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Encyclopedia > Judo at the Summer Olympics
Judo

Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. After not being included in 1968, judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when women participated as a demonstration sport. Women judoka were first awarded medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
This article is about the martial art and sport. ... Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... A large number of sports have been conducted at the Olympic Games. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 Jūdō) is a martial art, a sport and a philosophy which originated in Japan. ... Johnson winning the 100 m final The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... A demonstration sport is a sport which is played in order to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events. ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

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Competition format

Judoka compete in weight classes. Gold and silver medals are awarded based on a single elimination bracket. Two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class; two judoka from a repechage for those who are eliminated by one of the eventual semifinalists face the two semifinal losers for the bronze medals. Repechage (French, pronounced re-pe-shage, literally re-fishing) is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. ...


Weight classes

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

1964 1972-1976  1980-1984   1988-1992  1996-2008 [1]
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 [2]
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 [3]
63-70 kg
Lightweight
-68 kg
Half Lightweight
60-66 kg
Half Lightweight
60-65 kg
Lightweight
-63 kg
Extra Lightweight
-60 kg
4 6 8 7 7

Women

1992-1996 2000-2008 [1]
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
7 7
  1. ^ a b Weight classes for 2008 Beijing Games listed at [1]
  2. ^ Called "Light Heavyweight" in official reports for 1972 and 1976 Games.
  3. ^ Called "Welterweight" in 1972 Games official report and "Light Middleweight" in 1976 Games official report.

Medal table

Judoka from forty-five nations have won medals, representing every continent except Antarctica. Japan leads the medal count with fifty-eight medals, followed by France and South Korea, each with thirty-three.

See also: List of Olympic medalists in judo
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan Japan 31 14 13 58
2 France France 10 6 17 33
3 South Korea South Korea 8 12 13 33
4 Cuba Cuba 5 8 13 26
5 Soviet Union Soviet Union 5 5 13 23
6 China China 5 2 7 14
7 Netherlands Netherlands 4 1 10 15
8 Poland Poland 3 4 2 9
9 Spain Spain 3 1 2 6
10 Brazil Brazil 2 3 7 12
11 Italy Italy 2 2 6 10
12 Germany Germany 2 1 11 14
13 Belgium Belgium 2 1 7 10
14 Austria Austria 2 1 1 4
15 Unified Team Unified Team 2 0 2 4
16 West Germany West Germany 1 4 3 8
17 East Germany East Germany 1 2 6 9
18 Hungary Hungary 1 2 4 7
19 Georgia Georgia 1 1 2 4
North Korea North Korea 1 1 2 4
21 Switzerland Switzerland 1 1 1 3
22 Belarus Belarus 1 0 1 2
Turkey Turkey 1 0 1 2
24 Greece Greece 1 0 0 1
25 Great Britain Great Britain 0 6 9 15
26 United States United States 0 3 6 9
27 Russia Russia 0 3 5 8
28 Canada Canada 0 2 2 4
29 Mongolia Mongolia 0 1 3 4
30 Australia Australia 0 1 2 3
Bulgaria Bulgaria 0 1 2 3
Israel Israel 0 1 2 3
33 Ukraine Ukraine 0 1 1 2
34 Egypt Egypt 0 1 0 1
Slovakia Slovakia 0 1 0 1
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0 1 0 1
37 Estonia Estonia 0 0 3 3
Romania Romania 0 0 3 3
39 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 0 0 2 2
40 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1
Iceland Iceland 0 0 1 1
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 0 0 1 1
Latvia Latvia 0 0 1 1
Portugal Portugal 0 0 1 1
Slovenia Slovenia 0 0 1 1
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Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Field hockey • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in judo from 1964 to 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... The Judo competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first time the sport was included in the Summer Olympic Games. ... The Judo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the return of the sport following its absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. ... At the Judo competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics medals were awarded in 5 weight classes and in the open competition, and was restricted to male judoka only. ... The Judo competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first time that the medal count was not dominated by Japan, as the country joined the boycott of the games because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. ... The Judo competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. ... The Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. ... The Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. ... Final results of Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Judo events at the 2000 Summer Olympics: // MENS EVENTS Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg) Half-Lightweight (60-66 kg) Lightweight (66-73 kg) Half-Middleweight (73-81 kg) Middleweight (81-90 kg) Half-Heavyweight (90-100 kg) Heavyweight (+100 kg) WOMENS EVENTS Extra-Lightweight (-48... Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the mens and womens competitions. ... Judo competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 15. ... This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in judo from 1964 to 2004. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Archery at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 13 Olympiads. ... Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 4 Olympiads. ... Baseball at the Summer Olympics had its official debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 4 Olympiads. ... Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. ... Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics except 1912. ... Canoeing/kayaking has been featured as a sport in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin. ... Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. ... Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... Field hockey (also referred to as simply hockey) was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a mens competition at the 1908 Games in London, with six teams, including four from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ... Gymnastics has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics, in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory. ... Modern pentathlon is a sports contest created especially for the Summer Olympic Games by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first contested in 1912. ... Rowing has been contested since the 1900 Summer Olympics. ... Events Nations Category: ... 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The Triathlon at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 2 Olympiads. ... Volleyball has been contested as an indoor sport at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. ... Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. ... Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, as well as twice before then. ... Wrestling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except only the 1900 Summer Olympics. ...

Winter sports

Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the 1936 Winter Games in Garmisch and Partenkirchen, Germany. ... Biathlon debuted at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with the Mens 20km Individual event. ... Bobsleigh has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the first Winter Games in 1924, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. ... ... Curling has been an official Winter Olympic sport since the 1998 games in Nagano. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic medalists in figure skating. ... Freestyle skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville. ... Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... Luge was introduced to the Winter Olympics program at the 1964 games, with both mens and womens events and a doubles event. ... The Nordic combined has been contested at the Winter Olympics since 1924. ... Short track speed skating has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. ... Skeleton was part of the Winter Olympics program when the games were held in St. ... Ski jumping has been included in the program of every Winter Olympic Games. ... Snowboarding has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. ... Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since 1924. ...

Past sports

Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a pelota tournament was contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a cricket tournament was contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet events were contested. ... Golf was featured at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, one Jeu de paume event wes contested. ... Lacrosse has been contested at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games, 1904 and 1908. ... Polo at the Summer Olympics has been contested five times. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a roque individual tournament was contested. ... A postcard of the rugby event at the 1924 Olympics. ... The team competition tug of war was contested in the Summer Olympics every four years from 1900 to 1920, except for the 1916 Olympics, which were cancelled. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three water motorsports events were contested. ...


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