English
Azerbaijani
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
Georgian
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
UkrainianJudo at the Olympics
Judo is not a marginalized sport and the first step of the sport within the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 is a great example of this incredible and unstoppable expansion. It is in the Japanese capital that the global dimension of the educational method founded by Kano Jigoro in 1882 suddenly became noticed, and it is in Tokyo where judo was showcased across 7 female and 7 male categories alongside the mixed-team event. The latter was debuted at the 2021 Olympic Games.
Olympic Judo
Judo as a sport grew rapidly in the years following World War II.
- 1951: European Championships in Paris
- 1956: First World Championships in Tokyo (Competition without weight categories)
- 1964: Olympic Games in Tokyo (-68kg; -80kg; +80kg; Open)
- 1980: First female World Championships in New York
- 1988: Female judo is present in the Seoul Olympic Games as a demonstration sport
- 1992: Since the Barcelona Olympic Games, both male and female competition are part of the Olympic programme.
Judo Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Judo was part of the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games which took place in 2021. Apart from the regular 7 men and 7 women individual weight divisions, for the first time, the mixed team event took place, where France defeated Japan in the final.