2007 World Judo Championships
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The 2007 World Judo Championships are the 25th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held at the Rio Olympic Arena, usually called Arena Multiuso, that was built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Jacarepaguá
Jacarepaguá
Jacarepaguá , with a land area of is the 4th largest neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2000, it had a population of 100,822, making it the 9th most populous neighborhood in the city...

, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 from September 13 to September 16, 2007.

The competition gathered the sport's top athletes in Rio de Janeiro, with only a few exceptions, due to injuries. Among the high-profile injured judokas that were unable to participate were Brazil's Flávio Canto
Flávio Canto
Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto is a Brazilian male judoka and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the half middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He previously competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...

, bronze medallist
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 81 kg
These are the results of the Men's 81 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 32 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 81 kilograms...

 in the -81 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, who tore a ligament
Ligament
In anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote any of three types of structures. Most commonly, it refers to fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones and is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament.Ligament can also refer to:* Peritoneal...

 in his right elbow during the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

 (during the event, Canto participated as a commentator for the Brazilian paid sports channel, Sportv
SporTV
SporTV is a Brazilian cable television network that has its programming based on all sports, launched in 1991 by Globosat. It's the most watched sports channel in Brazil.- Auto Racing :*Formula One *Stock Car Brasil...

); and Japan's Tadahiro Nomura
Tadahiro Nomura
is one of the most famous judo competitors in Japan. He is the only judoka in the world who has won three Olympic gold medals in a row, all in the extra lightweight division.-Biography:...

, the three-time Olympic champion and heavy favorite in the -60 kg category was forced to withdraw only a few weeks before the event due to injury (his replacement was able to place 7th in the competition).

In the leadup to the event, Rio de Janeiro also hosted the IJF
International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe plus Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents...

's International Congress, congregating the heads of all the national confederations affiliated to the IJF. The meeting took place on September 12, eve of the first day of competition, and in it, some important decisions were made. The first was the election of the new IJF president. Marius Vizer was elected by the attending representatives to replace Yung Sang Park, the current president. In addition, the Congress voted and approved unanimouly, the extension of the IJF's president term from 2 years to 6 years. Another decision made in the meeting was the selection of the city that would host the 2011 World Championship. The contenders were the cities of Paris, France and Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, Germany, and the French capital was selected as the host city for the 2011 event. Finally, the Congress also voted on the new presidency of the European Judo Federation, with Russia's Sergei Soloveychik being elected president and Jean Luc Rouge and Vladimir Barta being elected as first vice president and vice president respectively. Newly appointed IJF president, Marius Vizer, was made honorary president of the European Judo Federation as well.

After the conclusion of competition in the last day of the event, the IJF members voted on the best athletes of the World Championship. In the men's side, Brazil's Tiago Camilo
Tiago Camilo
Tiago Henrique de Oliveira Camilo is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Italy's Giuseppe Maddaloni...

, who won in the -81 kg category by defeating all opponents by ippon
Ippon
Ippon literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually judo, karate or jujutsu.-Ippon in judo:...

 (the perfect score, which ends the match automatically), was selected; and in the women's side, North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

's Kye Sun-Hui, who won in the -57 kg category, was chosen as best female athlete in the competition. Both athletes were presented with a obelisk
Obelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...

-shaped, acrylic trophy for the achievement.

Men

Extra-lightweight (60 kg)
Half-lightweight (66 kg)
Lightweight (73 kg)
Half-middleweight (81 kg)
Middleweight (90 kg)
Half-heavyweight (100 kg)
Heavyweight (+100 kg)
Openweight

Women

Extra-lightweight (48 kg)
Half-lightweight (52 kg)
Lightweight (57 kg)
Half-middleweight (63 kg)
Middleweight (70 kg)
Half-heavyweight (78 kg)
Heavyweight (+78 kg)
Openweight

Medals table

1  Japan 3 2 4 9
2  Brazil 3 0 1 4
3  France 2 2 4 8
4  Cuba 2 2 1 5
5  People's Republic of China 2 0 0 2
6  Georgia (country) 1 1 1 3
7  Netherlands 1 0 3 4
8  South Korea 1 0 2 3
9  North Korea 1 0 1 2
10  Russia 0 1 2 3
11  United Kingdom 0 1 1 2
12  Azerbaijan 0 1 0 1
 Belarus 0 1 0 1
 Greece 0 1 0 1
 Portugal 0 1 0 1
 Slovenia 0 1 0 1
 Spain 0 1 0 1
 United States 0 1 0 1
19  Hungary 0 0 4 4
20  Italy 0 0 2 2
21  Austria 0 0 1 1
 Germany 0 0 1 1
 Iran 0 0 1 1
 Romania 0 0 1 1
 Tajikistan 0 0 1 1
 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1
Total 16 16 32 64

60 kg

16 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Ruben Houkes
Ruben Houkes
Ruben Houkes is a Dutch judoka.Houkes won gold in the men's under 60-kilo class at the 2007 World Judo Championships.He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Mens 60kg class....

 
 Netherlands
2. Nestor Khergiani
Nestor Khergiani
Nestor Khergiani is a Georgian judoka.He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2001.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Georgia (country)
3. Ludwig Paischer
Ludwig Paischer
Ludwig Paischer is an Austrian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* on Judovision.org...

 
 Austria
3. Choi Min-Ho
Choi Min-Ho
Choi Min-Ho is a male South Korean judoka who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics in the 60kg extra-lightweight category....

 
 South Korea
5. Rok Drakšič
Rok Drakšic
Rok Drakšič is a Slovenian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

 
 Slovenia
5. Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar   Mongolia
7. Tatsuaki Egusa
Tatsuaki Egusa
is a Japanese judoka. He won a gold medal at the -60 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games.He is from Yukuhashi, Fukuoka. After graduation from Tenri University, He belongs to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.-References:...

 
 Japan
7. Cemal Oğuz
Cemal Oguz
-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Turkey

66 kg

15 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. João Derly
João Derly
João Derly Nunes Jr. is a male judoka from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships...

 
 Brazil
2. Yordanis Arencibia
Yordanis Arencibia
Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia is a Cuban judoka.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight category, together with Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria...

 
 Cuba
3. Arash Miresmaeili   Iran
3. Miklós Ungvári
Miklós Ungvári
Miklós Ungvári is a Hungarian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

 
 Hungary
5. Giovanni Casale
Giovanni Casale
Giovanni Casale is an Italian judoka. He is currently competing in the 60-66kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Italy
5. Armen Nazaryan
Armen Nazaryan (judoka)
Armen Nazaryan is an Armenian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Armenia
7. Andreas Mitterfellner
Andreas Mitterfellner
Andreas Mitterfellner is an Austrian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Austria
7. Sasha Mehmedovich   Canada

73 kg

15 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Wang Ki-Chun
Wang Ki-Chun
Wang Ki-Chun is a male judoka from South Korea.He became known for beating the 2004 Olympic champion Lee Won-Hee in the qualification matches for the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games.Wang won the world title at the age of 19 at the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro,...

 
 South Korea
2. Elnur Mammadli
Elnur Mammadli
Elnur Chingiz oglu Mammadli is an Azerbaijani judoka.He won the gold medal during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the -73 kg division. In the final he beat the favorite Wang Ki-Chun from Korea in 13 seconds by ippon.-Achievements:-References:...

 
 Azerbaijan
3. Yusuke Kanamaru
Yusuke Kanamaru
is a retired Japanese judoka.He was born in Tsurugi, Ishikawa, and began judo at the age of 5. He entered the Ryotokuji Gakuen after graduating from Tsukuba University....

 
 Japan
3. Rasul Bokiev   Tajikistan
5. Sezer Huysuz
Sezer Huysuz
Sezer Huysuz is a Turkish judoka competing in the lightweight division. Currently, he is a member of Büyükşehir Belediyespor in Istanbul.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Turkey
5. David Kevkhishvili
David Kevkhishvili
David Kevkhishvili is a Georgian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Georgia (country)
7. Konstantin Semenov
Kanstantsin Siamionau
Kanstantsin Siamionau is a Belarusian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Belarus
7. Robert Gess
Robert Gess
-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Germany

81 kg

14 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Tiago Camilo
Tiago Camilo
Tiago Henrique de Oliveira Camilo is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Italy's Giuseppe Maddaloni...

 Brazil
2. Anthony Rodriguez
Anthony Rodriguez
Anthony Rodriguez is a French judoka.-Achievements:- Video :* on Judovision.org-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 France
3. Guillaume Elmont
Guillaume Elmont
Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont is a male judoka from the Netherlands, whose biggest success so far was winning the world title at the World Championships in Cairo, Egypt...

 
 Netherlands
3. Euan Burton
Euan Burton
Euan Michael Burton is a Scottish judoka.Born in Ascot, Berkshire and living in Edinburgh, Burton represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Half-Middleweight Judo event. Burton was educated at Pencaitland Primary School and Edinburgh University...

 United Kingdom
5. Robert Krawczyk
Robert Krawczyk
Robert Krawczyk is a Polish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 Poland
5. Giuseppe Maddaloni
Giuseppe Maddaloni
Giuseppe Maddaloni is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.He won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

 Italy
7. Kwon Young Woo  South Korea
7. Tomislav Marijanovic
Tomislav Marijanovic
Tomislav Marijanović is a Croatian judoka. He placed 7th at the 2007 World Championships in Brazil.He won 2010 IJF Grand Slam Rio.Tomislav has 12 gold medals from national senior championships .He trains in Croatian judo club "Student"-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.comHe won at 2010...

 
 Croatia

90 kg

14 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Irakli Tsirekidze
Irakli Tsirekidze
Irakli Tsirekidze is a Georgian judoka.On September 15, 2007, he won a gold medal at world judo championship beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

 
 Georgia (country)
2 Ilias Iliadis
Ilias Iliadis
Ilias Iliadis is a Georgian-born Greek judoka who has been competing for Greece since the start of his international career.He won a gold medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at age 17...

 
 Greece
3. Roberto Meloni
Roberto Meloni
Roberto Meloni is an Italian judoka. Height 1.79m, weight 90kg-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Italy
3. Ivan Pershin
Ivan Pershin
Ivan Vasilevich Pershin is a Russian judoka.He was born in Arkhangelsk.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the semifinals of the 90 kg competition after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze. And he lost the following bronze medal fight to Sergei...

 Russia
5. Mark Huizinga
Mark Huizinga
Mark Huizinga is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004...

 
 Netherlands
5. Hesham Mesbah
Hesham Mesbah
Hesham Mesbah is an Egyptian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Egypt's first judo medal in 24 years.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 Egypt
7. Winston Gordon
Winston Gordon
Winston Alanzo Gordon is a British judoka, and Sensei at the in Tooting, London.He is also British Open Champion 2009.Winston is hoping to compete in his third Olympic games in London 2012.-Achievements:...

 
 United Kingdom
7. Elkhan Mammadov
Elkhan Mammadov
Elkhan Mammadov is an Azerbaijani judoka.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90 kg competition after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze.-Achievements:...

 Azerbaijan

100 kg

13 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Luciano Corrêa
Luciano Corrêa
Luciano Ribeiro Corrêa is a Brazilian judoka, world champion in the 2007 World Judo Championships.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

 
 Brazil
2. Peter Cousins   United Kingdom
3. Dániel Hadfi
Dániel Hadfi
Dániel Hadfi is a Hungarian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* on Judovision.org...

 
 Hungary
3. Oreidis Despaigne
Oreidis Despaigne
Oreidis Despaigne Terry is a male judoka from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the men's half heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games and at the 2007 World Championships....

 
 Cuba
5. Amel Mekić
Amel Mekic
Amel Mekić is a Bosnian judoka.He is consistently ranked as one of top sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina, held annually by Nezavisne Novine....

 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
5. Levan Zhorzholiani
Levan Zhorzholiani
-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Georgia (country)
7. Vitaliy Bubon
Vitaliy Bubon
Vitaliy Bubon is a Ukrainian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

 
 Ukraine
7. Utkir Kurbanov
Utkir Kurbanov
Utkir Kurbanov is a Uzbekistani judoka. He and Askhat Zhitkeyev of Kazakhstan shared the bronze medal at the -100 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games.-References:...

 Uzbekistan

+100 kg

13 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Teddy Riner
Teddy Riner
Teddy Riner is a French judoka. He's and and has been given the nickames Teddy Bear and Teddy Winner. At 18 years and 5 months Teddy Riner became the youngest world champion of the history of his sport. To date, he holds an unmatched record of six world titles obtained in the +100kg, Men's Team...

 France
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2. Tamerlan Tmenov
Tamerlan Tmenov
-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* -External links:* on judovision.org...

 
 Russia
3. Lasha Gujejiani
Lasha Gujejiani
Lasha Gujejiani is a Georgian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 Georgia (country)
3. João Gabriel Schlittler  Brazil
5. Kosei Inoue
Kosei Inoue
is a Judo practitioner from Japan. He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is well known for his specialty throws, Uchi Mata and Ōuchi gari ....

 
 Japan
5. Xiangjun Wei   People's Republic of China
7. Abdullo Tangriev
Abdullo Tangriev
Abdullo Tangriev is a Uzbek judoka. He won a silver medal in the +100 kg category of the 2008 Olympic Games.-External links:*...

 Uzbekistan
7. Oscar Breison  Cuba

Open class

16 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Yasuyuki Muneta   Japan
2. Juri Rybak   Belarus
3. Matthieu Bataille
Matthieu Bataille
Matthieu Bataille is a French judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 France
3. Abdullo Tangriev
Abdullo Tangriev
Abdullo Tangriev is a Uzbek judoka. He won a silver medal in the +100 kg category of the 2008 Olympic Games.-External links:*...

 
 Uzbekistan
5. Daniel Hernandes
Daniel Hernandes
Daniel Andrey Hernandes is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final, he defeated Haiti's Joel Brutus. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics .-References: * * *...

 
 Brazil
5. Naidangiin Tuvshinbayar
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar is a Mongolian judoka.At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight division and the open weight class division....

 
 Mongolia
7. Franz Birkfellner
Franz Birkfellner
Franz Birkfellner is an Austrian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Austria
7. Moulud Miraliev   Azerbaijan

48 kg

16 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Ryoko Tani
Ryoko Tani
is one of the world's most famous and successful judoka. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka. She was an employee at Toyota Motor Corporation, but is now entering politics.-Career:...

 
 Japan
2. Yanet Bermoit   Cuba
3. Frédérique Jossinet
Frédérique Jossinet
Frédérique Jossinet is a French Olympic judoka in the lightest class.-Olympic games:*2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece:* Silver medal in the 48- kg class....

 
 France
3. Alina Dumitru   Romania
5. Paula Pareto
Paula Pareto
Paula Belén Pareto is a judoka from Argentina.-Bio:Paula or "La Peke" as they call her was born in Buenos Aires's district Florida but now she lives with her parents in Tigre close to the capital city. When she was 4 she began with swimming and a year later added gymnastics...

 
 Argentina
5. Kim Yong-Ram   South Korea
7. Eva Csernoviczki   Hungary
7. Tatiana Moskvina   Belarus

52 kg

15 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Shi Junjie   Mainland China
2. Telma Monteiro
Telma Monteiro
Telma Monteiro is a Portuguese judoka from the city of Almada. She is currently in the number two spot on the world ranking list. She is also a multi-time medal winner in both World and European Championships and Cups. She won silver medals in the last European and World Championships.Since July...

 
 Portugal
3. An Kum Ae   North Korea
3. Yuka Nishida
Yuka Nishida
is a female Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the half-lightweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.-External links:* at the judoinside.com....

 
 Japan
5. Kim Kyung-Ok   South Korea
5. Erika Miranda   Brazil
7. Soraya Haddad
Soraya Haddad
Soraya Haddad is an Algerian judoka. She won the bronze medal in the -52 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was African champion three times: 2004, 2005 and 2008, and also a bronze medalist in the -48 kg category in the 2005 World Championships in Egypt. She was born in El-Kseur,...

 
 Algeria
7. Georgina Singleton   United Kingdom

57 kg

15 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Kye Sun-Hui   North Korea
2. Isabel Fernández
Isabel Fernández
María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez is a Spanish judoka. She is an Olympic champion, a world champion and six-time European champion. She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.-References:...

 
 Spain
3.  Japan
3. Bernadett Baczkó   Hungary
5. Nina Koivumäki   Finland
5. Giulia Quintavalle
Giulia Quintavalle
Giulia Quintavalle is an Italian judoka. She won the gold medal in the -57 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:* official website http://www.giuliaquintavalle.it/...

 
 Italy
7. Yvonne Bönisch
Yvonne Bönisch
Yvonne Bönisch is a German judoka.She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*1987 she began with Judo at JV Ludwigsfelde....

 
 Germany
7. Faith Pitman   United Kingdom

63 kg

14 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Driulis González
Driulis González
Driulis González Morales is a female Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. Because of pregnancy, she skipped the 2001 World Championships. After her son's birth González changed from weight category U57 to U63...

 
 Cuba
2. Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse
Lucie Décosse is a female French judoka.-Medals:She won several gold medals:* 2002: European Championships* 2005: World Championships* 2007: European Championships* 2010: World Championships...

 
 France
3. Elisabeth Willeboordse
Elisabeth Willeboordse
Elisabeth Willeboordse is a female judoka from the Netherlands, who won the title in the women's –63 kg division at the 2005 European Championships...

 
 Netherlands
3. Ayumi Tanimoto
Ayumi Tanimoto
born August 4, 1981 in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese female judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the BarcelonaOlympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo....

 Japan
5. Anna Von Harnier   Germany
5. Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

 
 Slovenia
7. Claudia Heill
Claudia Heill
Claudia Heill was an Austrian judoka best known for winning the silver medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

 
 Austria
7. Ja-Young Kong   South Korea

70 kg

14 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Gevrise Emane
Gevrise Emane
Gévrise Émane is a French judoka. She is the current World and European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class....

 
 France
2. Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is an American judoka and mixed martial artist. She formerly trained at the Olympic Training Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts under guidance of Jimmy Pedro and is now part of Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, California.Rousey trains under Gokor Chivichyan, Leo Frincu and Gene Lebell,...

 
 United States
3. Ylenia Scapin
Ylenia Scapin
Ylenia Scapin is an Italian judoka.She won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996 and 2000.-External links:**...

 Italy
3. Anett Mészáros
Anett Mészáros
Anett Mészáros is a female judoka from Hungary.Mészáros claimed gold at the European Judo Championships in Vienna in August 2010.-External links: on judoinside.com...

 Hungary
5. Edith Bosch
Edith Bosch
Edith Bosch is a Dutch Judoka who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division....

 
 Netherlands
5. Maryna Pryshchepa   Ukraine
7. Leire Iglesias  Spain
7. Yalennis Castillo
Yalennis Castillo
Yalennis Castillo is a Cuban judoka.Castillo won a silver medal in the -78 kg category at the 2007 World Judo Championships.-References:...

 Cuba

78 kg

13 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Yurisel Laborde
Yurisel Laborde
Yurisel Laborde Duanes is a female judoka from Cuba. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's Half Heavyweight category, together with Lucia Morico of Italy. At the 2005 World Judo Championships Laborde won a gold medal in the same class.-References:*...

 
 Cuba
2. Sae Nakazawa
Sae Nakazawa
is a Japanese judoka.-References:...

 
3. Stéphanie Possamaï
Stéphanie Possamaï
Stéphanie Possamaï is a French judoka.Possamaï won a bronze medal in the -78 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...

 
 France
3. Kyung-Mi Jung  South Korea
5. Lucia Morico
Lucia Morico
Lucia Morico is an Italian judoka.She won a bronze medal in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...

 
 Italy
5. Yang Xiuli
Yang Xiuli
Yang Xiuli is a Chinese judoka. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 78 kg category.-References:...

 People's Republic of China
7. Edinanci Silva
Edinanci Silva
Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo, she represented the country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Edinanci was born with both male...

 Brazil
7. Houda Miled  Tunisia

+78 kg

13 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Tong Wen
Tong Wen
Tong Wen is a Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin she began training in Judo when she was 13.In 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal...

 People's Republic of China
2. Maki Tsukada
Maki Tsukada
born January 5, 1982 in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese female judoka.She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics....

 
 Japan
3. Sandra Köppen
Sandra Köppen
Sandra Köppen is a German judoka.She also won a gold medal in sumo wrestling at the 2005 World Games-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 Germany
3. Carola Uilenhoed
Carola Uilenhoed
Carola Uilenhoed is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

 
 Netherlands
5. Karina Bryant
Karina Bryant
Karina Bryant is a British judoka.Bryant is due to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Judo Heavyweight event.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 United Kingdom
5. Anne-Sophie Mondière
Anne-Sophíe Mondíère
Anne-Sophie Mondière is a French judoka.-Achievements:-External links:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 France
7. Urszula Sadkowska
Urszula Sadkowska
-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

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7. Nihel Chikhrouhou   Tunisia

Open class

16 September - Final
Position Judoka Country
1. Maki Tsukada
Maki Tsukada
born January 5, 1982 in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese female judoka.She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics....

 
 Japan
2. Lucija Polavder
Lucija Polavder
Lucija Polavder is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advancet to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada...

 
 Slovenia
3. Anne-Sophie Mondière
Anne-Sophíe Mondíère
Anne-Sophie Mondière is a French judoka.-Achievements:-External links:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 France
3. Elena Ivashchenko   Russia
5. Yuliya Barysik
Yuliya Barysik
Yuliya Barysik is a Belarusian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 
 Belarus
5. Idalis Ortiz Boucurt   Cuba
7. Liu Huanyuan   People's Republic of China
7. Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand
Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand
Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand is a Mongolian judoka. She won a silver medal at the +78 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games. She competed at both the 2000 and 2008 Olympics. In 2008 she finished tied for 5th.- References :...

 Mongolia

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