| Judo at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Parque Polideportivo Roca |
| Dates | 7–10 October |
| No. of events | 9 (4 boys, 4 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Judo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||
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| Boys' | Girls' | Mixed | |
| 55 kg | 44 kg | ||
| 66 kg | 52 kg | ||
| 81 kg | 63 kg | ||
| 100 kg | 78 kg | ||
Judo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 10 October 2018.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team |  Beijing Artsiom Kolasau (BLR) Liu Li-ling (TPE) Jaykhunbek Nazarov (UZB) Carlos Páez (VEN) Itzel Pecha (MEX) Ana Viktorija Puljiz (CRO) Veronica Toniolo (ITA) | Athens  Mireille Andriamifehy (MAD) Martin Bezděk (CZE) Juan Montealegre (COL) Javier Peña (ESP) Christi-Rose Pretorius (ZIM) Tababi Devi Thangjam (IND) Marin Visser (NED) Anwar Zrhari (MAR) | Rio de Janeiro  Milana Charygulyyeva (TKM) Yassamine Djellab (ALG) Metka Lobnik (SLO) Erza Muminoviq (KOS) Abrek Naguchev (RUS) Fleury Nihozeko (BDI) Jamshed Sulaimoni (TJK) Sultan Zhenishbekov (KGZ) |
London  Noemí Huayhuameza (PER) Rachel Krapman (CAN) Daniel Leutgeb (AUT) Edith Ortiz (ECU) Ahmed Rebahi (ALG) Bekarys Saduakas (KAZ) João Santos (BRA) |
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