The women's 57 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match.
Every competitor who lost to one of the two finalists competed in the repechage, again in single-elimination competition.
Each semifinal loser faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.
Each semifinal loser faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.