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| Venue | Rabat |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Dates | 23–24 May 2015 |
| Competitors | 223 from 51 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2015 Judo World Masters was held in Rabat, Morocco, from 23 to 24 May 2015.
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|---|---|
| Venue | Rabat |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Dates | 23–24 May 2015 |
| Competitors | 223 from 51 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2015 Judo World Masters was held in Rabat, Morocco, from 23 to 24 May 2015.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (-60 kg) | Naohisa Takato Japan | Orkhan Safarov Azerbaijan | Sharafuddin Lutfillaev Uzbekistan |
| Boldbaatar Ganbat Mongolia | |||
| Half-lightweight (-66 kg) | Georgii Zantaraia Ukraine | Dzmitry Shershan Belarus | Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg Mongolia |
| Kengo Takaichi Japan | |||
| Lightweight (-73 kg) | Denis Iartcev Russia | Nugzar Tatalashvili Georgia | Rustam Orujov Azerbaijan |
| Riki Nakaya Japan | |||
| Half-middleweight (-81 kg) | Takanori Nagase Japan | Ivan Nifontov Russia | Sergiu Toma United Arab Emirates |
| Avtandil Tchrikishvili Georgia | |||
| Middleweight (-90 kg) | Beka Gviniashvili Georgia | Yuya Yoshida Japan | Asley González Cuba |
| Noël van 't End Netherlands | |||
| Half-heavyweight (-100 kg) | Elmar Gasimov Azerbaijan | Lukáš Krpálek Czech Republic | Ramadan Darwish Egypt |
| Toma Nikiforov Belgium | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Teddy Riner France | Barna Bor Hungary | Roy Meyer Netherlands |
| Ryu Shichinohe Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (-48 kg) | Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg Mongolia | Paula Pareto Argentina | Irina Dolgova Russia |
| Dilara Lokmanhekim Turkey | |||
| Half-lightweight (-52 kg) | Natalia Kuziutina Russia | Yuki Hashimoto Japan | Annabelle Euranie France |
| Odette Giuffrida Italy | |||
| Lightweight (-57 kg) | Sumiya Dorjsuren Mongolia | Helene Receveaux France | Corina Căprioriu Romania |
| Nae Udaka Japan | |||
| Half-middleweight (-63 kg) | Miku Tashiro Japan | Kathrin Unterwurzacher Austria | Anne-Laure Bellard France |
| Martyna Trajdos Germany | |||
| Middleweight (-70 kg) | Kim Polling Netherlands | Yuri Alvear Colombia | Fanny Estelle Posvite France |
| Chizuru Arai Japan | |||
| Half-heavyweight (-78 kg) | Kayla Harrison United States | Natalie Powell Great Britain | Audrey Tcheuméo France |
| Luise Malzahn Germany | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Yu Song China | Kanae Yamabe Japan | Megumi Tachimoto Japan |
| Franziska Konitz Germany |
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