Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 26 July 1996 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  France |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Cuba |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Belgium |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Germany |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  China |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  North Korea |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Uzbekistan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Georgia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mongolia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | Tadahiro Nomura
|
Girolamo Giovinazzo
|
Dorjpalam Narmandakh
|
Richard Trautmann
|
| 65 kg | Udo Quellmalz
|
Yukimasa Nakamura
|
Henrique Carlos Guimaraes
|
Israel Hernandez Planas
|
| 71 kg | Kenzo Nakamura
|
Kwak Dae-sung
|
Christophe Gagliano
|
James Pedro
|
| 78 kg | Djamel Bouras
|
Toshihiko Koga
|
Cho In-chul
|
Soso Liparteliani
|
| 86 kg | Jeon Ki-young
|
Armen Bagdasarov
|
Mark Huizinga
|
Marko Spittka
|
| 95 kg | Pawel Nastula
|
Kim Min-soo
|
Aurelio Fernandes Miguel
|
Stephane Traineau
|
| 95+ kg | David Douillet
|
Ernesto Perez
|
Frank Moeller
|
Harry Van Barneveld
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Kye Sun Hui
|
Ryoko Tamura
|
Amarilis Savon
|
Yolanda Soler
|
| 52 kg | Marie-Claire Restoux
|
Hyun Sook-hee
|
Noriko Sugawara
|
Legna Verdicia
|
| 56 kg | Driulis Gonzalez
|
Jung Sun-yong
|
Isabel Fernandez
|
Marisabel Lomba
|
| 61 kg | Yuko Emoto
|
Gella Vandecaveye
|
Jenny Gal
|
Jung Sung-sook
|
| 66 kg | Cho Min-sun
|
Aneta Szczepanska
|
Wang Xianbo
|
Claudia Zwiers
|
| 72 kg | Ulla Werbrouck
|
Yoko Tanabe
|
Diadenis Luna Castellano
|
Ylenia Scapin
|
| 72+ kg | Sun Fuming
|
Estela Rodriguez
|
Christine Cicot
|
Johanna Hagn
|
Statistics[]
- There were 386 total athletes from 91 countries.
- Yu Shu-chen was the youngest participant with 16 years and 183 days.
- Miklos Szabo was the oldest participant with 40 years and 212 days.
- 10 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Japan and South Korea won 8 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Spain won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Georgia and Uzbekistan won their first-ever medal in the sport.
- North Korea won its first-ever gold medal in the sport and the first medal since Munich 1972.
- Mongolia won its first medal in the sport since Moscow 1980.
- Belgium won its first gold medal in the sport since Moscow 1980.