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Judo at the Olympics - facts and information

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Facts about Judo in the Olympics

Olympics	Judo has been part of the Olympic program 16 times.

Athletes	After the Rio Olympics a total of 182 medal sets have been awarded in Olympic Judo. Go here for an all-time list of Medalists in Judo.

Events	There has been 16 different Events in Olympic Judo.


Medal table for Judo in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	JPN	39	19	26	84



2.	FRA	14	10	25	49



3.	KOR	11	16	16	43



4.	CHN	8	3	11	22



5.	CUB	6	14	16	36




			Complete Olympic Judo Medalstanding



Judo in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Number of Events
		Mixed	Women	Men

Tokyo 1964	Nippon Bodukan Hall	0	0	4
Munich 1972	Boxhalle, Olympiapark	0	0	6
Montreal 1976	Olympic Velodrome	0	0	6
Moscow 1980	Sports Palace, Lenin Stadium	0	0	8
Los Angeles 1984	Eagle's Nest Arena	0	0	8
Seoul 1988	Saemaul Sports Hall	0	0	7
Barcelona 1992	Palau Blaugrana	0	7	7
Atlanta 1996	Georgia World Congress Center	0	7	7
Sydney 2000	Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour	0	7	7
Athens 2004	Ano Liossia Olympic Hall	0	7	7
Beijing 2008	Beijing Science University Gymnasium	0	7	7
London 2012	ExCel	0	7	7
Rio 2016	Olympic Hall 2, Olympic park	0	7	7
Tokyo 2020	Nippon Bodukan	1	7	7
Paris 2024	Paris Arena I	1	7	7
Los Angeles 2028	Pauley Pavilion	1	7	7


International Judo Federation

The Olympic competitions in Judo is organised by the International Judo Federation (IJF) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organisation, general history of Judo etc.

These Judo facts about Judo in the olympics is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database

Judo at the Olympics- facts and information