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The 1997 World Judo Championships were the 20th edition of the World Judo Championships

World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...

, and were held in Paris

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, France

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in 1997.

Men

Extra-lightweight (60 kg)

Half-lightweight (65 kg)

Lightweight (71 kg)

Half-middleweight (78 kg)

Middleweight (86 kg)

Half-heavyweight (95 kg)

Heavyweight (+95 kg)

Openweight

Women

Extra-lightweight (48 kg)

Half-lightweight (52 kg)

Lightweight (56 kg)

Half-middleweight (61 kg)

Middleweight (66 kg)

Half-heavyweight (72 kg)

Heavyweight (+72 kg)

Openweight

Medals table

1	Japan	4	3	3	10
2	Early Modern France	4	3	2	9
3	South Korea	3	0	3	6
4	Poland	2	0	2	4
5	Cuba	1	4	0	5
6	Spain	1	1	1	3
7	United Kingdom	1	0	0	1
8	Belgium	0	1	4	5
9	Brazil	0	1	2	3
9	North Korea	0	1	2	3
11	Georgia (country)	0	1	1	2
12	Germany	0	1	0	1
13	Mainland China	0	0	3	4
14	Italy	0	0	2	2
15	Austria	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Moldova	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland	0	0	1	1
Total		16	16	32	64

60 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Tadahiro Nomura Tadahiro Nomura is one of the most famous judo competitors in Japan. He is the only judoka in the world who has won three Olympic gold medals in a row, all in the extra lightweight division.-Biography:...	Japan
2.	Georgi Revazichvili	Georgia (country)
3.	Fúlvio Miyata	Brazil
3.	Cedric Taymans Cédric Taymans -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Belgium
5.	Kang Myong-Chang	North Korea
5.	Yacine Douma Yacine Douma Yacine Douma is a French judoka.-Achievements:-Video:* on Judovision.org-References:* on JudoInside.com...	France
7.	Samuel Dunkley	United Kingdom
7.	Nikolai Ojeguine	Russia

65 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kim Hyuk Kim Hyuk Kim Hyuk is a South Korean judoka. He won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1997 World Judo Championships in Paris. In 1994, Kim won five international competitions including Paris Open , the Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan and the Goodwill Games in St...	South Korea
2.	Larbi Benboudaoud Larbi Benboudaoud Larbi Benboudaoud is a judoka from France, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...	France
3.	Georgi Vazagashvili	Georgia (country)
3.	Victor Bivol Victor Bivol Victor Bivol is a Moldovan judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Leandro Guilheiro of Brazil.-Achievements:-References:...	Moldova
5.	Israel Hernández Israel Hernández Israel Hernández Planas is a Cuban judoka. At the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Half Lightweight category.-References:...	Cuba
5.	Magomed Dzhafarov Magomed Dzhafarov Magomed Dzhafarov is a Russian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Russia
7.	Henrique Guimarães Henrique Guimarães Henrique Carlos Serra Azul Guimarães is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the men's half lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He repeated the feat at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.-References:...	Brazil
7.	Amar Meridja Amar Meridja -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Algeria

71 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kenzo Nakamura Kenzo Nakamura is a retired judoka who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is the younger brother of 1993 World Judo Championships gold medalist Yoshio Nakamura and 1996 Olympic silver medalist Yukimasa Nakamura.-Biography:...	Japan
2.	Christophe Gagliano Christophe Gagliano Christophe Gagliano is a French judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	France
3.	Guilherme Bentes Guilherme Bentes -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Portugal
3.	Vsevolods Zeļonijs Vsevolods Zelonijs Vsevolods Zeļonijs is a Latvian judoka, who competed in the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics winning bronze medal in 2000 in the lightweight category....	Latvia
5.	Jorma Korhonen Jorma Korhonen Jorma Petteri Korhonen is a Finnish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Finland
5.	Khalium Boldbaatar	Mongolia
7.	Koen van Nol Koen van Nol Koen van Nol is a Dutch judoka, or judo practitioner.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Netherlands
7.	Illya Chymchyuri Illya Chymchyuri Illya Chymchyuri is a Ukrainian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Ukraine

78 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Cho In-Chul Cho In-Chul Cho In-Chul is a two-time World Champion and two-time Olympic Medalist.He has won two olympic medals. A bronze Medal In the 1996 olympic games and a silver medal at the Sydney Olympic games as well as three medals at The World Judo Championships of which two gold and one bronze.-Personal...	South Korea
2.	Djamel Bouras Djamel Bouras Djamel Bouras is a French judoka of Algerian origin.He won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.- Video :* -References:...	France
3.	Kwak Ok-Chol	North Korea
3.	Patick Reiter	Austria
5.	Yu Zhijan	People's Republic of China
5.	Graeme Randall Graeme Randall Graeme Randall is a Scottish judoka.Randall was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010. He was the second male from Great Britain ever to hold a world title in judo.-Achievements:-References:...	United Kingdom
7.	Alvaro Paseyro	Uruguay
7.	Flávio Canto Flávio Canto Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto is a Brazilian male judoka and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the half middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He previously competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...	Brazil

86 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Jeon Ki-Young Jeon Ki-Young Jeon Ki-young is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions....	South Korea
2.	Marko Spittka Marko Spittka Marko Spittka is a German judoka. He won a bronze medal in the half-lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:**...	Germany
3.	Brian Olson Brian Olson Brian Perry Olson was born in Tallahassee, Florida, on 6 March 1973. He has been a competitor on four United States Olympic teams in judo: 1996 , 2000 , and 2004 , and 2008...	United States
3.	Michele Monti Michele Monti Michele Monti is an Italian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Italy
5.	Algimantas Merkevičius Algimantas Merkevicius Algimantas Merkevičius is a Lithuanian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Lithuania
5.	Ruslan Mashurenko Ruslan Mashurenko Ruslan Mashurenko is a Ukrainian judoka.He won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Ukraine
7.	Hiroomi Fujita Hiroomi Fujita is a Japanese judoka.Fujita is from Goshogawara, Aomori. He began judo at the junior high school days and won gold medal at World Junior Championships in 1994, World University Championships in 1996, East Asian Games in 1997, and so on....	Japan
7.	Keith Morgan Keith Morgan (judoka) Keith Morgan is a male judoka from Canada, who won three medals at three different Pan American Games during his career....	Canada

95 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Paweł Nastula	Poland
2.	Aurélio Miguel Aurélio Miguel Aurélio Fernández Miguel is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-Sports career:Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10,...	Brazil
3.	Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire is a French judoka.-Achievements:- Video :* on Judovision.org-References:* on JudoInside.com...	France
3.	Yoshio Nakamura Yoshio Nakamura (judoka) is a retired Japanese judoka, former world champion. His younger brothers, Yukimasa and Kenzo are also former world champion.Nakamura is from Fukuoka, Fukuoka. He began Judo at the age of 3rd grader...	Japan
5.	Daniel Gürschner Daniel Gürschner Daniel Gürschner is a German judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Germany
5.	Radu Ivan Radu Ivan Radu Ivan is a Romanian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Romania
7.	Dano Pantić Dano Pantic Dano Pantić is a Serbian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
7.	Ariel Zeevi Ariel Zeevi Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi is an Israeli judoka, widely recognized as the country's most prominent judoka during the nineties and until this day....	Israel

+95 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	David Douillet David Douillet David Douillet is a French judoka and politician.Douillet was born in the city of Rouen. Standing at 1.90 meters and weighing 125 kilograms , he won the judo heavyweight gold medals in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games in Atlanta and Sydney. He also gained four world titles and a European crown...	France
2.	Shinichi Shinohara Shinichi Shinohara is a former jūdōka and winner of the gold medal at the 1999 World Judo Championships in Birmingham. To Shinohara's disappointment, French champion David Douillet did not compete at Birmingham due to back injury; Shinohara was quoted as saying, "Even though I lifted the double crown at the worlds,...	Japan
3.	Pan Song Pan Song Pan Song is a male Chinese judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2000 he finished seventh in the heavyweight competition. Four years later he was eliminated in the second round of the 2004 heavyweight tournament.-References:*...	People's Republic of China
3.	Tamerlan Tmenov Tamerlan Tmenov -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* -External links:* on judovision.org...	Russia
5.	Selim Tataroğlu Selim Tataroglu Selim Tataroğlu is a Turkish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Turkey
5.	Seyed Mahmoudreza Miran	Iran
7.	Rafał Kubacki	Poland
7.	Ernesto Pérez Ernesto Pérez Ernesto Pérez is a Spanish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Spain

Open class

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Rafał Kubacki	Poland
2.	Yoshiharu Makishi	Japan
3.	Harry Van Barneveld Harry Van Barneveld Harry Van Barneveld is a former Belgian judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight category.- References :...	Belgium
3.	Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland....	Netherlands
5.	Sergey Kossorotov	Russia
5.	Pan Song Pan Song Pan Song is a male Chinese judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2000 he finished seventh in the heavyweight competition. Four years later he was eliminated in the second round of the 2004 heavyweight tournament.-References:*...	People's Republic of China
7.	Vladimir Sánchez	Cuba
7.	Aurélio Miguel Aurélio Miguel Aurélio Fernández Miguel is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-Sports career:Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10,...	Brazil

48 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Ryoko Tamura	Japan
2.	Amarilis Savón Amarilis Savón Amarilis Savón Carmenate is a Cuban judoka who has won three Olympic bronze medals.-References:*...	Cuba
3.	Monika Kurath	Switzerland
3.	Pae Dong-Suk	North Korea
5.	Justina Pinheiro	Portugal
5.	Sylvie Meloux	France
7.	Tatiana Moskvina	Belarus
7.	Joyce Heron Joyce Heron Elizabeth Joyce Heron was a British film and television actress. She was married to the actor Ralph Michael.-Selected filmography:* Premiere * Women Aren't Angels * The Agitator * Don Chicago Elizabeth Joyce Heron (1916–1980) was a British film and television actress. She was married to the actor...	United Kingdom

52 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Marie-Claire Restoux Marie-Claire Restoux Marie-Claire Restoux is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....	France
2.	Kye Sun-Hui	North Korea
3.	Hyun Sook-Hee Hyun Sook-Hee Hyun Sook-Hee is a female South Korean judoka.Hyun won the silver medal in the half-lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics...	South Korea
3.	Nicole Flagothier	Belgium
5.	Luce Baillargeon	Canada
5.	Isabelle Schmutz	Switzerland
7.	Legna Verdecia Legna Verdecia Legna Verdecia Rodríguez is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000.-References:*...	Cuba
7.	Tang Lihong	People's Republic of China

56 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Isabel Fernández Isabel Fernández María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez is a Spanish judoka. She is an Olympic champion, a world champion and six-time European champion. She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.-References:...	Spain
2.	Driulis González Driulis González Driulis González Morales is a female Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. Because of pregnancy, she skipped the 2001 World Championships. After her son's birth González changed from weight category U57 to U63...	Cuba
3.	Chiyori Tateno Chiyori Tateno is a retired female judoka from Japan. She claimed the bronze medal in the Women's Lightweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match she defeated Belgium's Nicole Flagothier.-References:*...	Japan
3.	Magali Baton	France
5.	Deborah Allan	United Kingdom
5.	Marisabel Lomba Marisabel Lomba Marisabel Lomba is a Belgian judoka and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal in the lightweight class. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Belgium
7.	Daniella Zangrando	Brazil
7.	Pernilla Andersson	Sweden

61 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Séverine Vandenhende Séverine Vandenhende Séverine Vandenhende is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	France
2.	Gella Vandecaveye Gella Vandecaveye Gella Vandecaveye is a judoka from Belgium.At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's half-middleweight category. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she captured a second medal: a bronze one in the same category...	Belgium
3.	Sara Álvarez	Spain
3.	Jung Sung-Sook Jung Sung-Sook Jung Sung-Sook is a South Korean judoka.She won two Olympic bronze medals in the half-middleweight division in 1996 and 2000.In 1994, Jung won the gold medal at the World judo championships in Chiba, Japan....	South Korea
5.	Michelle Buckingham	Canada
5.	Lara Sullivan	Australia
7.	Alla Klymovych	Ukraine
7.	Hiroko Kitazume	Japan

66 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kate Howey Kate Howey Kate Louise Howey is a former British judoka, the only British judoka to have competed at four Olympic Games. Howey is also the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals...	United Kingdom
2.	Anja Von Rekowski	Germany
3.	Emanuela Pierantozzi Emanuela Pierantozzi Emanuela Pierantozzi is an Italian judoka.She won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1992 and 2000.-External links:*...	Italy
3.	Cho Min-Sun Cho Min-Sun Cho Min-Sun is a South Korean judoka.Cho won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also won two gold medals at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships...	South Korea
5.	Úrsula Martín Ursula Martin Ursula Martin is a British computer scientist. She is Vice-Principal of Science and Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London and a Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science there....	Spain
5.	Isabelle Beauruelle	France
7.	Edith Bosch Edith Bosch Edith Bosch is a Dutch Judoka who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division....	Netherlands
7.	Silvia Henriques	Brazil

72 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Noriko Anno Noriko Anno Noriko Anno is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Japan
2.	Diadenis Luna Diadenis Luna Diadenis Luna Castellano is a Cuban judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's Half Heavyweight category, together with Ylenia Scapin.- References :...	Cuba
3.	Edinanci Silva Edinanci Silva Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo, she represented the country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Edinanci was born with both male...	Brazil
3.	Ulla Werbrouck Ulla Werbrouck Ulla Werbrouck is a Belgian politician and former judoka.At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's half-heavyweight category. In January 2007, she joined the newly-established right-liberal List Dedecker party and in June 2007, she was elected member of the Belgian Chamber...	Belgium
5.	Estha Essombe Estha Essombe Estha Essombe is a French judoka. Essombe competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's half-heavyweight division.-External links:*...	France
5.	Ylenia Scapin Ylenia Scapin Ylenia Scapin is an Italian judoka.She won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996 and 2000.-External links:**...	Italy
7.	Karin Kienhuis	Netherlands
7.	Simona Richter Simona Richter Simona Marcela Richter is a retired female judoka from Romania. She claimed a bronze medal in the Women's Light-Heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, together with Italy's Emanuela Pierantozzi.-References:*...	Romania

+72 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Christine Cicot Christine Cicot Christine Cicot is a French judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. She received a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She became world champion in Paris 1997.-References:...	France
2.	Miho Ninomiya Miho Ninomiya is a Japanese judoka.She started Judo at the age of 14.She won All-Japan judo championships 2 times （1997 - 1998）.She has also won silver and bronze medals at the 1997 and 1999 World Judo Championships....	Japan
3.	Beata Maksymow	Poland
3.	Sun Fuming Sun Fuming Sun Fuming is a female Chinese judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in the heavyweight class in 1996. Eight years later she won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class.-References:*...	People's Republic of China
5.	Daima Beltrán Daima Beltran Daima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece.-References:*...	Cuba
5.	Michelle Rogers Michelle Rogers (judoka) Michelle Rogers is a British judoka, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 78kg class.-References:...	United Kingdom
7.	Brigitte Olivier Brigitte Olivier Brigitte Olivier is a Belgian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Belgium
7.	Sandra Köppen Sandra Köppen Sandra Köppen is a German judoka.She also won a gold medal in sumo wrestling at the 2005 World Games-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Germany

Open class

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Daima Beltrán Daima Beltran Daima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece.-References:*...	Cuba
2.	Raquel Barrientos	Spain
3.	Miho Ninomiya Miho Ninomiya is a Japanese judoka.She started Judo at the age of 14.She won All-Japan judo championships 2 times （1997 - 1998）.She has also won silver and bronze medals at the 1997 and 1999 World Judo Championships....	Japan
3.	Yuan Hua Yuan Hua Yuan Hua is a Chinese judoka and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...	People's Republic of China
5.	Céline Lebrun Céline Lebrun Céline Lebrun is a French judoka born in Paris, France. She has competed in judo at both national and international level...	France
5.	Francoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Netherlands
7.	Lee Hyun-Keong	South Korea
7.	Mara Kovačević

External links

Competition Results - 1997 World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation)

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