Major achievements in judo by nation

This is a list of achievements in major international judo events according to gold, silver and bronze medal results obtained by athletes representing different nations. The objective is not to create a combined medal table; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by athletes in major global events, ranking the countries according to the most number of podiums accomplished by athletes of these nations. In order to be considered for the making of the list, the competition must be open to athletes from nations across every continent, with no cultural, geographical, political or other sort of limitation preventing participation of athletes. Invitational-only events were not eligible because they might impose subjective limitations on which athletes are allowed to compete.

For the creation of the list only results from adult competitions were consulted; therefore, results achieved at the Youth Olympic Games and at the World Junior Championships were not considered. Master, Grand Prix and Para meets, such as the Paralympic Games, were not taken into consideration. Results from two major judo world tournaments approved by the International Judo Federation were taken into account: the World Judo Championships and the judo tournament at the Summer Olympic Games.

Results

The conventions used on these tables are namely: EL for Extra Lightweight; HL for Half Lightweight; LW for Lightweight; HM for Half Middleweight; MW for Middleweight; HH for Half Heavyweight; HW for Heavyweight; OP for Open class; and TM for Team event.

Notes
  • Results achieved in youth or junior events (either at the Youth Olympic Games or the World Junior Championships) were not considered for the making of this table, neither were events for athletes with a disability.
  • Medals earned by athletes from defunct NOCs or historical teams have been merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states, as follows: Russia inherits medals from the Soviet Union and the Unified Team; Serbia inherits medals from Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro; Czech Republic inherits medals from Czechoslovakia; and Germany inherits medals from West Germany and East Germany. It is important to note, however, that the International Olympic Committee does not combine medals of these nations.
  • At the 2018 World Championships, judokas from North Korea and South Korea competed as a unified Korean team and won bronze medals in the mixed team competition. These medal were counted for both North Korea and South Korea.
  • The tables are pre-sorted by total number of medal results. In case of a tie, countries are then compared according to most number of gold medal results, silver medal results and bronze medal results, respectively. Persisting a tie, equal ranks are given, with countries being listed in alphabetical order.

Olympic Games
Best judo results by nation at the Olympic Games (1964 – 2021); Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics
Men Women Mixed Number of
Rk. Nation EL HL LW HM MW HH HW OP EL HL LW HM MW HH HW TM Total
1  Japan151016
2  France1051
3  South Korea84315
4  Germany45514
5  Russia63413
6  Cuba553
7  United Kingdom07411
8  Brazil42410
9  Belgium217
10  Netherlands3249
11  Italy3328
12  China314
13  Hungary125
14  United States1337
 Mongolia133
16  Georgia231 6
17  North Korea213
18  Austria132
19  Canada015
20  Poland3205
21  Romania113
22  Israel014
23  Spain 2 1 1 4
24  Uzbekistan022
25  Kosovo3003
26   Switzerland111
 Azerbaijan111
28  Slovenia102
29  Kazakhstan021
30  Ukraine012
31  Portugal003
32  Czech Republic2002
33  Belarus101
 Greece101
 Turkey101
36  Algeria011
 Bulgaria011
 Egypt011
39  Estonia002
 Serbia002
41  Argentina1001
42  Colombia010
 Chinese Taipei010
 Slovakia010
45  Iceland001
 Kyrgyzstan001
 Latvia001
 Tajikistan001
 United Arab Emirates001

World Championships
Best international results at the World Judo Championships by nation (1956 – 2023); Last updated after the 2023 World Judo Championships
Men Women Mixed Number of
Rk. Nation EL HL LW HM MW HH HW OP TM EL HL LW HM MW HH HW OP TM TM Total
1  Japan190019
2  France1720
3  South Korea1234
4  Germany973
5  United Kingdom76417
6  Netherlands113216
7  Russia844
8  Poland4210
9  Cuba122115
10  Brazil564
11  Belgium45514
12  Italy36413
13  Mongolia52411
14  Uzbekistan434
15  Spain371
16  United States344
17  Hungary245
18  China60410
19  Azerbaijan136
20  Georgia6219
21  North Korea342
22  Israel315
23  Ukraine2338
24  Portugal134
25  Turkey035
26  Austria4127
27  Canada142
28  Romania034
29  Serbia2136
30  Slovenia132
31  Belarus024
32  Czech Republic2215
33  Kazakhstan212
34   Switzerland122
35  Iran2024
36  Tunisia103
 Kosovo103
38  Egypt022
39  Bulgaria013
40  Argentina2103
41  Estonia030
42  Sweden021
43  Australia012
 Moldova012
45  Greece1012
46  Algeria011
 Bosnia and Herzegovina011
 Norway011
49  Puerto Rico002
 United Arab Emirates002
51  Colombia1001
 Venezuela100
 Croatia100
54  Montenegro010
55  Armenia001
 Chinese Taipei001
 Finland001
 Latvia001
 Lithuania001
 New Zealand001
 Tajikistan001

Further reading

See also
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