Maureen Braziel was one of the pioneers of Women's Judo competition. She has been thought of as being one of the top Judoka in the United States, and within the 1970s.
East Asian Judo Championships is the Judo East Asian Championship organized by the Judo Union of Asia.
Kim Jan-Di is a South Korean judoka. She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost in the second round. She lost in the first round of the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. That year, she won a silver medal at the Asian Championships. She was ranked 3rd in the world for part of 2016.
The Romanian Judo Federation represents the Romania internationally and is a member of the International Judo Federation and the European Judo Union.
Eve Aronoff-Trivella is a former Olympic judoka from the United States.
Leo White is a former Army Officer and two time member of the US olympic judo team. White is one of the winningest judoka in US history. White currently holds the rank of 8th degree black belt in judo.
Amy Kublin is a former competitive judoka for the United States. She won four gold medals in the US National Judo Championships.
Lynn Lewis was a former competitor in judo. Originally from Revere, Massachusetts. She won three gold medals in the US National Judo Championships, with her first at the age of 17. She was trained by James Pedro Sr. She was also trained by Rusty Kanokogi. She earned 5th place in the first Women's World Judo Championship. She additionally earned 2 golds and a silver in international judo competition.
Oceania Judo Championships is the Judo Oceanian Championship organized by the Oceania Judo Union. Since 2022 the tournament is held together with the Pan American Judo Championships. It was renamed to the Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships.
Jan Trussell (Janet_Trussell) is a former competitor in judo, freestyle wrestling and sambo. She won the US National Championships in sambo. Trussell also won the US National Championship in judo. She accomplished this at the age of 18. She is a multiple time winner in the World Sambo Championships. She is the sister of Rebecca Trussell. She qualified for the Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championship in 1989 defeating Asia DeWeese in the first U.S. international women's freestyle wrestling tournament at San Francisco. Jan is an advocate against drug use.
Amandine Buchard is a French judoka. She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics winning the silver medal in the half lightweight event and a gold medal in the mixed team event. She is a third dan black belt.
Darko Stošić is a Serbian mixed martial artist currently fighting for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) in the heavyweight division. He is the former Final Fight Championship (FFC) heavyweight champion and he also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is currently ranked #1 in the KSW heavyweight rankings.
Nina Cutro-Kelly is an American international level judoka. She competes in both judo and sambo. She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
George Uchida was a judoka, wrestler, author, and coach. Uchida was the brother of San Jose Judo Coach Yosh Uchida. Uchida and other family members were sent to the Poston internment camp during World War II, following the signing of Executive Order 9066. He later served in the US Army in the field of military intelligence. He got key intelligence about Russian involvement in the Korean War. Upon his return he enrolled in San Jose State University majoring in physical education.
Delores Brodie is a former competitive judoka for the United States. She won three gold medals, 3 silvers and a bronze in the US National Judo Championships. Delores competed on both the national as well as international circuit. Delores at 17 was the US Junior National Champ in Judo.
Linda Richardson Sarno (1955–2017) is a former American competitor in women's judo. Linda had won the national championship in Women's Judo and a number of international tournaments in Judo. Linda competed in the 56 kg weight class. Linda was coached by Norm Miller. Linda went undefeated for a period, only losing to Lynn Lewis, who was in a different weight class. Linda was eventually inducted into the Wisconsin Hall of Fame for Judo. She was featured in an action shot on the cover of the United States Judo Association's American Judo in December 1976.
Almaz Alsenov is a Kazakhstan-born entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former professional Judoka. He is the founder of Harvest Group, adviser to the President of the International Judo Federation, and also the president of JENYS club (Kazakhstan).
Qualification for Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics was based on the IJF 2003 World Judo Championships in September 2003. The top 6 men and women from each division qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per National Olympic Committee ("NOC") per division. Further continental quotas also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC. The qualification is allocated to the athlete.
Qualification for Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics was based on the IJF 1999 World Judo Championships in June 1999. The top 8 men and women from each division qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per National Olympic Committee ("NOC") per division. Further continental quotas also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC. The qualification is allocated to the athlete.
