2009 World Judo Championships
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The 2009 World Judo Championships
was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam
, the Netherlands
on 26 to 30 August.
Women's heavyweight champion Tong Wen was stripped of her gold medal because of a doping offence, but was later reinstated.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-02/24/content_12072478.htm
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...
was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on 26 to 30 August.
Women's heavyweight champion Tong Wen was stripped of her gold medal because of a doping offence, but was later reinstated.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-02/24/content_12072478.htm
Categories
- Men's: 60 kg, 66 kg, 73 kg, 81 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg
- Women's: 48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg, 63 kg, 70 kg, 78 kg, +78 kg
Schedule
- Wednesday the 26th of August
- Men -60 kg and -66 kg
- Women -48 kg
- Thursday the 27th of August
- Men -73 kg
- Women -52 kg and -57 kg
- Friday the 28th of August
- Men -81 kg
- Women -63 kg
- Saturday the 29th of August
- Men -90 kg
- Women -70 kg and -78 kg
- Sunday the 30th of August
- Men -100 kg and +100 kg
- Women +78 kg
Men's events
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
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| Half-lightweight (66 kg) |
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| Lightweight (73 kg) |
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| Half-middleweight (81 kg) |
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| Middleweight (90 kg) |
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| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) |
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| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
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Women's events
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
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| Half-lightweight (52 kg) |
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| Lightweight (57 kg) |
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| Half-middleweight (63 kg) |
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| Middleweight (70 kg) |
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| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
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| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
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Medal table
| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  France |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Russia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Colombia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Mongolia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Cuba |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Spain |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Portugal |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  North Korea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  United Kingdom |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Belarus |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Germany |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 |  Uzbekistan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Egypt |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Armenia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 |  Israel |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 |  Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 |  Azerbaijan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 |  People's Republic of China |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
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