Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Judo at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre |
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| Dates | 28 July – 3 August 2012 |
| Judo at the 2012 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 | ||||
The host venue for judo was the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Wojdan Shaherkani became the first female competitor from Saudi Arabia to compete at an Olympic Games.
The judo competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 3 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Russia topped the medal table with three golds and five in total.
Qualification
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Qualification was based on the world ranking list prepared by the International Judo Federation on 1 May 2012.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  France | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
Arsen Galstyan Russia (RUS) |
Hiroaki Hiraoka Japan (JPN) |
Felipe Kitadai Brazil (BRA) |
| Rishod Sobirov Uzbekistan (UZB) | |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) |
Lasha Shavdatuashvili Georgia (GEO) |
Miklós Ungvári Hungary (HUN) |
Masashi Ebinuma Japan (JPN) |
| Cho Jun-Ho South Korea (KOR) | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) |
Mansur Isaev Russia (RUS) |
Riki Nakaya Japan (JPN) |
Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir Mongolia (MGL) |
| Ugo Legrand France (FRA) | |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) |
Kim Jae-Bum South Korea (KOR) |
Ole Bischof Germany (GER) |
Ivan Nifontov Russia (RUS) |
| Antoine Valois-Fortier Canada (CAN) | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) |
Song Dae-Nam South Korea (KOR) |
Asley Gonzalez Cuba (CUB) |
Ilias Iliadis Greece (GRE) |
| Masashi Nishiyama Japan (JPN) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) |
Tagir Khaibulaev Russia (RUS) |
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar Mongolia (MGL) |
Dimitri Peters Germany (GER) |
| Henk Grol Netherlands (NED) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
Teddy Riner France (FRA) |
Aleksandr Mikhailine Russia (RUS) |
Rafael Silva Brazil (BRA) |
| Andreas Tölzer Germany (GER) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
Sarah Menezes Brazil (BRA) |
Alina Dumitru Romania (ROU) |
Éva Csernoviczki Hungary (HUN) |
| Charline Van Snick Belgium (BEL) | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) |
An Kum-Ae North Korea (PRK) |
Yanet Bermoy Cuba (CUB) |
Rosalba Forciniti Italy (ITA) |
| Priscilla Gneto France (FRA) | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
Kaori Matsumoto Japan (JPN) |
Corina Căprioriu Romania (ROU) |
Marti Malloy United States (USA) |
| Automne Pavia France (FRA) | |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) |
Urška Žolnir Slovenia (SLO) |
Xu Lili China (CHN) |
Yoshie Ueno Japan (JPN) |
| Gévrise Émane France (FRA) | |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) |
Lucie Decosse France (FRA) |
Kerstin Thiele Germany (GER) |
Yuri Alvear Colombia (COL) |
| Edith Bosch Netherlands (NED) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
Kayla Harrison United States (USA) |
Gemma Gibbons Great Britain (GBR) |
Audrey Tcheuméo France (FRA) |
| Mayra Aguiar Brazil (BRA) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
Idalys Ortiz Cuba (CUB) |
Mika Sugimoto Japan (JPN) |
Karina Bryant Great Britain (GBR) |
| Tong Wen China (CHN) |
References
- ↑ "London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Judo". BBC. 4 Jan 2011. Retrieved 11 Aug 2011.
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