The
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【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
competition at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
continued the seven weight classes first used at the
1980 Games. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a
demonstration sport. Japan failed to claim the top of the medal count for the first time in an Olympics in which they participated, coming in third behind South Korea and Poland.
Peter Seisenbacher
Peter Seisenbacher (born 25 March 1960) is a judo coach and retired judoka from Austria.
Judo career
He competed in the middleweight category (−86 kg) at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won two gold medals, in 1984 and 1988. He al ...
from Austria and
Hitoshi Saito
was a Japanese judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games. from Japan won the gold medal in their weight classes, defending their titles from 1984, and becoming the first judoka to win gold at two Olympics.
Medal summary
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Medal table
Women's demonstration events
Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a
demonstration sport. The following were the results of the women's competition. Women's Judo became an official part of the Olympic games from the
1992 Barcelona games and has been an integral part of the games since.
References
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1988 Summer Olympics events
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1988
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Judo competitions in South Korea