These are the results of the women's 56 kg (also known as lightweight) competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than, or equal to, 56 kilograms.

Competition took place on 1996-07-24 in the Georgia World Congress Center.

[1] The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket.

These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.