Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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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.
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.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games
Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The Judo competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first time that the medal count was not dominated by Japan, as the country joined the boycott of the games because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Medals were awarded to male judoka in eight competitions, seven weight classes and...
. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport
Demonstration sport
A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...
. 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.
Peter Seisenbacher
Peter Seisenbacher
Peter Seisenbacher is one of the most successful judo practitioners and participants of the Olympic Games from Austria....
from Austria and Hitoshi Saito
Hitoshi Saito
is a retired judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games.-Biography:Saito began judo in junior-high school, and in 1974, he was scouted to transfer to the Kokushikan junior-high school, located in Setagaya, Tokyo. He continued to practice judo at the Kokushikan high school, and...
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
| Extra Lightweight 60 kg |
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| Half Lightweight 65 kg |
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| Lightweight 71 kg |
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| Half Middleweight 78 kg |
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| Middleweight 86 kg |
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| Half Heavyweight 95 kg |
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| Heavyweight +95 kg |
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Medal table
| 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 |