Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Qualification for Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was based on the IJF 2007 World Judo Championships in September 2007. 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 (Europe 98, Africa 35, Pan-America 63, Asia 58 and Oceania 14 across both sexes and all divisions) also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC. The qualification is allocated to the athlete.

Qualification summary

NOC	Men							Women							Total
NOC	-60kg	-66kg	-73kg	-81kg	-90kg	-100kg	+100kg	-48kg	-52kg	-57kg	-63kg	-70kg	-78kg	+78kg	Total
Albania				X											1
Algeria	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X	X			10
American Samoa											X				1
Andorra		X													1
Argentina	X		X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X		9
Armenia	X	X													2
Aruba				X											1
Australia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	13
Austria	X									X	X				3
Azerbaijan		X	X	X	X	X				X					6
Belarus			X	X	X		X								4
Belgium			X						X			X			3
Bosnia and Herzegovina						X									1
Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		13
Burkina Faso								X							1
Cameroon						X									1
Canada	X	X	X			X							X		5
Chile		X													1
China	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Chinese Taipei									X		X				2
Colombia				X								X			2
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Czech Republic	X		X												2
Dominican Republic		X				X			X						3
Democratic Republic of the Congo			X												1
Ecuador		X						X						X	3
Egypt		X			X		X							X	4
El Salvador				X											1
Equatorial Guinea				X											1
Estonia							X								1
Fiji												X			1
Finland										X	X				2
France	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
Gabon								X							1
Georgia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X								7
Germany				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
Great Britain	X			X	X	X					X		X	X	7
Greece	X	X			X										3
Guam							X								1
Haiti							X			X					2
Hungary		X				X	X	X		X		X			6
Iceland							X								1
India								X					X		2
Iran	X	X	X	X	X		X								6
Israel	X					X					X				3
Italy		X		X	X		X			X		X	X	X	8
Japan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Kazakhstan	X		X			X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	10
Kuwait						X									1
Kyrgyzstan							X						X		2
Latvia			X		X										2
Lebanon							X								1
Libya						X									1
Lithuania	X														1
Luxembourg									X						1
Madagascar	X														1
Malta											X				1
Mexico						X								X	2
Moldova			X												1
Monaco	X														1
Mongolia	X		X	X		X	X		X	X	X		X	X	10
Montenegro				X											1
Morocco	X	X		X	X										4
Mozambique		X													1
Nepal											X				1
Netherlands	X	X		X	X	X	X			X	X	X		X	10
Nigeria													X		1
North Korea	X	X	X					X	X	X	X				7
Peru							X								1
Poland		X	X	X		X	X					X		X	7
Portugal		X	X	X				X	X						5
Puerto Rico				X	X		X								3
Romania						X		X							2
Russia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	13
Senegal							X		X		X	X			4
Slovakia						X									1
Slovenia	X			X			X				X			X	5
South Africa			X	X	X										3
South Korea	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Spain		X			X				X	X		X	X		6
Switzerland					X										1
Tajikistan			X	X	X										3
Togo				X											1
Tunisia				X			X	X		X			X	X	6
Turkey			X												1
Turkmenistan		X										X			2
Ukraine	X		X	X	X		X	X				X	X	X	9
United Arab Emirates			X												1
United States	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X			10
Uzbekistan	X	X	X		X	X	X		X					X	8
Venezuela	X	X	X		X	X			X		X				7
Yemen	X														1
Total: 92 NOCs	33	33	32	35	31	32	34	23	22	22	25	22	21	21	385

Qualification timeline

Africa
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2006 African Judo Championships	May 29 - Jun 6, 2006	Port Louis
2007 All-Africa Games	July 12–14, 2007	Algiers
2007 Madagascar Tournament	March 17–18, 2007	Madagascar	^[1]
2007 Morocco International Tournament	April 7–8, 2007	Morocco	^[1]
2007 South Africa International Tournament	May 17–18, 2007	Vanderbijlpark
2007 Kano Cup	December 7–9, 2007	Tokyo
2007 Women's International Tournament	December 22, 2007	Fukuoka
2008 Mauritius International Tournament	January 28–29, 2008	Port Louis
2008 Super World Cup	February 9–11, 2008	Paris
2008 World Cup Men	February 16–17, 2008	Leonding
2008 World Cup Women	February 16–17, 2008	Budapest
2008 Super World Cup	February 22–24, 2008	Hamburg
2008 Tunisia International Tournament	March 28–29, 2008	Tunis
2008 Cameroon International Tournament	April 26–27, 2008	Yaoundé
2008 African Judo Championships	May 15–18, 2008	Agadir
Asia
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2006 Qingdao International Tournament	November 13–14, 2006	Qingdao
2006 KRA Open	November 17–18, 2006	Seoul
2006 Asian Games	December 2–5, 2006	Doha
2006 Women's International Tournament	December 16–17, 2006	Fukuoka
2007 Kazakhstan International Tournament	March 17–18, 2007	Almaty
2007 Asian Judo Championships	May 16–17, 2007	Kuwait City
2007 Fajr International Tournament	June 20–22, 2007	Tehran
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 Qingdao International Tournament	November 24–25, 2007	Qingdao
2007 KRA Open	Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2007	Seoul
2007 Kano Cup	December 7–9, 2007	Tokyo
2008 Kazakhstan International Tournament	March 16–18, 2008	Almaty
2008 Asian Judo Championships	April 26–27, 2008	Jeju City
Europe ^[2]
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2007 European Judo Championships	April 6–8, 2007	Belgrade
2007 World Cup Men	April 28–29, 2007	Rome
2007 World Cup Women	April 28–29, 2007	Vejen
2007 Super World Cup	May 5–6, 2007	Moscow
2007 World Cup Men	May 19–20, 2007	Bucharest
2007 World Cup Women	May 19–20, 2007	Lisbon
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Cup Men	September 22–23, 2007	Birmingham
2007 World Cup Women	September 22–23, 2007	Tallinn
2007 Super World Cup	September 28–30, 2007	Rotterdam
2007 World Cup Men	October 13–14, 2008	Baku
2007 World Cup Women	October 13–14, 2008	Minsk
2008 World Cup Men	January 26–27, 2008	Tbilisi
2008 World Cup Women	January 26–27, 2008	Sofia
2008 Super World Cup	February 9–11, 2008	Paris
2008 World Cup Men	February 16–17, 2008	Leonding
2008 World Cup Women	February 16–17, 2008	Budapest
2008 Super World Cup	February 22–24, 2008	Hamburg
2008 World Cup Men	March 1–2, 2008	Prague
2008 World Cup Women	March 1–2, 2008	Warsaw
2008 European Judo Championships	April 11–13, 2008	Lisbon
Oceania ^[3]^[4]
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 OJU Open World Cup	November 10–14, 2007	Perth	^[5]
2008 Oceania Judo Championships	March 21–23, 2008	Christchurch	^[6]
Pan America ^[7]
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2006 Pan American Judo Championships	May 23–28, 2006	Buenos Aires
2007 Pan American Judo Championships	May 24–27, 2007	Montreal
2007 Pan-American Games	July 19–22, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
Zone II Qualification Tournament	March 27–30, 2008	Isla de Margarita
Zone III Qualification Tournament	April 7–10, 2008	Buenos Aires
2008 Pan American Judo Championships	May 7–10, 2008	Miami
Zone I Qualification Tournament	May 11, 2008	Miami	^[8]

-60kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	Netherlands Georgia Austria South Korea Slovenia Mongolia
African Judo Union	-	3	Morocco Madagascar Algeria
Judo Union of Asia*	-	6	Japan Iran Kazakhstan Uzbekistan North Korea Yemen
European Judo Union	-	9	Ukraine Armenia Great Britain Russia Greece Czech Republic Israel France Lithuania
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6	Argentina Venezuela Canada Brazil Cuba United States
Invitational**	-	1	Monaco
TOTAL		33

60-66kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	Brazil Cuba Iran Hungary Armenia Italy
African Judo Union	-	3	Egypt Algeria Morocco
Judo Union of Asia	-	5	South Korea Turkmenistan Japan Uzbekistan North Korea
European Judo Union	-	9	Georgia Netherlands France Russia Spain Greece Azerbaijan Poland Portugal
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6	Ecuador Venezuela Canada Dominican Republic United States Chile
Invitational**	-	2	Mozambique Andorra
TOTAL		33

66-73kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	South Korea Azerbaijan Japan Tajikistan Turkey Georgia
African Judo Union	-	3	Algeria South Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Judo Union of Asia	-	5	Iran North Korea Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Mongolia
European Judo Union	-	9	Belgium Czech Republic Ukraine Portugal Poland Russia Moldova Belarus Latvia
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6	Brazil United States Cuba Canada Venezuela Argentina
Invitational**	-	1	United Arab Emirates
TOTAL		32

73-81kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	Brazil France Great Britain Netherlands Italy Poland
African Judo Union	-	3	Morocco South Africa Tunisia
Judo Union of Asia	-	5	South Korea Mongolia Japan Iran Tajikistan
European Judo Union	-	9	Portugal Germany Ukraine Georgia Belarus Russia Azerbaijan Slovenia Montenegro
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6	United States Cuba Colombia Argentina El Salvador Puerto Rico
Invitational**	-	4	Equatorial Guinea Togo Aruba Albania
TOTAL		35

81-90kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	Georgia Greece Italy Russia Egypt Netherlands
African Judo Union	-	3	Algeria Morocco South Africa
Judo Union of Asia	-	5	Japan South Korea Uzbekistan Iran Tajikistan
European Judo Union	-	9	Azerbaijan Belarus Ukraine Germany Switzerland Spain France Great Britain Latvia
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6	Brazil Cuba Venezuela Argentina United States Puerto Rico
Invitational**	-	0
TOTAL		31

90-100kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	Brazil Great Britain Hungary Cuba Georgia Bosnia and Herzegovina
African Judo Union	-	3	Algeria Cameroon Libya
Judo Union of Asia	-	5	Kazakhstan South Korea Japan Uzbekistan Mongolia
European Judo Union	-	9	Netherlands Israel Russia Poland Azerbaijan France Germany Slovakia Romania
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6	Canada Dominican Republic Venezuela Argentina United States Mexico
Invitational**	-	1	Kuwait
TOTAL		32

+100kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	5	France Russia Brazil Georgia Japan
African Judo Union	-	3	Tunisia Egypt Senegal
Judo Union of Asia*	-	6	Uzbekistan Iran South Korea Kazakhstan Mongolia Kyrgyzstan
European Judo Union	-	9	Estonia Belarus Germany Italy Poland Netherlands Ukraine Hungary Slovenia
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6	Cuba Peru Haiti Puerto Rico United States Argentina
Invitational**	-	3	Guam Iceland Lebanon
TOTAL		34

-48kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	Japan Cuba France Romania Argentina South Korea
African Judo Union	-	2	Tunisia Algeria
Judo Union of Asia	-	3	North Korea Kazakhstan India
European Judo Union	-	5	Russia Hungary Germany Portugal Ukraine
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3	Brazil Ecuador United States
Invitational**	-	2	Burkina Faso Gabon
TOTAL		23

48-52kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	5	Portugal North Korea Japan South Korea Brazil
African Judo Union	-	2	Algeria Senegal
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4	Mongolia Kazakhstan Chinese Taipei Uzbekistan
European Judo Union	-	5	Spain France Belgium Germany Russia
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3	Venezuela Cuba Dominican Republic
Invitational**	-	1	Luxembourg
TOTAL		22

52-57kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	North Korea Spain Hungary Japan Finland Italy
African Judo Union	-	2	Algeria Tunisia
Judo Union of Asia	-	3	South Korea Mongolia Kazakhstan
European Judo Union	-	5	Austria France Germany Azerbaijan Netherlands
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3	Brazil United States Cuba
Invitational**	-	1	Haiti
TOTAL		22

57-63kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	Cuba France Japan Netherlands Germany Slovenia
African Judo Union	-	2	Algeria Senegal
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4	South Korea North Korea Mongolia Chinese Taipei
European Judo Union	-	5	Great Britain Austria Russia Finland Israel
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3	Argentina Brazil Venezuela
Invitational**	-	3	Nepal Malta American Samoa
TOTAL		25

63-70kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	6	France United States Hungary Italy Ukraine Netherlands
African Judo Union	-	2	Algeria Senegal
Judo Union of Asia	-	3	Japan South Korea Kazakhstan
European Judo Union	-	5	Spain Germany Russia Belgium Poland
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Fiji
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3	Brazil Cuba Colombia
Invitational**	-	1	Turkmenistan
TOTAL		22

70-78kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	5	Cuba Japan South Korea France Italy
African Judo Union	-	2	Tunisia Nigeria
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4	Mongolia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan India
European Judo Union	-	5	Great Britain Russia Germany Spain Ukraine
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3	Brazil Canada Argentina
Invitational**	-	0
TOTAL		21

+78kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	5	Japan Germany Netherlands France Great Britain
African Judo Union	-	2	Tunisia Egypt
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4	Mongolia Uzbekistan South Korea Kazakhstan
European Judo Union	-	5	Russia Slovenia Poland Ukraine Italy
Oceania Judo Union	-	1	Australia
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3	Cuba Ecuador Mexico
Invitational**	-	0
TOTAL		21

* That if an athlete from China finishes in the top 6 at the worlds, their qualification place will go to the Judo union of Asia. also two additional places will be awarded to this union, but gender and weight categories are to be defined.

** 20 invitational places in total.

References

1 2 "JUDO PROGRAM FOR 2004". www.judosa.co.za. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
↑ "EJU Olympic Classification". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
↑ "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.
↑ "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.
↑ "OJU Official Web Site". 2008-09-17. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
↑ "8 Oceania Judo Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06.
↑ "Carta del Director Deportivo sobre el resultado final del Sistema de Calificacion Olimpico Beijing 2008". 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
↑ "2008 Zone Cup Results". 2008-10-11. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "JUDO PROGRAM FOR 2004". www.judosa.co.za. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2026-01-31.

[2] "EJU Olympic Classification". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.

[3] "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.

[4] "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.

[5] "OJU Official Web Site". 2008-09-17. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[6] "8 Oceania Judo Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06.

[7] "Carta del Director Deportivo sobre el resultado final del Sistema de Calificacion Olimpico Beijing 2008". 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[8] "2008 Zone Cup Results". 2008-10-11. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

List of judoka Qualification
	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
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