2016 Summer Olympics / Judo

Judo at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games
information
venue	Rio de Janeiro
Competition venue	Arena Carioca 2
Nations	136
Athletes	390 (237 , 153 )
date	6-12 August 2016
decisions	14th
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At the XXXI. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , 14 judo competitions were held, seven each for women and men. The venue was the Arena Carioca 2 in the Barra da Tijuca district .

Carioca Arena 2 in the middle

Balance sheet

Medal table

inside view

space	country				total
1	Japan	3	1	8th	12
2	France	2	2	1	5
3	Russia	2	-	1	3
4th	Italy	1	1	-	2
	United States	1	1	-	2
6th	Brazil	1	-	2	3
7th	Slovenia	1	-	1	2
8th	Argentina	1	-	-	1
	Kosovo	1	-	-	1
	Czech Republic	1	-	-	1
11	South Korea	-	2	1	3
12	Azerbaijan	-	2	-	2
13	Georgia	-	1	1	2
	Kazakhstan	-	1	1	2
15th	Colombia	-	1	-	1
	Cuba	-	1	-	1
	Mongolia	-	1	-	1
18th	China	-	-	2	2
	Israel	-	-	2	2
	Uzbekistan	-	-	2	2
21st	Belgium	-	-	1	1
	Germany	-	-	1	1
	Great Britain	-	-	1	1
	Netherlands	-	-	1	1
	Portugal	-	-	1	1
	Ver. Arab. Emirates	-	-	1	1

Medalist

Men competitor gold silver bronze Super light weight Beslan Mudranov Jeldos Smetow Diyorbek Oʻrozboyev Naohisa Takato Half light weight Fabio Basile At Ba-ul Masashi Ebinuma Rishod Sobirov lightweight Shōhei Ōno Rustam Orujov Lascha Schawdatuaschwili Dirk Van Tichelt Light middleweight Hassan Chalmursayev Travis Stevens Takanori Nagase Sergiu Toma medium weight Mashu Baker Warlam Liparteliani Cheng Xunzhao Gwak Dong-han Light heavyweight Lukáš Krpálek Elmar Gasimov Ryūnosuke Haga Cyrille Maret Heavyweight Teddy Riner Hisayoshi Harasawa Or Sasson Rafael Silva

Women competitor gold silver bronze Super light weight Paula Pareto Jeong Bo-kyeong Ami Kondo Galbadrachyn Otgontsetseg Half light weight Majlinda Kelmendi Odette Giuffrida Natalja Kusjutina Misato Nakamura lightweight Rafaela Silva Dorjsurengiin Sumjaa Kaori Matsumoto Telma Monteiro Light middleweight Tina Trstenjak Clarisse Agbegnenou Yarden Gerbi Anicka van Emden medium weight Haruka Tachimoto Yuri Alvear Sally Conway Laura Vargas cook Light heavyweight Kayla Harrison Audrey Tcheuméo Mayra Aguiar Anamari Velenšek Heavyweight Émilie Andéol Idalys Ortíz Kanae Yamabe Yu Song

Time schedule

Competitions	August
Women	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	11.	12.
Class up to 48 kg
Class up to 52 kg
Class up to 57 kg
Class up to 63 kg
Class up to 70 kg
Class up to 78 kg
Class over 78 kg
Men	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	11.	12.
Class up to 60 kg
Class up to 66 kg
Class up to 73 kg
Class up to 81 kg
Class up to 90 kg
Class up to 100 kg
Class over 100 kg

Results men

Super light weight (up to 60 kg)

space	country	athlete
1	RUS	Beslan Mudranov
2	KAZ	Jeldos Smetow
3	UZB	Diyorbek O'rozboyev
	JPN	Naohisa Takato
5	GEO	Amiran Papinashvili
	AZE	Orxan Səfərov
7th	BRA	Felipe Kitadai
	COR	Kim Won-jin
9	SUI	Ludovic Chammartin
	GER	Tobias Englmaier
17th	AUT	Ludwig Paischer

Felipe Kitadai

Date: August 6, 2016
35 participants from 35 countries

Half light weight (up to 66 kg)

space	country	athlete
1	ITA	Fabio Basile
2	COR	At Ba-ul
3	JPN	Masashi Ebinuma
	UZB	Rishod Sobirov
5	CAN	Antoine Bouchard
	SLO	Adrian Gomboc
7th	MGL	Tumurkhuleg Davaadorj
	DOM	Wander Mateo
17th	GER	Sebastian Seidl

Date: August 7, 2016
34 participants from 34 countries

Lightweight (up to 73 kg)

space	country	athlete
1	JPN	Shōhei Ōno
2	AZE	Rustam Orujov
3	GEO	Lascha Shawdatuashvili
	BEL	Dirk Van Tichelt
5	ISR	Sagi Muki
	HUN	Miklós Ungvári
7th	United States	Nick Delpopolo
	RUS	Denis Yarzew
17th	GER	Igor Wandtke

Miklós Ungvári (left) against Rustam Orujov

Date: August 8, 2016
35 participants from 35 countries

Medium weight (up to 81 kg)

space	country	athlete
1	RUS	Hassan Chalmursayev
2	United States	Travis Stevens
3	JPN	Takanori Nagase
	UAE	Sergiu Toma
5	ITA	Matteo Marconcini
	GEO	Avtandil Tschrikishvili
7th	BUL	Ivajlo Ivanov
	CAN	Antoine Valois-Fortier
17th	GER	Sven Maresch

Date: August 9, 2016
33 participants from 33 countries

Middle weight (up to 90 kg)

space	country	athlete
1	JPN	Mashu Baker
2	GEO	Warlam Liparteliani
3	CHN	Cheng Xunzhao
	COR	Gwak Dong-han
5	MGL	Otgonbaatar Lkhagvasuren
	SWE	Marcus Nyman
7th	FRA	Alexandre Iddir
	AZE	Mammadali Mehdiyev
17th	SUI	Ciril Grossklaus
	GER	Marc Odenthal

Date: August 10, 2016
35 participants from 35 countries

Light heavyweight (up to 100 kg)

space	country	athlete
1	CZE	Lukáš Krpálek
2	AZE	Elmar Gasimov
3	JPN	Ryūnosuke Haga
	FRA	Cyrille Maret
5	UKR	Artem Bloschenko
	GER	Karl-Richard Frey
7th	EGY	Ramadan Darwish
	GEO	Beka Ghwiniashvili

Lukáš Krpálek (left) against Elmar Gasimov

Date: August 11, 2016
34 participants from 34 countries

Heavy weight (over 100 kg)

space	country	athlete
1	FRA	Teddy Riner
2	JPN	Hisayoshi Harasawa
3	ISR	Or Sasson
	BRA	Rafael Silva
5	CUB	Alex García Mendoza
	UZB	Abdullo Tangriyev
7th	KGZ	Yuri Krakowezki
	NED	Roy Meyer
17th	AUT	Daniel Allerstorfer
	GER	André Breitbarth

Award ceremony

Date: August 12, 2016
31 participants from 31 countries

Results women

Super light weight (up to 48 kg)

space	country	sportswoman
1	ARG	Paula Pareto
2	COR	Jeong Bo-kyeong
3	JPN	Ami Kondo
	KAZ	Galbadrachyn Otgontsetseg
5	CUB	Dayaris Mestre Álvarez
	MGL	Mönchbatyn Urantsetseg
7th	HUN	Éva Csernoviczki
	BRA	Sarah Menezes

Dayaris Mestre Álvarez (left) and Sarah Menezes

Date: August 6, 2016
23 participants from 23 countries

Half light weight (up to 52 kg)

space	country	sportswoman
1	KOS	Majlinda Kelmendi
2	ITA	Odette Giuffrida
3	RUS	Natalia Kusjutina
	JPN	Misato Nakamura
5	CHN	Ma Yingnan
	BRA	Erika Miranda
7th	ROME	Andreea Chițu
	MRI	Christianne Legentil
9	GER	Mareen Crow
	SUI	Evelyne Tschopp

Date: August 7, 2016
21 participants from 21 countries

Lightweight (up to 57 kg)

space	country	sportswoman
1	BRA	Rafaela Silva
2	MGL	Dorjsurengiin Sumjaa
3	JPN	Kaori Matsumoto
	POR	Telma Monteiro
5	ROME	Corina Căprioriu
	TPE	Lien Chen-ling
7th	HUN	Hedvig Karakas
	FRA	Automne Pavia
17th	AUT	Sabrina Filzmoser

Date: August 8, 2016
23 participants from 23 countries

Medium weight (up to 63 kg)

space	country	sportswoman
1	SLO	Tina Trstenjak
2	FRA	Clarisse Agbegnenou
3	ISR	Yarden Gerbi
	NED	Anicka van Emden
5	BRA	Mariana Silva
	JPN	Miku Tashiro
7th	AUT	Kathrin Unterwurzacher
	CHN	Yang Junxia
9	GER	Martyna Trajdos

Yang Junxia

Date: August 9, 2016
26 participants from 26 countries

Middle weight (up to 70 kg)

space	country	sportswoman
1	JPN	Haruka Tachimoto
2	COL	Yuri Alvear
3	GBR	Sally Conway
	GER	Laura Vargas cook
5	AUT	Bernadette Graf
	ESP	María Bernabéu
7th	ISR	Linda Bolder
	CAN	Kelita Zupancic

Date: August 10, 2016
24 participants from 24 countries

Light heavyweight (up to 78 kg)

space	country	sportswoman
1	United States	Kayla Harrison
2	FRA	Audrey Tcheuméo
3	BRA	Mayra Aguiar
	SLO	Anamari Velenšek
5	CUB	Yalennis Castillo
	GER	Luise Malzahn
7th	HUN	Abigél Joó
	GBR	Natalie Powell

Award ceremony

Date: August 11, 2016
18 participants from 18 countries

Heavy weight (over 78 kg)

space	country	sportswoman
1	FRA	Émilie Andéol
2	CUB	Idalys Ortíz
3	JPN	Kanae Yamabe
	CHN	Yu Song
5	COR	Kim Min-jung
	DOOR	Kayra Sayit
7th	TO DO	Nihel Cheikh Rouhou
	NED	Tessie Savelkouls
17th	GER	Jasmin Külbs

Award ceremony

Date: August 12, 2016
17 participants from 17 countries

qualification

Qualification criteria

386 athletes took part in the competitions. 138 women and 214 men qualified directly via the world rankings, 14 athletes from the host NOK , one in each weight class, were automatically eligible to start. The International Judo Federation (IJF) awarded a total of 20 starting places by invitation after the qualification phase. Each NOK was only allowed to provide one athlete per weight class.

For women, the first 14 athletes of the adjusted world rankings were directly qualified in each weight class, for men the first 22 qualified. The other quota places were assigned from a continental point of view, for which a ranking was created based on the adjusted world rankings. Africa received 24, Europe 25, Asia 20, Oceania ten and America 21 starting places. The reference date for the world rankings was May 30, 2016.

At the invitation of the IOC , 2 athletes outside of the qualification for an international refugee team took part.

Qualified athletes

Qualified athletes according to NOKs
competition	Women							Men							total
	Class up to 48 kg	Class up to 52 kg	Class up to 57 kg	Class up to 63 kg	Class up to 70 kg	Class up to 78 kg	Class over 78 kg	Class up to 60 kg	Class up to 66 kg	Class up to 73 kg	Class up to 81 kg	Class up to 90 kg	Class up to 100 kg	Class over 100 kg
Afghanistan													X		1
Egypt								X		X	X		X	X	5
Algeria							X		X			X	X	X	5
American Samoa										X					1
Andorra				X											1
Angola					X										1
Argentina	X										X				2
Armenia								X							1
Aruba									X						1
Azerbaijan								X	X	X		X	X	X	6th
Australia	X			X		X		X	X	X	X				7th
Belgium	X								X	X	X		X		5
Belize												X			1
Benin												X			1
Bolivia												X			1
Bosnia Herzegovina							X								1
Botswana								X							1
Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14th
Bulgaria								X			X				2
Burkina Faso														X	1
Burundi		X													1
Chile												X			1
China		X		X	X	X	X		X	X		X			8th
Taiwan			X					X							3
Costa Rica										X					1
Germany		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
Dominican Rep.									X						1
Djibouti									X						1
Ecuador				X				X						X	3
El Salvador											X				1
Ivory Coast			X												1
Estonia													X		1
Fiji											X				1
Finland								X							1
Team of refugees					X							X			2
France	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14th
Gabon						X					X				2
Gambia										X					1
Georgia					X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8th
Ghana				X											1
Greece											X	X			2
Great Britain			X	X	X	X		X	X				X		7th
Guatemala								X							1
Guinea				X											1
Guinea-Bissau	X														1
Haiti										X					1
Honduras														X	1
India												X			1
Iraq											X				1
Iran											X		X		2
Iceland														X	1
Israel	X	X		X	X				X	X				X	7th
Italy	X	X		X				X	X		X				6th
Japan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14th
Yemen										X					1
Jordan												X			1
Cameroon						X									1
Canada		X	X		X			X	X		X		X		7th
Kazakhstan	X			X				X	X	X			X		6th
Qatar										X					1
Kenya												X			1
Kyrgyzstan								X						X	2
Colombia			X		X										2
Democrat. Republic of the Congo									X						1
Republic of the Congo														X	1
Democrat. People's Republic of Korea	X					X				X					3
Republic of Korea	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
Kosovo		X	X												2
Croatia					X										1
Cuba	X			X		X	X			X	X	X	X	X	9
Laos								X							1
Latvia													X	X	2
Lebanon											X				1
Libya								X							1
Lithuania							X								1
Madagascar	X														1
Mali													X		1
Morocco				X	X				X						3
Mauritius		X													1
Mexico	X						X								2
Moldova											X				1
Monaco								X							1
Mongolia	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
Montenegro				X							X				2
Mozambique											X				1
Myanmar													X		1
Nauru												X			1
Nepal				X											1
New Zealand			X												1
Netherlands			X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	11
Niger										X					1
Austria			X	X	X			X						X	5
Pakistan													X		1
Palestine								X							1
Papua New Guinea									X						1
Peru								X							1
Philippines											X				1
Poland			X		X	X								X	4th
Portugal		X	X						X	X		X	X		6th
Puerto Rico					X		X								2
Romania	X	X	X											X	4th
Russia	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
Zambia									X						1
Samoa														X	1
Saudi Arabia		X							X						2
Sweden				X							X	X	X		4th
Switzerland		X						X				X			3
Senegal			X												1
Serbia												X			1
Seychelles													X		1
Slovenia				X		X			X	X		X			5
Spain	X	X			X			X	X						5
Sri Lanka										X					1
South Africa												X			1
Sudan												X			1
Suriname									X						1
Syria										X					1
Tajikistan												X		X	2
Tanzania										X					1
Thailand														X	1
Trinidad and Tobago													X		1
Czech Republic								X		X			X		3
Tunisia		X			X		X							X	4th
Turkey	X			X			X	X							4th
Turkmenistan		X	X												2
Ukraine	X					X	X		X			X	X	X	7th
Hungary	X		X			X				X	X	X	X	X	8th
Uruguay													X		1
Uzbekistan					X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8th
Vanuatu									X						1
Venezuela					X										1
Ver. Arab Emirates										X	X		X		1
United States		X	X			X				X	X	X			6th
Vietnam	X														1
Belarus		X							X						2
Total starting places	23	22nd	23	26th	24	18th	17th	35	34	35	33	35	34	31	390

Web links

Commons : Judo at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Official Results ( International Judo Federation )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Qualification Rio 2016" ( Memento of the original from July 22nd, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 293 kB) Website of the International Judo Association. Accessed August 6, 2016. (English). 
2. ↑ "Press release of the IJF" ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the International Judo Federation. Retrieved August 9, 2016. (English). 
3. ↑ Entry List by NOC. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 5, 2016 ; accessed on August 6, 2016 .