<page_title> Chronological summary of the 2012 Summer Olympics </page_title> <section_title> Day 6: Thu 2 August </section_title> <table> <cell> Judo <col_header> Gold medalists </col_header> <col_header> Sport </col_header> </cell> <cell> Women's 78 kg <col_header> Gold medalists </col_header> <col_header> Event </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kayla Harrison <col_header> Gold medalists </col_header> <col_header> Competitor(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Gold medalists </col_header> <col_header> NOC </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the women's 78 kg, Kayla Harrison became the first Olympic judo gold medalist for the United States.