Judo World Championships Women: -48 kg Year Location 2010 Tokyo (jpn) 2009 Rotterdam (net) Tomoko Fukumi (jpn) Oriana Blanco (spa) Chung Jung-Yeon (sko) Frédérique Jossinet (fra) 2007 Rio de Janeiro (bra) Ryoko Tani-Tamura (jpn) Yanet Bermoy (cub) Alina Dumitru (rom) Frédérique Jossinet (fra) 2005 Cairo (egy) Yanet Bermoy (cub) Frédérique Jossinet (fra) Alina Dumitru (rom) Soraya Haddad (alg) 2003 Osaka (jpn) Ryoko Tamura (jpn) Frédérique Jossinet (fra) Danieska Carrion (cub) Nese Sensoy (tur) 2001 München (ger) Ryoko Tamura (jpn) Ri Kyong-Ok (nko) Danieska Carrion (cub) Giuseppina Macri (ita) 1999 Birmingham (gbr) Ryoko Tamura (jpn) Amarilis Savón (cub) Anna-Maria Gradante (ger) Sarah Nichilo-Rosso (fra) 1997 Paris (fra) Ryoko Tamura (jpn) Amarilis Savón (cub) Monika Kurath (swi) Pae Dong-Suk (nko) 1995 Makuhari (jpn) Ryoko Tamura (jpn) Li Aiyue (chn) Malgorata Roskowska (pol) Amarilis Savón (cub) 1993 Hamilton (can) Ryoko Tamura (jpn) Li Aiyue (chn) Joyce Heron (gbr) Giva Tortora (ita) 1991 Barcelona (spa) Cécile Nowak (fra) Karen Briggs (gbr) Legna Verdecia (cub) Ryoko Tamura (jpn) 1989 Beograd (yug) Karen Briggs (gbr) Fumiko Esaki (jpn) Jessica Gal (net) Cécile Nowak (fra) 1987 Essen (wge) Li Zhangyun (chn) Fumiko Esaki (jpn) Choi Yu-Ping (tai) Jessica Gal (net) 1986 Maastricht (net) Karen Briggs (gbr) Fumiko Esaki (jpn) Fabienne Boscin (fra) Li Zhangyun (chn) 1984 Wien (aus) Karen Briggs (gbr) Marie-France Colignon (fra) Darlene Anaya (usa) Julie Reardon (aus) 1982 Paris (fra) Karen Briggs (gbr) Marie-France Colignon (fra) Jola Bink (net) Nakahara (jpn) 1980 New York (usa) Jane Briggs (gbr) Anna de Novellis (ita) Marie-France Colignon (fra) Mary Lewis (usa)