Judo at the Summer Olympics

Judo at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	IJF
Events	14 (men: 7; women: 7)
Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 2004 • 2008
Medalists

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.

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.

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

Women

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 50 nations have won medals, representing all 6 continents.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	35	15	15	65
2	France	10	8	19	37
3	South Korea	9	14	14	37
4	China	8	2	8	18
5	Cuba	5	11	16	32
6	Soviet Union	5	5	13	23
7	Netherlands	4	2	14	20
8	Poland	3	4	2	9
9	Italy	3	2	6	11
10	Germany	3	1	11	15
11	Spain	3	1	2	6
12	Brazil	2	3	10	15
13	Austria	2	2	1	5
14	Belgium	2	1	7	10
15	Georgia	2	1	2	5
16	Unified Team	2	0	2	4
17	West Germany	1	4	3	8
18	East Germany	1	2	6	9
19	Hungary	1	2	4	7
20	North Korea	1	2	4	7
21	Mongolia	1	1	3	5
22	Switzerland	1	1	2	4
23	Romania	1	0	3	4
24	Azerbaijan	1	0	1	2
24	Belarus	1	0	1	2
24	Turkey	1	0	1	2
27	Greece	1	0	0	1
28	Great Britain	0	6	9	15
29	United States	0	3	7	10
30	Russia	0	3	5	8
31	Canada	0	2	2	4
32	Uzbekistan	0	2	1	3
33	Australia	0	1	2	3
33	Bulgaria	0	1	2	3
33	Israel	0	1	2	3
33	Ukraine	0	1	2	3
37	Algeria	0	1	1	2
37	Egypt	0	1	1	2
39	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
39	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
41	Estonia	0	0	3	3
42	Slovenia	0	0	2	2
43	Yugoslavia	0	0	2	2
44	Argentina	0	0	1	1
44	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
44	Iceland	0	0	1	1
44	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	1	1
44	Latvia	0	0	1	1
44	Portugal	0	0	1	1
44	Tajikistan	0	0	1	1
	Total	109	109	219	435

External links

• Judo at the 2008 Olympics from Reuters

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