Women's +78 kg at the 2015 World Judo Championships
Venue	Alau Ice Palace
Location	Astana, Kazakhstan
Date	29 August
Competitors	34 from 26 nations
Total prize money	14,000$[1]
Medalists
Yu Song (1st title)    China   Megumi Tachimoto    Japan   Kanae Yamabe    Japan   Idalys Ortiz    Cuba
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF • JudoInside
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2015 World Judo Championships
	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
	team	team
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The women's +78 kg competition of the 2015 World Judo Championships was held on 29 August 2015.

	Semi-finals				Final
	Yu Song	001
	Ma Sisi	000
					Yu Song	000
					Megumi Tachimoto	000
	Megumi Tachimoto	001
	Ksenia Chibisova	000

	Repechage					Third place
	Kanae Yamabe		000
	Vanessa Zambotti		000			Kanae Yamabe		101
						Ksenia Chibisova		000

	Repechage					Third place
	Idalys Ortiz		100
	Franziska Konitz		000			Idalys Ortiz		100
						Ma Sisi		000

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Yu Song		111
						Belkıs Zehra Kaya		000
											Yu Song		010
											Larisa Cerić		000
						Larisa Cerić		000
						Santa Pakenytė		000
																Yu Song		101
																Kanae Yamabe		000
						Kanae Yamabe		100
	Maryna Slutskaya		101			Maryna Slutskaya		000
	Ivana Šutalo		000								Kanae Yamabe		000
											Jasmin Külbs		000
						Jasmin Külbs		100
						Saneayim Erkinbaeva		000

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Nihel Cheikh Rouhou		010
	Kim Ji-youn		000			Nihel Cheikh Rouhou		000
	Vanessa Zambotti		100			Vanessa Zambotti		000
	Iryna Kindzerska		000								Vanessa Zambotti		000
	Ma Sisi		010								Ma Sisi		100
	Rochele Nunes		000			Ma Sisi		100
	Monica Sagna		000			Nagira Sarbashova		000
	Nagira Sarbashova		100

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Idalys Ortiz		100
	Odkhüügiin Javzmaa		000			Idalys Ortiz		003
	Kayra Sayit		100			Kayra Sayit		000
	Sandra Jablonskytė		000								Idalys Ortiz		000
	Emilie Andeol		000								Megumi Tachimoto		000
	Megumi Tachimoto		100			Megumi Tachimoto		000
	Kim Min-jeong		100			Kim Min-jeong		000
	Maria Suelen Altheman		000

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Franziska Konitz		000
						Gulzhan Issanova		000
											Franziska Konitz		100
											Tessie Savelkouls		000
						Tessie Savelkouls		001
						Sonia Asselah		000
																Franziska Konitz		000
																Ksenia Chibisova		100
						Svitlana Iaromka		100
						Nina Cutro-Kelly		000
											Svitlana Iaromka		010
	Katarzyna Furmanek		100								Ksenia Chibisova		101
	Giordanna Gutiérrez		000			Katarzyna Furmanek		000
						Ksenia Chibisova		100

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 14,000$ for the individual event.^[1]

Medal	Total	Judoka	Coach
Gold	6,000$	4,800$	1,200$
Silver	4,000$	3,200$	800$
Bronze	2,000$	1,600$	400$

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