Championships of the world of judo

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The Championnats of the world of judo indicate the major competition of the judo, except the Olympic Games, organized every two years by the International federation of Judo (IJF). Clash judokas and judokates on both sides there qualified in their clean categories and representing a country. This competition is individual contrary to the Championships of the world by team. The Championships of the world of judo exist since 1956 but the form, the periodicity and the organization since then evolved/moved much.

The next edition of this bi-annual competition will be held in 2009 with Rotterdam with the Netherlands.

History

Beginnings and Japanese domination

The first Championnats of the world of Judo were organized with Tokyo (Japan) in 1956. There was not whereas only one male competition in all categories (the women did not have their competition). The victory returned to Japanese, Shokichi Natsui, which on this occasion became the first world champion of judo of the history. The second championships of the world were organized two years later always in Tokyo and, once again, Japanese asserted itself. In 1961, the world ones are exported for the first time out of Japan and are held in Paris (France). It is besides Dutch (Anton Geesink) who gained the world title and broke at the same time Japanese hegemony.

The opening in the world

The Championnats of the world of judo 1965 were organized with Rio de Janeiro (Brésil), a first on the South American continent. The competition was opened with three new categories of weight in addition to that already existing: less than 68 kilos, less than 80 kilos and the most 80 kilos consequently avaiant opportunity of developing their own category and of making the judo gravitational. It is besides at that time, in 1964, that the judo became Olympic sport with the Olympic Games of Tokyo. After an absence in 1968, the judo settles definitively like Olympic sport in 1972 with Munich.

In spite of this progressive widening, it is necessary to await 1980 so that the women can take part in the Championnats of the world. It is thus with New York that was organized a championship of the exclusively female world in alternation with the male Championships of the world organized at the time of the odd years. It is only with Essen, in 1987, that the world ones of judo join together the male and female competitions at the time of the same championship. With this occasion, the competition adopts a biennial rate always practiced today. In 2005, the Championnats of the world are organized for the first time on the African continent with the Cairo

At the time of the congress of the International federation of judo which was held with Rio de Janeiro (Brésil) in September 2007, in margin of the Championnats of the world of judo 2007, the French federation of Judo was indicated with a vast majority to organize the Championnats of the world of judo to Paris in 2011.

Today

  • the judokas and the judokates clash respectively in eight categories of weight:
    • for the women: -48kg, -52kg, -57kg, -63kg, -70kg, -78kg, +78kg and all categories.
    • for the men: -60kg, -66kg, -73kg, -81kg, -90kg, -100kg, +100kg and all categories.
  • the Championships of the world are organized every two years at the time of the odd years.
  • It can have there only one competitor per nation in each category.
  • Two colors of kimono are used to differentiate the judokas at the time of the combat: the white (traditional color) and blue.

Localizations

Organized since 2001 on the continents Asian, South American African then, the championships will find the continent of Europe in 2009 (with Rotterdam) and in 2011 (with Paris).

Records

Men

  • greater number of world medals

    • Naoya Ogawa: 7 medals (4 out of gold, 3 out of bronze)
    • Robert van of Walle: 7 medals (2 out of money and 5 out of bronze)

  • younger world champions:

    • Teddy Riner : crowned in 2007 to 18 years, 5 months and 6 days.
    • Ki-Chun Wang : crowned in 2007 to 19 years and 2 days.

Women

  • greater number of world titles
    • Ryoko Tamura: 7 titles (all in -48kg)
    • Ingrid Berghmans: 6 titles (4 in all categories and 2 in +72kg)
    • Fenglian Gao: 4 titles (3 in +72kg and one in all categories)
    • Karen Briggs: 4 titles (all in -48kg)
    • Noriko Ass: 4 titles (1 in -72kg and 3 in +78kg)

  • greater number of world medals

    • Ingrid Berghmans: 11 medals (6 out of gold, 4 out of money, 1 out of bronze)
    • Ryoko Tamura: 8 medals (7 out of gold, 1 out of bronze)
    • Driulis González: 7 medals (3 out of gold, 1 out of money, 3 out of bronze).

  • younger world champion:

    • Ryoko Tamura : crowned in 1993 to 18 years and 1 month.

Championships of the world by teams

Prize list

The championship of the world by teams, in the past world cup by teams of nations, is an international competition created into 1994 which proceeds every four years until 2006. From 2007, the competition proceeds each year.

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