Judo with the Olympic Games

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The Judo integrated the Olympic program at the time of the Olympic Games of 1964 into Tokyo. Japanese martial art has however evil to pass the borders and to enter in the middle of the Olympic spirit. However, the takeover of Charles Palmer to the head of the International federation of judo makes it possible to durably install the judo with the Olympic program thanks to a modernization of the international structure and a recasting of the rules which decrease considerably the Japanese influence on the world judo. Not included in 1968 with Mexico City, this sport is thus reinstated in 1972 and since did not leave any more the Olympic program. However, the women had to await the Olympic Games of 1992 with Barcelona to take part in the international event (the female judo was sport of demonstration four years earlier with Seoul).

Categories of weight

Men

1964 : 4 categories of weight.

all categories, +80 kg, -80 kg and -68 kg

---- 1972-1976 : 6 categories of weight.

all categories, +93 kg, -93 kg, -80 kg, -70kg and -63 kg

---- 1980-1984 : 8 categories of weight.

all categories, +95 kg, -95 kg, -86 kg, -78 kg, -71 kg, -65 kg and -60 kg

---- 1984-1992 : 7 categories of weight.

+95 kg, -95 kg, -86 kg, -78 kg, -71 kg, -65 kg and -60 kg

---- 1996-2008 : 7 categories of weight.

+100 kg, -100 kg, -90 kg, -81 kg, -73 kg, -66 kg and -60 kg

Women

1992-1996

+72 kg, -72 kg, -66 kg, -61 kg, -56 kg, -52 kg and -48 kg.

---- 2000-2004

+78 kg, -78 kg, -70 kg, -63 kg, -57 kg, -52 kg and -48 kg.

Records

3 Olympic titles

The Japanese Tadahiro Nomura is the only judoka triples Olympic champion of the history. Still in activity, its compatriot Ryoko Tani can hope to carry out this exploit at the time of the Olympic Games of 2008.

Tadahiro Nomura in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

2 Olympic titles

Six judokas have two Olympic titles with their prize list. The Netherlander Willem Ruska was the first to obtain two Olympic titles in 1972 but in two different categories (heavy trucks and all categories). The Japanese Hitoshi Saito and the Austrian Peter Seisenbacher are the first to preserve their Olympic title on two Olympiads. In 2004, the Japanese woman Ryoko Tani is the first woman to gain two Olympic titles.

Willem Ruska in 1972 (in 2 different categories).
Hitoshi Saito in 1984 and 1988.
Peter Seisenbacher in 1984 and 1988.
Waldemar Legien in 1988 and 1992.
David Douillet in 1996 and 2000.
Ryoko Tani in 2000 and 2004.

4 Olympic medals

A man and two women are the only ones to have gained four Olympic medals.

Ryoko Tani : 2 out of gold, 2 out of money. (1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004).
Angelo Parisi : 1 out of gold, 2 out of money, 1 out of bronze (1972, 1980, 1984).
Driulis González : 1 out of gold, 1 out of money, 2 out of bronze (1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004).

3 Olympic medals

Four judokas (3 men and 1 woman) gained three Olympic medals.

Tadahiro Nomura : 3 out of gold (1996, 2000 and 2004).
David Douillet: 2 out of gold, 1 out of bronze (1992, 1996, 2000).
Kye Sun-Hui : 1 out of gold, 1 out of money, 1 out of bronze (1996, 2000 and 2004).
Mark Huizinga: 1 out of gold, 2 out of bronze (1996, 2000 and 2004).

Table of the medals

Here a summary table of the medals obtained by the participating countries since 1964. The Japan figure at the head of this classification in front of the France.

Doping

At the time of the Olympic Games of 1972, Mongolian Bakaava Buidaa, beaten finally category of -63 kg (light weights) and thus medal-holder of money at the conclusion of the competition, is displaced after the revelation of a positive control antidopage. There to date remains one of the two disqualified judokas whereas he had gained an Olympic medal. In 1988 in Seoul, the British Kerrith Brown (), already bronze medal four years earlier in Los Angeles, is controlled positive with the Furosémide and is disqualified after having acknowledged its fault.

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