Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

Event:	Qualification for judo
Games:	2008 Summer
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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 summary

NOC	Men							Women							Total
NOC															Total
				X											1
	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X	X			10
											X				1
		X													1
	X		X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X		9
	X	X													2
				X											1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	13
	X									X	X				3
		X	X	X	X	X				X					6
			X	X	X		X								4
			X						X			X			3
						X									1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		13
								X							1
						X									1
	X	X	X			X							X		5
		X													1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
									X		X				2
				X								X			2
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
	X		X												2
		X				X			X						3
			X												1
		X						X						X	3
		X			X		X							X	4
				X											1
				X											1
							X								1
												X			1
										X	X				2
	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
								X							1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X								7
				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
	X			X	X	X					X		X	X	7
	X	X			X										3
							X								1
							X			X					2
		X				X	X	X		X		X			6
							X								1
								X					X		2
	X	X	X	X	X		X								6
	X					X					X				3
		X		X	X		X			X		X	X	X	8
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
	X		X			X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	10
						X									1
							X						X		2
			X		X										2
							X								1
						X									1
	X														1
									X						1
	X														1
											X				1
						X								X	2
			X												1
	X														1
	X		X	X		X	X		X	X	X		X	X	10
				X											1
	X	X		X	X										4
		X													1
											X				1
	X	X		X	X	X	X			X	X	X		X	10
													X		1
	X	X	X					X	X	X	X				7
							X								1
		X	X	X		X	X					X		X	7
		X	X	X				X	X						5
				X	X		X								3
						X		X							2
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	13
							X		X		X	X			4
						X									1
	X			X			X				X			X	5
			X	X	X										3
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
		X			X				X	X		X	X		6
					X										1
			X	X	X										3
				X											1
				X			X	X		X			X	X	6
			X												1
		X										X			2
	X		X	X	X		X	X				X	X	X	9
			X												1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X			10
	X	X	X		X	X	X		X					X	8
	X	X	X		X	X			X		X				7
	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
2006 African Judo Championships	May 29 - Jun 6, 2006	Port Louis
	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
2006 Qingdao International Tournament	November 13–14, 2006	Qingdao
2006 KRA Open	November 17–18, 2006	Seoul
	December 2–5, 2006	Doha
2006 Women's International Tournament	December 16–17, 2006	Fukuoka
2007 Kazakhstan International Tournament	March 17–18, 2007	Almaty
	May 16–17, 2007	Kuwait City
2007 Fajr International Tournament	June 20–22, 2007	Tehran
	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
	April 26–27, 2008	Jeju City
Europe^[1]
Event	Date	Venue
	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
	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
	April 11–13, 2008	Lisbon
Oceania^[2] ^[3]
Event	Date	Venue
	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
	May 23–28, 2006	Buenos Aires
	May 24–27, 2007	Montreal
	July 19–22, 2007	Rio de Janeiro
	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
	May 7–10, 2008	Miami
Zone I Qualification Tournament	May 11, 2008	Miami	^[7]

-60kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	3
Judo Union of Asia*	-	6
European Judo Union	-	9
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6
Invitational**	-	1
TOTAL		33

60-66kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	3
Judo Union of Asia	-	5
European Judo Union	-	9
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6
Invitational**	-	2
TOTAL		33

66-73kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	3
Judo Union of Asia	-	5
European Judo Union	-	9
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6
Invitational**	-	1
TOTAL		32

73-81kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	3
Judo Union of Asia	-	5
European Judo Union	-	9
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6
Invitational**	-	4
TOTAL		35

81-90kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	3
Judo Union of Asia	-	5
European Judo Union	-	9
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6
Invitational**	-	0
TOTAL		31

90-100kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	3
Judo Union of Asia	-	5
European Judo Union	-	9
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6
Invitational**	-	1
TOTAL		32

+100kg Men

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		5
African Judo Union	-	3
Judo Union of Asia*	-	6
European Judo Union	-	9
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	6
Invitational**	-	3
TOTAL		34

-48kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	2
Judo Union of Asia	-	3
European Judo Union	-	5
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3
Invitational**	-	2
TOTAL		23

48-52kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		5
African Judo Union	-	2
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4
European Judo Union	-	5
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3
Invitational**	-	1
TOTAL		22

52-57kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	2
Judo Union of Asia	-	3
European Judo Union	-	5
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3
Invitational**	-	1
TOTAL		22

57-63kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	2
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4
European Judo Union	-	5
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3
Invitational**	-	3
TOTAL		25

63-70kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		6
African Judo Union	-	2
Judo Union of Asia	-	3
European Judo Union	-	5
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3
Invitational**	-	1
TOTAL		22

70-78kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		5
African Judo Union	-	2
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4
European Judo Union	-	5
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3
Invitational**	-	0
TOTAL		21

+78kg Women

Competition	Venue	Vacancies
Host Nation	-	1
World Championships		5
African Judo Union	-	2
Judo Union of Asia*	-	4
European Judo Union	-	5
Oceania Judo Union	-	1
Pan-American Judo Union	-	3
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.

External links

List of Participation in Olympic Games (xls)

Notes and References

Web site: EJU Olympic Classification .
Web site: OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Men . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721011623/http://ausjudo.com.au/jfa/images/managed/uYUp0xmna5y8Q3H63E4rlFf4yp8Fitc3.pdf . 2008-07-21.
Web site: OJU 2008 Olympic Qualification - Women . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721011336/http://ausjudo.com.au/jfa/images/managed/wsPtVTLVDtm9oomvLETdbb6rCv05dg11.pdf . 2008-07-21.
Web site: 2008-09-17 . OJU Official Web Site . 2024-05-19 . web.archive.org.
Web site: 8 Oceania Judo Championships .
Web site: 2008-06-09 . Carta del Director Deportivo sobre el resultado final del Sistema de Calificacion Olimpico Beijing 2008 . 2024-05-19 . web.archive.org.
Web site: 2008-10-11 . 2008 Zone Cup Results . 2024-06-24 . web.archive.org.