List of Olympic champions in judo
The list of Olympic champions in judo lists all the winners as well as the second and third places in the judo competitions at the Summer Olympic Games , broken down by men and women as well as the individual competitions since 1964. In the further part the most successful judoka are listed. The individual nation ratings conclude.
Men
Super light weight
- up to 60 kg
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Half light weight
- up to 65 kg (1980–1992)
- up to 66 kg (since 1996)
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lightweight
- up to 68 kg (1964)
- up to 63 kg (1972–1976)
- up to 71 kg (1980–1992)
- up to 73 kg (since 1996)
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Light middleweight
- up to 70 kg (1972–1976)
- up to 78 kg (1980–1992)
- up to 81 kg (since 1996)
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medium weight
- up to 80 kg (1964–1976)
- up to 86 kg (1980–1992)
- up to 90 kg (since 1996)
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Light heavyweight
- up to 93 kg (1972–1976)
- up to 95 kg (1980–1992)
- up to 100 kg (since 1996)
Heavyweight
- over 80 kg (1964)
- over 93 kg (1972–1976)
- over 95 kg (1980–1992)
- over 100 kg (since 1996)
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Open class
Women
Super light weight
- up to 48 kg
Half light weight
- up to 52 kg
lightweight
- up to 56 kg (1992–1996)
- up to 57 kg (since 2000)
Light middleweight
- up to 61 kg (1992–1996)
- up to 63 kg (since 2000)
medium weight
- up to 66 kg (1992–1996)
- up to 70 kg (since 2000)
Light heavyweight
- up to 72 kg (1992–1996)
- up to 78 kg (since 2000)
Heavyweight
- over 72 kg (1992–1996)
- over 78 kg (since 2000)
Most successful participant
- Place: order of the athletes. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared, then the bronze medals.
- Name: Name of the athlete
- Country: The country for which the athlete started. When changing nationality, the country for which the athlete won the last medal is named.
- From: First medal win
- Until: Last medal win
- Gold: Number of gold medals won
- Silver: Number of silver medals won
- Bronze: Number of bronze medals won
- Total: Number of all medals won
Men
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadahiro Nomura |
 Japan
|
1996 | 2004 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 2 | David Douillet |
 France
|
1992 | 2000 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Teddy Riner |
France
|
2008 | 2016 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | Waldemar Legień |
 Poland
|
1988 | 1992 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 4th | Willem Ruska |
 Netherlands
|
1972 | 1972 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 4th | Hitoshi Saitō |
Japan
|
1984 | 1988 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 4th | Peter Seisenbacher |
 Austria
|
1984 | 1988 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 4th | Masato Uchishiba |
Japan
|
2004 | 2008 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 9 | Angelo Parisi |
 United Kingdom / France
|
1972 | 1984 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 10 | Ezio Gamba |
 Italy
|
1980 | 1984 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | Kim Jae-yup |
 South Korea
|
1984 | 1988 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | Toshihiko Koga |
Japan
|
1992 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | Frank Wieneke |
 BR Germany
|
1984 | 1988 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | Ole Bishop |
 Germany
|
2008 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | Kim Jae-bum |
South Korea
|
2008 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 10 | Naidangiin Tüwschinbajar |
 Mongolia
|
2008 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 17th | Marc Alexandre |
France
|
1984 | 1988 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 17th | Shinji Hosokawa |
Japan
|
1984 | 1988 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 17th | Iliad Iliadis |
 Greece
|
2004 | 2012 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 17th | Aurélio Miguel |
 Brazil
|
1988 | 1996 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 17th | Jürg Röthlisberger |
 Switzerland
|
1976 | 1980 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 17th | Lascha Shawdatuashvili |
 Georgia
|
2012 | 2016 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Women
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryoko Tani |
Japan
|
1992 | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Xian Dongmei |
 People's Republic of China
|
2004 | 2008 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2 | Ayumi Tanimoto |
Japan
|
2004 | 2008 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2 | Masae Ueno |
Japan
|
2004 | 2008 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2 | Kayla Harrison |
 United States
|
2012 | 2016 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 6th | Driulis González |
 Cuba
|
1992 | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 7th | Idalys Ortíz |
Cuba
|
2008 | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | Kye Sun-hui |
 North Korea
|
1996 | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | To Kum-ae |
North Korea
|
2008 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | Lucie Décosse |
France
|
2008 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | Alina Alexandra Dumitru |
 Romania
|
2008 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 9 | Maki Tsukada |
Japan
|
2004 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 13 | Cho Min-sun |
South Korea
|
1996 | 2000 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Isabel Fernández |
 Spain
|
1996 | 2000 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Kaori Matsumoto |
Japan
|
2012 | 2016 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Paula Pareto |
 Argentina
|
2008 | 2016 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sun fuming |
People's Republic of China
|
1996 | 2004 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Tong Wen |
People's Republic of China
|
2008 | 2012 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Legna Verdecia |
Cuba
|
1996 | 2000 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Urška Žolnir |
 Slovenia
|
2004 | 2008 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Nations ranking
Status: up to and including 2016
total
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
39 | 19th | 26th | 84 |
| 2 |
France
|
14th | 10 | 25th | 49 |
| 3 |
South Korea
|
11 | 16 | 16 | 43 |
| 4th |
People's Republic of China
|
8th | 3 | 11 | 22nd |
| 5 |
Cuba
|
6th | 14th | 16 | 36 |
| 6th |
 Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 7th |
 Russia
|
5 | 4th | 7th | 16 |
| 8th |
Italy
|
4th | 4th | 7th | 15th |
| 9 |
Brazil
|
4th | 3 | 15th | 22nd |
| 10 |
Netherlands
|
4th | 2 | 17th | 23 |
| 11 |
Germany
|
3 | 3 | 14th | 20th |
| 12 |
Poland
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 8th |
| 13 |
Georgia
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 8th |
| 14th |
Spain
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 6th |
| 15th |
North Korea
|
2 | 2 | 4th | 8th |
| 16 |
Austria
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17th |
 Belgium
|
2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 18th |
United States
|
2 | 4th | 8th | 14th |
| 19th |
Slovenia
|
2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 20th |
 United team
|
2 | - | 2 | 4th |
| 21st |
BR Germany
|
1 | 4th | 3 | 8th |
| 22nd |
 Hungary
|
1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 |
Mongolia
|
1 | 3 | 4th | 8th |
| 24 |
 GDR
|
1 | 2 | 6th | 9 |
| 25th |
Romania
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
| 26th |
 Azerbaijan
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 27 |
Switzerland
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 28 |
Argentina
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 28 |
Greece
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 28 |
 Turkey
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 28 |
 Belarus
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 32 |
 Kosovo
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 32 |
 Czech Republic
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 34 |
United Kingdom
|
- | 8th | 11 | 19th |
| 34 |
 Uzbekistan
|
- | 2 | 4th | 6th |
| 34 |
 Canada
|
- | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 |
 Kazakhstan
|
- | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 |
 Israel
|
- | 1 | 4th | 5 |
| 39 |
 Bulgaria
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 |
 Ukraine
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 |
 Egypt
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 |
 Algeria
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 |
 Colombia
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 |
 Slovakia
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 45 |
 Estonia
|
- | - | 3 | 3 |
| 46 |
 Australia
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 46 |
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|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 46 |
 Portugal
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 47 |
 Iceland
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 47 |
 Latvia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 47 |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 47 |
 Tajikistan
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 47 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 47 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
Men
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
28 | 10 | 14th | 52 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
9 | 13 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 |
France
|
8th | 5 | 17th | 30th |
| 4th |
Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 5 |
Russia
|
5 | 3 | 6th | 14th |
| 6th |
Netherlands
|
4th | - | 9 | 13 |
| 7th |
Georgia
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 7th |
| 8th |
Italy
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 7th |
| 8th |
Poland
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 7th |
| 10 |
Brazil
|
2 | 3 | 12 | 17th |
| 11 |
Germany
|
2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 12 |
Austria
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 13 |
United team
|
2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 14th |
Cuba
|
1 | 4th | 6th | 11 |
| 15th |
BR Germany
|
1 | 4th | 3 | 8th |
| 16 |
Hungary
|
1 | 3 | 4th | 8th |
| 17th |
GDR
|
1 | 2 | 6th | 9 |
| 18th |
Mongolia
|
1 | 2 | 4th | 7th |
| 19th |
Azerbaijan
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 20th |
Switzerland
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 21st |
Belgium
|
1 | - | 3 | 4th |
| 22nd |
Greece
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 22nd |
Belarus
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |
Czech Republic
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 24 |
Turkey
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 26th |
United Kingdom
|
- | 5 | 7th | 12 |
| 27 |
United States
|
- | 4th | 6th | 10 |
| 28 |
Uzbekistan
|
- | 2 | 4th | 6th |
| 29 |
Canada
|
- | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 30th |
Kazakhstan
|
- | 2 | - | 2 |
| 31 |
Bulgaria
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 |
Ukraine
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 |
Egypt
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 |
Algeria
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 34 |
Slovakia
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 34 |
Spain
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 37 |
Estonia
|
- | - | 3 | 3 |
| 37 |
Israel
|
- | - | 3 | 3 |
| 39 |
Yugoslavia
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 39 |
North Korea
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 39 |
Romania
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 42 |
Australia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
Iceland
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
Latvia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
Portugal
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
Tajikistan
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
Czechoslovakia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
United Arab Emirates
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 42 |
People's Republic of China
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
Women
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 |
People's Republic of China
|
8th | 3 | 10 | 21st |
| 3 |
France
|
6th | 5 | 8th | 19th |
| 4th |
Cuba
|
5 | 10 | 10 | 25th |
| 5 |
Spain
|
3 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 6th |
South Korea
|
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7th |
North Korea
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
| 8th |
Brazil
|
2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 8th |
Slovenia
|
2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |
United States
|
2 | - | 2 | 4th |
| 11 |
Italy
|
1 | 2 | 5 | 8th |
| 12 |
Romania
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 13 |
Belgium
|
1 | 1 | 6th | 8th |
| 14th |
Germany
|
1 | 1 | 4th | 6th |
| 15th |
Argentina
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |
Kosovo
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 17th |
United Kingdom
|
- | 3 | 4th | 7th |
| 18th |
Netherlands
|
- | 2 | 8th | 10 |
| 19th |
Israel
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19th |
Colombia
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19th |
Russia
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22nd |
Mongolia
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 22nd |
Austria
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 22nd |
Poland
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 25th |
Algeria
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25th |
Australia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25th |
Georgia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25th |
Kazakhstan
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25th |
Portugal
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25th |
Turkey
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25th |
Hungary
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 25th |
United team
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
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