Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 78 kg

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{{Infobox judo competition event

| event = Women's 78 kg

| governing_body = PASO

| year = 2023

| image = Judo pictogram.svg

| image_size = 80px

| venue = Contact Sports Center

| location = Santiago, Chile

| date = 30 October

| competitors = 10

| nations = 9

| longnames =

| gold = Samanta Soares

| gold_value = 1

| gold_nation = BRA

| silver = Sairy Colón

| silver_nation = PUR

| bronze = Camila Figueroa

| bronze_nation = PER

| bronze2 = Eiraima Silvestre

| bronze2_nation = DOM

| prev = 2019

| next = 2027

}}

{{Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games}}

The women's 78 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on 30 October at the Contact Sports Center (Centro de Entrenamiento de los Deportes de Contacto) in Santiago, Chile.{{cite web|url=https://santiago2023.org/en/sedes-recintos.html|title=Venues|website=www.santiago2023.org|publisher=Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games|access-date=21 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.panamsports.org/wp-content/uploads/upcoming/CalendarioPana-en.pdf|title=Sport Calendar Pan American Games|date=21 July 2022|website=www.panamsports.org/|publisher=Panam Sports|access-date=16 October 2023}} A total of 10 athletes from 9 NOC's competed.{{cite web|url=https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/JUDW78KG--------------------------.C32C_1_0.pdf|title=Judo - Women's 78 kg entries|accessdate=22 November 2023}}