Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
| Qualification for judo at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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| Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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| List of judoka Qualification | |||
| Men | Mixed | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | ||
| 66 kg | 52 kg | ||
| 73 kg | 57 kg | ||
| 81 kg | 63 kg | ||
| 90 kg | 70 kg | ||
| 100 kg | 78 kg | ||
| +100 kg | +78 kg | ||
| team | |||
A total of 393, 128 athletes could qualify for judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Each NOC could enter a maximum of 14 judokas (one in each division). Host nation Japan has reserved a spot in each of all 14 events, while twenty are made available to NOCs through a Tripartite Commission Invitation.
The remaining judoka underwent a qualifying process to earn a spot for the Games through the world ranking list prepared by International Judo Federation on June 28, 2021,[2][3] and finalized on 5 July.[4]
The top 18 athletes in each division directly qualify, though each NOC is subjected to a limit of 1 judoka per division. If the NOC contains more than a single athlete ranked in the top 18 of the world ranking list, the NOC can decide which of their athletes obtain the quota places.[2]
Further continental quotas (13 men and 12 women for Europe, 12 of each gender for Africa, 10 men and 11 women for Pan America, 10 of each gender for Asia, and 5 of each gender for Oceania are also available. These quotas are assigned by creating a list of all athletes for each continent across all divisions and both genders. The top-ranked athletes qualify in turn, subject to the general rule of 1 athlete per NOC per division as well as the additional rule that each NOC may only qualify one judoka through the continental quotas (that is, ensuring that 100 different NOCs are represented through this qualification system).[2]
Mixed team qualification was based on NOCs qualifying enough individual judokas across various divisions to have a six-person team meeting specific requirements (one man and one woman in each of three groups of divisions).[2]
Qualification summary[edit]
Source:[19]
Men's events[edit]
Extra-lightweight (60 kg)[edit]
Source: [5]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Japan | Naohisa Takato |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 |  ROC | Robert Mshvidobadze |
 Kazakhstan | Yeldos Smetov | ||
 Spain | Francisco Garrigos | ||
 Uzbekistan | Sharafuddin Lutfillaev | ||
 South Korea | Kim Won-jin | ||
 Georgia | Lukhumi Chkhvimiani | ||
 Chinese Taipei | Yang Yung-wei | ||
 Netherlands | Tornike Tsjakadoea | ||
 Brazil | Eric Takabatake | ||
 Belgium | Jorre Verstraeten | ||
 Great Britain | Ashley McKenzie | ||
 Azerbaijan | Karamat Huseynov | ||
 France | Luka Mkheidze | ||
 Mongolia | Amartuvshin Dashdavaa | ||
 Ecuador | Lenin Preciado | ||
 Ukraine | Artem Lesiuk | ||
 Bulgaria | Yanislav Gerchev | ||
 Germany | Moritz Plafky | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | 1 |  Turkey | Mihraç Akkuş |
| Additional places (Africa) | — | — | |
| Additional places (America) | 1 |  Guatemala | José Ramos |
| Additional places (Asia) | 1 |  Laos | Soukphaxay Sithisane |
| Additional places (Oceania) | — | — | |
| Invitational | 1 |  Bhutan | Ngawang Namgyel |
| Total | 23 | ||
Half-lightweight (66 kg)[edit]
Source: [6]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Hifumi Abe |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 |  Italy | Manuel Lombardo |
| South Korea | An Baul | ||
| Georgia | Vazha Margvelashvili | ||
| Mongolia | Baskhuu Yondonperenlei | ||
 Israel | Baruch Shmailov | ||
| Spain | Alberto Gaitero Martin | ||
| Uzbekistan | Sardor Nurillaev | ||
| ROC | Yakub Shamilov | ||
| Brazil | Daniel Cargnin | ||
| Kazakhstan | Yerlan Serikzhanov | ||
 Moldova | Denis Vieru | ||
| Azerbaijan | Orkhan Safarov | ||
 Egypt | Mohamed Abdelmawgoud | ||
| Ukraine | Georgii Zantaraia | ||
| France | Kilian Le Blouch | ||
 Slovenia | Adrian Gomboc | ||
 Belarus | Dzmitry Minkou | ||
| Germany | Sebastian Seidl | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Africa) | 3 |  Zambia | Steven Mungandu |
 Mozambique | Kevin Loforte | ||
 Niger | Ismael Alhassane | ||
| Additional places (America) | 2 |  Peru | Juan Postigos |
 Costa Rica | Ian Sancho Chinchila | ||
| Additional places (Asia) | 1 |  Qatar | Ayoub Elidrissi |
| Additional places (Oceania) | 1 |  Australia | Nathan Katz |
| Invitational | 1 |  Albania | Indrit Cullhaj |
| Total | 27 | ||
Lightweight (73 kg)[edit]
Source: [7]
Half-middleweight (81 kg)[edit]
Source: [8]
Middleweight (90 kg)[edit]
Source: [9]
Half-heavyweight (100 kg)[edit]
Source: [10]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Aaron Wolf |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 | Georgia | Varlam Liparteliani |
| Netherlands | Michael Korrel | ||
 Portugal | Jorge Fonseca | ||
| Israel | Peter Paltchik | ||
| South Korea | Cho Gu-ham | ||
| ROC | Niyaz Ilyasov | ||
 Canada | Shady El Nahas | ||
| Azerbaijan | Zelym Kotsoiev | ||
| France | Alexandre Iddir | ||
| Egypt | Ramadan Darwish | ||
| Uzbekistan | Mukhammadkarim Khurramov | ||
| Mongolia | Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar | ||
| Belgium | Toma Nikiforov | ||
| Brazil | Rafael Buzacarini | ||
 Ireland | Benjamin Fletcher | ||
| Germany | Karl-Richard Frey | ||
 Estonia | Grigori Minaškin | ||
 Serbia | Aleksandar Kukolj | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | 3 | Belarus | Mikita Sviryd |
 Latvia | Jevgeņijs Borodavko | ||
 Hungary | Miklós Cirjenics | ||
| Additional places (Africa) | — | — | |
| Additional places (America) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Asia) | 2 |  Pakistan | Hussain Shah Shah |
 United Arab Emirates | Ivan Remarenco | ||
| Additional places (Oceania) | 1 |  Fiji | Tevita Takayawa |
| Invitational | |||
| Total | 25 | ||
Heavyweight (+100 kg)[edit]
as per June 14 2021 Source: [11]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Hisayoshi Harasawa |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 | ROC | Tamerlan Bashaev |
 Czech Republic | Lukáš Krpálek | ||
| Georgia | Guram Tushishvili | ||
| Brazil | Rafael Silva | ||
| Netherlands | Henk Grol | ||
| Ukraine | Yakiv Khammo | ||
| Israel | Or Sasson | ||
| South Korea | Kim Min-jong | ||
| France | Teddy Riner | ||
 Tajikistan | Temur Rakhimov | ||
| Azerbaijan | Ushangi Kokauri | ||
 Austria | Stephan Hegyi | ||
 Cuba | Andy Granda | ||
| Uzbekistan | Bekmurod Oltiboev | ||
| Germany | Johannes Frey | ||
 Romania | Vlăduț Simionescu | ||
| Mongolia | Duurenbayar Ulziibayar | ||
 Poland | Maciej Sarnacki | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Africa) | 2 |  Senegal | Mbagnick Ndiaye |
 Libya | Ali Omar | ||
| Additional places (America) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Asia) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Oceania) | — | — | |
| Invitational | 1 |  Refugee Olympic Team | Javad Mahjoub |
| Total | 22 | ||
Women's events[edit]
Extra-lightweight (48 kg)[edit]
Source: [12]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Funa Tonaki |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 |  Kosovo | Distria Krasniqi |
| Ukraine | Daria Bilodid | ||
| Mongolia | Urantsetseg Munkhbat | ||
 Argentina | Paula Pareto | ||
| Spain | Julia Figueroa | ||
| Portugal | Catarina Costa | ||
| ROC | Irina Dolgova | ||
| France | Shirine Boukli | ||
| Slovenia | Maruša Štangar | ||
| Kazakhstan | Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg | ||
| Israel | Shira Rishony | ||
| Serbia | Milica Nikolić | ||
| Italy | Francesca Milani | ||
| Germany | Katharina Menz | ||
 China | Li Yanan | ||
| Hungary | Éva Csernoviczki | ||
| South Korea | Kang Yu-jeong | ||
| Brazil | Gabriela Chibana | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | 2 | Turkey | Gülkader Şentürk |
| Azerbaijan | Aisha Gurbanli | ||
| Additional places (Africa) | 2 |  South Africa | Geronay Whitebooi |
 Mauritius | Priscilla Morand | ||
| Additional places (America) | 1 |  Chile | Mary Dee Vargas Lee |
| Additional places (Asia) | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Chen-Hao Lin |
 India | Shushila Devi Likmabam | ||
| Additional places (Oceania) | — | — | |
| Invitational | 2 |  Malawi | Harriet Boniface |
 Nepal | Soniya Bhatta | ||
| Total | 28 | ||
Half-lightweight (52 kg)[edit]
Source: [13]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Uta Abe |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 | France | Amandine Buchard |
| Italy | Odette Giuffrida | ||
| Kosovo | Majlinda Kelmendi | ||
| Spain | Ana Perez Box | ||
| Belgium | Charline van Snick | ||
| Great Britain | Chelsie Giles | ||
| ROC | Natalia Kuziutina | ||
| Uzbekistan | Diyora Keldiyorova | ||