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|---|---|
| Venue | FirstOntario Centre |
| Location |  Hamilton, Canada |
| Dates | September 30 – October 3, 1993 |
| Competitors | 508 from 79 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 1993 World Judo Championships were the 18th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Hamilton, Canada from September 30 to October 3, 1993. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Cuba | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Georgia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Russia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
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