The 2005

World Judo Championships The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, next to the quadrennial judo events at the Summer Olympic Games. The world championships are held by the International Judo Federation annually, except the c ...

were the 24th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held in

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

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from September 8 to September 12, 2005. Brazilian

João Derly João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. (born June 2, 1981 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a former male judoka from Brazil, and one of only two Brazilians (the other being Mayra Aguiar) to become a two-time world champion, winning consecutive ...

was voted as best performance of the championship. On the last day of competition, team events were held, as South Korea won the men's team event and France won the women's.

Medal overview

Men

Women

Medal table

Results overview

Men

60 kg

66 kg

73 kg

81 kg

90 kg

100 kg

+100 kg

Open class

Men's team

Women

48 kg

52 kg

57 kg

63 kg

70 kg

78 kg

+78 kg

Open class

Women's team

References

External links

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World Judo Championships International sports competitions hosted by Egypt Sports competitions in Cairo World Judo Championships, 2005