Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport. Japan failed to claim the top of the medal count for the first time in an Olympics in which they participated, coming in third behind South Korea and Poland.
Peter Seisenbacher from Austria and Hitoshi Saito from Japan won the gold medal in their weight classes, defending their titles from 1984, and becoming the first judoka to win gold at two Olympics.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 60 kg |  Kim Jae-YupSouth Korea (KOR) |
 Kevin AsanoUnited States (USA) |
 Shinji HosokawaJapan (JPN) |
 Amiran TotikashviliSoviet Union (URS) |
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| 65 kg | Lee
Kyung-Keun South Korea (KOR) |
 Janusz
PawlowskiPoland (POL) |
 Bruno
CarabettaFrance (FRA) |
| Yosuke
Yamamoto Japan (JPN) |
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| 71 kg | Marc
Alexandre France (FRA) |
 Sven LollEast Germany (GDR) |
Mike Swain United States (USA) |
| Georgiy Tenadze Soviet Union (URS) |
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| 78 kg | Waldemar Legien Poland (POL) |
 Frank
WienekeWest Germany (FRG) |
Torsten Brechot East Germany (GDR) |
| Bashir Varayev Soviet Union (URS) |
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| 86 kg |  Peter SeisenbacherAustria (AUT) |
Vladimir Shestakov Soviet Union (URS) |
Akinobu Osako Japan (JPN) |
 Ben SpijkersNetherlands (NED) |
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| 95kg |  Aurélio MiguelBrazil (BRA) |
Marc Meiling West Germany (FRG) |
 Dennis StewartGreat Britain (GBR) |
 Robert Van De WalleBelgium (BEL) |
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| +95 kg | Hitoshi Saito Japan (JPN) |
Henry Stöhr East Germany (GDR) |
Cho Yong-Chul South Korea (KOR) |
| Gregoriy Verichev Soviet Union (URS) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | France (FRA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Soviet Union (URS) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great
Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
| Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Baseball (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo (demonstration) • Tennis • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Judo at the Summer Olympics | |
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| 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 |  |
| List of Olympic medalists in judo | |
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