Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. After not being included in 1968, judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when women's judo was organized as a demonstration sport. Women judoka were first awarded medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
James A. Pedro is an American retired World Champion and Olympic judoka, as well as a current judo coach. Pedro currently holds a 7th degree black belt in judo. He is the coach of Kayla Harrison, the first and currently only American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo.
Mark Huizinga is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.
Hwang Hee-Tae is a male South Korean Judoka.
Rafael Carlos da Silva is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. He has two Olympic bronze medals in addition to having 4 individual medals in World Judo Championships, in addition to being a six-time Pan American Judo champion.
Nauru competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation in Brazil was its sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nauru's delegation included two participants: Ovini Uera, a judoka in the men's middleweight judo category; and Elson Brechtefeld in the men's 56 kg weightlifting competition. Uera qualified as Nauru's top-ranked judoka, in the IJF World Ranking List through a quota slot from the Oceania Judo Union. Brechtefeld qualified by grant from the International Weightlifting Federation of an unused quota place. Uera was eliminated by Varlam Liparteliani in the round of 16 and Brechtefeld finished 15th in his event.
Aleksandar Kukolj is a Serbian judoka. He won gold medals at the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam and the 2016 Tokyo Grand Slam. Kukolj started with bronze in the 2016 Havana Grand Prix and silvers at the 2014 Zagreb Grand Prix, 2015 Samsun Grand Prix and 2016 Baku Grand Slam. Kukolj won World Cups in Lisbon in 2012 and won the Panam Open in San Salvador in 2014 and the 2013 Mediterranean Games. He won European medals as Junior and U23. Kukolj competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 90 kg.
Krisztián Tóth is a Hungarian judoka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 90 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Li Kochman is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the under 90 kg weight category, and won a silver medal in the 2019 European Judo Championships.
The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the judo at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.
The men's 60 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on 28 October at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 11 athletes from 10 NOC's competed.
The men's 66 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 28 at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 11 athletes from 11 NOC's competed.
The men's 73 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 29 at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 11 athletes from 10 NOC's competed.
The men's 81 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 29 at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 10 athletes from 10 NOC's competed.
The men's 90 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 30 at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 10 athletes from 9 NOC's competed.
The men's 100 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on 30 October at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 11 athletes from 10 NOC's competed.
The men's +100 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on 30 October at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 11 athletes from 10 NOC's competed.
The men's 60 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Parapan American Games was held on November 20 at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 10 athletes from 9 NOC's competed.
The men's 73 kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Parapan American Games was held on November 19 at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 12 athletes from 8 NOC's competed.
The men's 90+ kg competition of the judo events at the 2023 Parapan American Games was held on November 20 at the Contact Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. A total of 6 athletes from 5 NOC's competed.
