Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, 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 Nipponi ...
competitions at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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were held from August 9 to August 15 at the
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium () is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing. The venue covers an area of 2.38 hectares and the total floor space of construction reaches 2 ...
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This was the fifth Olympics for
Driulys González (Cuba),
Mária Pekli (Australia),
Ryoko Tamura-Tani (Japan). The only other judokas to compete at
five Olympics are Belgian
Robert Van de Walle and Puerto Rican judoka-bobsledder
Jorge Bonnet.
Medal table
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Qualification
Together with 366 directly qualified athletes, there will be 20 invitational places from a Tripartite Commission (genders and categories are yet to be decided), making up a total athlete quota of 386 athletes—217 men, 147 women and 22 places not yet allocated to a gender.
An NOC may enter up to one athlete per weight category. The qualifying places will be allocated as follows:
Two additional places will be awarded to this union, but gender and weight categories are to be defined.
If the host nation qualifies athletes directly through the world championships or Asian continental qualification system, the reserved entry places will be reallocated as part of the Asian continental qualification.
Continental qualification places will be allocated through the ranking system based on the major tournaments on the continent (continental championships, qualification tournaments). More important tournaments and tournaments closer to the Olympics will carry more points. Deadline for the unions to confirm the places was May 21, 2008.
See also
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Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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 contes ...
External links
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European Judo Union Olympic Classification2008 Olympic Qualification SystemJudo – Official Results Book
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2008 Summer Olympics events
2008
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
Judo competitions in China