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|---|---|
| Venue | Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Dates | 16–17 December 2017 |
| Competitors | 214 from 46 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 2017 Judo World Masters was a judo tournament held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 16 to 17 December 2017.
* Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Georgia (GEO) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS)* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (-60 kg) | Ryuju Nagayama Japan | Francisco Garrigós Spain | Amartuvshin Dashdavaa Mongolia |
| Sharafuddin Lutfillaev Uzbekistan | |||
| Half-lightweight (-66 kg) | Ganboldyn Kherlen Mongolia | Yeldos Zhumakanov Kazakhstan | Vazha Margvelashvili Georgia |
| Baruch Shmailov Israel | |||
| Lightweight (-73 kg) | Soichi Hashimoto Japan | Lasha Shavdatuashvili Georgia | Hidayat Heydarov Azerbaijan |
| Tommy Macias Sweden | |||
| Half-middleweight (-81 kg) | Khasan Khalmurzaev Russia | Aslan Lappinagov Russia | Frank de Wit Netherlands |
| Alan Khubetsov Russia | |||
| Middleweight (-90 kg) | Beka Gviniashvili Georgia | Gwak Dong-han South Korea | Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Spain |
| Kenta Nagasawa Japan | |||
| Half-heavyweight (-100 kg) | Varlam Liparteliani Georgia | Michael Korrel Netherlands | Miklós Cirjenics Hungary |
| Elkhan Mammadov Azerbaijan | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Guram Tushishvili Georgia | David Moura Brazil | Alex García Mendoza Cuba |
| Rafael Silva Brazil |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (-48 kg) | Funa Tonaki Japan | Irina Dolgova Russia | Urantsetseg Munkhbat Mongolia |
| Jeong Bo-kyeong South Korea | |||
| Half-lightweight (-52 kg) | Natalia Kuziutina Russia | Amandine Buchard France | Alexandra-Larisa Florian Romania |
| Érika Miranda Brazil | |||
| Lightweight (-57 kg) | Sumiya Dorjsuren Mongolia | Tsukasa Yoshida Japan | Kwon You-jeong South Korea |
| Hélène Receveaux France | |||
| Half-middleweight (-63 kg) | Miku Tashiro Japan | Nami Nabekura Japan | Clarisse Agbegnenou France |
| Juul Franssen Netherlands | |||
| Middleweight (-70 kg) | Maria Portela Brazil | Barbara Matić Croatia | Anna Bernholm Sweden |
| Marie-Ève Gahié France | |||
| Half-heavyweight (-78 kg) | Marhinde Verkerk Netherlands | Madeleine Malonga France | Guusje Steenhuis Netherlands |
| Karen Stevenson Netherlands | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Kim Min-jeong South Korea | Idalys Ortiz Cuba | Maria Suelen Altheman Brazil |
| Larisa Cerić Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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