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| Venue | Lopez Mateo Sports Centre, Guadalajara |
| Location | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Dates | 27–29 May 2016 |
| Competitors | 233 from 51 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2016 Judo World Masters was held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 27 to 29 May 2016.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (-60 kg) | Orkhan Safarov Azerbaijan | Vincent Limare France | Kim Won-jin South Korea |
| Dashdavaagiin Amartüvshin Mongolia | |||
| Half-lightweight (-66 kg) | An Baul South Korea | Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg Mongolia | Golan Pollack Israel |
| Nijat Shikhalizada Azerbaijan | |||
| Lightweight (-73 kg) | Soichi Hashimoto Japan | Odbayar Ganbaatar Mongolia | Rustam Orujov Azerbaijan |
| Denis Iartcev Russia | |||
| Half-middleweight (-81 kg) | Travis Stevens United States | Joachim Bottieau Belgium | Roman Moustopoulos Greece |
| Mohamed Abdelaal Egypt | |||
| Middleweight (-90 kg) | Mashu Baker Japan | Khusen Khalmurzaev Russia | Mihael Žgank Slovenia |
| Marcus Nyman Sweden | |||
| Half-heavyweight (-100 kg) | Elmar Gasimov Azerbaijan | Cyrille Maret France | Lukáš Krpálek Czech Republic |
| Martin Pacek Sweden | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Daniel Natea Romania | Or Sasson Israel | Hisayoshi Harasawa Japan |
| Roy Meyer Netherlands |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (-48 kg) | Ami Kondo Japan | Sarah Menezes Brazil | Julia Figueroa Spain |
| Maryna Cherniak Ukraine | |||
| Half-lightweight (-52 kg) | Misato Nakamura Japan | Natalia Kuziutina Russia | Annabelle Euranie France |
| Odette Giuffrida Italy | |||
| Lightweight (-57 kg) | Sumiya Dorjsuren Mongolia | Helene Receveaux France | Hedvig Karakas Hungary |
| Kim Jan-di South Korea | |||
| Half-middleweight (-63 kg) | Miku Tashiro Japan | Juul Franssen Netherlands | Yang Junxia China |
| Anicka van Emden Netherlands | |||
| Middleweight (-70 kg) | Kim Polling Netherlands | Bernadette Graf Austria | Yuri Alvear Colombia |
| Kim Seong-yeon South Korea | |||
| Half-heavyweight (-78 kg) | Kayla Harrison United States | Mayra Aguiar Brazil | Guusje Steenhuis Netherlands |
| Natalie Powell Great Britain | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Idalys Ortiz Cuba | Ma Sisi China | Kanae Yamabe Japan |
| Larisa Cerić Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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