The Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport. Japan failed to claim the top of the medal count for the first time in an Olympics in which they participated, coming in third behind South Korea and Poland.[1]
| Judo at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Jangchung Gymnasium |
| Dates | 25 September to 1 October 1988 |
| Competitors | 119 from 62 nations |
Peter Seisenbacher from Austria and Hitoshi Saito from Japan won the gold medal in their weight classes, defending their titles from 1984, and becoming the first judoka to win gold at two Olympics.
Medal summary edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Lightweight 60 kg |
Kim Jae-yup South Korea
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Kevin Asano United States
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Shinji Hosokawa Japan Amiran Totikashvili  Soviet Union
|
| Half Lightweight 65 kg |
Lee Kyung-keun South Korea
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Janusz Pawłowski Poland
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Bruno Carabetta France Yosuke Yamamoto Japan
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| Lightweight 71 kg |
Marc Alexandre France
|
Sven Loll East Germany
|
Mike Swain United States Georgy Tenadze Soviet Union
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| Half Middleweight 78 kg |
Waldemar Legień Poland
|
Frank Wieneke West Germany
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Torsten Bréchôt East Germany Bashir Varaev Soviet Union
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| Middleweight 86 kg |
Peter Seisenbacher Austria
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Vladimir Shestakov Soviet Union
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Akinobu Osako Japan Ben Spijkers  Netherlands
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| Half Heavyweight 95 kg |
Aurélio Miguel Brazil
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Marc Meiling West Germany
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Dennis Stewart Great Britain Robert Van de Walle  Belgium
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| Heavyweight +95 kg |
Hitoshi Saito Japan
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Henry Stöhr East Germany
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Cho Yong-chul South Korea Grigory Verichev Soviet Union
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Participating nations edit
Algeria (3)
Angola (3)
Argentina (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Belgium (1)
Benin (1)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (3)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (3)
China (2)
Chinese Taipei (3)
Colombia (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Cyprus (2)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
East Germany (2)
Egypt (1)
El Salvador (1)
France (3)
Great Britain (3)
Guam (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (3)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Japan (3)
Kenya (2)
Kuwait (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Lebanon (2)
Mali (2)
Malta (2)
Mexico (2)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (3)
Morocco (2)
Nepal (2)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (1)
North Yemen (2)
Paraguay (1)
Philippines (1)
Poland (3)
Portugal (2)
Puerto Rico (3)
San Marino (2)
Senegal (2)
South Korea (3)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (2)
Suriname (1)
Sweden (2)
Turkey (3)
United States (3)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  East Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  West Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
Women's demonstration events edit
Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport. The following were the results of the women's competition. Women's Judo became an official part of the Olympic games from the 1992 Barcelona games and has been an integral part of the games since.
References edit
- ^ "Judo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
External links edit
- judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics at the International Judo Federation
- judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics at JudoInside.com
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- Sports123.com
- Videos of the 1988 Judo Summer Olympics
