Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 9 to 15 August 2008 at the USTB Gymnasium.
Medal Table[]
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 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Event | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
60 kg | Choi Min-ho |
Ludwig Paischer |
Rishod Sobirov |
Ruben Houkes |
66 kg | Masato Uchishiba |
Benjamin Darbelet |
Yordanis Arencibia |
Pak Chol Min |
73 kg | Elnur Mammadli |
Wang Ki-chun |
Rasul Boqiev |
Leandro Guilheiro |
81 kg | Ole Bischof |
Kim Jae-bum |
Tiago Camilo |
Roman Gontiuk |
90 kg | Irakli Tsirekidze |
Emar Benikhlef |
Hesham Mesbah |
Sergei Aschwanden |
100 kg | Tuvshinbayar Naidan |
Askhar Zhitkeyev |
Movlud Miraliyev |
Henk Grol |
100+ kg | Satoshi Ishii |
Abdullo Tangriev |
Oscar Brayson |
Teddy Riner |
Women[]
Event | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
48 kg | Alina Alexandra Dumitru |
Yanet Bermoy |
Paula Belen Pareto |
Ryoko Tani |
52 kg | Xian Dongmei |
An Kum-ae |
Soraya Haddad |
Misato Nakamura |
57 kg | Giulia Quintavalle |
Deborah Gravenstijn |
Ketleyn Quadros |
Xu Yan |
63 kg | Ayumi Tanimoto |
Lucie Decosse |
Elisabeth Willeboordse |
Won Ok-im |
70 kg | Masae Ueno |
Anaysi Hernandez |
Ronda Rousey |
Edith Bosch |
78 kg | Yang Xiuli |
Yalennis Castillo |
Jeong Gyeong-mi |
Stephanie Possamai |
78+ kg | Tong Wen |
Maki Tsukada |
Lucija Polavder |
Idalys Ortiz |
Statistics[]
- There were 386 total athletes from 92 countries.
- Ali Khousrof was the youngest participant with 16 years and 157 days.
- Jose Mba Nchama was the oldest participant with 42 years and 299 days.
- 17 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Japan won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- The Netherlands won 5 medals, more than in any other sport.
- North Korea won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Algeria won its only medals of Beijing 2008.