Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for judo
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Qualification for Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics will be based on the world ranking list prepared by the International Judo Federation ("IJF") on 10 May 2012.^[2] The top 22 men or 14 women from the world rankings in each division qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per National Olympic Committee ("NOC") per division. Further continental quotas (Europe 25, Africa 24, Pan-America 21, Asia 20 and Oceania 10 across both sexes and all divisions) also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC and 2 judokas per division from each continent. The qualification is allocated to the athlete.

Qualification summary

NOC	Men							Women							Total
NOC	-60kg	-66kg	-73kg	-81kg	-90kg	-100kg	+100kg	-48kg	-52kg	-57kg	-63kg	-70kg	-78kg	+78kg	Total
Afghanistan		X													1
Albania									X						1
Algeria									X					X	2
American Samoa						X									1
Angola												X			1
Argentina				X	X	X		X							4
Armenia	X	X													2
Aruba		X													1
Australia	X	X			X	X				X					5
Austria	X									X	X				3
Azerbaijan	X	X	X	X	X	X				X	X				8
Barbados			X												1
Belarus						X	X								2
Belgium		X	X	X		X		X	X						6
Belize		X													1
Benin	X														1
Bosnia and Herzegovina						X									1
Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Bulgaria		X													1
Burkina Faso											X				1
Burundi													X		1
Cambodia	X														1
Cameroon					X										1
Canada	X	X	X	X	X				X		X	X			8
Chad												X			1
Cape Verde														X	1
Chile		X													1
China	X							X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Colombia										X		X			2
Costa Rica			X												1
Ivory Coast					X										1
Croatia				X							X				2
Cuba					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	9
Czech Republic			X	X		X									3
Djibouti										X					1
Dominican Republic									X						1
Democratic Republic of the Congo							X								1
Ecuador											X				1
Egypt		X	X		X	X	X								5
El Salvador		X													1
Estonia							X								1
Fiji				X											1
Finland	X								X		X				3
France	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Gabon													X		1
Georgia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X								7
Germany	X		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		11
Ghana			X												1
Great Britain	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Greece					X					X					2
Guam							X								1
Guatemala							X								1
Guinea							X								1
Guyana	X														1
Haiti									X						1
Honduras	X														1
Hong Kong			X												1
Hungary		X		X	X		X	X		X		X	X		8
Indonesia				X											1
India											X				1
Iceland							X								1
Independent Olympic Athletes				X											1
Iran						X	X								2
Ireland								X							1
Israel	X	X	X			X					X				5
Italy	X	X		X	X			X	X	X	X	X			9
Japan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Kazakhstan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X						X	9
Kyrgyzstan					X		X								2
Latvia				X		X	X								3
Lebanon											X				1
Liberia				X											1
Libya		X													1
Lithuania					X		X								2
Luxembourg									X						1
Madagascar				X											1
Mali						X									1
Morocco	X			X							X				3
Mexico	X													X	2
Moldova				X	X										2
Mongolia	X	X	X			X		X	X	X	X		X		9
Montenegro				X											1
Monaco	X														1
Myanmar													X		1
Nauru			X												1
Netherlands	X		X	X		X	X	X			X	X	X		9
New Zealand												X			1
Niger	X														1
North Korea									X						1
Palau											X				1
Palestine			X												1
Panama				X											1
Papua New Guinea		X													1
Paraguay		X													1
Peru	X														1
Philippines							X								1
Portugal			X						X	X			X		4
Poland		X	X				X					X	X	X	6
Puerto Rico														X	1
Romania		X				X	X	X	X	X					6
Russia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	12
Rwanda			X												1
Samoa			X												1
Saudi Arabia	X													X	2
Serbia					X										1
Senegal										X					1
Seychelles						X									1
Slovakia					X										1
Slovenia		X		X			X			X	X	X	X	X	8
Solomon Islands	X														1
South Africa			X												1
South Korea	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
Spain		X	X					X	X	X		X			6
Sweden					X										1
Switzerland	X											X			2
Chinese Taipei		X													1
Tajikistan			X		X										2
Thailand						X									1
Togo				X											1
Tunisia							X					X	X	X	4
Turkey			X											X	2
Turkmenistan											X				1
United Arab Emirates		X													1
United States			X	X		X				X			X		5
Ukraine	X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X	10
Uruguay					X										1
Uzbekistan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X								7
Vanuatu							X								1
Vietnam								X							1
Venezuela	X	X													2
Yemen	X														1
Zambia				X											1
Total: 134 NOCs	37	36	34	34	30	31	32	19	22	25	23	22	21	20	388

Men's events

The following is the qualification summary.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Extra-lightweight (60 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Ashley McKenzie (GBR )
Top 22 Nations in World Rankings	22	Sergio Pessoa (CAN) Elio Verde (ITA) Ludwig Paischer (AUT) Yassine Moudatir (MAR) A Lamusi (CHN) Arnie Dickins (AUS) Javier Guédez (VEN) Valtteri Jokinen (FIN )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Artiom Arshansky (ISR )
Additional places (Africa)	2	Zakari Gourouza (NIG) Neuso Sigauque (MOZ)
Additional places (America)	2	Juan Postigos (PER) Nabor Castillo (MEX)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Eisa Majrashi (KSA) Ali Khousrof (YEM)
Additional places (Oceania)	1	Tony Lomo (SOL)
Invitational	5	Ratanakmony Khom (CAM )
TOTAL	37

Half-lightweight (66 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Colin Oates (GBR)
Top 22 Nations in World Rankings	22	Mirzahid Farmonov (UZB) Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) Golan Pollack (ISR )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Daniel Garcia Gonzalez (AND )
Additional places (Africa)	2	Ahmed Awad (EGY) Ahmed Yousef Elkawiseh (LBA)
Additional places (America)	2	Alejandro Zúñiga (CHI) Carlos Figueroa (ESA)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Humaid Al-Derei (UAE) Tu Kai-wen (TPE)
Additional places (Oceania)	1	Raymond Ovinou (PNG)
Invitational	4	Abraham Acevedo (PAR) Ajmal Faizzada (AFG) Jayme Mata (ARU) Eddermys Sanchez (BIZ)
TOTAL	36

Lightweight (73 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Daniel Williams (GBR )
Top 22 Nations in World Rankings	22	Jaromir Jezek (CZE) Hussein Hafiz (EGY) Rinat Ibragimov (KAZ) Nugzar Tatalashvili (GEO) Soso Palelashvili (ISR) Kiyoshi Uematsu (ESP )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Rustam Orujov (AZE) Sezer Huysuz (TUR)
Additional places (Africa)	2	Emmanuel Nartey (GHA) Gideon van Zyl (RSA)
Additional places (America)	2	Kyle Maxwell (BAR) Osman Murillo Segura (CRC)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Maher Abu Rmilah (PLE )
Additional places (Oceania)	2	Aleni Smith (SAM) Sled Dowabobo (NRU)
Invitational	1	Fred Yannick Uwase (RWA)
TOTAL	34

Half-middleweight (81 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Euan Burton (GBR)
Top 22 Nations in World Rankings	22	Laszlo Csoknyai (HUN) Sergiu Toma (MDA )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Konstantins Ovchinnikovs (LAT )
Additional places (Africa)	2	Fetra Ratsimiziva (MAD) Boas Munyonga (ZAM)
Additional places (America)	2	Reginal de Windt (IOA )
Additional places (Asia)	2	Yakhyo Imamov (UZB) Putu Wiradamungga (INA)
Additional places (Oceania)	1	Josateki Naulu (FIJ)
Invitational	2	Liva Saryee (LBR) Kouami Sacha Denanyoh (TOG )
TOTAL	34

Middleweight (90 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Winston Gordon (GBR)
Top 22 Nations in World Rankings	22	Roman Gontiuk (UKR) Timur Bolat (KAZ) Chingiz Mamedov (KGZ) Dmitrij Gerasimenko (SRB) Christophe Lambert (GER) Romain Buffet (FRA )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Tamás Madarász (HUN) Ivan Remarenco (MDA)
Additional places (Africa)	2	Dieudonne Dolassem (CMR) Kinapeya Kone (CIV)
Additional places (America)	2	Héctor Campos (ARG) Juan Romero (URU)
Additional places (Asia)	1	Parviz Sobirov (TJK)
Additional places (Oceania)	–	–
Invitational	–
TOTAL	30

Half-heavyweight (100 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	James Austin (GBR)
Top 22 Nations in World Rankings	22	Daniel Kelly (AUS) Cristian Schmidt (ARG) Elmar Gasimov (AZE )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Yauhen Biadulin (BLR) Daniel Brata (ROU)
Additional places (Africa)	2	Dominic Dugasse (SEY) Oumar Kone (MLI)
Additional places (America)	1	Kyle Vashkulat (USA)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Javad Mahjoub (IRI) Teerawat Homklin (THA)
Additional places (Oceania)	–	–
Invitational	1	Anthony Liu (ASA)
TOTAL	31

Heavyweight (+100 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Christopher Sherrington (GBR )
Top 22 Nations in World Rankings	22	Vladut Simionescu (ROU) Jake Andrewartha (AUS) El Mehdi Malki (MAR) Yerzhan Shynkeyev (KAZ )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Tormodur Jonsson (ISL )
Additional places (Africa)	2	Cedric Mandembo (COD) Facinet Keita (GUI )
Additional places (America)	1	Darrel Castillo (GUA)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Iurii Krakovetskii (KGZ) Tomohiko Hoshina (PHI)
Additional places (Oceania)	2	Ricardo Blas Jr. (GUM) Nazario Fiakaifonu (VAN)
Invitational	–
TOTAL	32

Women's events

Extra-lightweight (48 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Kelly Edwards (GBR)
Top 14 Nations in World Rankings	14	Dayaris Mestre Alvarez (CUB) Elena Moretti (ITA )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Lisa Kearney (IRL) Birgit Ente (NED)
Additional places (Africa)	0	-
Additional places (America)	0	-
Additional places (Asia)	2	Van Ngoc Tu (VIE )
Additional places (Oceania)	–	–
Invitational	-
TOTAL	19

Half-lightweight (52 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Sophie Cox (GBR)
Top 14 Nations in World Rankings	14	Bundmaa Munkhbaatar (MGL) Misato Nakamura (JPN) Érika Miranda (BRA) Soraya Haddad (ALG) Majlinda Kelmendi (ALB) Natalia Kuziutina (RUS) Priscilla Gneto (FRA) Ana Carrascosa (ESP) Yanet Bermoy (CUB) Joana Ramos (POR) He Hongmei (CHN) Ilse Heylen (BEL) Romy Tarangul (GER) Andreea Chițu (ROU )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Rosalba Forciniti (ITA) Marie Muller (LUX)
Additional places (Africa)	1	Christianne Legentil (MRI)
Additional places (America)	2	Linouse Desravine (HAI) María García (DOM)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Kim Kyung-Ok (KOR) An Kum-ae (PRK )
Additional places (Oceania)	0	–
Invitational	–
Reallocated	1	Jaana Sundberg (FIN)
TOTAL	23

Lightweight (57 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Sarah Clark (GBR)
Top 14 Nations in World Rankings	14	Corina Caprioriu (ROU) Ioulietta Boukouvala (GRE) Kim Jan-Di (KOR) Giulia Quintavalle (ITA) Marti Malloy (USA) Kifayat Gasimova (AZE) Hedvig Karakas (HUN) Irina Zabludina (RUS) Miryam Roper (GER )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Vesna Đukić (SLO) Concepción Bellorín (ESP)
Additional places (Africa)	1	Hortance Diedhiou (SEN )
Additional places (America)	2	Yurisleidy Lupetey (CUB) Yadinis Amarís (COL)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Sumiya Dorjsuren (MGL )
Additional places (Oceania)	1	Carli Renzi (AUS)
Invitational	1	Sally Raguib (DJI)
Reallocated	1	Joliane Melançon (CAN)
TOTAL	25

Half-middleweight (63 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Gemma Howell (GBR)
Top 14 Nations in World Rankings	14	Marijana Mišković (CRO) Edwige Gwend (ITA) Mariana Silva (BRA )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Hilde Drexler (AUT) Johanna Ylinen (FIN)
Additional places (Africa)	2	Severine Nebie (BUR) Rizlen Zouak (MAR )
Additional places (America)	1	Estefania García (ECU)
Additional places (Asia)	2	Gulnar Hayytbaeva (TKM )
Additional places (Oceania)	1	Jennifer Anson (PLW)
Invitational	1	Caren Chammas (LIB)
TOTAL	24

Middleweight (70 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Sally Conway (GBR)
Top 14 Nations in World Rankings	14	Katarzyna Klys (POL )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Nataliya Smal (UKR) Kerstin Thiele (GER)
Additional places (Africa)	2	Antonia Moreira (ANG) Carine Ngarlemdana (CHA )
Additional places (America)	1	Kelita Zupancic (CAN)
Additional places (Asia)	0
Additional places (Oceania)	1	Moira de Villiers (NZL)
Invitational	–
Reallocated	1	Erica Barbieri (ITA)
TOTAL	22

Half-heavyweight (78 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Gemma Gibbons (GBR)
Top 14 Nations in World Rankings	14	Jeong Gyeong-Mi (KOR) Amy Cotton (CAN) Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR) Vera Moskalyuk (RUS )
Additional places (Europe)	2	Daria Pogorzelec (POL) Yahima Ramirez (POR)
Additional places (Africa)	2	Audrey Koumba (GAB) Hana Mareghni (TUN)
Additional places (America)	0
Additional places (Asia)	0	–
Additional places (Oceania)	0	–
Invitational	2	Odette Ntahonvukiye (BDI) Aye Aye Aung (MYA)
TOTAL	21

Heavyweight (+78 kg)

Section	Places	Qualified
Host Quota	1	Karina Bryant (GBR)
Top 14 Nations in World Rankings	14	Gulsah Kocaturk (TUR) Anne-Sophie Mondière (FRA) Vanessa Zambotti (MEX) Gulzhan Issanova (KAZ) Urszula Sadkowska (POL) Iryna Kindzerska (UKR) Nihel Cheikh Rouhou (TUN )
Additional places (Europe)	–	–
Additional places (Africa)	2	Adysangela Moniz (CPV )
Additional places (America)	2	Melissa Mojica (PUR) Giovanna Blanco (VEN)
Additional places (Asia)	–	–
Additional places (Oceania)	–	–
IOC Invitation	1	Wodjan Shaherkani (KSA )
TOTAL	20

References

^ "Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012: judo" (PDF). IJF. Retrieved 11 Aug 2011.
^ "London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Judo". BBC. 4 Jan 2011. Retrieved 11 Aug 2011.
^ Qualification summary Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Invited countries (17 athletes) Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Reallocated places (3 athletes)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
^ Fourteen Judokas selected to Team GB for London 2012 Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine

[judo_qual-1] "Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012: judo" (PDF). IJF. Retrieved 11 Aug 2011.

[BBCQual-2] "London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Judo". BBC. 4 Jan 2011. Retrieved 11 Aug 2011.

[3] Qualification summary Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Invited countries (17 athletes) Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Reallocated places (3 athletes)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-25.

[6] Fourteen Judokas selected to Team GB for London 2012 Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine

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