Women's Demonstration Games
Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport. The following were the results of the women's competition. Women's Judo became an official part of the Olympic games from the 1992 Barcelona games and has been an integral part of the games since.
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - 48 kg | China Li Zhongyun | Japan Fumiko Ezaki | South Korea Min-Sun Cho Australia Julie Reardon |
| - 52 kg | United Kingdom Sharon Rendle | France Dominique Brun | Italy Alessandra Giungi Japan Kaori Yamaguchi |
| - 56 kg | Australia Suzanne Williams | China Liu Guizhu | France Catherine Arnaud West Germany Regina Philips |
| - 61 kg | United Kingdom Diane Bell | United States Lynn Roethke | Poland Boguslawa Olechnowicz Japan Noriko Mochida |
| - 66 kg | Japan Hikari Sasaki | France Brigitte Deydier | South Korea Ji-Young Park Austria Roswitha Hartl |
| - 72 kg | Belgium Ingrid Berghmans | South Korea Mi-Jung Kim | Japan Yoko Tanabe West Germany Barbara Claßen |
| + 72 kg | Netherlands Angelique Seriese | China Gao Fenglian | West Germany Regina Sigmund United States Margaret Castro |
Read more about this topic: Judo At The 1988 Summer Olympics
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