Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics


Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 12 August at the Carioca Arena 2 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 386 judoka competed in 14 events.

Qualification

Similar to 2012 format, qualification was based on the world ranking list prepared by International Judo Federation as of May 30, 2016. A total of 252 athletes directly qualified through the ranking with only the top 22 men or top 14 women in each division, ensuring that each NOC was subjected to a limit of one judoka per division.

Competition schedule

There were two sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympic Judo program. The first session was conducted from 10:00 to 13:00 Time in Brazil#Brasília time, BRT |BRT, and the second session was conducted from 15:30 to 18:10 Time in Brazil#Brasília time, BRT |BRT.
QElimination & QuarterfinalFRepechage, Semifinal, Bronze medal & Gold medal

Participating

Participating nations

Medal summary

Medal table

Men's events

Women's events