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.
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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 |
Rishod Sobirov |
Ruben Houkes | |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) |
Masato Uchishiba |
Benjamin Darbelet |
Yordanis Arencibia |
Pak Chol-min | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) |
Elnur Mammadli |
Wang Ki-chun |
Rasul Boqiev |
Leandro Guilheiro | |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) |
Ole Bischof |
Kim Jae-bum |
Tiago Camilo |
Roman Gontiuk | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) |
Irakli Tsirekidze |
Amar Benikhlef |
Hesham Mesbah |
Sergei Aschwanden | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) |
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar |
Askhat Zhitkeyev |
Movlud Miraliyev |
| Henk Grol | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
Satoshi Ishii |
Abdullo Tangriev |
Teddy Riner |
| Oscar Braison |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
Alina Alexandra Dumitru |
Yanet Bermoy |
Paula Pareto |
| Ryoko Tani | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) |
Xian Dongmei |
An Kum-ae |
Soraya Haddad |
| Misato Nakamura | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
Giulia Quintavalle |
Deborah Gravenstijn |
Xu Yan |
| Ketleyn Quadros | |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) |
Ayumi Tanimoto |
Lucie Décosse |
Elisabeth Willeboordse |
| Won Ok-Im | |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) |
Masae Ueno |
Anaysi Hernández |
Ronda Rousey |
| Edith Bosch | |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
Yang Xiuli |
Yalennis Castillo |
Jeong Gyeong-mi |
| Stéphanie Possamaï | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
Tong Wen |
Maki Tsukada |
Idalys Ortiz |
Lucija Polavder |
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | September 13–16, 2007 | | 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.
