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| Venue | Nippon Budokan |
| Location |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 25 August – 1 September 2019 |
| Competitors | 828 from 143 nations |
| Total prize money | 998,000$ [1] |
| Champions | |
| Mixed team | Japan (3rd title) |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
| 2019 World Judo Championships | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 66 kg | 52 kg | |
| 73 kg | 57 kg | |
| 81 kg | 63 kg | |
| 90 kg | 70 kg | |
| 100 kg | 78 kg | |
| +100 kg | +78 kg | |
The 2019 World Judo Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 1 September 2019. [2] [3]
All times are local (UTC+9).
| Date | Starting time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August | 11:00 | Men −60 kg |
| Women −48 kg | ||
| 26 August | 11:00 | Men −66 kg |
| Women −52 kg | ||
| 27 August | 11:00 | Men −73 kg |
| Women −57 kg | ||
| 28 August | 11:00 | Men −81 kg |
| Women −63 kg | ||
| 29 August | 12:00 | Men −90 kg |
| Women −70 kg | ||
| 30 August | 12:00 | Men −100 kg |
| Women −78 kg | ||
| 31 August | 12:00 | Men +100 kg |
| Women +78 kg | ||
| 1 September | 13:00 | Mixed team |
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan* | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |  France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | Lukhumi Chkhvimiani Georgia | Sharafuddin Lutfillaev Uzbekistan | Yeldos Smetov Kazakhstan |
| Ryuju Nagayama Japan | |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) | Joshiro Maruyama Japan | Kim Lim-hwan South Korea | Hifumi Abe Japan |
| Denis Vieru Moldova | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) | Shohei Ono Japan | Rustam Orujov Azerbaijan | Hidayat Heydarov Azerbaijan |
| Denis Yartsev Russia | |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Sagi Muki Israel | Matthias Casse Belgium | Antoine Valois-Fortier Canada |
| Luka Maisuradze Georgia | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Noël van 't End Netherlands | Shoichiro Mukai Japan | Axel Clerget France |
| Nemanja Majdov Serbia | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Jorge Fonseca Portugal | Niyaz Ilyasov Russia | Michael Korrel Netherlands |
| Aaron Wolf Japan | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Lukáš Krpálek Czech Republic | Hisayoshi Harasawa Japan | Kim Min-jong South Korea |
| Roy Meyer Netherlands |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Daria Bilodid Ukraine | Funa Tonaki Japan | Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg Mongolia |
| Distria Krasniqi Kosovo | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Uta Abe Japan | Natalia Kuziutina Russia | Majlinda Kelmendi Kosovo |
| Ai Shishime Japan | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Christa Deguchi Canada | Tsukasa Yoshida Japan | Julia Kowalczyk Poland |
| Rafaela Silva Brazil | |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) | Clarisse Agbegnenou France | Miku Tashiro Japan | Martyna Trajdos Germany |
| Juul Franssen Netherlands | |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) | Marie-Ève Gahié France | Bárbara Timo Portugal | Sally Conway Great Britain |
| Margaux Pinot France | |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | Madeleine Malonga France | Shori Hamada Japan | Loriana Kuka Kosovo |
| Mayra Aguiar Brazil | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Akira Sone Japan | Idalys Ortiz Cuba | Kayra Sayit Turkey |
| Sarah Asahina Japan |
The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to 798,000$ for the individual events and 200,000$ for the team event. [1] (retrieved from: [2] )
| Medal | Individual | Mixed team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Judoka | Coach | Total | Judoka | Coach | |||
 Gold | 26,000$ | 20,800$ | 5,200$ | 90,000$ | 72,000$ | 18,000$ | ||
 Silver | 15,000$ | 12,000$ | 3,000$ | 60,000$ | 48,000$ | 12,000$ | ||
 Bronze | 8,000$ | 6,400$ | 1,600$ | 25,000$ | 20,000$ | 5,000$ | ||
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