| Event: | Women's 48 kg |
| Championship: | 2011 World Judo Championships |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Gold: | Haruna Asami |
| Gold Value: | 2 |
| Goldnoc: | JPN |
| Silver: | Tomoko Fukumi |
| Silvernoc: | JPN |
| Bronze: | Éva Csernoviczki |
| Bronzenoc: | HUN |
| Bronze2: | Sarah Menezes |
| Bronzenoc2: | BRA |
The women's 48 kg competition of the 2011 World Judo Championships was held on August 23.
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