World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place) by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. Team competitions have also been held since 1994. The men's championships began in 1956, though the format and periodicity of the championships have changed over time. The last edition of the championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 2019.

World Judo Championships
Current event or competition:
2019 World Judo Championships
Competition details
DisciplineJudo
TypeJudo, annual
OrganiserInternational Judo Federation (IJF)
History
First edition1956 in Tokyo, Japan
Editions55 (2018)
Most wins Japan – 370 medals
(158 gold medals)

History

The first World Judo Champion, Shokichi Natsui in 1956

The first edition of the world championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 1956. There were no weight classes at the time and Japanese judoka Shokichi Natsui became the first world champion in history, defeating fellow countryman Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu in the final. The second world championship was also held in Tokyo two years later, with the Japanese winning the top two spots in the competition for the second time. In 1961, the championship was held outside Japan for the first time, and Dutch judoka Anton Geesink defeated the prior world champion, Koji Sone, in Paris, France, to become the first non-Japanese world champion.

The 1965 World Judo Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and weight classes were implemented for the first time with the addition of the −68 kg, −80 kg, and +80 kg categories. Judo had become an Olympic sport at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, and a permanent sport after a brief absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Despite this progressive enlargement, it took until 1980 for women to participate in the world championships. The first women's world championships were held in New York City in 1980, and were held in alternating years as the men's championships until the 1987 World Judo Championships in Essen, where the two competitions were merged into one world championship. The mixed championships have been held biannually since 1987. In 2005, the world championships made its debut on the African continent in Cairo, Egypt. In the International Judo Federation meeting held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007 (during the 2007 World Judo Championships), it was decided that France would host the world championships for the fifth time in 2011.

Weight classes

There are currently 16 tournaments in the world championships, with 8 weight classes for each gender.

Competitions

The world championships have been held in every continent except Oceania and Antarctica.

Men's competitions

Number Year Dates City and host country Venue # Countries # Athletes
1 1956 3 May Tokyo, Japan Kuramae Kokugikan 21 31
2 1958 30 November Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 18 39
3 1961 2 December Paris, France Stade Pierre de Coubertin 25 57
4 1965 14–17 October Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Marrocanzinho gymnasium 28 150
5 1967 9–11 August Salt Lake City, United States Gymnasium at the University of Utah 29 129
6 1969 23–25 October Mexico City, Mexico Palacio de los Deportes 36 250
7 1971 2–4 September Ludwigshafen, West Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Halle 49
8 1973 22–24 June Lausanne, Switzerland Pavillon des Sports de Beaulieu 42
9 1975 23–25 October Vienna, Austria 42
_ 1977 19–24 September Barcelona, Spain Palau dels Esports Cancelled[1]
10 1979 6–9 December Paris, France Stade Pierre de Coubertin 60 about 240
11 1981 3–6 September Maastricht, Netherlands Euro Hall 54 250
12 1983 13–16 October Moscow, Soviet Union Lenin Palace of Sports 41
13 1985 26–29 September Seoul, South Korea Jamsil Arena 37

Women's competitions

Number Year Dates City and host country Venue # Countries # Athletes
1 1980 29–30 November New York, United States Madison Square Garden 27 135
2 1982 4–5 December Paris, France Stade Pierre de Coubertin 35 174
3 1984 10–11 November Vienna, Austria 33 about 180
4 1986 24–26 October Maastricht, Netherlands Geusselt Sports Hall 35 162

Mixed competitions

Number M/W Year Dates City and host country Venue # Countries # Athletes
14/5 1987 19–22 November Essen, West Germany Grugahalle 65
15/6 1989 10–15 October Belgrade, Yugoslavia Pionir Hall 61
16/7 1991 25–28 July Barcelona, Spain Palau Blaugrana 57 487
17/8 1993 30 September – 3 October Hamilton, Canada Copps Coliseum 78
18/9 1995 28 September – 1 October Chiba, Japan Makuhari Messe 100 625
19/10 1997 9–12 October Paris, France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 92 531
20/11 1999 7–10 October Birmingham, United Kingdom National Indoor Arena 87 572
21/12 2001 26–29 July Munich, Germany Olympiahalle 88 554
22/13 2003 11–14 September Osaka, Japan Osaka-jō Hall 97 671
23/14 2005 8–11 September Cairo, Egypt Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 93 544
24/15 2007 13–16 September Rio de Janeiro, Brazil HSBC Arena 138 748
25/16 2009 27–30 August Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy 100 543
26/17 2010 9–13 September Tokyo, Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium 111 847
27/18 2011 23–28 August Paris, France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 132 871
28/19 2013 26 August – 1 September Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Maracanãzinho 123 673
29/20 2014 25–31 August Chelyabinsk, Russia Traktor Arena 118 712
30/21 2015 24–30 August Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 120 729
31/22 2017 28 August – 3 September Budapest, Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena 126 731
32/23 2018 20–27 September Baku, Azerbaijan National Gymnastics Arena 124 755
33/24 2019 25 August – 1 September Tokyo, Japan Nippon Budokan 149 862
34/25 2021 TBD Budapest, Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
35/26 2022 TBD Tashkent, Uzbekistan Humo Ice Dome
36/27 2023 TBD Doha, Qatar Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena

Openweight competitions

Number Year Dates City and host country Venue # Countries # Athletes
1 2008 20–21 December Levallois-Perret, France Marcel Cerdan Palace of Sports 18 51
_ 2009 Cancelled
2 2011 29–30 October Tyumen, Russia Judo Centre 21 40
3 2017 11–12 November Marrakech, Morocco Palais des Congrès 28 58

Men's medal count – individual events (1956–2019)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan985258208
2 South Korea2483971
3 France23172767
4 Soviet Union11123356
5 Netherlands8111635
6 Russia7142748
7 Germany561223
8 Georgia4101731
9 Brazil471425
10 Poland421420
11 Great Britain341320
12 East Germany331420
13 Uzbekistan32712
14 Greece3216
15 Iran3058
16 Cuba26917
17 Hungary251017
18 Kazakhstan2439
19 United States23712
20 Mongolia22812
21 Czech Republic2024
22 Azerbaijan161017
23 Ukraine13812
24 Israel1225
 Spain1225
26 Austria1135
27 Portugal1023
 Tunisia1023
 Yugoslavia1023
30 Serbia1012
31 Belgium061117
32 West Germany051318
33 Italy04913
34 North Korea0347
 Turkey0347
36 Estonia0314
37 Canada0279
38 Belarus0268
39 Egypt0235
40 Czechoslovakia0224
41  Switzerland0213
42 Romania0145
43 Moldova0134
44 Bulgaria0123
45 Algeria0101
 Montenegro0101
 Slovenia0101
48 China0033
49 United Arab Emirates0022
50 Armenia0011
 Finland0011
 Latvia0011
 Lithuania0011
 Tajikistan0011
Total224224448896

Women's medal count – individual events (1980–2019)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan464448138
2 France31164895
3 China20121446
4 Cuba16162961
5 Great Britain13141946
6 Belgium89926
7 Netherlands7113048
8 Italy53816
9 North Korea52411
10 South Korea511824
11 Brazil351422
12 Austria3159
13 Colombia3036
14 Spain27817
15 Germany251421
16 West Germany251219
17 United States251017
18 Argentina2215
19 Poland211013
20 Mongolia21710
21 Ukraine2114
22 Slovenia13812
23 Israel1225
24 Kosovo1034
25 Canada1012
26Independent Participantsa1001
 Venezuela1001
28 Portugal0538
29 Russia031013
30 Romania0358
31 Australia0336
32 Hungary0257
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina0112
 Norway0112
 Puerto Rico0112
36 Soviet Union0101
 Sweden0101
38 Azerbaijan0033
 Turkey0033
40 Kazakhstan0022
 Tunisia0022
42 Algeria0011
 Belarus0011
 Bulgaria0011
 Chinese Taipei0011
 Czech Republic0011
 Greece0011
 New Zealand0011
 Serbia and Montenegro0011
  Switzerland0011
Total187187374748

Total medal count – individual events (1956–2019)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan14496106346
2 France543375162
3 South Korea2995795
4 China20121749
5 Cuba18223878
6 Great Britain16183266
7 Netherlands15224683
8 Soviet Union11133357
9 Belgium8152043
10 Russia7173761
11 Brazil7122847
12 Germany7112644
13 Poland632433
14 Italy571729
15 North Korea55818
16 Georgia4101731
17 United States481729
18 Mongolia431522
19 Austria42814
20 Spain391022
21 Ukraine34916
22 East Germany331420
23 Uzbekistan32712
24 Greece3227
25 Iran3058
26 Colombia3036
27 West Germany2102537
28 Hungary271524
29 Kazakhstan24511
30 Israel24410
31 Argentina2215
32 Czech Republic2035
33 Azerbaijan161320
34 Portugal15511
35 Slovenia14813
36 Canada12811
37 Tunisia1045
38 Kosovo1034
39 Yugoslavia1023
40 Serbia1012
41Independent Participantsa1001
 Venezuela1001
43 Romania04913
44 Turkey03710
45 Australia0336
46 Estonia0314
47 Belarus0279
48 Egypt0235
49 Czechoslovakia0224
  Switzerland0224
51 Bulgaria0134
 Moldova0134
53 Algeria0112
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0112
 Norway0112
 Puerto Rico0112
57 Montenegro0101
 Sweden0101
59 United Arab Emirates0022
60 Armenia0011
 Chinese Taipei0011
 Finland0011
 Latvia0011
 Lithuania0011
 New Zealand0011
 Serbia and Montenegro0011
 Tajikistan0011
Total4114118221644

Judo Team World Championships

The World Judo Championships team competition began in 1994. women's competition began in 1997,[2] and after 1998 it was held once every four years until 2006. The competition will be held every year from 2007. Judoka who participate in the individual world championships often do not participate in the team competition.

Year Location Men Women
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
1994 Paris, France  France  Germany  Japan
 Russia
no women's competition
1997 Osaka, Japan no men's competition  Cuba  South Korea  France
 Japan
1998 Minsk, Belarus  Japan  Brazil  France
 Russia
 Cuba  France  Belgium
 China
2002 Basel, Switzerland  Japan  Georgia  France
 Italy
 Japan  Cuba  China
 Italy
2006 Paris, France  Georgia  Russia  France
 South Korea
 France  Cuba  China
 Japan
2007 Beijing, China  Japan  Brazil  China
 South Korea
 China  Cuba  Japan
 Mongolia
2008 Tokyo, Japan  Georgia  Uzbekistan  Brazil
 Russia
 Japan  France  China
 Germany
2010 Antalya, Turkey  Japan  Brazil  Russia
 South Korea
 Netherlands  Germany  Japan
 Turkey
2011 Paris, France  France  Brazil  Japan
 South Korea
 France  Japan  Cuba
 Germany
2012 Salvador, Brazil  Russia  Japan  Brazil
 Georgia
 Japan  China  Brazil
 Cuba
2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Georgia  Russia  Germany
 Japan
 Japan  Brazil  Cuba
 France
2014

Chelyabinsk, Russia

 Japan  Russia  Georgia
 Germany
 France  Mongolia  Germany
 Japan
2015

Astana, Kazakhstan

 Japan  South Korea  Georgia
 Mongolia
 Japan  Poland  Germany
 Russia
Year Location Mixed
Gold Silver Bronze
2017 Budapest, Hungary  Japan  Brazil  France
 South Korea
2018 Baku, Azerbaijan  Japan  France  Korea
 Russia
2019 Tokyo, Japan  Japan  France  Brazil
 Russia

Men (1994–2015)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan61310
2 Georgia3137
3 France2035
4 Russia1348
5 Brazil0426
6 South Korea0145
7 Germany0123
8 Uzbekistan0101
9 China0011
 Italy0011
 Mongolia0011
Total12122448

Women (1997–2015)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan51511
2 France3227
3 Cuba2338
4 China1146
5 Netherlands1001
6 Germany0145
7 Brazil0112
 Mongolia0112
9 Poland0101
 South Korea0101
11 Belgium0011
 Italy0011
 Russia0011
 Turkey0011
Total12122448

Mixed (2017–2019)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan3003
2 France0213
3 Brazil0112
40022
5 Koreab0011
 South Korea0011
Total33612

Total (1994–2019)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan142824
2 France54615
3 Georgia3137
4 Cuba2338
5 Russia13711
6 China1157
7 Netherlands1001
8 Brazil06410
9 Germany0268
10 South Korea0257
11 Mongolia0123
12 Poland0101
 Uzbekistan0101
14 Italy0022
15 Belgium0011
 Koreab0011
 Turkey0011
Totals (17 nations)272754108

All-time medal count

List of World Judo Championships Medalists

Updated after the 2019 World Judo Championships.

This table include all medals in the individual and team competitions won at the World Judo Championships as well as at the separate Judo Team World Championships and separate World Judo Open Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan15898114370
2 France593781177
3 South Korea291162102
4 China21132256
5 Cuba20254186
6 Netherlands16224684
7 Great Britain16183266
8 Soviet Union11133357
9 Russia8204472
10 Belgium8152144
11 Brazil7183257
12 Germany7133252
13 Georgia7112038
14 Poland642434
15 Italy571931
16 North Korea55818
17 United States481729
18 Mongolia441725
19 Austria42814
20 Spain391022
21 Ukraine34916
22 East Germany331420
23 Uzbekistan33713
24 Greece3227
25 Iran3058
26 Colombia3036
27 West Germany2102537
28 Hungary271524
29 Kazakhstan24511
30 Israel24410
31 Argentina2215
32 Czech Republic2035
33 Azerbaijan161320
34 Portugal15511
35 Slovenia14813
36 Canada12811
37 Tunisia1045
38 Kosovo1034
39 Yugoslavia1023
40 Serbia1012
41Independent Participantsa1001
 Venezuela1001
43 Romania04913
44 Turkey03811
45 Australia0336
46 Estonia0314
47 Belarus0279
48 Egypt0235
49 Czechoslovakia0224
  Switzerland0224
51 Bulgaria0134
 Moldova0134
53 Algeria0112
 Bosnia and Herzegovina0112
 Norway0112
 Puerto Rico0112
57 Montenegro0101
 Sweden0101
59 United Arab Emirates0022
60 Armenia0011
 Chinese Taipei0011
 Finland0011
 Koreab0011
 Latvia0011
 Lithuania0011
 New Zealand0011
 Serbia and Montenegro0011
 Tajikistan0011
Totals (68 nations)4384388761752
a^ Unlike in 2013, Majlinda Kelmendi did not compete at the 2014 World Judo Championships under the Kosovo flag but under the International Judo Federation flag, as Russia does not recognise Kosovo's independence. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
b^ At the 2018 World Championships, judokas from North Korea and South Korea completed for unified Korean team and won bronze medals in the Mixed team competition.

Multiple gold medalists

Boldface denotes active judokas and highest medal count among all judokas (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Men

Individual events

Rank Judoka Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Teddy Riner France+100 kg / Open2007201710111
2Naoya Ogawa Japan+95 kg / Open19871995437
3David Douillet France+95 kg / Open1993199744
Shōzō Fujii Japan−80 kg / −78 kg1971197944
Yasuhiro Yamashita Japan+95 kg / Open1979198344
6Ilias Iliadis Greece−90 kg200520143216
7Alexander Mikhaylin Russia−100 kg / +100 kg / Open199920113137
8Toshihiko Koga Japan−71 kg / −78 kg19871995314
Naohisa Takatō Japan−60 kg20132018314
10Masashi Ebinuma Japan−66 kg2011201433
Kōsei Inoue Japan−100 kg1999200333
Jeon Ki-young South Korea−78 kg / −86 kg1993199733
Shōhei Ōno Japan−73 kg2013201933

All events

Rank Judoka Country Events From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Teddy Riner France+100 kg / Open / Team20072017111# 1 ## 13 #
2Shōhei Ōno Japan−73 kg / Team20132019* 6 *1* 7 *
3Masashi Ebinuma Japan−66 kg / Team201120155117
Riki Nakaya Japan−73 kg / Team20112017** 5 **1* 1 **** 7 ***
5David Douillet France+95 kg / Open / Team19931997* 5 ** 5 *
6Alexander Mikhaylin Russia−100 kg / +100 kg / Open / Team199820134* 3 *5* 12 *
7Soichi Hashimoto Japan−73 kg / Team20172019*# 4 *#1*# 5 *#
8Naoya Ogawa Japan+95 kg / Open19871995437
9Shōzō Fujii Japan−80 kg / −78 kg1971197944
Kōsei Inoue Japan−100 kg / Team1999200344
Takanori Nagase Japan−81 kg / Team20142017# 4 ## 4 #
Yasuhiro Yamashita Japan+95 kg / Open1979198344

# including one medal of the Team World Championships won as reserve
* including one medal of the Team World Championships won for participation in the qualifying only
*# including one medal of the Team World Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and one won as reserve
** including two medals of the Team World Championships won for participation in the qualifying only
*** including three medals of the Team World Championships won for participation in the qualifying only

Women

Individual events

Rank Judoka Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Ryōko Tani (Tamura) Japan−48 kg19912007718
Tong Wen China+78 kg / Open20012011718
3Ingrid Berghmans Belgium+72 kg / −72 kg / Open1980198964111
4Clarisse Agbegnenou France−63 kg20132019426
5Gao Fenglian China+72 kg / Open198419894116
Kye Sun-hui North Korea−52 kg / −57 kg199720074116
7Noriko Anno Japan+72 kg / −72 kg / −78 kg19932003415
Karen Briggs Great Britain−48 kg19821991415
9Driulis González Cuba−56 kg / −57 kg / −63 kg199320073227
10Gévrise Émane France−70 kg / −63 kg200520153115

All events

Rank Judoka Country Events From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Tong Wen China+78 kg / Open / Team200120118210
2Ryōko Tani (Tamura) Japan−48 kg19912007718
3Ingrid Berghmans Belgium+72 kg / −72 kg / Open1980198964111
4Clarisse Agbegnenou France−63 kg / Team20112019# 6 #* 3 ** 2 ***# 11 **#
5Chizuru Arai Japan−70 kg / Team20152019# 6 ## 6 #
6Driulis González Cuba−56 kg / −57 kg / −63 kg / Team1993200754211
7Misato Nakamura Japan−52 kg / Team200620155218
8Gévrise Émane France−70 kg / −63 kg / Team20052015* 5 *12* 8 *
9Noriko Anno Japan+72 kg / −72 kg / −78 kg / Team199320035117
10Yoshie Ueno Japan−63 kg / Team20022011* 4 *2# 2 #*# 7 *#

# including one medal of the Team World Championships won as reserve
* including one medal of the Team World Championships won for participation in the qualifying only
*# including one medal of the Team World Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and one won as reserve
**# including two medals of the Team World Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and one won as reserve

Records

Category Men Women
Youngest world champion
Oldest world champion

Video footage

References

  1. The 1977 Championships were canceled due to the refusal of the host country officials to allow the Taiwanese national team to compete under the national flag of the Republic of China, they were denied visas. Taiwan appealed the decision of the Spanish officials to the International Judo Federation, IJF officials considered the position of the Taiwanese side to be fair and decided to cancel the 1977 Championships due to a unresolved political conflict.
  2. "特集 97ワールドカップ女子柔道団体トーナメント-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 1997-03-20.
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