aecker came into the Tokyo 2020 Games with one Olympics already under her belt where she bowed out in the Rio round of 16.

In her first fight of the day, Haecker came up against Gili Sharir of Israel in what was the third meeting of the two judokas.

In their previous two bouts prior to the Tokyo 2020 Games, the score remained one-all with Haecker winning their 2018 meeting in Cancun before falling in Zagreb in 2019.

In Tokyo on Tuesday, Haecker settled the score in a tense standoff resulting in a golden point penalty victory after Sharir conceded three shidos.

The win pushed Haecker through to the round of 16, the same mark she achieved in Rio, where she met the Netherland's Juul Franssen, who had downed Serbian Anja Obradovic by Ippon in the round prior.

The fight was off to a slow start with Franssen receiving two penalties for non-competitive behaviour.

However, despite Haecker's best efforts, the 28-year-old came up short with Franssen finding two Waza-aris in the final 20 seconds.

"Losing in the last 20 seconds when you are on top, it's not a great feeling and I think every combat athlete can relate," Haecker said.

"I left it all out there, but it wasn't enough, it was so close. Very disappointed. It was great experience, but it wasn't enough."

Despite finishing her Tokyo campaign, matching her result from 2016, the Aussie Judoka can leave the home of the sport with her head held high.

"It's great to be here, to be the best person in your country, representing Australia is an awesome feeling."

Wednesday marks the final day of Aussie Judo action in Tokyo with Aoife Coughlan set for the 70kg tournament.

Matthew Barnard