| Judo at the XII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Ano Liossia Olympic Hall |
| Dates | 18–20 September |
| Competitors | 118 from 30 nations |
| Judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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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 | +70 kg | |
| +100 kg | ||
Judo in the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed by blind or vision-impaired judokas. The only classification was by body weight. The contests were staged in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. [1] [2]
Algeria (2)
Argentina (2)
Australia (2)
Azerbaijan (1)
Brazil (7)
Canada (1)
Chinese Taipei (10)
Cuba (2)
Finland (1)
France (9)
Germany (9)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (4)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (3)
Iran (4)
Ireland (2)
Japan (7)
South Korea (2)
Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (2)
Russia (13)
Spain (9)
Thailand (1)
Ukraine (5)
United States (6)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (1)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 12 | 13 | 26 | 51 | |
The competition winner of the men's 60kg class, Sergio Arturo Perez (Cuba), received a warning and reprimand and lost his results and his gold medal after testing positive for the prohibited anti-inflammatory drug prednisolone.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | Not awarded [3] | Makoto Hirose  Japan | Ihor Zasyadkovych  Ukraine |
Norbert Bíró  Hungary | |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) | Satoshi Fujimoto Japan | David Garcia del Valle  Spain | Jani Kallunki  Finland |
Zhi Lin Xu  China | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) | Yun Feng Wang China | Eduardo Amaral Brazil | Stephen Moore  United States |
Hani Asakereh  Iran | |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Cyril Jonard  France | Yuji Kato Japan | Sebastian Junk  Germany |
| Gábor Vincze Hungary | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Messaoud Nine  Algeria | Oleg Kretsul  Russia | Raul Fernández Spain |
Jonas Stoskus  Lithuania | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Antônio Tenório Brazil | Run Ming Men China | Sébastien Le Meaux France |
| Kevin Szott United States | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Ilham Zakiyev  Azerbaijan | Ian Rose  Great Britain | Keiji Amakawa Japan |
Rafael Torres Pompa  Cuba |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Karima Medjeded France | Karla Cardoso Brazil | Astrid Arndt Germany |
| Viktoriya Potapova Russia | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Susann Schützel Germany | Sandrine Aurières France | Qiu Lian Wang China |
| Alexandra Vlasova Russia | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Ramona Brussig Germany | Marta Arce Payno Spain | Ekaterina Buzmakova Russia |
| Daniele Silva Brazil | |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) | Madina Kazakova Russia | Silke Huettler Germany | Angelique Quessandier France |
| Monica Merenciano Spain | |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) | Carmen Herrera Spain | Lorena Pierce United States | Tatiana Savostyanova Russia |
| Sándorné Nagy Hungary | |||
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Lan Mei Xue China | Maria Olmedo Spain | Beate Bischler Germany |
| Nina Ivanova Russia |
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