1997 World Judo Championships

The 1997 World Judo Championships were the 20th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Paris in 1997.

Medal overview

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
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Half-lightweight (65 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Lightweight (71 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Half-middleweight (78 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Middleweight (86 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Half-heavyweight (95 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Heavyweight (+95 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Openweight Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Extra-lightweight (48 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Half-lightweight (52 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Lightweight (56 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Half-middleweight (61 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Middleweight (66 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Half-heavyweight (72 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Heavyweight (+72 kg) Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Openweight Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
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Results overview

Men

60 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Tadahiro Nomura	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Georgi Revazichvili	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Fúlvio Miyata	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Cédric Taymans	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Kang Myong-Chang	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Yacine Douma	Template:Flagu
7.	Samuel Dunkley	Template:Flagu
7.	Nikolai Ojeguine	Template:Flagu

65 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kim Hyuk	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Larbi Benboudaoud	Template:Flagu
3.	Georgi Vazagashvili	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Victor Bivol	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Israel Hernández	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Magomed Dzhafarov	Template:Flagu
7.	Henrique Guimarães	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Amar Meridja	Template:Flagcountry

71 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kenzo Nakamura	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Christophe Gagliano	Template:Flagu
3.	Guilherme Bentes	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Vsevolods Zeļonijs	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Jorma Korhonen	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Khaliuny Boldbaatar	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Koen van Nol	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Illya Chymchyuri	Template:Flagcountry

78 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Cho In-Chul	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Djamel Bouras	Template:Flagu
3.	Kwak Ok-Chol	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Patrick Reiter	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Yu Zhijan	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Graeme Randall	Template:Flagu
7.	Alvaro Paseyro	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Flávio Canto	Template:Flagcountry

86 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Jeon Ki-Young	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Marko Spittka	Template:Flagu
3.	Brian Olson	Template:Flagu
3.	Michele Monti	Template:Flagu
5.	Algimantas Merkevičius	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Ruslan Mashurenko	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Hiroomi Fujita	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Keith Morgan	Template:Flagu

95 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Paweł Nastula	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Aurélio Miguel	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Ghislain Lemaire	Template:Flagu
3.	Yoshio Nakamura	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Daniel Gürschner	Template:Flagu
5.	Radu Ivan	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Dano Pantić	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Ariel Ze'evi	Template:Flagcountry

+95 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	David Douillet	Template:Flagu
2.	Shinichi Shinohara	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Pan Song	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Tamerlan Tmenov	Template:Flagu
5.	Selim Tataroğlu	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Seyed Mahmoudreza Miran	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Rafał Kubacki	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Ernesto Pérez	Template:Flagcountry

Open class

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Rafał Kubacki	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Yoshiharu Makishi	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Harry Van Barneveld	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Dennis van der Geest	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Sergey Kossorotov	Template:Flagu
5.	Pan Song	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Vladimir Sánchez	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Aurélio Miguel	Template:Flagcountry

Women

48 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Ryoko Tamura	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Amarilis Savón	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Monika Kurath	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Pae Dong-suk	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Justina Pinheiro	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Sylvie Meloux	Template:Flagu
7.	Tatiana Moskvina	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Joyce Heron	Template:Flagu

52 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Marie-Claire Restoux	Template:Flagu
2.	Kye Sun-hui	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Hyun Sook-Hee	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Nicole Flagothier	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Luce Baillargeon	Template:Flagu
5.	Isabelle Schmutz	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Legna Verdecia	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Tang Lihong	Template:Flagcountry

56 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Isabel Fernández	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Driulis González	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Chiyori Tateno	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Magali Baton	Template:Flagu
5.	Deborah Allan	Template:Flagu
5.	Marisabel Lomba	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Daniella Zangrando	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Pernilla Andersson	Template:Flagcountry

61 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Séverine Vandenhende	Template:Flagu
2.	Gella Vandecaveye	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Sara Álvarez	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Jung Sung-Sook	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Michelle Buckingham	Template:Flagu
5.	Lara Sullivan	Template:Flagu
7.	Alla Klymovych	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Hiroko Kitazume	Template:Flagcountry

66 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kate Howey	Template:Flagu
2.	Anja von Rekowski	Template:Flagu
3.	Emanuela Pierantozzi	Template:Flagu
3.	Cho Min-Sun	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Úrsula Martín	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Isabelle Beauruelle	Template:Flagu
7.	Edith Bosch	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Silvia Henriques	Template:Flagcountry

72 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Noriko Anno	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Diadenis Luna	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Edinanci Silva	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Ulla Werbrouck	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Estha Essombe	Template:Flagu
5.	Ylenia Scapin	Template:Flagu
7.	Karin Kienhuis	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Simona Richter	Template:Flagcountry

+72 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Christine Cicot	Template:Flagu
2.	Miho Ninomiya	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Beata Maksymow	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Sun Fuming	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Daima Beltrán	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Michelle Rogers	Template:Flagu
7.	Brigitte Olivier	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Sandra Köppen	Template:Flagu

Open class

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Daima Beltrán	Template:Flagcountry
2.	Raquel Barrientos	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Miho Ninomiya	Template:Flagcountry
3.	Yuan Hua	Template:Flagcountry
5.	Céline Lebrun	Template:Flagu
5.	Françoise Harteveld	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Lee Hyun-Keong	Template:Flagcountry
7.	Mara Kovačević	Template:Flagcountry

External links

• Template:Sports links
• Competition Results - 1997 World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation) (Archived)