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{{short description|Judo competition}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox judo competition event
| event          = Judo
| governing_body = IOC
| year           = 2004
| type           = Summer
| image          = Judo, Athens 2004.png
| image_size     = 150px
| caption        = 
| venue          = [[Ano Liossia Olympic Hall]]
| location       = [[Athens]], Greece
| dates          = 14–20 August 2004
| competitors    = 
| nations        = <!-- 
| prev           = [[Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
| next           = [[Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] -->
}}

{{JudoAt2004SummerOlympics}}

'''[[Judo]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]''' took place in the [[Ano Liossia Olympic Hall]] and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 [[gold medal]]s with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.

Gold and silver medals in each weight class were determined by a single-elimination bracket. There was a [[repechage]] for those who are eliminated by one of the eventual semifinalists. Since there are four semifinalists, this means that four of the losers of the round of 32 (i.e., 25%) faced four of the losers from the round of 16 (50%). The winners of these matches faced the four judokas who have lost in the quarterfinals. The winners, then, of these four matches faced each other to narrow the repechage field down to two judokas. Until this stage, the repechage has been segregated into two distinct halves, with each successive competitor facing another one from the same half of the original bracket; but each of the two judokas who emerge from the repechage challenged the loser of the ''other'' bracket's semifinal. (Since these two always come from opposite halves of the original bracket, they could not have faced each other already.) The winners of these two matches were each awarded a bronze medal, making judo unusual among Olympic events in not determining a single third-place finisher.

There was controversy in the men's competition, when [[Iran]]ian competitor and two-times world champion [[Arash Miresmaeili]] weighed in overweight and was disqualified before a match in which he would have faced [[Israel]]i judoka [[Ehud Vaks]]. Miresmaeili's comments strongly suggested that he had intentionally disqualified himself so as not to compete against an Israeli.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3562808.stm "Mystery over Iran judo 'protest'"], BBC, August 15, 2004</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Confusion Surrounds Iranian Judo Boycott – DW – 09/02/2004 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/confusion-surrounds-iranian-judo-boycott/a-1315933 |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Medal summary==
===Men's events===
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Extra-lightweight (60&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tadahiro Nomura]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nestor Khergiani]]|GEO|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar]]|MGL|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Choi Min-ho (judoka)|Choi Min-ho]]|KOR|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Half-lightweight (66&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Masato Uchishiba]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jozef Krnáč]]|SVK|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Georgi Georgiev (judoka, born 1976)|Georgi Georgiev]]|BUL|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yordanis Arencibia]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Lightweight (73&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 73 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Lee Won-hee]]|KOR|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Vitaliy Makarov]]|RUS|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Leandro Guilheiro]]|BRA|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jimmy Pedro]]|USA|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Half-middleweight (81&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ilias Iliadis (judoka)|Ilias Iliadis]]|GRE|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Roman Gontyuk]]|UKR|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Dmitri Nossov]]|RUS|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Flávio Canto]]|BRA|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Middleweight (90&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Zurab Zviadauri]]|GEO|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Hiroshi Izumi]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mark Huizinga]]|NED|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Khasanbi Taov]]|RUS|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Half-heavyweight (100&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ihar Makarau]]|BLR|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jang Sung-ho (judoka)|Jang Sung-ho]]|KOR|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ariel Ze'evi]]|ISR|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Michael Jurack]]|GER|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Heavyweight (+100&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's +100 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Keiji Suzuki]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tamerlan Tmenov]]|RUS|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Indrek Pertelson]]|EST|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Dennis van der Geest]]|NED|2004 Summer}}
|}

===Women's events===
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Extra-lightweight (48&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ryoko Tani]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Frédérique Jossinet]]|FRA|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Gao Feng (judoka)|Gao Feng]]|CHN|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Julia Matijass]]|GER|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Half-lightweight (52&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Xian Dongmei]]|CHN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yuki Yokosawa]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ilse Heylen]]|BEL|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Amarilis Savón]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Lightweight (57&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yvonne Bönisch]]|GER|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kye Sun-hui]]|PRK|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Deborah Gravenstijn]]|NED|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yurisleidy Lupetey]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Half-middleweight (63&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ayumi Tanimoto]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Claudia Heill]]|AUT|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Driulis González]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Urška Žolnir]]|SLO|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Middleweight (70&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Masae Ueno]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Edith Bosch]]|NED|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Qin Dongya]]|CHN|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Annett Böhm]]|GER|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Half-heavyweight (78&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Noriko Anno]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Liu Xia (judoka)|Liu Xia]]|CHN|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yurisel Laborde]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Lucia Morico]]|ITA|2004 Summer}}
|-
|rowspan=2| Heavyweight (+78&nbsp;kg) <br /> {{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Maki Tsukada]]|JPN|2004 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Daima Beltrán]]|CUB|2004 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tea Donguzashvili]]|RUS|2004 Summer}}
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sun Fuming]]|CHN|2004 Summer}}
|}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = GRE
 | flag_template  = flagIOC
 | event          = 2004 Summer
 | team           = 
 | gold_JPN = 8 | silver_JPN = 2 | bronze_JPN = 0
 | gold_CHN = 1 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 3
 | gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 1
 | gold_GEO = 1 | silver_GEO = 1 | bronze_GEO = 0
 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 3
 | gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 0
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 0 | bronze_GRE = 0 | host_GRE = yes 
 | gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 2 | bronze_RUS = 3
 | gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 1 | bronze_CUB = 5
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 3
 | gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 0
 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0
 | gold_PRK = 0 | silver_PRK = 1 | bronze_PRK = 0
 | gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 0
 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 2
 | gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 1
 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 1
 | gold_EST = 0 | silver_EST = 0 | bronze_EST = 1
 | gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 1
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
 | gold_MGL = 0 | silver_MGL = 0 | bronze_MGL = 1
 | gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 0 | bronze_SLO = 1
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1
}}

== Qualification ==
{{main|Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Together with 366 directly qualified athletes, there were 18 invitational places, making up a total athlete quota of 386 athletes—229 men, 157 women.

An NOC may enter up to one athlete per weight category. The qualifying places were allocated as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK BROCHURE DES RESULTATS OFFICIELS |url=https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2021/12/Athens_Olympic_Games_Judo_Resu-1639650905.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-06-15 |title=2004 Athens Olympics Judo Qualifications - Wednesday 02.06.2004 |url=http://ausjudo.com.au/html/news-more.cfm?id=150 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050615015436/http://ausjudo.com.au/html/news-more.cfm?id=150 |archive-date=2005-06-15 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=[[Judo Federation of Australia]] Ltd}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="600" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Event/Union
!Location
!Men
!Women
!Totals
|-
| colspan="2" |[[2003 World Judo Championships|World Championships]]
| {{JAP}}
|6
|6
|84
|-
| rowspan="5" |Unions
|[[African Judo Union]]
|—
|3
|2
|35
|-
|[[Judo Union of Asia]]
|—
|5
|3
|56
|-
|[[European Judo Union]]
|—
|9
|5
|98
|-
|[[Oceania Judo Union]]
|—
|1
|1
|14
|-
|[[Pan American Judo Union]]
|—
|6
|3
|63
|-
| colspan="2" |Host Nation ([[Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics|GRE]])
|—
|1
|1
|14{{Ref label|Asia|a|a}}
|-
| colspan="2" |Tripartite Commission Invitation places
| colspan="3" |—
|15
|-
| colspan="2" |Final Qualification places
| colspan="3" |—
|7
|-
! colspan="2" |TOTAL
!
!
!
!386
|}
{{Note label|Asia|a|a}} If the host nation qualified athletes directly through the world championships or European continental qualification system, the reserved entry places were reallocated as part of the European continental qualification.

Continental qualification places is allocated through the ranking system based on the major tournaments on the continent (continental championships, qualification tournaments). More important tournaments and tournaments closer to the Olympics carried more points.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Sports links}}
* [https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll8/id/59126/download Official result book – Judo]
* [http://www.judo-snijders.nl/video-judo-wedstrijd-olympisch/video-olympic-judo-2004.html Videos of the 2004 Judo Summer Olympics]

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