How many categories are there in judo

There are 14 categories in judo. For women there are 7 divisions from U48kg until +78kg. Also men have 7 divisions starting U60kg until +100kg.

Who is the best judoka ever?

Tadahiro Nomura is considered the best ever judoka. However many people see Teddy Riner as the most successful judoka as he won two Olympic titles and three Olympic medals as well as 10 world titles.

When does the judo tournament take place at the 2020 Olympic Games?

The Judo tournament always starts one day after the opening ceremony. In 2020 judo will start with men U60kg and women U48kg at 25 July 2020.

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Teddy Riner (FRA)

Shohei Ono (JPN)

Ilias Iliadis (GRE)

Daria Bilodid (UKR)

Majlinda Kelmendi (KOS)

Tadahiro Nomura (JPN)

Ryoko Tani (JPN)

Kayla Harrison (USA)

Ronda Rousey (USA)

David Douillet (FRA)

Masae Ueno (JPN)

Ayumi Tanimoto (JPN)

2018 Hall of Fame interviews Baku

21 Sep 2018
Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) - Emmanuelle PAYET (FRA) @ World Championships Teams Tokyo 2008

5 Oct 2008
Lucie DECOSSE (FRA) - Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) @ Olympic Games Beijing 2008

9 Aug 2008
Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) - Yoshie UENO (JPN) @ Jigoro Kano Cup Tokyo 2007

7 Dec 2007
Anna VON HARNIER (GER) - Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) @ World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2007

13 Sep 2007
Elisabeth WILLEBOORDSE (NED) - Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) @ World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2007

13 Sep 2007

Masato Uchishiba (JPN)

Waldemar Legien (POL)

Dongmei Xian (CHN)

Ingrid Berghmans (BEL)

Naoya Ogawa (JPN)

Sun Hui Kye (PRK)

Hitoshi Saito (JPN)

Willem Ruska (NED)

Anton Geesink (NED)

Peter Seisenbacher (AUT)

Teddy Riner
Last results

Result	City	Date
1	Brasilia	2019
1	Montreal	2019
1	Marrakech	2017
1	Zagreb	2017
3	Budapest	2017

Teddy Riner
(France)

Ilias Iliadis
Last results

Result	City	Date
3	Bucharest	2018
5	Guadalajara	2016
7	Düsseldorf	2016
2	Vienna	2015
3	Jeju	2015

Ilias Iliadis
(Greece)

Shohei Ono
Last results

Result	City	Date
1	Düsseldorf	22 Feb
1	Tokyo	2019
1	Tokyo	2019
1	Fukuoka	2019
1	Düsseldorf	2019

Shohei Ono
(Japan)

Daria Bilodid
Last results

Result	City	Date
1	Paris	8 Feb
1	Budapest	2019
1	Abu Dhabi	2019
1	Tokyo	2019
1	Minsk	2019

Daria Bilodid
(Ukraine)

Majlinda Kelmendi
Last results

Result	City	Date
3	Odivelas	2019
1	Abu Dhabi	2019
3	Tokyo	2019
5	Budapest	2019
1	Minsk	2019

Majlinda Kelmendi
(Kosovo)

Tadahiro Nomura
Last results

Result	City	Date
1	Geneve	2013
2	Ulaanbaatar	2010
3	Fukuoka	2008
2	Hamburg	2008
1	Fukuoka	2007

Tadahiro Nomura
(Japan)

Ryoko Tani
Last results

Result	City	Date
3	Beijing	2008
2	Fukuoka	2008
1	Rio de Janeiro	2007
2	Fukuoka	2007
1	Athens	2004

Ryoko Tani
(Japan)

Kayla Harrison
Last results

Result	City	Date
1	Budapest	2016
1	Rio de Janeiro	2016
1	Budapest	2016
1	Guadalajara	2016
1	Havana	2016

Kayla Harrison
(United States)

Ronda Rousey
(United States)

Masae Ueno
(Japan)

Ayumi Tanimoto
(Japan)

Masato Uchishiba
(Japan)

Dongmei Xian
(China)

David Douillet
(France)

Waldemar Legien
(Poland)

Peter Seisenbacher
(Austria)

Hitoshi Saito
(Japan)

Willem Ruska
(Netherlands)

Anton Geesink
(Netherlands)

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Ronda Rousey vs Masae Ueno Jigoro Kano Cup Tokyo 2007

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Masae UENO (JPN) - Anaisis HERNANDEZ (CUB) @ U70 Final - Olympic Games Beijing 2008

Ronda Rousey vs Masae Ueno Jigoro Kano Cup Tokyo 2007

Masae UENO (JPN) - Mina WATANABE (JPN) @ Tournament Fukuoka Japan 2006

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Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) - Emmanuelle PAYET (FRA) @ World Championships Teams Tokyo 2008

Lucie DECOSSE (FRA) - Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) @ Olympic Games Beijing 2008

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Anna VON HARNIER (GER) - Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) @ World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2007

Elisabeth WILLEBOORDSE (NED) - Ayumi TANIMOTO (JPN) @ World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2007

Masato UCHISHIBA (JPN) - Dan FASIE (ROU) @ U66 - Grand Slam Tokyo 2009

Jeong-Hwan AN (KOR) - Masato UCHISHIBA (JPN) @ U66 - Grand Slam Tokyo 2009

Masato UCHISHIBA (JPN) - Leandro CUNHA (BRA) @ U66 - Grand Slam Tokyo 2009

Masato UCHISHIBA (JPN) - Mirali SHARIPOV (UZB) @ World Championships Rotterdam 2009

Masato UCHISHIBA (JPN) - Leandro CUNHA (BRA) @ World Championships Rotterdam 2009