Judo at the 1986 Asian Games
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The Judo
competition at the 1986 Asian Games
was hold at Saemaul Sports Hall
and contested in eight weight classes, for only men. This is first competition of Judo
for Asian Games
.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
competition at the 1986 Asian Games
1986 Asian Games
The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The city was supposed to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighboring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand...
was hold at Saemaul Sports Hall
Saemaul Sports Hall
Saemaul Sports Hall is an indoor arena located in Seoul, South Korea. Built from June 1984 to June 1986, it hosted the volleyball preliminaries for the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the Asian Games two years earlier, the hall hosted the judo competitions....
and contested in eight weight classes, for only men. This is first competition of Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
for Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
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Men's events
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
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| Half-lightweight (65 kg) |
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| Lightweight (71 kg) |
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| Half-middleweight (78 kg) |
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| Middleweight (86 kg) |
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| Half-heavyweight (95 kg) |
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| Heavyweight (+95 kg) |
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| Openweight |
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Medals table
| 1 |  South Korea |
6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Japan |
2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  People's Republic of China |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 |  India |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 |  Kuwait |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Thailand |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iran |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
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