1997 World Judo Championships – Women's 66 Kg
The 1997 World Judo Championships were the 20th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France in 1997. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Results overview Men 60 kg 65 kg 71 kg 78 kg 86 kg 95 kg +95 kg Open class Women 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 61 kg 66 kg 72 kg +72 kg Open class External links * Competition Results - 1997 World Judo Championships(International Judo Federation) ''(Archived)'' {{IJF World Tour Paris World Championships World Judo Championships World Judo Championships World International sports competitions hosted by France Judo in Paris ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World Judo Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place) by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. Team competitions have also been held since 1994. The men's championships began in 1956, though the format and periodicity of the championships have changed over time. The last edition of the championships took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2022. History The first edition of the world championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 1956. There were no weight classes at the time and Japanese judoka Shokichi Natsui became the first world champion in history, defeating fellow countryman Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu in the final. The second world championship was also held in Tokyo two years later, with the Japanese winning the top two ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeon Ki-Young
Jeon Ki-young (전기영, born 11 July 1973 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do) is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions. Jeon has won three consecutive world championships (1993, 1995 & 1997), twice beating the Hidehiko Yoshida in dramatic fashion in the finals. He has also won six world cup titles. The crowning moment in Jeon's judo career came in winning the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. He defeated Armen Bagdasarov of Uzbekistan in the final match by ippon. In his march to the gold, Jeon won every match by ippon, except the 1st round match against the Dutch judoka Mark Huizinga, who would go on to dominate the weight once Jeon himself retired. Jeon retired from competition at a relatively young age of 25 in 1999, citing both knee injuries and an absence of motivation due to lack of competition. He retired undefeated in both Olympic and world championship competition. In 2003 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoshiharu Makishi
Yoshiharu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshiharu can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義治, "justice, to manage" *義春, "justice, spring" *義温, "justice, to warm up" *吉治, "good luck, to manage" *吉春, "good luck, spring" *吉温, "good luck, to warm up" *善治, "virtuous, to manage" *善春, "virtuous, spring" *芳治, "virtuous/fragrant, to manage" *芳春, "virtuous/fragrant, spring" *良治, "good, to manage" *良春, "good, spring" *慶治, "congratulate, to manage" *由治, "reason, to manage" *与志治, "give, determination, to manage" *嘉治, "excellent, to manage" *嘉温, "excellent, to warm up" The name can also be written in hiragana よしはる or katakana ヨシハル. Notable people with the name *, Japanese musician and record producer *, Japanese shōgun *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese shogi and chess player *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rafał Kubacki
Rafał Andrzej Kubacki (born 23 March 1967 in Wrocław) is a Polish judoka. He is known from his role as Ursus (Lygia's huge bodyguard) in '' Quo Vadis'' (2001 film) directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. He has also entered politics; first as a member of the "Samoobrona" ("Self-Defense Party"), he now represents Polish People's Party (PSL). He has been unsuccessful in his bid to be the president (mayor) of Wrocław. Achievements References External links * Homepage 1967 births Living people Polish male judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Poland Sportspeople from Wrocław World judo champions 20th-century Polish people 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamerlan Tmenov
Tamerlan Ruslanovich Tmenov (russian: Тамерлан Русланович Тменов; born 27 July 1977) is a Russian judoka. He is a 2004 Olympic silver medalist, 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, and seven-time European Champion from 1998 to 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; .... Tmenov is the vice president of the Russian Judo Federation. Achievements References External links * * Videos of Tamerlan Tmenovon judovision.org 1977 births Living people Russian male judoka Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Vladikavkaz Olympic medalists in judo Medalist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pan Song
Pan Song (, born November 3, 1975, in Dandong, Liaoning) is a male Chinese judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... In 2000 he finished seventh in the heavyweight competition. Four years later he was eliminated in the second round of the 2004 heavyweight tournament. References profile 1975 births Living people Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for China Sportspeople from Dandong Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games Chinese male judoka Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 21st-century C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shinichi Shinohara
is a retired Japanese judo and winner of the gold medal at the 1999 World Judo Championships in Birmingham. To Shinohara's disappointment, French champion David Douillet did not compete at Birmingham due to back injury; Shinohara was quoted as saying, "Even though I lifted the double crown at the worlds, it won't mean anything as long as people say it was won in Douillet's absence." Douillet had previously been declared victor at the 1997 championships in Paris after a French judge gave Shinohara a controversial penalty. Three years after, Shinohara received the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics when he was defeated by Douillet due to another disputed judgment about Uchi Mata Sukashi in the finals which was strongly protested by the Japanese participants. Douillet performed Uchi Mata but over-rotated and landed on his back; Shinohara fell to the mat as well. One judge had ruled for Shinohara, while the other two ruled for Douillet. Shinohara cried throughout the meda ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Douillet
David Donald Hubert Roger Douillet (; born 17 February 1969) is a French politician and retired judoka. Douillet was born in the city of Rouen. Standing at and weighing , he won the judo heavyweight gold medals in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and Sydney. He also gained four world titles and a European crown. These achievements make him one of the most decorated judoka in history. The size of David Douillet (1 m 96 and more than 120 kg in his period of competition) classified him in the heavyweight division. After finishing his sporting career, he maintained his popularity by engaging with Bernadette Chirac in the charity Opération Pièces Jaunes. He also became a consulting sportsman for Canal+. He was elected deputy to the French National Assembly on 18 October 2009 and on 26 September 2011 became the new Sports Minister until May 2012. Sporting career Early career David Douillet began judo at age 11, in the commune of Neufchâtel-en-Bray, near his bir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoshio Nakamura (judoka)
is a retired Japanese judoka, and former world champion. His younger brothers, Yukimasa and Kenzo are also former world champions. Nakamura is from Fukuoka, Fukuoka. He began Judo at the age of 3rd grader. After graduation from Tokai University, He belonged to Asahi Kasei. He won the gold medal in the -86 kg weight class at the 1993 World Judo Championships. In 1995, after All-Japan Championships, he moved up in weight class, from -86 kg to -95 kg. He finished in seventh place in the -95 kg weight class at the Olympic Games in 1996 and won the bronze medal in the -95 kg weight class at the World Championships in 1997. Nakamura was good at Uchimata, Ōuchi gari, Harai goshi and especially Newaza. He is well known that he destroyed Hirotaka Okada is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions. Biography Okada began judo in primary school, and won the inter-highschool light heavyweight judo tourn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ghislain Lemaire
Ghislain Lemaire (born 7 August 1972 in Lure, Haute-Saône) is a French judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). .... Achievements References External links * * Videoson Judovision.org 1972 births Living people People from Lure, Haute-Saône French male judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for France Sportspeople from Haute-Saône Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aurélio Miguel
Aurélio Fernández Miguel (born March 10, 1964) is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Sports career Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10, 1964, in São Paulo. Due to asthma and the insistence of his father, Aurélio Marin, Aurélio Fernández Miguel began training in judo at the age of four years. Initially, Aurélio disliked judo, and as a child, was terrified of the roughness of the competitions and tournaments. As time passed, he became fond of the sport, and eventually won his first title in 1972. Aurélio Miguel then won the Paulista tournament many times, and by the year 1980, he was recognized as the best judoka in the state. Afterwards, Miguel started to compete internationally, winning the silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. He won the gold medal in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paweł Nastula
Paweł Marcin Nastula (born 26 June 1970) is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He was the 1995 and 1997 Judo World Champion, and 1996 gold medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, winning those titles in the U95kg weight category. Early career Nastula was born in Warsaw, and started training Judo at the age of 10 at AZS AWF. Judo In addition to the 1996 Summer Olympics, Nastula won many European and World competitions, and was considered one of the top judo players in the world. Between February 1994 and March 1998 Nastula was unbeaten in Judo, having 312 consecutive wins over a period of those 1,220 days and winning every competition, a monumental feat. His winning streak snapped when the weight category was changed (from -95 kg to -100 kg). He retired from the sport in 2004. Mixed martial arts career Nastula became interested in mixed martial arts after watching the first Hidehiko Yoshida and Royce Gracie bout in 2002. Shortl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |