| Judo at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center |
| Dates | 20 to 26 July 1996 |
| Competitors | 386 from 91 nations |
| Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 65 kg | 52 kg | |
| 71 kg | 56 kg | |
| 78 kg | 61 kg | |
| 86 kg | 66 kg | |
| 95 kg | 72 kg | |
| +95 kg | +72 kg | |
This page shows the final results of the Judo Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Cuba | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra lightweight 60 kg | Tadahiro Nomura Japan | Girolamo Giovinazzo  Italy | Richard Trautmann  Germany |
Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh  Mongolia | |||
| Half lightweight 65 kg | Udo Quellmalz Germany | Yukimasa Nakamura Japan | Israel Hernández  Cuba |
| Henrique Guimarães Brazil | |||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Kenzo Nakamura Japan | Kwak Dae-sung  South Korea | Christophe Gagliano  France |
Jimmy Pedro  United States | |||
| Half middleweight 78 kg | Djamel Bouras France | Toshihiko Koga Japan | Soso Liparteliani  Georgia |
| Cho In-chul South Korea | |||
| Middleweight 86 kg | Jeon Ki-young South Korea | Armen Bagdasarov  Uzbekistan | Marko Spittka Germany |
Mark Huizinga  Netherlands | |||
| Half heavyweight 95 kg | Paweł Nastula  Poland | Kim Min-soo South Korea | Stéphane Traineau France |
| Aurélio Miguel Brazil | |||
| Heavyweight +95 kg | David Douillet France | Ernesto Pérez  Spain | Frank Möller Germany |
Harry Van Barneveld  Belgium |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra lightweight 48 kg | Kye Sun-hui  North Korea | Ryoko Tamura Japan | Yolanda Soler Spain |
| Amarilis Savon Cuba | |||
| Half lightweight 52 kg | Marie-Claire Restoux France | Hyun Sook-hee South Korea | Noriko Sugawara Japan |
| Legna Verdecia Cuba | |||
| Lightweight 56 kg | Driulis González Cuba | Jung Sun-yong South Korea | Isabel Fernández Spain |
| Marisbel Lomba Belgium | |||
| Half middleweight 61 kg | Yuko Emoto Japan | Gella Vandecaveye Belgium | Jenny Gal Netherlands |
| Jung Sung-sook South Korea | |||
| Middleweight 66 kg | Cho Min-sun South Korea | Aneta Szczepańska Poland | Wang Xianbo  China |
| Claudia Zwiers Netherlands | |||
| Half heavyweight 72 kg | Ulla Werbrouck Belgium | Yoko Tanabe Japan | Ylenia Scapin Italy |
| Diadenis Luna Cuba | |||
| Heavyweight +72 kg | Sun Fuming China | Estela Rodríguez Cuba | Johanna Hagn Germany |
| Christine Cicot France |
Algeria (6)
Andorra (1)
Argentina (8)
Armenia (1)
Australia (12)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (2)
Barbados (1)
Belarus (4) Belgium (7)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) Brazil (12)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (11)
Cameroon (1) China (11)
Chinese Taipei (10)
Costa Rica (2) Cuba (12)
Czech Republic (4)
Dominican Republic (3)
Egypt (2)
El Salvador (2)
Estonia (1)
Fiji (1)
Finland (1) France (14)
Gabon (1) Georgia (6) Germany (13)
Great Britain (13)
Greece (1)
Guatemala (2)
Haiti (2)
Honduras (3)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (7)
Iceland (1)
India (4)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (1)
Ireland (2)
Israel (2) Italy (9)
Ivory Coast (2) Japan (14)
Kazakhstan (8)
Kuwait (2)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (3)
Mexico (2)
Moldova (2) Mongolia (3)
Monaco (1)
Morocco (3) Netherlands (10)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (2)
Nicaragua (2)
Nigeria (1) North Korea (1)
Paraguay (1) Poland (12)
Portugal (5)
Puerto Rico (4)
Romania (5)
Russia (13)
San Marino (1)
Senegal (2)
FR Yugoslavia (2)
Slovakia (2)
South Africa (1) South Korea (11) Spain (9)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (1)
Tajikistan (3)
Thailand (1)
Tunisia (6)
Turkey (6)
Turkmenistan (2)
Ukraine (3) United States (14)
Uruguay (2) Uzbekistan (7)
Venezuela (3)
Vietnam (1)
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