Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
# Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place at the Nippon Budokan from 27 to 29 August 2021. There were 138 qualified slots (80 male, 58 female) in 13 events: 7 male events and 6 female events.

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

## Qualification

A total of 138 athletes could qualify for judo at the 2021 Summer Paralympics. Each NPC could enter a maximum of 13 athletes, one per event, with the exception of Bipartite invitees. Qualification spots were allocated through one of four methods:

* Top ranked class B1 athletes (highest disability class) at the IBSA Judo 2020 Extended World Ranking.
* Top ranked athletes at the IBSA Judo 2020 Extended World Ranking without restrictions.
* Top ranked athlete from the host country in each event. If the slot is unused, it is allocated through the Bipartite Commission Invitation Allocation method.
* The IPC and IBSA Judo invite one athlete per event for a Bipartite Commission slot.

The number of qualification spots per method is as follow:

| Method | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Method | 60 kg | 66 kg | 73 kg | 81 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | +100 kg | 48 kg | 52 kg | 57 kg | 63 kg | 70 kg | +70kg |
| B1 athletes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ranking | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Host country | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: 138 slots | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |

## Competition schedule

Legend :

| Q | Elimination, Quarterfinal, Repechage & Semifinal | F | Bronze medal & Gold medal |
| - | - | - | - |

Men :

| Date → | Aug 27 | Aug 27 | Aug 28 | Aug 28 | Aug 29 | Aug 29 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 60 kg | Q | F | | | | |
| 66 kg | Q | F | | | | |
| 73 kg | | | Q | F | | |
| 81 kg | | | Q | F | | |
| 90 kg | | | | | Q | F |
| 100 kg | | | | | Q | F |
| +100 kg | | | | | Q | F |

Women :

| Date → | Aug 27 | Aug 27 | Aug 28 | Aug 28 | Aug 29 | Aug 29 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 48 kg | Q | F | | | | |
| 52 kg | Q | F | | | | |
| 57 kg | | | Q | F | | |
| 63 kg | | | Q | F | | |
| 70 kg | | | | | Q | F |
| +70kg | | | | | Q | F |

## Participating nations

A total of 136 athletes from 41 entered the paralympic games, according to the following table.

| NPC | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NPC | 60 kg | 66 kg | 73 kg | 81 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | +100 kg | 48 kg | 52 kg | 57 kg | 63 kg | 70 kg | +70kg | Total |
| Algeria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Argentina | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| Belarus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| China | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Croatia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Cuba | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| France | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Georgia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Germany | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Greece | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Iran | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Jamaica | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Japan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| Kazakhstan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Kyrgyzstan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Lithuania | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Moldova | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Mongolia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Peru | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Portugal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Romania | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| RPC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| South Korea | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Thailand | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Turkey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Ukraine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Uruguay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| Venezuela | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Total: 41 NPCs | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 136 |
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## Medal summary

### Medal table

* Host nation (Japan)

| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | RPC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Japan* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 13 | 13 | 26 | 52 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 60 kg details | Vugar Shirinli Azerbaijan | Anuar Sariyev Kazakhstan | Recep Çiftçi Turkey |
| 60 kg details | Vugar Shirinli Azerbaijan | Anuar Sariyev Kazakhstan | Alex Bologa Romania |
| 66 kg details | Uchkun Kuranbaev Uzbekistan | Sérgio Ibáñez Spain | Yujiro Seto Japan |
| 66 kg details | Uchkun Kuranbaev Uzbekistan | Sérgio Ibáñez Spain | Namig Abasli Azerbaijan |
| 73 kg details | Feruz Sayidov Uzbekistan | Temirzhan Daulet Kazakhstan | Rufat Mahomedov Ukraine |
| 73 kg details | Feruz Sayidov Uzbekistan | Temirzhan Daulet Kazakhstan | Osvaldas Bareikis Lithuania |
| 81 kg details | Huseyn Rahimli Azerbaijan | Davurkhon Karomatov Uzbekistan | Eduardo Ávila Sánchez Mexico |
| 81 kg details | Huseyn Rahimli Azerbaijan | Davurkhon Karomatov Uzbekistan | Lee Jung-min South Korea |
| 90 kg details | Vahid Nouri Iran | Elliot Stewart Great Britain | Hélios Latchoumanaya France |
| 90 kg details | Vahid Nouri Iran | Elliot Stewart Great Britain | Oleksandr Nazarenko Ukraine |
| 100 kg details | Chris Skelley Great Britain | Ben Goodrich United States | Sharif Khalilov Uzbekistan |
| 100 kg details | Chris Skelley Great Britain | Ben Goodrich United States | Anatolii Shevchenko RPC |
| +100 kg details | Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh Iran | Revaz Chikoidze Georgia | Ilham Zakiyev Azerbaijan |
| +100 kg details | Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh Iran | Revaz Chikoidze Georgia | Choi Gwang-geun South Korea |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 48 kg details | Shahana Hajiyeva Azerbaijan | Sandrine Martinet France | Viktoriia Potapova RPC |
| 48 kg details | Shahana Hajiyeva Azerbaijan | Sandrine Martinet France | Yuliia Ivanytska Ukraine |
| 52 kg details | Cherine Abdellaoui Algeria | Priscilla Gagné Canada | Alesia Stepaniuk RPC |
| 52 kg details | Cherine Abdellaoui Algeria | Priscilla Gagné Canada | Nataliya Nikolaychyk Ukraine |
| 57 kg details | Sevda Valiyeva Azerbaijan | Parvina Samandarova Uzbekistan | Lúcia Araújo Brazil |
| 57 kg details | Sevda Valiyeva Azerbaijan | Parvina Samandarova Uzbekistan | Zeynep Çelik Turkey |
| 63 kg details | Khanim Huseynova Azerbaijan | Iryna Husieva Ukraine | Wang Yue China |
| 63 kg details | Khanim Huseynova Azerbaijan | Iryna Husieva Ukraine | Nafisa Sheripboeva Uzbekistan |
| 70 kg details | Alana Maldonado Brazil | Ina Kaldani Georgia | Kazusa Ogawa Japan |
| 70 kg details | Alana Maldonado Brazil | Ina Kaldani Georgia | Lenia Ruvalcaba Mexico |
| +70 kg details | Dursadaf Karimova Azerbaijan | Zarina Baibatina Kazakhstan | Meg Emmerich Brazil |
| +70 kg details | Dursadaf Karimova Azerbaijan | Zarina Baibatina Kazakhstan | Carolina Costa Italy |
