The Judo competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in Beijing Workers' Gymnasium from September 7 to September 9. There were 13 events, corresponding to seven weight classes for men and six for women. At the Paralympics, judo is contested by visually impaired athletes.
Algeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending two competitors in athletics, and a goalball team. The country has taken part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.
Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg is a Mongolian judoka who competes in the men's –66 kg category.
Nihel Cheikh Rouhou is a Tunisian judoka. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event.
Yeldos Smetov is a Kazakh judoka and Olympic champion in the under 60 kg weight category. He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 World Judo Championships, a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Makoto Hirose is a Japanese Paralympic judoka in Lightweight.
Cherine Abdellaoui is an Algerian Paralympic judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also represented Algeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won a bronze medal in the women's 52 kg event.
Shirin Sharipov is an Uzbekistani Paralympic judoka. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's 100 kg event.
Feruz Sayidov is an Uzbekistani Paralympic judoka. He is a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Summer Paralympics.
Davyd Khorava is a Ukrainian Paralympic judoka.
Nikolai Kornhass is a German Paralympic judoka. He represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won a bronze medal in the men's 73 kg event.
Matthias Krieger is a German Paralympic judoka. He represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won a bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event in 2012. In the semi-finals, he lost against Olexandr Kosinov of Ukraine and Kosinov went on to win the gold medal in this event.
Dmytro Solovey is a visually impaired Ukrainian Paralympic judoka. He represented Ukraine at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021, winning two medals: the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event in 2012 and the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event in 2016.
Rovshan Safarov is an Azerbaijani Paralympic judoka. He represented Azerbaijan at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 81 kg event in 2016.
Sharif Khalilov is an Uzbekistani Paralympic judoka. He represented Uzbekistan at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020 and he won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event in 2012. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 100 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Olexandr Kosinov is a Ukrainian Paralympic judoka. He represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's 81 kg event in 2012 and the bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event in 2016.
Choi Gwang-geun is a South Korean Paralympic judoka. He represented South Korea at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and he won three medals: the gold medal in the men's 100 kg event in 2012, the gold medal in the men's 100 kg event in 2016 and the bronze medal in the men's +100 kg event in 2021.
Yangaliny Jiménez Domínguez is a Cuban Paralympic judoka. He represented Cuba at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He won two medals: the bronze medal in the men's +100 kg event in 2012 and the bronze medal in the men's +100 kg event in 2016.
Manuel Lombardo is an Italian judoka. He is a two-time silver medalist at the World Judo Championships. He is also a gold medalist at both the Mediterranean Games and the European Judo Championships. Lombardo represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
