| Judo at the 1997 West Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Heidarnia Hall |
| Date | 27–28 November |
Judo was one of the many sports which was held at the 1997 West Asian Games in Tehran, Iran between 27 and 28 November 1997. The competition took place at the Heidarnia Hall.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra lightweight (−60 kg) | Rustam Boqiev  Tajikistan | Ali Ibrahim  Syria | A. Jabarow  Turkmenistan |
Tariel Kaziev  Kyrgyzstan | |||
| Half lightweight (−65 kg) | Guwanç Nurmuhammedow Turkmenistan | Shahram Shahbazi  Iran | Alisher Karimov Tajikistan |
Naser Abdullah  Kuwait | |||
| Lightweight (−71 kg) | Azhar Jalilati Syria | Charles Daniel  Lebanon | Ruslan Hematov Tajikistan |
| Amir Reza Ghomi Iran | |||
| Half middleweight (−78 kg) | Ali Chamanpa Iran | Hussein Muminov Tajikistan | Musa Khalaf  Jordan |
| Khaled Al-Anezi Kuwait | |||
| Middleweight (−86 kg) | Masoud Khosravinejad Iran | Yaser Al-Hamwy Syria | Evgeny Grigoriev Kyrgyzstan |
| Jahongir Abdulloev Tajikistan | |||
| Half heavyweight (−95 kg) | Farhad Maabi Iran | Fakhriddin Rakhimov Tajikistan | Hussain Safar Kuwait |
| Andre Akoury Lebanon | |||
| Heavyweight (+95 kg) | Mohammad Zakkour Syria | Ghasem Ardabili Iran | Magomed Esmurziev Kyrgyzstan |
| Rudy Hachache Lebanon | |||
| Openweight | Mohammad Zakkour Syria | Jahongir Abdulloev Tajikistan | Magomed Esmurziev Kyrgyzstan |
| Fadi Saikali Lebanon |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Syria (SYR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
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