Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was based on the IJF 2007 World Judo Championships in September 2007. The top 6 men and women from each division qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per National Olympic Committee ("NOC") per division. Further continental quotas (Europe 98, Africa 35, Pan-America 63, Asia 58 and Oceania 14 across both sexes and all divisions) also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC. The qualification is allocated to the athlete.

Qualification for judo
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Qualification summary

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NOC Men Women Total
-60kg -66kg -73kg -81kg -90kg -100kg +100kg -48kg -52kg -57kg -63kg -70kg -78kg +78kg
  Albania X 1
  Algeria X X X X X X X X X X 10
  American Samoa X 1
  Andorra X 1
  Argentina X X X X X X X X X 9
  Armenia X X 2
  Aruba X 1
  Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
  Austria X X X 3
  Azerbaijan X X X X X X 6
  Belarus X X X X 4
  Belgium X X X 3
  Bosnia and Herzegovina X 1
  Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
  Burkina Faso X 1
  Cameroon X 1
  Canada X X X X X 5
  Chile X 1
  China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
  Chinese Taipei X X 2
  Colombia X X 2
  Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
  Czech Republic X X 2
  Dominican Republic X X X 3
  Democratic Republic of the Congo X 1
  Ecuador X X X 3
  Egypt X X X X 4
  El Salvador X 1
  Equatorial Guinea X 1
  Estonia X 1
  Fiji X 1
  Finland X X 2
  France X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
  Gabon X 1
  Georgia X X X X X X X 7
  Germany X X X X X X X X X X X 11
  Great Britain X X X X X X X 7
  Greece X X X 3
  Guam X 1
  Haiti X X 2
  Hungary X X X X X X 6
  Iceland X 1
  India X X 2
  Iran X X X X X X 6
  Israel X X X 3
  Italy X X X X X X X X 8
  Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
  Kazakhstan X X X X X X X X X X 10
  Kuwait X 1
  Kyrgyzstan X X 2
  Latvia X X 2
  Lebanon X 1
  Libya X 1
  Lithuania X 1
  Luxembourg X 1
  Madagascar X 1
  Malta X 1
  Mexico X X 2
  Moldova X 1
  Monaco X 1
  Mongolia X X X X X X X X X X 10
  Montenegro X 1
  Morocco X X X X 4
  Mozambique X 1
  Nepal X 1
  Netherlands X X X X X X X X X X 10
  Nigeria X 1
  North Korea X X X X X X X 7
  Peru X 1
  Poland X X X X X X X 7
  Portugal X X X X X 5
  Puerto Rico X X X 3
  Romania X X 2
  Russia X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
  Senegal X X X X 4
  Slovakia X 1
  Slovenia X X X X X 5
  South Africa X X X 3
  South Korea X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
  Spain X X X X X X 6
  Switzerland X 1
  Tajikistan X X X 3
  Togo X 1
  Tunisia X X X X X X 6
  Turkey X 1
  Turkmenistan X X 2
  Ukraine X X X X X X X X X 9
  United Arab Emirates X 1
  United States X X X X X X X X X X 10
  Uzbekistan X X X X X X X X 8
  Venezuela X X X X X X X 7
  Yemen X 1
Total: 92 NOCs 33 33 32 35 31 32 34 23 22 22 25 22 21 21 385

Qualification timeline

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Africa
Event Date Venue Ref.
2006 African Judo Championships May 29 - Jun 6, 2006   Port Louis
2007 All-Africa Games July 12–14, 2007   Algiers
2007 Madagascar Tournament March 17–18, 2007   Madagascar
2007 Morocco International Tournament April 7–8, 2007   Morocco
2007 South Africa International Tournament May 17–18, 2007   Vanderbijlpark
2007 Kano Cup December 7–9, 2007   Tokyo
2007 Women's International Tournament December 22, 2007   Fukuoka
2008 Mauritius International Tournament January 28–29, 2008   Port Louis
2008 Super World Cup February 9–11, 2008   Paris
2008 World Cup Men February 16–17, 2008   Leonding
2008 World Cup Women February 16–17, 2008   Budapest
2008 Super World Cup February 22–24, 2008   Hamburg
2008 Tunisia International Tournament March 28–29, 2008   Tunis
2008 Cameroon International Tournament April 26–27, 2008   Yaoundé
2008 African Judo Championships May 15–18, 2008   Agadir
Asia
Event Date Venue Ref.
2006 Qingdao International Tournament November 13–14, 2006   Qingdao
2006 KRA Open November 17–18, 2006   Seoul
2006 Asian Games December 2–5, 2006   Doha
2006 Women's International Tournament December 16–17, 2006   Fukuoka
2007 Kazakhstan International Tournament March 17–18, 2007   Almaty
2007 Asian Judo Championships May 16–17, 2007   Kuwait City
2007 Fajr International Tournament June 20–22, 2007   Tehran
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007   Rio de Janeiro
2007 Qingdao International Tournament November 24–25, 2007   Qingdao
2007 KRA Open Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2007   Seoul
2007 Kano Cup December 7–9, 2007   Tokyo
2008 Kazakhstan International Tournament March 16–18, 2008   Almaty
2008 Asian Judo Championships April 26–27, 2008   Jeju City
Europe[1]
Event Date Venue Ref.
2007 European Judo Championships April 6–8, 2007   Belgrade
2007 World Cup Men April 28–29, 2007   Rome
2007 World Cup Women April 28–29, 2007   Vejen
2007 Super World Cup May 5–6, 2007   Moscow
2007 World Cup Men May 19–20, 2007   Bucharest
2007 World Cup Women May 19–20, 2007   Lisbon
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007   Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Cup Men September 22–23, 2007   Birmingham
2007 World Cup Women September 22–23, 2007   Tallinn
2007 Super World Cup September 28–30, 2007   Rotterdam
2007 World Cup Men October 13–14, 2008   Baku
2007 World Cup Women October 13–14, 2008   Minsk
2008 World Cup Men January 26–27, 2008   Tbilisi
2008 World Cup Women January 26–27, 2008   Sofia
2008 Super World Cup February 9–11, 2008   Paris
2008 World Cup Men February 16–17, 2008   Leonding
2008 World Cup Women February 16–17, 2008   Budapest
2008 Super World Cup February 22–24, 2008   Hamburg
2008 World Cup Men March 1–2, 2008   Prague
2008 World Cup Women March 1–2, 2008   Warsaw
2008 European Judo Championships April 11–13, 2008   Lisbon
Oceania[2][3]
Event Date Venue Ref.
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007   Rio de Janeiro
2007 OJU Open World Cup November 10–14, 2007   Perth [4]
2008 Oceania Judo Championships March 21–23, 2008   Christchurch [5]
Pan America[6]
Event Date Venue Ref.
2006 Pan American Judo Championships May 23–28, 2006   Buenos Aires
2007 Pan American Judo Championships May 24–27, 2007   Montreal
2007 Pan-American Games July 19–22, 2007   Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007   Rio de Janeiro
Zone II Qualification Tournament March 27–30, 2008   Isla de Margarita
Zone III Qualification Tournament April 7–10, 2008   Buenos Aires
2008 Pan American Judo Championships May 7–10, 2008   Miami
Zone I Qualification Tournament May 11, 2008   Miami [7]

-60kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   Netherlands
  Georgia
  Austria
  South Korea
  Slovenia
  Mongolia
African Judo Union - 3   Morocco
  Madagascar
  Algeria
Judo Union of Asia* - 6   Japan
  Iran
  Kazakhstan
  Uzbekistan
  North Korea
  Yemen
European Judo Union - 9   Ukraine
  Armenia
  Great Britain
  Russia
  Greece
  Czech Republic
  Israel
  France
  Lithuania
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6   Argentina
  Venezuela
  Canada
  Brazil
  Cuba
  United States
Invitational** - 1   Monaco
TOTAL 33

60-66kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   Brazil
  Cuba
  Iran
  Hungary
  Armenia
  Italy
African Judo Union - 3   Egypt
  Algeria
  Morocco
Judo Union of Asia - 5   South Korea
  Turkmenistan
  Japan
  Uzbekistan
  North Korea
European Judo Union - 9   Georgia
  Netherlands
  France
  Russia
  Spain
  Greece
  Azerbaijan
  Poland
  Portugal
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6   Ecuador
  Venezuela
  Canada
  Dominican Republic
  United States
  Chile
Invitational** - 2   Mozambique
  Andorra
TOTAL 33

66-73kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   South Korea
  Azerbaijan
  Japan
  Tajikistan
  Turkey
  Georgia
African Judo Union - 3   Algeria
  South Africa
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Judo Union of Asia - 5   Iran
  North Korea
  Kazakhstan
  Uzbekistan
  Mongolia
European Judo Union - 9   Belgium
  Czech Republic
  Ukraine
  Portugal
  Poland
  Russia
  Moldova
  Belarus
  Latvia
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6   Brazil
  United States
  Cuba
  Canada
  Venezuela
  Argentina
Invitational** - 1   United Arab Emirates
TOTAL 32

73-81kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   Brazil
  France
  Great Britain
  Netherlands
  Italy
  Poland
African Judo Union - 3   Morocco
  South Africa
  Tunisia
Judo Union of Asia - 5   South Korea
  Mongolia
  Japan
  Iran
  Tajikistan
European Judo Union - 9   Portugal
  Germany
  Ukraine
  Georgia
  Belarus
  Russia
  Azerbaijan
  Slovenia
  Montenegro
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6   United States
  Cuba
  Colombia
  Argentina
  El Salvador
  Puerto Rico
Invitational** - 4   Equatorial Guinea
  Togo
  Aruba
  Albania
TOTAL 35

81-90kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   Georgia
  Greece
  Italy
  Russia
  Egypt
  Netherlands
African Judo Union - 3   Algeria
  Morocco
  South Africa
Judo Union of Asia - 5   Japan
  South Korea
  Uzbekistan
  Iran
  Tajikistan
European Judo Union - 9   Azerbaijan
  Belarus
  Ukraine
  Germany
  Switzerland
  Spain
  France
  Great Britain
  Latvia
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6   Brazil
  Cuba
  Venezuela
  Argentina
  United States
  Puerto Rico
Invitational** - 0
TOTAL 31

90-100kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   Brazil
  Great Britain
  Hungary
  Cuba
  Georgia
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
African Judo Union - 3   Algeria
  Cameroon
  Libya
Judo Union of Asia - 5   Kazakhstan
  South Korea
  Japan
  Uzbekistan
  Mongolia
European Judo Union - 9   Netherlands
  Israel
  Russia
  Poland
  Azerbaijan
  France
  Germany
  Slovakia
  Romania
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6   Canada
  Dominican Republic
  Venezuela
  Argentina
  United States
  Mexico
Invitational** - 1   Kuwait
TOTAL 32

+100kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 5   France
  Russia
  Brazil
  Georgia
  Japan
African Judo Union - 3   Tunisia
  Egypt
  Senegal
Judo Union of Asia* - 6   Uzbekistan
  Iran
  South Korea
  Kazakhstan
  Mongolia
  Kyrgyzstan
European Judo Union - 9   Estonia
  Belarus
  Germany
  Italy
  Poland
  Netherlands
  Ukraine
  Hungary
  Slovenia
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6   Cuba
  Peru
  Haiti
  Puerto Rico
  United States
  Argentina
Invitational** - 3   Guam
  Iceland
  Lebanon
TOTAL 34

-48kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   Japan
  Cuba
  France
  Romania
  Argentina
  South Korea
African Judo Union - 2   Tunisia
  Algeria
Judo Union of Asia - 3   North Korea
  Kazakhstan
  India
European Judo Union - 5   Russia
  Hungary
  Germany
  Portugal
  Ukraine
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3   Brazil
  Ecuador
  United States
Invitational** - 2   Burkina Faso
  Gabon
TOTAL 23

48-52kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 5   Portugal
  North Korea
  Japan
  South Korea
  Brazil
African Judo Union - 2   Algeria
  Senegal
Judo Union of Asia* - 4   Mongolia
  Kazakhstan
  Chinese Taipei
  Uzbekistan
European Judo Union - 5   Spain
  France
  Belgium
  Germany
  Russia
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3   Venezuela
  Cuba
  Dominican Republic
Invitational** - 1   Luxembourg
TOTAL 22

52-57kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   North Korea
  Spain
  Hungary
  Japan
  Finland
  Italy
African Judo Union - 2   Algeria
  Tunisia
Judo Union of Asia - 3   South Korea
  Mongolia
  Kazakhstan
European Judo Union - 5   Austria
  France
  Germany
  Azerbaijan
  Netherlands
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3   Brazil
  United States
  Cuba
Invitational** - 1   Haiti
TOTAL 22

57-63kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   Cuba
  France
  Japan
  Netherlands
  Germany
  Slovenia
African Judo Union - 2   Algeria
  Senegal
Judo Union of Asia* - 4   South Korea
  North Korea
  Mongolia
  Chinese Taipei
European Judo Union - 5   Great Britain
  Austria
  Russia
  Finland
  Israel
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3   Argentina
  Brazil
  Venezuela
Invitational** - 3   Nepal
  Malta
  American Samoa
TOTAL 25

63-70kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 6   France
  United States
  Hungary
  Italy
  Ukraine
  Netherlands
African Judo Union - 2   Algeria
  Senegal
Judo Union of Asia - 3   Japan
  South Korea
  Kazakhstan
European Judo Union - 5   Spain
  Germany
  Russia
  Belgium
  Poland
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Fiji
Pan-American Judo Union - 3   Brazil
  Cuba
  Colombia
Invitational** - 1   Turkmenistan
TOTAL 22

70-78kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 5   Cuba
  Japan
  South Korea
  France
  Italy
African Judo Union - 2   Tunisia
  Nigeria
Judo Union of Asia* - 4   Mongolia
  Kazakhstan
  Kyrgyzstan
  India
European Judo Union - 5   Great Britain
  Russia
  Germany
  Spain
  Ukraine
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3   Brazil
  Canada
  Argentina
Invitational** - 0
TOTAL 21

+78kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1   China
World Championships   Rio de Janeiro 5   Japan
  Germany
  Netherlands
  France
  Great Britain
African Judo Union - 2   Tunisia
  Egypt
Judo Union of Asia* - 4   Mongolia
  Uzbekistan
  South Korea
  Kazakhstan
European Judo Union - 5   Russia
  Slovenia
  Poland
  Ukraine
  Italy
Oceania Judo Union - 1   Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3   Cuba
  Ecuador
  Mexico
Invitational** - 0
TOTAL 21

* That if an athlete from China finishes in the top 6 at the worlds, their qualification place will go to the Judo union of Asia. also two additional places will be awarded to this union, but gender and weight categories are to be defined.

** 20 invitational places in total.

References

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  1. ^ "EJU Olympic Classification". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
  2. ^ "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.
  3. ^ "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.
  4. ^ "OJU Official Web Site". 2008-09-17. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  5. ^ "8 Oceania Judo Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06.
  6. ^ "Carta del Director Deportivo sobre el resultado final del Sistema de Calificacion Olimpico Beijing 2008". 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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