Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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 for judo at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Qualification summary

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

Africa
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2006 African Judo Championships	May 29 - Jun 6, 2006	Port Louis
2007 All-Africa Games	July 12–14, 2007	Algiers
2007 Madagascar Tournament	March 17–18, 2007	Madagascar
2007 Morocco International Tournament	April 7–8, 2007	Morocco
2007 South Africa International Tournament	May 17–18, 2007	Vanderbijlpark
2007 Kano Cup	December 7–9, 2007	Tokyo
2007 Women's International Tournament	December 22, 2007	Fukuoka
2008 Mauritius International Tournament	January 28–29, 2008	Port Louis
2008 Super World Cup	February 9–11, 2008	Paris
2008 World Cup Men	February 16–17, 2008	Leonding
2008 World Cup Women	February 16–17, 2008	Budapest
2008 Super World Cup	February 22–24, 2008	Hamburg
2008 Tunisia International Tournament	March 28–29, 2008	Tunis
2008 Cameroon International Tournament	April 26–27, 2008	Yaoundé
2008 African Judo Championships	May 15–18, 2008	Agadir
Asia
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2006 Qingdao International Tournament	November 13–14, 2006	Qingdao
2006 KRA Open	November 17–18, 2006	Seoul
2006 Asian Games	December 2–5, 2006	Doha
2006 Women's International Tournament	December 16–17, 2006	Fukuoka
2007 Kazakhstan International Tournament	March 17–18, 2007	Almaty
2007 Asian Judo Championships	May 16–17, 2007	Kuwait City
2007 Fajr International Tournament	June 20–22, 2007	Tehran
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 Qingdao International Tournament	November 24–25, 2007	Qingdao
2007 KRA Open	Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2007	Seoul
2007 Kano Cup	December 7–9, 2007	Tokyo
2008 Kazakhstan International Tournament	March 16–18, 2008	Almaty
2008 Asian Judo Championships	April 26–27, 2008	Jeju City
Europe[1]
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2007 European Judo Championships	April 6–8, 2007	Belgrade
2007 World Cup Men	April 28–29, 2007	Rome
2007 World Cup Women	April 28–29, 2007	Vejen
2007 Super World Cup	May 5–6, 2007	Moscow
2007 World Cup Men	May 19–20, 2007	Bucharest
2007 World Cup Women	May 19–20, 2007	Lisbon
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Cup Men	September 22–23, 2007	Birmingham
2007 World Cup Women	September 22–23, 2007	Tallinn
2007 Super World Cup	September 28–30, 2007	Rotterdam
2007 World Cup Men	October 13–14, 2008	Baku
2007 World Cup Women	October 13–14, 2008	Minsk
2008 World Cup Men	January 26–27, 2008	Tbilisi
2008 World Cup Women	January 26–27, 2008	Sofia
2008 Super World Cup	February 9–11, 2008	Paris
2008 World Cup Men	February 16–17, 2008	Leonding
2008 World Cup Women	February 16–17, 2008	Budapest
2008 Super World Cup	February 22–24, 2008	Hamburg
2008 World Cup Men	March 1–2, 2008	Prague
2008 World Cup Women	March 1–2, 2008	Warsaw
2008 European Judo Championships	April 11–13, 2008	Lisbon
Oceania[2][3]
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 OJU Open World Cup	November 10–14, 2007	Perth	[4]
2008 Oceania Judo Championships	March 21–23, 2008	Christchurch	[5]
Pan America[6]
Event	Date	Venue	Ref.
2006 Pan American Judo Championships	May 23–28, 2006	Buenos Aires
2007 Pan American Judo Championships	May 24–27, 2007	Montreal
2007 Pan-American Games	July 19–22, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
2007 World Judo Championships	September 13–16, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
Zone II Qualification Tournament	March 27–30, 2008	Isla de Margarita
Zone III Qualification Tournament	April 7–10, 2008	Buenos Aires
2008 Pan American Judo Championships	May 7–10, 2008	Miami
Zone I Qualification Tournament	May 11, 2008	Miami	[7]

-60kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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

Competition	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	1	China
World Championships	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.