The 1997 Asian Judo Championships were held in Manila, Philippines 22 November to 23 November 1997. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | |||
| Half-lightweight (65 kg) | |||
| Lightweight (71 kg) | |||
| Half-middleweight (78 kg) | |||
| Middleweight (86 kg) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (95 kg) | |||
| Heavyweight (+95 kg) | |||
| Openweight | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | |||
| Lightweight (56 kg) | |||
| Half-middleweight (61 kg) | |||
| Middleweight (66 kg) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (72 kg) | |||
| Heavyweight (+72 kg) | |||
| Openweight | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 16 | 16 | 33 | 65 | |