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]
 at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Jangchung Gymnasium |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Dates | 25 September – 1 October 1988 |
| Competitors | 119 from 62 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
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 |
Kevin Asano |
Shinji Hosokawa Amiran Totikashvili |
| Half Lightweight 65 kg |
Lee Kyung-keun |
Janusz Pawłowski |
Bruno Carabetta Yosuke Yamamoto |
| Lightweight 71 kg |
Marc Alexandre |
Sven Loll |
Mike Swain Georgy Tenadze |
| Half Middleweight 78 kg |
Waldemar Legień |
Frank Wieneke |
Torsten Bréchôt Bashir Varaev |
| Middleweight 86 kg |
Peter Seisenbacher |
Vladimir Shestakov |
Akinobu Osako Ben Spijkers |
| Half Heavyweight 95 kg |
Aurélio Miguel |
Marc Meiling |
Dennis Stewart Robert Van de Walle |
| Heavyweight +95 kg |
Hitoshi Saito |
Henry Stöhr |
Cho Yong-chul Grigory Verichev |
Participating nations
editAlgeria (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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (13 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
Women's demonstration events
editWomen'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