Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.
| Judo at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium |
| Dates | 9 – 15 August |
| Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 66 kg | 52 kg | |
| 73 kg | 57 kg | |
| 81 kg | 63 kg | |
| 90 kg | 70 kg | |
| 100 kg | 78 kg | |
| +100 kg | +78 kg | |
This was the fifth Olympics for Driulys González (Cuba), Mária Pekli (Australia), Ryoko Tamura-Tani (Japan). The only other judokas to compete at five Olympics are Belgian Robert Van de Walle and Puerto Rican judoka-bobsledder Jorge Bonnet.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
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Ludwig Paischer Austria |
Rishod Sobirov Uzbekistan |
Ruben Houkes Netherlands | |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) |
Masato Uchishiba Japan |
Benjamin Darbelet France |
Yordanis Arencibia Cuba |
Pak Chol-min North Korea | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) |
Elnur Mammadli Azerbaijan |
Wang Ki-chun South Korea |
Rasul Boqiev Tajikistan |
Leandro Guilheiro Brazil | |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) |
Ole Bischof Germany |
Kim Jae-bum South Korea |
Tiago Camilo Brazil |
Roman Gontiuk Ukraine | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) |
Irakli Tsirekidze Georgia |
Amar Benikhlef Algeria |
Hesham Mesbah Egypt |
Sergei Aschwanden Switzerland | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) |
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar Mongolia |
Askhat Zhitkeyev Kazakhstan |
Movlud Miraliyev Azerbaijan |
| Henk Grol Netherlands | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
Satoshi Ishii Japan |
Abdullo Tangriev Uzbekistan |
Teddy Riner France |
| Oscar Braison Cuba |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
Alina Alexandra Dumitru Romania |
Yanet Bermoy Cuba |
Paula Pareto Argentina |
| Ryoko Tani Japan | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) |
Xian Dongmei China |
An Kum-ae North Korea |
Soraya Haddad Algeria |
| Misato Nakamura Japan | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
Giulia Quintavalle Italy |
Deborah Gravenstijn Netherlands |
Xu Yan China |
| Ketleyn Quadros Brazil | |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) |
Ayumi Tanimoto Japan |
Lucie Décosse France |
Elisabeth Willeboordse Netherlands |
| Won Ok-Im North Korea | |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) |
Masae Ueno Japan |
Anaysi Hernández Cuba |
Ronda Rousey United States |
| Edith Bosch Netherlands | |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
Yang Xiuli China |
Yalennis Castillo Cuba |
Jeong Gyeong-mi South Korea |
| Stéphanie Possamaï France | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
Tong Wen China |
Maki Tsukada Japan |
Idalys Ortiz Cuba |
Lucija Polavder Slovenia |
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | China* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 nations) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
Qualification
Together with 366 directly qualified athletes, there will be 20 invitational places from a Tripartite Commission (genders and categories are yet to be decided), making up a total athlete quota of 386 athletes—217 men, 147 women and 22 places not yet allocated to a gender.
An NOC may enter up to one athlete per weight category. The qualifying places will be allocated as follows:
| Event/Union | Date | Location | Men | Women | Totals |
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| World Championships | September 13–16, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 6 | 84 |
| African Judo Union | May 2006 – May 2008 | — | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| Judo Union of Asia | Nov 2006 – Apr 2008 | — | 5 | 3 | 58[a] |
| European Judo Union | Apr 2007 – Apr 2008 | — | 9 | 5 | 98 |
| Oceania Judo Union | Sep 2007 – Mar 2008 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Pan-American Judo Union | May 2006 – May 2008 | — | 6 | 3 | 63 |
| Host Nation (CHN) | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14[b] |
| TOTAL | 31 | 21 | 366 | ||
a Two additional places will be awarded to this union, but gender and weight categories are to be defined.
b If the host nation qualifies athletes directly through the world championships or Asian continental qualification system, the reserved entry places will be reallocated as part of the Asian continental qualification.
Continental qualification places will be allocated through the ranking system based on the major tournaments on the continent (continental championships, qualification tournaments). More important tournaments and tournaments closer to the Olympics will carry more points. Deadline for the unions to confirm the places was May 21, 2008.
