Gold
The Andeol vs Ortiz gold medal match was a battle of the titans but there was no score during regular time. The match went into Golden Score where there was plenty of gripping but little action. Ortiz then decided to go for broke and did a direct-attack yoko-guruma. Andeol foiled it and clamped on a pin for ippon, winning France a surprise gold.
Final Results
1. ANDEOL, Emilie (FRA)
2. ORTIZ, Idalys (CUB)
3. YAMABE, Kanae (JPN)
3. YU, Song (CHN)
5. SAYIT, Kayra (TUR)
5. KIM, Min-Jeong (KOR)
7. CHEIKH ROUHOU, Nihel (TUN)
7. SAVELKOULS, Tessie (NED)
"I had nothing
to lose, honestly. This morning was very difficult, but I did what I had to do and here I am Olympic Champion."