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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 Japan 4 1 2 7
2 China China 3 0 1 4
3 South Korea South Korea 1 2 1 4
4 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1 0 1 2
5 Georgia Georgia 1 0 0 1
Germany Germany 1 0 0 1
Italy Italy 1 0 0 1
Mongolia Mongolia 1 0 0 1
Romania Romania 1 0 0 1
10 Cuba Cuba 0 3 3 6
11 France France 0 2 2 4
12 Netherlands Netherlands 0 1 4 5
13 North Korea North Korea 0 1 2 3
14 Algeria Algeria 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0 1 1 2
16 Austria Austria 0 1 0 1
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1
18 Brazil Brazil 0 0 3 3
19 Argentina Argentina 0 0 1 1
Egypt Egypt 0 0 1 1
Slovenia Slovenia 0 0 1 1
Switzerland Switzerland 0 0 1 1
Tajikistan Tajikistan 0 0 1 1
Ukraine Ukraine 0 0 1 1
United States United States 0 0 1 1

Medalists[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
60 kg Choi Min-ho
South Korea
Ludwig Paischer
Austria
Rishod Sobirov
Uzbekistan
Ruben Houkes
Netherlands
66 kg Masato Uchishiba
Japan
Benjamin Darbelet
France
Yordanis Arencibia
Cuba
Pak Chol Min
North Korea
73 kg Elnur Mammadli
Azerbaijan
Wang Ki-chun
South Korea
Rasul Boqiev
Tajikistan
Leandro Guilheiro
Brazil
81 kg Ole Bischof
Germany
Kim Jae-bum
South Korea
Tiago Camilo
Brazil
Roman Gontiuk
Ukraine
90 kg Irakli Tsirekidze
Georgia
Emar Benikhlef
Algeria
Hesham Mesbah
Egypt
Sergei Aschwanden
Switzerland
100 kg Tuvshinbayar Naidan
Mongolia
Askhar Zhitkeyev
Kazakhstan
Movlud Miraliyev
Azerbaijan
Henk Grol
Netherlands
100+ kg Satoshi Ishii
Japan
Abdullo Tangriev
Uzbekistan
Oscar Brayson
Cuba
Teddy Riner
France

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
48 kg Alina Alexandra Dumitru
Romania
Yanet Bermoy
Cuba
Paula Belen Pareto
Argentina
Ryoko Tani
Japan
52 kg Xian Dongmei
China
An Kum-ae
North Korea
Soraya Haddad
Algeria
Misato Nakamura
Japan
57 kg Giulia Quintavalle
Italy
Deborah Gravenstijn
Netherlands
Ketleyn Quadros
Brazil
Xu Yan
China
63 kg Ayumi Tanimoto
Japan
Lucie Decosse
France
Elisabeth Willeboordse
Netherlands
Won Ok-im
North Korea
70 kg Masae Ueno
Japan
Anaysi Hernandez
Cuba
Ronda Rousey
United States
Edith Bosch
Netherlands
78 kg Yang Xiuli
China
Yalennis Castillo
Cuba
Jeong Gyeong-mi
South Korea
Stephanie Possamai
France
78+ kg Tong Wen
China
Maki Tsukada
Japan
Lucija Polavder
Slovenia
Idalys Ortiz
Cuba

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.
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