List of Paralympic medalists in judo explained

Para judo has been part of the Paralympic Games program since 1988 where only male judoka participated, women began to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. B1, B2 and B3 judoka have all competed against each other since the sport was introduced in the Summer Paralympics, the J1 (B1) and J2 (B2) classifications will be competed separately in the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Men

Extra lightweight

This weightclass was split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.

1988 Seoul[2]
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1992 Barcelona[4]
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1996 Atlanta[6]
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2000 Sydney[8]
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2004 Athens[10]
[11] 		None
2008 Beijing[12]
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2012 London[14]
[15]
2016 Rio de Janeiro[16]
[17]
2020 Tokyo[18]
[19]

Half lightweight

This weightclass was paused in 2024.

1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Lightweight

This weightclass was amended in 2000 from 71 kg to 73 kg, and then split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.

1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Half middleweight

This weightclass was amended from 78 kg to 81 kg in 2000. The weightclass was paused in 2024.

1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Middleweight

This weightclass was amended from 86 kg to 90 kg in 2000, and split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.

1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Half heavyweight

This weightclass was amended from 95 kg to 100 kg in 2000. The weightclass was subsumed into the +90kg 'open' classes, both J1 and J2, in 2024.

1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Heavyweight

This weightclass, the 'open' weightclass, was set at +95 kg in 1988, amended to +100 kg in 2000, before being subsumed in the +90 kg J1 and J2 classifications in 2024.

The 'open' +90 kg class is considered the 'heavyweight' class despite being partially within the previous 'half-heavyweight' limits.

1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
None
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Women

Extra lightweight

2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Half lightweight

2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Lightweight

2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Half middleweight

2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Middleweight

2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Heavyweight

2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo

Multiple medalists

This is a list of multiple Paralympic judo medalists, listing people who have won two or more Paralympic gold medals or more than five medals.

Updated to Tokyo 2024.

This list may not be complete, as the information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960–1984).[20]

No.AthleteNationCategorySexTotal
1 Antônio TenórioMiddleweight, Half-heavyweightM 4 1 1 6
2Satoshi FujimotoHalf-lightweightM 3 1 1 5
3Simon JacksonHalf-lightweight, Lightweight, Half-middleweightM3014
4 Carmen HerreraMiddleweightF 3 0 0 3
Yuan YanpingHeavyweightF 3 0 0 3
6 Ramona BrussigHalf-lightweight, LighweightF 2 2 0 4
7 Ilham ZakiyevHeavyweightM 2 0 3 5
8An-Yu SungM2024
9 Choi Gwan GeunHalf-heavyweight, HeavyweightM 2 0 1 3
Takio UshikuboM2013
10 Masakazu SaitoHeavyweightM 2 0 0 2
Dalidaivis RodríguezHalf-middleweightF 2 0 0 2
Sherzod NamozovExtra-lightweightM2002

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 April 2023. Overview - IBSA Judo. IBSA.
  2. Web site: 30 April 2023. Paralympic Games Seoul 1988. JudoInside.
  3. Web site: 30 April 2023. Seoul 1988 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. Web site: 30 April 2023. Paralympic Games Barcelona 1992. JudoInside.
  5. Web site: 30 April 2023. Barcelona 1992 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  6. Web site: 30 April 2023. Paralympic Games Atlanta 1996. JudoInside.
  7. Web site: 30 April 2023. Atlanta 1996 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  8. Web site: 1 May 2023. Paralympic Games Sydney 2000. JudoInside.
  9. Web site: 1 May 2023. Sydney 2000 - Men's Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  10. Web site: 1 May 2023. Paralympic Games Athens 2004. JudoInside.
  11. Web site: 1 May 2023. Athens 2004 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  12. Web site: 1 May 2023. Paralympic Games Beijing 2008. JudoInside.
  13. Web site: 1 May 2023. Beijing 2008 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  14. Web site: 1 May 2023. Paralympic Games London 2012. JudoInside.
  15. Web site: 1 May 2023. London 2012 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  16. Web site: 1 May 2023. Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. JudoInside.
  17. Web site: 1 May 2023. Rio 2016 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  18. Web site: 1 May 2023. Paralympic Games Tokyo 2021. JudoInside.
  19. Web site: 1 May 2023. Tokyo 2021 - Judo. International Paralympic Committee.
  20. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605162426/http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=multi&sport=all&gender=all Multi-Medallists

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