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Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Qualification for judo
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Qualification for Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was based on the IJF 2007 World Judo Championships in September 2007. The top 6 men and women from each division qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per National Olympic Committee ("NOC") per division. Further continental quotas (Europe 98, Africa 35, Pan-America 63, Asia 58 and Oceania 14 across both sexes and all divisions) also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC. The qualification is allocated to the athlete.

Qualification summary

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NOC Men Women Total
-60kg -66kg -73kg -81kg -90kg -100kg +100kg -48kg -52kg -57kg -63kg -70kg -78kg +78kg
 Albania X 1
 Algeria X X X X X X X X X X 10
 American Samoa X 1
 Andorra X 1
 Argentina X X X X X X X X X 9
 Armenia X X 2
 Aruba X 1
 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
 Austria X X X 3
 Azerbaijan X X X X X X 6
 Belarus X X X X 4
 Belgium X X X 3
 Bosnia and Herzegovina X 1
 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
 Burkina Faso X 1
 Cameroon X 1
 Canada X X X X X 5
 Chile X 1
 China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
 Chinese Taipei X X 2
 Colombia X X 2
 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
 Czech Republic X X 2
 Dominican Republic X X X 3
 Democratic Republic of the Congo X 1
 Ecuador X X X 3
 Egypt X X X X 4
 El Salvador X 1
 Equatorial Guinea X 1
 Estonia X 1
 Fiji X 1
 Finland X X 2
 France X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
 Gabon X 1
 Georgia X X X X X X X 7
 Germany X X X X X X X X X X X 11
 Great Britain X X X X X X X 7
 Greece X X X 3
 Guam X 1
 Haiti X X 2
 Hungary X X X X X X 6
 Iceland X 1
 India X X 2
 Iran X X X X X X 6
 Israel X X X 3
 Italy X X X X X X X X 8
 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
 Kazakhstan X X X X X X X X X X 10
 Kuwait X 1
 Kyrgyzstan X X 2
 Latvia X X 2
 Lebanon X 1
 Libya X 1
 Lithuania X 1
 Luxembourg X 1
 Madagascar X 1
 Malta X 1
 Mexico X X 2
 Moldova X 1
 Monaco X 1
 Mongolia X X X X X X X X X X 10
 Montenegro X 1
 Morocco X X X X 4
 Mozambique X 1
 Nepal X 1
 Netherlands X X X X X X X X X X 10
 Nigeria X 1
 North Korea X X X X X X X 7
 Peru X 1
 Poland X X X X X X X 7
 Portugal X X X X X 5
 Puerto Rico X X X 3
 Romania X X 2
 Russia X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
 Senegal X X X X 4
 Slovakia X 1
 Slovenia X X X X X 5
 South Africa X X X 3
 South Korea X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
 Spain X X X X X X 6
 Switzerland X 1
 Tajikistan X X X 3
 Togo X 1
 Tunisia X X X X X X 6
 Turkey X 1
 Turkmenistan X X 2
 Ukraine X X X X X X X X X 9
 United Arab Emirates X 1
 United States X X X X X X X X X X 10
 Uzbekistan X X X X X X X X 8
 Venezuela X X X X X X X 7
 Yemen X 1
Total: 92 NOCs 33 33 32 35 31 32 34 23 22 22 25 22 21 21 385

Qualification timeline

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Africa
Event Date Venue Ref.
2006 African Judo Championships May 29 - Jun 6, 2006 Mauritius Port Louis
2007 All-Africa Games July 12–14, 2007 Algeria Algiers
2007 Madagascar Tournament March 17–18, 2007 Madagascar Madagascar
2007 Morocco International Tournament April 7–8, 2007 Morocco Morocco
2007 South Africa International Tournament May 17–18, 2007 South Africa Vanderbijlpark
2007 Kano Cup December 7–9, 2007 Japan Tokyo
2007 Women's International Tournament December 22, 2007 Japan Fukuoka
2008 Mauritius International Tournament January 28–29, 2008 Mauritius Port Louis
2008 Super World Cup February 9–11, 2008 France Paris
2008 World Cup Men February 16–17, 2008 Austria Leonding
2008 World Cup Women February 16–17, 2008 Hungary Budapest
2008 Super World Cup February 22–24, 2008 Germany Hamburg
2008 Tunisia International Tournament March 28–29, 2008 Tunisia Tunis
2008 Cameroon International Tournament April 26–27, 2008 Cameroon Yaoundé
2008 African Judo Championships May 15–18, 2008 Morocco Agadir
Asia
Event Date Venue Ref.
2006 Qingdao International Tournament November 13–14, 2006 China Qingdao
2006 KRA Open November 17–18, 2006 South Korea Seoul
2006 Asian Games December 2–5, 2006 Qatar Doha
2006 Women's International Tournament December 16–17, 2006 Japan Fukuoka
2007 Kazakhstan International Tournament March 17–18, 2007 Kazakhstan Almaty
2007 Asian Judo Championships May 16–17, 2007 Kuwait Kuwait City
2007 Fajr International Tournament June 20–22, 2007 Iran Tehran
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2007 Qingdao International Tournament November 24–25, 2007 China Qingdao
2007 KRA Open Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2007 South Korea Seoul
2007 Kano Cup December 7–9, 2007 Japan Tokyo
2008 Kazakhstan International Tournament March 16–18, 2008 Kazakhstan Almaty
2008 Asian Judo Championships April 26–27, 2008 South Korea Jeju City
Europe[1]
Event Date Venue Ref.
2007 European Judo Championships April 6–8, 2007 Serbia Belgrade
2007 World Cup Men April 28–29, 2007 Italy Rome
2007 World Cup Women April 28–29, 2007 Denmark Vejen
2007 Super World Cup May 5–6, 2007 Russia Moscow
2007 World Cup Men May 19–20, 2007 Romania Bucharest
2007 World Cup Women May 19–20, 2007 Portugal Lisbon
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Cup Men September 22–23, 2007 United Kingdom Birmingham
2007 World Cup Women September 22–23, 2007 Estonia Tallinn
2007 Super World Cup September 28–30, 2007 Netherlands Rotterdam
2007 World Cup Men October 13–14, 2008 Azerbaijan Baku
2007 World Cup Women October 13–14, 2008 Belarus Minsk
2008 World Cup Men January 26–27, 2008 Georgia (country) Tbilisi
2008 World Cup Women January 26–27, 2008 Bulgaria Sofia
2008 Super World Cup February 9–11, 2008 France Paris
2008 World Cup Men February 16–17, 2008 Austria Leonding
2008 World Cup Women February 16–17, 2008 Hungary Budapest
2008 Super World Cup February 22–24, 2008 Germany Hamburg
2008 World Cup Men March 1–2, 2008 Czech Republic Prague
2008 World Cup Women March 1–2, 2008 Poland Warsaw
2008 European Judo Championships April 11–13, 2008 Portugal Lisbon
Oceania[2][3]
Event Date Venue Ref.
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2007 OJU Open World Cup November 10–14, 2007 Australia Perth [4]
2008 Oceania Judo Championships March 21–23, 2008 New Zealand Christchurch [5]
Pan America[6]
Event Date Venue Ref.
2006 Pan American Judo Championships May 23–28, 2006 Argentina Buenos Aires
2007 Pan American Judo Championships May 24–27, 2007 Canada Montreal
2007 Pan-American Games July 19–22, 2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Judo Championships September 13–16, 2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Zone II Qualification Tournament March 27–30, 2008 Venezuela Isla de Margarita
Zone III Qualification Tournament April 7–10, 2008 Argentina Buenos Aires
2008 Pan American Judo Championships May 7–10, 2008 United States Miami
Zone I Qualification Tournament May 11, 2008 United States Miami [7]

-60kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  Netherlands
 Georgia
 Austria
 South Korea
 Slovenia
 Mongolia
African Judo Union - 3  Morocco
 Madagascar
 Algeria
Judo Union of Asia* - 6  Japan
 Iran
 Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
 North Korea
 Yemen
European Judo Union - 9  Ukraine
 Armenia
 Great Britain
 Russia
 Greece
 Czech Republic
 Israel
 France
 Lithuania
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6  Argentina
 Venezuela
 Canada
 Brazil
 Cuba
 United States
Invitational** - 1  Monaco
TOTAL 33

60-66kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  Brazil
 Cuba
 Iran
 Hungary
 Armenia
 Italy
African Judo Union - 3  Egypt
 Algeria
 Morocco
Judo Union of Asia - 5  South Korea
 Turkmenistan
 Japan
 Uzbekistan
 North Korea
European Judo Union - 9  Georgia
 Netherlands
 France
 Russia
 Spain
 Greece
 Azerbaijan
 Poland
 Portugal
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6  Ecuador
 Venezuela
 Canada
 Dominican Republic
 United States
 Chile
Invitational** - 2  Mozambique
 Andorra
TOTAL 33

66-73kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  South Korea
 Azerbaijan
 Japan
 Tajikistan
 Turkey
 Georgia
African Judo Union - 3  Algeria
 South Africa
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Judo Union of Asia - 5  Iran
 North Korea
 Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
 Mongolia
European Judo Union - 9  Belgium
 Czech Republic
 Ukraine
 Portugal
 Poland
 Russia
 Moldova
 Belarus
 Latvia
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6  Brazil
 United States
 Cuba
 Canada
 Venezuela
 Argentina
Invitational** - 1  United Arab Emirates
TOTAL 32

73-81kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  Brazil
 France
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Poland
African Judo Union - 3  Morocco
 South Africa
 Tunisia
Judo Union of Asia - 5  South Korea
 Mongolia
 Japan
 Iran
 Tajikistan
European Judo Union - 9  Portugal
 Germany
 Ukraine
 Georgia
 Belarus
 Russia
 Azerbaijan
 Slovenia
 Montenegro
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6  United States
 Cuba
 Colombia
 Argentina
 El Salvador
 Puerto Rico
Invitational** - 4  Equatorial Guinea
 Togo
 Aruba
 Albania
TOTAL 35

81-90kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  Georgia
 Greece
 Italy
 Russia
 Egypt
 Netherlands
African Judo Union - 3  Algeria
 Morocco
 South Africa
Judo Union of Asia - 5  Japan
 South Korea
 Uzbekistan
 Iran
 Tajikistan
European Judo Union - 9  Azerbaijan
 Belarus
 Ukraine
 Germany
 Switzerland
 Spain
 France
 Great Britain
 Latvia
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6  Brazil
 Cuba
 Venezuela
 Argentina
 United States
 Puerto Rico
Invitational** - 0
TOTAL 31

90-100kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  Brazil
 Great Britain
 Hungary
 Cuba
 Georgia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
African Judo Union - 3  Algeria
 Cameroon
 Libya
Judo Union of Asia - 5  Kazakhstan
 South Korea
 Japan
 Uzbekistan
 Mongolia
European Judo Union - 9  Netherlands
 Israel
 Russia
 Poland
 Azerbaijan
 France
 Germany
 Slovakia
 Romania
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6  Canada
 Dominican Republic
 Venezuela
 Argentina
 United States
 Mexico
Invitational** - 1  Kuwait
TOTAL 32

+100kg Men

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 5  France
 Russia
 Brazil
 Georgia
 Japan
African Judo Union - 3  Tunisia
 Egypt
 Senegal
Judo Union of Asia* - 6  Uzbekistan
 Iran
 South Korea
 Kazakhstan
 Mongolia
 Kyrgyzstan
European Judo Union - 9  Estonia
 Belarus
 Germany
 Italy
 Poland
 Netherlands
 Ukraine
 Hungary
 Slovenia
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 6  Cuba
 Peru
 Haiti
 Puerto Rico
 United States
 Argentina
Invitational** - 3  Guam
 Iceland
 Lebanon
TOTAL 34

-48kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  Japan
 Cuba
 France
 Romania
 Argentina
 South Korea
African Judo Union - 2  Tunisia
 Algeria
Judo Union of Asia - 3  North Korea
 Kazakhstan
 India
European Judo Union - 5  Russia
 Hungary
 Germany
 Portugal
 Ukraine
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3  Brazil
 Ecuador
 United States
Invitational** - 2  Burkina Faso
 Gabon
TOTAL 23

48-52kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 5  Portugal
 North Korea
 Japan
 South Korea
 Brazil
African Judo Union - 2  Algeria
 Senegal
Judo Union of Asia* - 4  Mongolia
 Kazakhstan
 Chinese Taipei
 Uzbekistan
European Judo Union - 5  Spain
 France
 Belgium
 Germany
 Russia
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3  Venezuela
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
Invitational** - 1  Luxembourg
TOTAL 22

52-57kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  North Korea
 Spain
 Hungary
 Japan
 Finland
 Italy
African Judo Union - 2  Algeria
 Tunisia
Judo Union of Asia - 3  South Korea
 Mongolia
 Kazakhstan
European Judo Union - 5  Austria
 France
 Germany
 Azerbaijan
 Netherlands
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3  Brazil
 United States
 Cuba
Invitational** - 1  Haiti
TOTAL 22

57-63kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  Cuba
 France
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Germany
 Slovenia
African Judo Union - 2  Algeria
 Senegal
Judo Union of Asia* - 4  South Korea
 North Korea
 Mongolia
 Chinese Taipei
European Judo Union - 5  Great Britain
 Austria
 Russia
 Finland
 Israel
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3  Argentina
 Brazil
 Venezuela
Invitational** - 3  Nepal
 Malta
 American Samoa
TOTAL 25

63-70kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6  France
 United States
 Hungary
 Italy
 Ukraine
 Netherlands
African Judo Union - 2  Algeria
 Senegal
Judo Union of Asia - 3  Japan
 South Korea
 Kazakhstan
European Judo Union - 5  Spain
 Germany
 Russia
 Belgium
 Poland
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Fiji
Pan-American Judo Union - 3  Brazil
 Cuba
 Colombia
Invitational** - 1  Turkmenistan
TOTAL 22

70-78kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 5  Cuba
 Japan
 South Korea
 France
 Italy
African Judo Union - 2  Tunisia
 Nigeria
Judo Union of Asia* - 4  Mongolia
 Kazakhstan
 Kyrgyzstan
 India
European Judo Union - 5  Great Britain
 Russia
 Germany
 Spain
 Ukraine
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3  Brazil
 Canada
 Argentina
Invitational** - 0
TOTAL 21

+78kg Women

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Competition Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - 1  China
World Championships Brazil Rio de Janeiro 5  Japan
 Germany
 Netherlands
 France
 Great Britain
African Judo Union - 2  Tunisia
 Egypt
Judo Union of Asia* - 4  Mongolia
 Uzbekistan
 South Korea
 Kazakhstan
European Judo Union - 5  Russia
 Slovenia
 Poland
 Ukraine
 Italy
Oceania Judo Union - 1  Australia
Pan-American Judo Union - 3  Cuba
 Ecuador
 Mexico
Invitational** - 0
TOTAL 21

* That if an athlete from China finishes in the top 6 at the worlds, their qualification place will go to the Judo union of Asia. also two additional places will be awarded to this union, but gender and weight categories are to be defined.

** 20 invitational places in total.

References

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  1. ^ "EJU Olympic Classification". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
  2. ^ "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.
  3. ^ "OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21.
  4. ^ "OJU Official Web Site". 2008-09-17. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  5. ^ "8 Oceania Judo Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06.
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