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Judo at the Summer Olympics
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IOC CodeJUD
Governing bodyIJF
Events15 (men: 7; women: 7; mixed: 1)
Summer Olympics
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Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan.[1] After not being included in 1968,[2] judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when women's judo was organized as a demonstration sport. Women judoka were first awarded medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]

Summary

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Games Year Events Best Nation
1819644Image Japan (1)
19
2019726Image Japan (2)
2119766Image Japan (3)
2219808Image Soviet Union (1)
2319848Image Japan (4)
2419887 + 7Image South Korea (1)
25199214Image Japan (5)
26199614Image Japan (6)
27200014Image Japan (7)
28200414Image Japan (8)
29200814Image Japan (9)
30201214Image Russia (1)
31201614Image Japan (10)
32202015Image Japan (11)
33202415Image Japan (12)
34202815

Note: Women's judo made its first appearance at the 1988 Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport. Women's Judo became an official part of the Olympic games from the 1992 Barcelona games and has been an integral part of the games since.

Competition format

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Judoka compete in weight classes. Each country may qualify a maximum of one athlete per weight class.[4] Gold and silver medals are awarded based on a single elimination bracket. Two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class; quarter-finalists losers fight against each other in the same half of bracket. Losers finish in seventh place, winners advance to the bronze medal contest against losing semifinalist of the opposite half of the bracket. Winners of these contests receive bronze medal and losers finish in fifth place.

Weight classes

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There have been between 4 and 8 Olympic weight classes over the years (currently 7), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table.

Men

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19641972–1976 1980–1984  1988–1996 2000–2028 [5]
Open category
no weight limits		  
Heavyweight
+80 kg		 Heavyweight
+93 kg		 Heavyweight
+95 kg		 Heavyweight
+100 kg
Half Heavyweight
90–100 kg
Half Heavyweight
86–95 kg
Half Heavyweight [6]
80–93 kg
Middleweight
81–90 kg
Middleweight
78–86 kg
Half Middleweight
73–81 kg
Middleweight
68–80 kg		 Middleweight
70–80 kg
Half Middleweight
71–78 kg
Lightweight
66–73 kg
Lightweight
65–71 kg
Half Middleweight [7]
63–70 kg
Lightweight
-68 kg
Half Lightweight
60–66 kg
Half Lightweight
60–65 kg
Lightweight
-63 kg
Extra Lightweight
-60 kg
46877

Women

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1992–19962000–2028 [5]
Heavyweight
+72 kg		 Heavyweight
+78 kg
Half Heavyweight
70–78 kg
Half Heavyweight
66–72 kg
Middleweight
63–70 kg
Middleweight
61–66 kg
Half Middleweight
57–63 kg
Half Middleweight
56–61 kg
Lightweight
52–57 kg
Lightweight
52–56 kg
Half Lightweight
48–52 kg
Extra Lightweight
-48 kg
77

Mixed team event

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The mixed team event first made an appearance at the 2020 Olympic Games. The event includes teams of six athletes from different weight categories, including three men (-73 kg, -90 kg and +90 kg) and three women (-57 kg, -70 kg and +70 kg). Nation competes against nation, with rounds composed of six individual bouts. The winner of each bout will be awarded one point and the minimum score a team will need to progress to the next round will be 4:2.[8] If the score is 3:3, there will be an extra bout, with the category selected by draw.

Medal table

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Judoka from 56 nations have won medals, representing all 5 continents.[9][10]

Updated as of 2024 Summer Olympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Image Japan512330104
2Image France18153467
3Image South Korea11192151
4Image China831223
5Image Cuba6151637
6Image Georgia57315
7Image Soviet Union551323
8Image Brazil541928
9Image Italy54918
10Image Russia54716
11Image Netherlands421824
12Image Germany341522
13Image Poland3328
14Image Azerbaijan3227
15Image Slovenia3137
Image Spain3137
17Image Kosovo3115
18Image United States24814
19Image Austria2338
20Image North Korea2248
21Image Belgium211114
22Image Unified Team2024
23Image Czech Republic2002
24Image Mongolia15612
25Image West Germany1438
26Image Hungary13610
27Image Uzbekistan12710
28Image East Germany1269
29Image Canada1258
30Image Kazakhstan1236
Image Romania1236
32Image Switzerland1124
33Image Greece1023
34Image Argentina1012
Image Belarus1012
Image Turkey1012
37Image Croatia1001
38Image Great Britain081220
39Image Israel0369
40Image Ukraine0134
41Image Bulgaria0123
42Image Algeria0112
Image Colombia0112
Image Egypt0112
Image United Team of Germany0112
46Image Chinese Taipei0101
Image Mexico0101
Image Slovakia0101
49Image Portugal0044
50Image Estonia0033
Image ROC (ROC)0033
Image Tajikistan0033
53Image Australia0022
Image Moldova0022
Image Yugoslavia0022
56Image Czechoslovakia0011
Image Iceland0011
Image Kyrgyzstan0011
Image Latvia0011
Image Sweden0011
Image United Arab Emirates0011
Totals (61 entries)167166334667

Number of judoka by nation

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Nation960004081220242832364852566064687276808488929600040812162024Years
Image Afghanistan                1113
Image Albania                1113
Image Algeria                353671110252311
Image American Samoa                1113
Image Andorra                111115
Image Angola                74111117
Image Argentina               3 1244398999422115
Image Armenia                11122117
Image Aruba                11114
Image Australia               4 43333212141213573315
Image Austria               3 6454365323356615
Image Azerbaijan                243686898
Image Bahrain                11
Image Barbados                111115
Image Belarus                45742237
Image Belgium                4212497933654414
Image Belize                112
Image Benin                111115
Image Bhutan                11
Image Bolivia                112115
Image Bosnia and Herzegovina                1111111129
Image Botswana                11
Image Brazil               1 2377314121212131414131315
Image Bulgaria                4425122123211
Image Burkina Faso                1111116
Image Burundi                1113
Image Cambodia                11
Image Cameroon                561341112110
Image Canada               1 55831211665876714
Image Cape Verde                1113
Image Central African Republic                3113
Image Chad                2113
Image Chile                111111128
Image China                52101111914886611
Image Chinese Taipei                43210622123311
Image Colombia                13222117
Image Comoros                11
Image Republic of the Congo                31114
Image Costa Rica               2 134121111111
Image Croatia                21334
Image Cuba                3361212141214996412
Image Cyprus                5222116
Image Czech Republic                431233238
Image Czechoslovakia                125255
Image Democratic Republic of the Congo                6111116
Image Denmark                11114
Image Djibouti                211115
Image Dominican Republic                22143553111112
Image East Germany                51624
Image Ecuador                1211223133111
Image Egypt                6132364553211
Image El Salvador                2112111119
Image Equatorial Guinea                11
Image Estonia                1122111119
Image Fiji                241221111110
Image Finland                12337111231212
Image France               4 5178314141413131414131415
Image Gabon                2121112119
Image The Gambia                1113
Image Georgia                6677789108
Image Germany               4 13131112111113131010
Image Ghana                1113
Image Great Britain               4 5388314139871476515
Image Greece                2114322228
Image Guam                1211116
Image Guatemala                2111116
Image Guinea                313111128
Image Guinea-Bissau                1113
Image Guyana                112
Image Haiti                5212211119
Image Honduras                1311116
Image Hong Kong                14341117
Image Hungary                5183127626887713
Image Iceland                22311117
Image Independent Olympic Athletes                412
Image India                5211211119
Image Indonesia                4122116
Image Iran                1366226
Image Iraq                112
Image Ireland               1 521122129
Image Israel                124235357121211
Image Italy               2 32152999989681315
Image Ivory Coast                222311118
Image Jamaica                112
Image Japan               4 528314141414141414141414
Image Jordan                112
Image Kazakhstan                8881096688
Image Kenya                23114
Image Kiribati                112
Image Kosovo                2553
Image Kuwait                55222117
Image Kyrgyzstan                211222128
Image Laos                112
Image Latvia                21123217
Image Lebanon                223241111110
Image Liberia                11
Image Libya                2111116
Image Liechtenstein                232221118
Image Lithuania                111112118
Image Luxembourg                11114
Image North Macedonia                11
Image Madagascar                422111111110
Image Malaysia               1 1
Image Mali                231221111110
Image Malta                221115
Image Mauritius                311115
Image Mexico               3 3124212132221215
Image Moldova                2411212330
Image Monaco                11111117
Image Mongolia                52831038810913121013
Image Montenegro                11114
Image Morocco                31323224332212
Image Mozambique                11114
Image Myanmar                1113
Image Nauru                112
Image Nepal                211115
Image Netherlands               4 3231101010710911101014
Image Netherlands Antilles                212
Image New Zealand                131423111210
Image Nicaragua                11214
Image Niger                11114
Image Nigeria                1211216
Image North Korea                2143156713111
Image North Macedonia                11
Image North Yemen                21
Image Norway                312
Image Pakistan                112
Image Palau                11
Image Palestine                1113
Image Panama               1 11215
Image Papua New Guinea                112
Image Paraguay                1111116
Image Peru                11111117
Image Philippines               4 31211118
Image Poland                55731112467646413
Image Portugal               1 23285645468713
Image Puerto Rico                312344433123213
Image Qatar                112
Image Refugee Olympic Team                262
Image Republic of China               4 42
Image Romania                8365742643111
Image Russia                1310111312126
Image Rwanda                11
Image Samoa                121115
Image San Marino                22211127
Image Saudi Arabia                2213
Image Senegal                5276262114111114
Image Serbia                11564
Image Serbia and Montenegro                212
Image Seychelles                111115
Image Sierra Leone                11
Image Singapore                11
Image Slovakia                2121116
Image Slovenia                25585567
Image South Africa                111311118
Image South Korea               4 218314111213141412141114
Image Soviet Union               3 51835
Image Spain                126212912106657913
Image Sri Lanka                112
Image Sudan                2113
Image Suriname                11114
Image Sweden                114426121144213
Image Switzerland               1 4251421232312
Image Syria                7113
Image Tajikistan                3322466
Image Tanzania                11
Image Thailand               3 112111119
Image Togo                1113
Image Tonga                11
Image Trinidad and Tobago                112
Image Tunisia               1 316946443211
Image Turkey                3346331246811
Image Turkmenistan                221212128
Image Ukraine                3689107758
Image Unified Team                131
Image United Arab Emirates                113265
Image United States               5 52831314131210564414
Image Uruguay                12111117
Image Uzbekistan                76687810128
Image Vanuatu                11114
Image Venezuela               1 1133997213112
Image Vietnam               3 111116
Image West Germany                52834
Image Yemen                511115
Image Yugoslavia                4165116
Image Zambia                6111116
Image Zimbabwe                2123
Year 960004081220242832364852566064687276808488929600040812162024

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Grant, T.P. "History of Jiu Jitsu: Judo Grows Into An Olympic Sport". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Japan Shocked By IOC, Pacific Stars And Stripes, October 20, 1963, p. 19.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Judo". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016" (PDF). Intjudo.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  5. 1 2 "Weight classes for 2016 Games" (PDF). Multimedia.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  6. ↑ Called "Light Heavyweight" in official reports for 1972 and 1976 Games.
  7. ↑ Called "Welterweight" in 1972 Games official report and "Light Middleweight" in 1976 Games official report.
  8. ↑ "What is the new judo mixed team event?". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  9. ↑ "Judo - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. (Note: Source counts two medals won by EUA for GER.)
  10. ↑ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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