 | ||||||||||||
 Harshani Kumari Herath (SRI) | 0000 |  Estie Liwanen (PHI) | 0000 | ||||||||||||
| Estie Liwanen (PHI) | 1111 | Kang Sin-young (KOR) | 0000 | ||||||||||||
| Aiko Sato (JPN) | 1000 | Aiko Sato (JPN) | 0001 | ||||||||||||
 Chan Tsz Kwan (HKG) | 0000 | Aiko Sato (JPN) | 1021 | ||||||||||||
 Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | 0000 | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage −1R | Repechage final | Bronze medal contest | ||||||||
| Tou Si Man (MAC) | 0000 | |||||||||
| Elena Isakova (KGZ) | 1000 | Elena Isakova (KGZ) | 1000 | Elena Isakova (KGZ) | 0000 | |||||
| Esmira Alyşewa (TKM) | 0000 | Nguyễn Thị Kiệu (VIE) | 0000 | Kang Sin-young (KOR) | 1000 | |||||
| Nguyễn Thị Kiệu (VIE) | 1002 | |||||||||
| Gulzat Uralbayeva (KAZ) | 1012 | |||||||||
| Estie Liwanen (PHI) | 0011 | Gulzat Uralbayeva (KAZ) | 0000 | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | 0000 | |||||
| Chan Tsz Kwan (HKG) | 0000 | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | 0201 | Hong Ok-song (PRK) | 0001 | |||||
| Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | 1000 | |||||||||
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