Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Judo competition
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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
Source:[19]
Men's events
Extra-lightweight (60 kg)
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)
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)
Source: [7]
Half-middleweight (81 kg)
Source: [8]
Middleweight (90 kg)
Source: [9]
Half-heavyweight (100 kg)
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)
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
Extra-lightweight (48 kg)
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)
Source: [13]
Lightweight (57 kg)
Source: [14]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Tsukasa Yoshida |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 | Canada | Jessica Klimkait |
| Kosovo | Nora Gjakova | ||
| France | Sarah-Léonie Cysique | ||
| Germany | Theresa Stoll | ||
| Chinese Taipei | Lien Chen-ling | ||
| Israel | Timna Nelson-Levy | ||
| Portugal | Telma Monteiro | ||
| Hungary | Hedvig Karakas | ||
| Mongolia | Sumiya Dorjsuren | ||
| Poland | Julia Kowalczyk | ||
| Slovenia | Kaja Kajzer | ||
| ROC | Daria Mezhetskaia | ||
| Georgia | Eteri Liparteliani | ||
| Serbia | Marica Perišić | ||
| South Korea | Kim Ji-su | ||
| China | Lu Tongjuan | ||
| Bulgaria | Ivelina Ilieva | ||
 Panama | Miryam Roper | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | 2 | Netherlands | Sanne Verhagen |
| Austria | Sabrina Filzmoser | ||
| Additional places (Africa) | 3 |  Tunisia | Ghofran Khelifi |
 Angola | Diassonema Mucungui | ||
 Ivory Coast | Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne | ||
| Additional places (America) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Asia) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Oceania) | — | — | |
| Invitational | 1 | Refugee Olympic Team | Sanda Aldass |
| Total | 25 | ||
Half-middleweight (63 kg)
Source: [15]
Middleweight (70 kg)
Source: [16]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Chizuru Arai |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 | Netherlands | Sanne van Dijke |
| France | Margaux Pinot | ||
 Croatia | Barbara Matić | ||
| Austria | Michaela Polleres | ||
| Germany | Giovanna Scoccimarro | ||
| Brazil | Maria Portela | ||
 Sweden | Anna Bernholm | ||
| ROC | Madina Taimazova | ||
| Portugal | Barbara Timo | ||
| Great Britain | Gemma Howell | ||
 Venezuela | Elvismar Rodriguez | ||
| Spain | María Bernabéu | ||
 Puerto Rico | María Pérez | ||
| Ireland | Megan Fletcher | ||
 Morocco | Assmaa Niang | ||
| Uzbekistan | Gulnoza Matniyazova | ||
| Australia | Aoife Coughlan | ||
 Greece | Elisavet Teltsidou | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | 1 | Italy | Alice Bellandi |
| Additional places (Africa) | 2 |  Cameroon | Ayuk Otay Arrey Sophina |
 Chad | Demos Memneloum | ||
| Additional places (America) | 1 |  Jamaica | Ebony Drysdale Daley |
| Additional places (Asia) | 2 | South Korea | Kim Seong-yeon |
| China | Sun Xiaoqian | ||
| Additional places (Oceania) | 1 |  Kiribati | Kinaua Biribo |
| Invitational | 1 | Refugee Olympic Team | Nigara Shaheen |
| Re-allocation of unused quota place | 1 | Tunisia | Nihel Landolsi |
| Total | 28 | ||
Half-heavyweight (78 kg)
Source: [17]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Shori Hamada |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 | France | Madeleine Malonga |
| Germany | Anna-Maria Wagner | ||
| Netherlands | Guusje Steenhuis | ||
| Great Britain | Natalie Powell | ||
| Brazil | Mayra Aguiar | ||
| Kosovo | Loriana Kuka | ||
| Cuba | Kaliema Antomarchi | ||
| China | Ma Zhenzhao | ||
| Poland | Beata Pacut | ||
| Austria | Bernadette Graf | ||
| Portugal | Patricia Sampaio | ||
| ROC | Aleksandra Babintseva | ||
| Ecuador | Vanessa Chalá | ||
| Croatia | Karla Prodan | ||
| South Korea | Yoon Hyun-ji | ||
| Ukraine | Anastasiya Turchyn | ||
| Israel | Inbar Lanir | ||
 United States | Nefeli Papadakis | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | — | — | |
| Additional places (Africa) | 2 |  Gabon | Sarah-Myriam Mazouz |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Marie Branser | ||
| Additional places (America) | 1 | Venezuela | Karen León |
| Additional places (Asia) | 1 | Mongolia | Otgony Mönkhtsetseg |
| Additional places (Oceania) | — | — | |
| Invitational | 1 |  Montenegro | Jovana Peković |
| Total | 24 | ||
Heavyweight (+78 kg)
Source: [18]
| Section | Places | NOC | Qualified judoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Japan | Akira Sone |
| IJF World Ranking List (as of June 28, 2021) | 18 | Cuba | Idalys Ortiz |
| Azerbaijan | Iryna Kindzerska | ||
| Brazil | Maria Suelen Altheman | ||
| France | Romane Dicko | ||
| Turkey | Kayra Sayit | ||
| Belarus | Maryna Slutskaya | ||
| Tunisia | Nihel Cheikh Rouhou | ||
| Portugal | Rochele Nunes | ||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Larisa Cerić | ||
| China | Xu Shiyan | ||
| Cameroon | Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana | ||
| Ukraine | Yelyzaveta Kalanina | ||
| South Korea | Kim Ha-yun | ||
| Netherlands | Tessie Savelkouls | ||
| Israel | Raz Hershko | ||
| Puerto Rico | Melissa Mojica | ||
| Slovenia | Anamari Velenšek | ||
| Germany | Jasmin Grabowski | ||
| Additional places (Europe) | 3 |  Lithuania | Sandra Jablonskytė |
| Great Britain | Sarah Adlington | ||
| Croatia | Ivana Maranić | ||
| Additional places (Africa) | 1 |  Algeria | Sonia Asselah |
| Additional places (America) | 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Gabriella Wood |
 Nicaragua | Izayana Marenco | ||
| Additional places (Asia) | 1 |  Saudi Arabia | Tahani Alqahtani |
| Additional places (Oceania) | — | — | |
| Re-allocation of unused quota place | 1 | United States | Nina Cutro-Kelly |
| Total | 27 | ||
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Mixed team
In order to qualify for mixed team competition, an NOC had to have individual competitors in each of six groups of divisions:
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