Judo at the Friendship Games
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Judo
at the Friendship Games
was held at the Military University of Technology sports hall in Warsaw
, Poland
between 24 and 26 August 1984. Judokas contested in eight events (all men's) – seven weight classes and one open category.
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...
at the Friendship Games
Friendship Games
The Friendship Games or Friendship-84 was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
was held at the Military University of Technology sports hall in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
between 24 and 26 August 1984. Judokas contested in eight events (all men's) – seven weight classes and one open category.
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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| Open category | |
Medal table
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Poland |
2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  German Democratic Republic |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Cuba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  North Korea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Mongolia |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |