:Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

{{short description|Judo competition}}

{{Infobox judo competition event

| event = Judo

| governing_body = IOC

| year = 2008

| type = Summer

| image = Judo 2008.png

| image_size = 100px

| caption =

| venue = Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium

| location = Beijing, China

| dates = 9–15 August 2008

| competitors =

| nations =

}}

{{JudoAt2008SummerOlympics}}

Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

This was the fifth Olympics for Driulys González (Cuba), Mária Pekli (Australia), Ryoko Tamura-Tani (Japan). The only other judokas to compete at five Olympics are Robert Van de Walle (Belgium), the judoka-bobsledder Jorge Bonnet (Puerto Rico) and Telma Monteiro (Portugal). At Paris 2024 Teddy Riner joined this group as a 5-time Olympian.

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = CHN

| flag_template = flagIOC

| event = 2008 Summer

| team =

| gold_JPN = 4 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 2

| gold_CHN = 3 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 1 | host_CHN = yes

| gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 2 | bronze_KOR = 1

| gold_AZE = 1 | silver_AZE = 0 | bronze_AZE = 1

| gold_GEO = 1 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 0

| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 0

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0

| gold_MGL = 1 | silver_MGL = 0 | bronze_MGL = 0

| gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 0

| gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 3 | bronze_CUB = 3

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 2

| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 4

| gold_PRK = 0 | silver_PRK = 1 | bronze_PRK = 2

| gold_ALG = 0 | silver_ALG = 1 | bronze_ALG = 1

| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 1

| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 0

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 0

| gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 3

| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1

| gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 1

| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 0 | bronze_SLO = 1

| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 1

| gold_TJK = 0 | silver_TJK = 0 | bronze_TJK = 1

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1

| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1

}}

Medal summary

=Men's events=

{{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
rowspan=2| Extra-lightweight (60 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Choi Min-ho|KOR|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ludwig Paischer|AUT|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Rishod Sobirov|UZB|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Ruben Houkes|NED|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Half-lightweight (66 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Masato Uchishiba|JPN|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Benjamin Darbelet|FRA|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Yordanis Arencibia|CUB|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Pak Chol-min|PRK|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Lightweight (73 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Elnur Mammadli|AZE|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Wang Ki-chun|KOR|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Rasul Boqiev|TJK|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Leandro Guilheiro|BRA|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Half-middleweight (81 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ole Bischof|GER|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Kim Jae-bum|KOR|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Tiago Camilo|BRA|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Roman Gontiuk|UKR|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Middleweight (90 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Irakli Tsirekidze|GEO|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Amar Benikhlef|ALG|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Hesham Mesbah|EGY|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Sergei Aschwanden|SUI|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Half-heavyweight (100 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar|MGL|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Askhat Zhitkeyev|KAZ|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Movlud Miraliyev|AZE|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Henk Grol|NED|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Heavyweight (+100 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's +100 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Satoshi Ishii|JPN|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Abdullo Tangriev|UZB|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Teddy Riner|FRA|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Oscar Braison|CUB|2008 Summer}}

=Women's events=

{{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
rowspan=2| Extra-lightweight (48 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Alina Alexandra Dumitru|ROU|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Yanet Bermoy|CUB|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Paula Pareto|ARG|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Ryoko Tani|JPN|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Half-lightweight (52 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Xian Dongmei|CHN|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|An Kum-ae|PRK|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Soraya Haddad|ALG|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Misato Nakamura|JPN|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Lightweight (57 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Giulia Quintavalle|ITA|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Deborah Gravenstijn|NED|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Xu Yan|CHN|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Ketleyn Quadros|BRA|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Half-middleweight (63 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ayumi Tanimoto|JPN|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Lucie Décosse|FRA|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Elisabeth Willeboordse|NED|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Won Ok-Im|PRK|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Middleweight (70 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Masae Ueno|JPN|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Anaysi Hernández|CUB|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ronda Rousey|USA|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Edith Bosch|NED|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Half-heavyweight (78 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Yang Xiuli|CHN|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Yalennis Castillo|CUB|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Jeong Gyeong-mi|KOR|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Stéphanie Possamaï|FRA|2008 Summer}}
rowspan=2| Heavyweight (+78 kg)
{{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Tong Wen|CHN|2008 Summer}}

|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|Maki Tsukada|JPN|2008 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Idalys Ortiz|CUB|2008 Summer}}

{{flagIOCmedalist|Lucija Polavder|SLO|2008 Summer}}

Qualification

{{main|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Together with 366 directly qualified athletes, there were 20 invitational places from a Tripartite Commission (genders and categories are yet to be decided), making up a total athlete quota of 386 athletes—217 men, 147 women and 22 places not yet allocated to a gender.

An NOC may enter up to one athlete per weight category. The qualifying places were allocated as follows:

class="wikitable" width="600" style="text-align:center;"

! Event/Union !! Date !! Location !! Men !! Women !! Totals

World ChampionshipsSeptember 13–16, 2007{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro6684
African Judo UnionMay 2006 – May 20083235
Judo Union of AsiaNov 2006 – Apr 20085358{{Ref label|Asia|a|a}}
European Judo UnionApr 2007 – Apr 20089598
Oceania Judo UnionSep 2007 – Mar 20081114
Pan American Judo UnionMay 2006 – May 20086363
Host Nation (CHN)1114{{Ref label|China|b|b}}
TOTALcolspan=2 |3121366

{{Note label|Asia|a|a}} Two additional places are awarded to this union, but gender and weight categories are to be defined.

{{Note label|China|b|b}} If the host nation qualified athletes directly through the world championships or Asian continental qualification system, the reserved entry places were reallocated as part of the Asian continental qualification.

Continental qualification places were allocated through the ranking system based on the major tournaments on the continent (continental championships, qualification tournaments). More important tournaments and tournaments closer to the Olympics carried more points. Deadline for the unions to confirm the places was May 21, 2008.

See also