The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. Team competitions have also been held since 1994. The men's championships began in 1956, though the format and periodicity of the championships have changed over time. The last edition of the championships took place in Budapest, Hungary in 2021.
The 1999 World Judo Championships were the 21st edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Birmingham, Great Britain in 1999.
The 2004 Asian Judo Championships were held at the Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 15 May to 16 May 2004. A total of 194 judokas participated, 113 men and 81 women.
The 1999 European Judo Championships were the 10th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Bratislava, Slovakia from 22 May to 23 May 1999.
The 2007 Asian Judo Championships were held in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 16 May to 17 May 2007.
The 1995 Asian Judo Championships were held in New Delhi, India 20, 21 and 23 November 1995.
The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.
Tomoe Makabe is a retired Japanese judoka.
Hiroaki Takahashi is a retired Japanese judoka.
The 2017 Asian Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the Asian Judo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong from May 26 to May 28, 2017.
Peter Paltchik is a Ukrainian-born Israeli judoka, competing in the under 100 kg weight category, of which he is the current number 1 ranked Judoka in the world. In September 2019 he won the Israeli championship in the 100+ Kg category. Paltchik won the gold medal at the 2020 European Judo Championships in Prague on November 21, 2020, beating Russian judoka Arman Adamian in the final, Adding to his bronze medal from the 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv. Paltchik also won a bronze medal in the mixed team judo competition in the 2021 Olympics.
Shiho Tanaka is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's middleweight event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy. She also won the gold medal in the women's team event.
Kachakorn Warasiha is a Thai judoka. She is a gold medalist in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines and a bronze medalist in this event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The European U23 Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 23 and younger.
The Israel national judo team consists of the men's team coached by Olympic medalist Oren Smadja and the women's team coached by Shany Hershko(he).
The World Judo Juniors Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 21 years of age or less. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. The World Junior Championships are the only junior event awarding ranking points for the seniors world ranking list. The last edition of the championships took place in Olbia, Italy in 2021.
The European Junior Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 21 and younger.
The European Cadet Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 18 and younger.
The World Judo Cadets Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 18 years of age or less. The championships are held every second year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their countries. The last edition of the championships took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2019.
Rinata Ilmatova is an Uzbekistani judoka.
Jung Bu-kyung (KOR)
Alisher Mukhtarov (UZB)
Tatsuaki Egusa (JPN)
Masoud Akhondzadeh (IRI)
G. Nurmuhammedow (TKM)
Zhang Buanjun (CHN)
Khaliuny Boldbaatar (MGL)
Denis Korobkov (KGZ)
Kwak Ok-chol (PRK)
Alexey .A (KAZ)
Yu Shu-Chen (TPE)