2017 World Judo Championships
# 2017 World Judo Championships

The 2017 World Judo Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, between 28 August and 3 September 2017 at László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement of the host city took place on 23 March 2015.

## Medal summary

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Slovenia (SVN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) details | Naohisa Takato Japan | Orkhan Safarov Azerbaijan | Boldbaatar Ganbat Mongolia |
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) details | Naohisa Takato Japan | Orkhan Safarov Azerbaijan | Diyorbek Urozboev Uzbekistan |
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) details | Hifumi Abe Japan | Mikhail Pulyaev Russia | Vazha Margvelashvili Georgia |
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) details | Hifumi Abe Japan | Mikhail Pulyaev Russia | Tal Flicker Israel |
| Lightweight (73 kg) details | Soichi Hashimoto Japan | Rustam Orujov Azerbaijan | An Chang-rim South Korea |
| Lightweight (73 kg) details | Soichi Hashimoto Japan | Rustam Orujov Azerbaijan | Odbayar Ganbaatar Mongolia |
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) details | Alexander Wieczerzak Germany | Matteo Marconcini Italy | Saeid Mollaei Iran |
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) details | Alexander Wieczerzak Germany | Matteo Marconcini Italy | Khasan Khalmurzaev Russia |
| Middleweight (90 kg) details | Nemanja Majdov Serbia | Mihael Žgank Slovenia | Gwak Dong-han South Korea |
| Middleweight (90 kg) details | Nemanja Majdov Serbia | Mihael Žgank Slovenia | Ushangi Margiani Georgia |
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) details | Aaron Wolf Japan | Varlam Liparteliani Georgia | Elmar Gasimov Azerbaijan |
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) details | Aaron Wolf Japan | Varlam Liparteliani Georgia | Kirill Denisov Russia |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) details | Teddy Riner France | David Moura Brazil | Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar Mongolia |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) details | Teddy Riner France | David Moura Brazil | Rafael Silva Brazil |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) details | Funa Tonaki Japan | Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg Mongolia | Ami Kondo Japan |
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) details | Funa Tonaki Japan | Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg Mongolia | Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg Kazakhstan |
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) details | Ai Shishime Japan | Natsumi Tsunoda Japan | Natalia Kuziutina Russia |
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) details | Ai Shishime Japan | Natsumi Tsunoda Japan | Érika Miranda Brazil |
| Lightweight (57 kg) details | Sumiya Dorjsuren Mongolia | Tsukasa Yoshida Japan | Hélène Receveaux France |
| Lightweight (57 kg) details | Sumiya Dorjsuren Mongolia | Tsukasa Yoshida Japan | Nekoda Smythe-Davis Great Britain |
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) details | Clarisse Agbegnenou France | Tina Trstenjak Slovenia | Agata Ozdoba-Błach Poland |
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) details | Clarisse Agbegnenou France | Tina Trstenjak Slovenia | Baldorjyn Möngönchimeg Mongolia |
| Middleweight (70 kg) details | Chizuru Arai Japan | María Pérez Puerto Rico | Yuri Alvear Colombia |
| Middleweight (70 kg) details | Chizuru Arai Japan | María Pérez Puerto Rico | María Bernabéu Spain |
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) details | Mayra Aguiar Brazil | Mami Umeki Japan | Kaliema Antomarchi Cuba |
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) details | Mayra Aguiar Brazil | Mami Umeki Japan | Natalie Powell Great Britain |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) details | Yu Song China | Sarah Asahina Japan | Kim Min-jeong South Korea |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) details | Yu Song China | Sarah Asahina Japan | Iryna Kindzerska Azerbaijan |

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team details | Japan Chizuru Arai Sarah Asahina Hisayoshi Harasawa Soichi Hashimoto Kenta Nagasawa Takanori Nagase Riki Nakaya Saki Niizoe Takeshi Ojitani Akira Sone Nae Udaka Tsukasa Yoshida | Brazil Maria Suelen Altheman Eduardo Barbosa Eduardo Bettoni Marcelo Contini Érika Miranda David Moura Victor Penalber Maria Portela Ketleyn Quadros Rafael Silva Rafaela Silva Beatriz Souza | France Clarisse Agbegnenou Émilie Andéol Benjamin Axus Axel Clerget Romane Dicko Pierre Duprat Marie-Eve Gahié Priscilla Gneto Cyrille Maret Loïc Pietri Hélène Receveaux Teddy Riner |
| Team details | Japan Chizuru Arai Sarah Asahina Hisayoshi Harasawa Soichi Hashimoto Kenta Nagasawa Takanori Nagase Riki Nakaya Saki Niizoe Takeshi Ojitani Akira Sone Nae Udaka Tsukasa Yoshida | Brazil Maria Suelen Altheman Eduardo Barbosa Eduardo Bettoni Marcelo Contini Érika Miranda David Moura Victor Penalber Maria Portela Ketleyn Quadros Rafael Silva Rafaela Silva Beatriz Souza | South Korea An Baul An Chang-rim Gwak Dong-han Jeong Hye-jin Ji Yun-seo Kim Min-jeong Kim Sung-min Kim Seong-yeon Kwon You-jeong Lee Jae-yong Park Yu-jin Won Jong-hoon |

## Notable attendees

Besides Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, the tournament was visited by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, holder of the eight dan (black belt), and President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga, World Sambo champion and President of the Mongolian Judo Association.

## Prize money

The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to 798,000$ for the individual events and 200,000$ for the team event. (retrieved from:)

| Medal | Individual | Individual | Individual | Mixed team | Mixed team | Mixed team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| Gold | 26,000$ | 20,800$ | 5,200$ | 90,000$ | 72,000$ | 18,000$ |
| Silver | 15,000$ | 12,000$ | 3,000$ | 60,000$ | 48,000$ | 12,000$ |
| Bronze | 8,000$ | 6,400$ | 1,600$ | 25,000$ | 20,000$ | 5,000$ |
