The 2003

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 ...

were the 23rd edition of the

, and were held in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

11–15 September 2003. On the last day of competition, team events were held, as France won the men's team event and Japan won the women's.

Medal overview

Men

Women

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Medal table

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Results overview

Men

60 kg

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Choi Min-Ho Choi Min-ho (; born December 9, 1991), better known by the mononym Minho, is a South Korean rapper, singer, actor, songwriter, and model. In May 2008, he debuted as a member of South Korean boy group Shinee which later became one of the best-se ...

, KOR , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete,

Craig Fallon Craig Patrick Fallon (18 December 1982 – 15 July 2019) was a British World Champion judoka. Career His first main coach was Bill Kelly. Fallon later competed with his coach Fitzroy Davis. In 2002, he won the gold medal in the under 60kg cate ...

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Tadahiro Nomura is one of the most famous judo competitors in Japan. He is the only judoka in the world who has won three individual Olympic gold medals in a row, all in the extra lightweight (-60 kg) division. Biography Nomura was born into a family of ...

, JPN , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Anis Lounifi, TUN , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Oliver Gussenberg, GER , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Pak Nam-Choi, PRK , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Elchin Ismaylov, AZE , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh Masoud Haji Akhondzade ( fa, مسعود حاجی آخوندزاده , born April 29, 1978 in Mashhad) is an Iranian judoka. He finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having l ...

, IRI

66 kg

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Arash Miresmaeili Arash Miresmaeili ( fa, آرش میراسماعیلی , born March 3, 1981 in Khorramabad) is an Iranian judoka. He now serves as the President of the Iranian Judo Federation. World Judo Championships He won the gold medal in two World Judo Cha ...

, IRI , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete, Larbi Benboudaoud, FRA , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Yordanis Arencibia Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia (born January 24, 1980) is a Cuban judoka. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight (66 kg) category, together with Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria. He also won the bronze ...

, CUB , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Magomed Dzhafarov, RUS , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

João Pina João Pina (born 13 July 1981) is a Portuguese judoka. He won consecutive European titles in the under-73 kg category at the 2010 and 2011 European Judo Championships. He has competed three times at the Olympics. He finished in 7th in 2 ...

, POR , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Miloš Mijalković Miloš Mijalković ( sr, Милош Мијалковић, born 8 March 1978 in Belgrade) is a Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Euro ...

, SCG , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Hüseyin Özkan Hüseyin Özkan, née Huseyn Delimbekovich Bisultanov (born 20 January 1972), is a Turkish judoka. At the Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia, he won the gold medal in the Judo at the 2000 Summer Olym ...

, TUR , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Tomoo Torii (born May 20, 1973) is a Japanese judoka. He won Asian silver medal in the half-lightweight division in 1996 Asian Judo Championships. In November 2012 Torii took 5th in the World Sambo Championships The World Sambo Championships are t ...

, JPN

73 kg

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Lee Won-Hee Lee Won-hee (born July 19, 1981) is a South Korean quadruple judo champion. Lee won the gold medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was the world champion in 2003. He also won the gold medal i ...

, KOR , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete, Daniel Fernandes, FRA , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, João Neto, POR , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Vitaliy Makarov Vitaly Valeryevich Makarov (russian: Виталий Валерьевич Макаров; born June 23, 1974 in Teguldet, Tomsk Oblast, Russia) is a Russian judoka who competed in the men's lightweight category. He was a 2004 Olympic silver medali ...

, RUS , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Victor Bivol, MDA , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Egamnazar Akbarov Egamnazar Muftillayevich Akbarov ( uz, Эгамназар Муфтиллаевич Акбаров; born July 18, 1976, in Tashkent) is an Uzbek judoka, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He picked up a total of eight medals in his ca ...

, UZB , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Yoel Razvozov Yoel Razvozov (; born 5 July 1980) is an Israeli judoka and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid in several spells, and as the Minister of Tourism from 2021 to 2022. Early life Born Konstantin Anatolyevich Razvozov (ru ...

, ISR , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Yusuke Kanamaru is a retired Japanese judoka. He was born in Tsurugi, Ishikawa, and began to train in judo at the age of 5. He entered the Ryotokuji Gakuen after graduating from Tsukuba University. He is good at Seoinage and Sode tsurikomi goshi. Since 200 ...

, JPN

81 kg

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Florian Wanner Florian Wanner (born 2 February 1978, in Wolfratshausen, Upper Bavaria) is a German judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日 ...

, GER , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete,

Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden (born 22 December 1975) is a Swiss judoka born in Bern. Achievements References External links * * 1975 births Living people Swiss male judoka Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olym ...

, SUI , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Robert Krawczyk Robert Krawczyk (born 26 March 1978,Karriereübersicht
bei judoinside.com in ...

, POL , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Aleksei Budõlin, EST , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Yoshihiro Akiyama , also known as and by his nickname Sexyama, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka who won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. A fourth-generation Japanese of ...

, JPN , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Ricardo Echarte Ricardo Echarte (born 4 October 1974) is a Spanish 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【 ...

, ESP , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Ariel Sganga Ariel Sganga (born February 25, 1974) is a male judoka from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's half middleweight division (– 81 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He represented his ...

, ARG , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Cédric Claverie, FRA

90 kg

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Hwang Hee-Tae Hwang Hee-Tae (born June 12, 1978 in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do) is a male South Korean Judoka. He won a gold medal in the men's -90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion ...

, KOR , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete,

Zurab Zviadauri Zurab Zviadauri (born July 2, 1981) is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, the first for Georgia. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program. He also won ...

, GEO, 1990 , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Siarhei Kukharenka Siarhei Kukharenka (born 8 May 1976) is a Belarusian 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 ...

, BLR , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Carlos Honorato, BRA , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Yosvany Despaigne Yosvane Despaigne Terry (born April 13, 1976, in Cienfuegos) is a male judoka from Cuba, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight division (– 90 kg) at the Pan American Games (1999 and 2003). He represented his nati ...

, CUB , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Keith Morgan, CAN , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Gabriel Lama, CHI , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Francesco Lepre Francesco Lepre (born 27 April 1975) is an Italian 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【 ...

, ITA

100 kg

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Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire (born 7 August 1972 in Lure, Haute-Saône Lure () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. At 8,207 inhabitants (2017), Lure is the third most populous town in t ...

, FRA , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Ihar Makarau Ihar Viktaravich Makarau ( be, Ігар Віктаравіч Макараў; born 20 July 1979 in Kimry, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union), also commonly known by the Russian spelling Igor Viktorovich Makarov (russian: И́горь Ви́кторов ...

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Mário Sabino Mario Sabino Júnior (September 23, 1972 – October 25, 2019) was a Brazilian judoka, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (– 100 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final he defeated Canada's Nicolas Gill. H ...

, BRA , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Michele Monti Michele Monti (5 June 1970 – 8 December 2018) was an Italian 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』 ...

, ITA , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Nicolas Gill Nicolas Gill (born 24 April 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian judoka who competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, receiving a bronze in the middleweight (86 kg) division at his inaugural Olympia ...

, CAN , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Iveri Jikurauli Iveri Jikurauli (born March 22, 1976) is a Georgian judo 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【� ...

, GEO, 1990 , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Michael Jurack, GER

+100 kg

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Yasuyuki Muneta is a Japanese judoka. He won two gold medals and a silver medal at the World Judo Championships. He is from Matsuyama, Ehime. After graduation from Meiji University , abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private rese ...

, JPN , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete,

Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest (; born 27 June 1975) is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+ 100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, North Holland. In 2005, he became the world judo ...

, NED , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

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 ...

, RUS , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Yevgen Sotnikov Yevgen Sotnikov ( uk, Євген Сотников; 20 November 1980 – 6 August 2021) was a Ukrainian judoka. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, but was knocked out after one match. Sotnikov was sentenced to 15 years for murder in 2009 fo ...

, UKR , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Daniel Hernandes Daniel Andrey Hernandes (born April 16, 1979 in São Paulo) is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+ 100 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final, he defeated Haiti's Joel Brutus. He represe ...

, BRA , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Frank Möller, GER , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Janusz Wojnarowicz Janusz Wojnarowicz (born 14 April 1980 in Tychy) is former Polish judoka and an american football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two ...

, POL , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Selim Tataroğlu Selim Tataroğlu (born April 24, 1972) is a Turkish judoka. He competed at three Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and win ...

, TUR

Open class

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Keiji Suzuki is a Japanese judoka. He won the Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division in 2004. He is also a two-time world champion. He is noted for being a remarkably small judoka in the heavyweight division; he also regularly com ...

, JPN , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete,

Indrek Pertelson Indrek Pertelson (born 21 April 1971) is an Estonian judoka. At the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Heavyweight (+100 kg) category. He was born in Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital cit ...

, EST , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Abdullo Tangriev Abdullo Tangriev (born 28 March 1981) is an Uzbek judoka. He won a silver medal in the +100 kg category of the 2008 Olympic Games. Early life Abdullo Tangriev was born on 28 March 1981, in Surxondaryo Region. He was engaged with judo fr ...

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Movlud Miraliyev Movlud Miraliyev (born 27 February 1974 in Kitab, Uzbekistan, Kitob, Qashqadaryo Province, Uzbekistan) is an Azerbaijani retired judoka of Meskhetian Turks, Turkish Meskhetian origin. Miraliyev finished in joint fifth place in the Judo at the 2 ...

, AZE , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Amel Mekić Amel Mekić (born 21 September 1981) is a retired Bosnian judoka. He won a gold medal at European Judo Championships in 2011, beating five opponents on a way, including two Olympic medalists Ariel Ze'evi and Henk Grol. Mekić was part of the ...

, BIH , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Gabriel Munteanu, ROM , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

, POL , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

, BRA

Men's team

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Women

48 kg

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Ryoko Tamura is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician. Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement, ...

, JPN , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete,

Frédérique Jossinet Frédérique Jossinet (born 16 December 1975 in Rosny-sous-Bois) is a French Olympic judoka in the lightest (less than 48 kg) class. Awards Olympic games *2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece: ** Silver medal in the -48 kg class. World J ...

, FRA , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Neşe Şensoy Neşe is a Turkish feminine given name. People named Neşe include: * Neşe Aybey (1930-2015), Turkish miniaturist * Neşe Erberk (born 1964), Turkish businesswoman * Nese Erdok (born 1940), Turkish painter * Neşe Karaböcek (born 1947), Turkish si ...

, TUR , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Danieska Carrión, CUB , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Julia Matijass, GER , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Gao Feng, CHN , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Alina Dumitru Alina Dumitru (; born 30 August 1982) is a Romanian judoka, one-time Olympic champion and eight-time European champion. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she defeated Japanese double gold medallist Ryoko Tani, who until then had been undefeated in ma ...

, ROM , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Anna Żemła, POL

52 kg

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Annabelle Euranie Annabelle Euranie (born 4 September 1982 in Gonesse, France) is a French judoka who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XX ...

, FRA , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Raffaella Imbriani Raffaella Imbriani (born 24 January 1973 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg) is a German judoka who competed in the women's half-lightweight category. She held five German senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of thirty-five medals i ...

, GER , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Yuki Yokosawa, JPN , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Ri Sang-Rim, PRK , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Georgina Singleton Georgina Singleton (born 11 October 1977 in Ascot, Berkshire, England) is an English judoka who competed in the women's half-lightweight category. Judo career She held four British Judo Championships titles in her own division, picked up a tota ...

, GBR , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Ana Carrascosa, ESP , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Michal Feinblat, ISR

57 kg

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Isabel Fernández María Isabel Fernández Suárez (born 10 March 1980) is a Bolivian journalist and politician who served as minister of communication from January to June 2020. Fernández was the final official to serve in that post, with the Ministry of C ...

, ESP , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Xu Yan, CHN

63 kg

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Daniela Krukower Daniela Yael Krukower ( he, דניאלה קרוקובר; born 6 January 1975 in Colegiales, Buenos Aires) is a former judoka from Argentina. Biography Krukower was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a Jewish family, and at an early age moved wit ...

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Driulis González Driulis González Morales (born 21 September 1973 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. She carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American G ...

, CUB , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Anna Von Harnier, GER , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Ylenia Scapin Ylenia Scapin (born 8 January 1975 in Bolzano) is an Italian judoka. She won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000. External links * * * * Ylenia Scapin
at raisport.r ...

, ITA , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Lee Bok-Hee, KOR , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Vânia Yukie Ishii, BRA , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Lucie Decosse, FRA , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Gella Vandecaveye Gella Vandecaveye (born 5 June 1973 in Kortrijk, Belgium) is a judoka from Belgium who competed at four Olympic Games. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's half-middleweight category. Four years later, at the 20 ...

, BEL

70 kg

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Masae Ueno is a Japanese judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, taking the 70 kg women's judo event. S ...

, JPN , - , bgcolor=silver, 2. , , {{Flagathlete,

Regla Leyén Regla () is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipios'' in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. It comprises the town of Regla, located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named ''Guaicanamar'', Loma Model ...

, CUB , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete,

Edith Bosch Edith Bosch (born 31 May 1980) is a Dutch judoka. Her Olympic debut was at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney where she finished seventh. She won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division. She was also European champion ...

, NED , - , bgcolor=CC9966, 3. , , {{Flagathlete, Annett Böhm, GER , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete, Qin Dongya, CHN , - , 5. , , {{Flagathlete,

Kate Howey Kate Louise Howey (born 31 May 1973 in Andover, Hampshire, England) is a former elite British judoka. She remains the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals (silver at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and bronze at the 1992 Olympi ...

, GBR , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete, Kim Ryon-Mi, PRK , - , 7. , , {{Flagathlete,

Cecilia Blanco Cecilia Blanco (born 23 February 1979 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish judoka. She competed in two Summer Olympics: in 2004 in Athens in the 70 kg event where she lost the repechage semifinals to Qin Dongya and in 2012 in London in the 70 kg ev ...

, ESP

78 kg

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Noriko Anno Noriko Anno (, born May 23, 1976 in Fukue, Yamaguchi, Fukue, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at ...

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Edinanci Silva Edinanci Fernandes da Silva (born 23 August 1976) is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (– 78 kg) at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo born in Sousa, Paraíba, Sousa, Paraíba, ...

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Esther San Miguel Esther San Miguel Busto (born 5 March 1975 in Burgos) is a Spanish judoka. She has won six national titles and two European titles for the half-heavyweight division (78 kg). She is also a bronze medalist at the 2003 World Judo Championship ...

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Claudia Zwiers Claudia Antoinette Zwiers (born 23 November 1973 in Haarlem, North Holland) is a judoka from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics (1996 and 2004). She won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight divisio ...

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Céline Lebrun Céline Lebrun (born 25 August 1976 in Paris) is a French judoka born in Paris, France. She has competed in judo at both national and international level. She won gold medals in five European Judo Championships, European Championships (1999 Eu ...

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Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand ( mn, Доржготовын Цэрэнханд) is a retired Mongolian judoka. She won a silver medal at the +78 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It ...

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+78 kg

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Maki Tsukada (born January 5, 1982) is a Japanese judoka, who was born in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture. She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. In September 2003, T ...

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Karina Bryant Karina Bryant (born 27 January 1979) is a British retired elite judoka, who was active in elite senior competition in the 2000s and early 2010s. She represented Great Britain at four successive Olympics between 2000 and 2012, winning her first ...

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Sandra Köppen Sandra Köppen-Zuckschwerdt (born 15 May 1975 in Potsdam) is a German judoka. She also won a gold medal in sumo wrestling at the 2005 World Games The 2005 World Games (german: Weltspiele 2005), the seventh World Games, were an international ...

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Daima Beltrán Daima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado (born 10 September 1972) is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight (+78 kg) category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece ...

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Open class

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Tong Wen Tong Wen (; born 1 February 1983 in Tianjin) is a PR China, Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin, she began training in Judo when she was 13. In the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal. She also won gold medals at the world championships of ...

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Magdalena Kozioł Magdalena Kozioł (born 14 September 1981) is a Polish 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� ...

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Giovanna Blanco Giovanna José Blanco Bazon (born 18 December 1982) is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division (+ 78 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Career Bla ...

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