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Judo — Heavyweight, Men

Times held 15
Total participants 271
Total countries 101

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1964 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 14 12
1972 Heavyweight (>93 kilograms), Men Olympic 19 19
1976 Heavyweight (>93 kilograms), Men Olympic 19 19
1980 Heavyweight (>95 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
1984 Heavyweight (>95 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
1988 Heavyweight (>95 kilograms), Men Olympic 26 26
1992 Heavyweight (>95 kilograms), Men Olympic 28 28
1996 Heavyweight (>95 kilograms), Men Olympic 33 33
2000 Heavyweight (>100 kilograms), Men Olympic 32 32
2004 Heavyweight (>100 kilograms), Men Olympic 33 33
2008 Heavyweight (>100 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
2012 Heavyweight (>100 kilograms), Men Olympic 31 31
2016 Heavyweight (>100 kilograms), Men Olympic 31 31
2020 Heavyweight (>100 kilograms), Men Olympic 22 22
2024 Heavyweight (>100 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1964 Isao InokumaJPN Doug RogersCAN Parnaoz Chik'viladze
Anzor K'ik'nadze		URS
URS
1972 Wim RuskaNED Klaus GlahnFRG Motoki Nishimura
Givi Onashvili		JPN
URS
1976 Sergey NovikovURS Günther NeureutherFRG Sumio Endo
Allen Coage		JPN
USA
1980 Angelo ParisiFRA Dimitar ZapryanovBUL Vladimír Kocman
Radomir Kovačević		TCH
YUG
1984 Hitoshi SaitoJPN Angelo ParisiFRA Mark Berger
Jo Yong-Cheol		CAN
KOR
1988 Hitoshi SaitoJPN Henry StöhrGDR Jo Yong-Cheol
Grigory Verichev		KOR
URS
1992 Davit KhakhaleishviliEUN Naoya OgawaJPN David Douillet
Imre Csősz		FRA
HUN
1996 David DouilletFRA Ernesto PérezESP Harry Van Barneveld
Frank Möller		BEL
GER
2000 David DouilletFRA Shinichi ShinoharaJPN Indrek Pertelson
Tamerlan Tmenov		EST
RUS
2004 Keiji SuzukiJPN Tamerlan TmenovRUS Indrek Pertelson
Dennis van der Geest		EST
NED
2008 Satoshi IshiiJPN Abdullo TangriyevUZB Óscar Brayson
Teddy Riner		CUB
FRA
2012 Teddy RinerFRA Aleksandr MikhaylinRUS Rafael Silva
Andreas Tölzer		BRA
GER
2016 Teddy RinerFRA Hisayoshi HarasawaJPN Rafael Silva
Or Sasson		BRA
ISR
2020 Lukáš KrpálekCZE Guram TushishviliGEO Teddy Riner
Tamerlan Bashayev		FRA
ROC
2024 Teddy RinerFRA Kim Min-JongKOR Temur Rakhimov
Alisher Yusupov		TJK
UZB

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
France FRA 6 1 3 10
Japan JPN 5 3 2 10
Soviet Union URS 1 0 4 5
Netherlands NED 1 0 1 2
Czechia CZE 1 0 0 1
Unified Team EUN 1 0 0 1
Russian Federation RUS 0 2 1 3
West Germany FRG 0 2 0 2
Republic of Korea KOR 0 1 2 3
Canada CAN 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan UZB 0 1 1 2
Bulgaria BUL 0 1 0 1
East Germany GDR 0 1 0 1
Georgia GEO 0 1 0 1
Spain ESP 0 1 0 1
Brazil BRA 0 0 2 2
Estonia EST 0 0 2 2
Germany GER 0 0 2 2
Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
Cuba CUB 0 0 1 1
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1
Hungary HUN 0 0 1 1
Israel ISR 0 0 1 1
ROC ROC 0 0 1 1
Tajikistan TJK 0 0 1 1
United States USA 0 0 1 1
Yugoslavia YUG 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Teddy Riner FRA 3 0 2 5
David Douillet FRA 2 0 1 3
Hitoshi Saito JPN 2 0 0 2
Angelo Parisi FRA
GBR		 1 1 0 2
Isao Inokuma JPN 1 0 0 1
Davit Khakhaleishvili GEO
EUN		 1 0 0 1
Sergey Novikov URS 1 0 0 1
Wim Ruska NED 1 0 0 1
Keiji Suzuki JPN 1 0 0 1
Satoshi Ishii JPN 1 0 0 1
Lukáš Krpálek CZE 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 2016 Summer Olympics Mohammed Amine Tayeb =9 See all
Angola ANG 1988 Summer Olympics Helder de Carvalho =13 See all
Argentina ARG 1964 Summer Olympics Miguel Casella =6 See all
Australia AUS 2004 Summer Olympics Semír Pepic =9 See all
Austria AUT 1996 Summer Olympics Eric Krieger =9 See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2024 Summer Olympics Uşangi Kokauri =7 See all
Belarus BLR 2000 Summer Olympics Ruslan Sharapou =5 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Ihar Makarau =5
Belgium BEL 1996 Summer Olympics Harry Van Barneveld =3 Bronze See all
Brazil BRA 2012 Summer Olympics Rafael Silva =3 Bronze See all
2016 Summer Olympics Rafael Silva =3 Bronze
Bulgaria BUL 1980 Summer Olympics Dimitar Zapryanov 2 Silver See all
Burkina Faso BUR 2016 Summer Olympics Rachid Sidibé =17 See all
Cameroon CMR 1984 Summer Olympics Isidore Silas =7 See all
Canada CAN 1964 Summer Olympics Doug Rogers 2 Silver See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1964 Summer Olympics Chang Chung-Huei =6 See all
Colombia COL 2004 Summer Olympics Sergio Andrés Camacho =21 See all
Congo CGO 2016 Summer Olympics Deo Gracia Ngokaba =17 See all
Cuba CUB 2008 Summer Olympics Óscar Brayson =3 Bronze See all
Czechia CZE 2020 Summer Olympics Lukáš Krpálek 1 Gold See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1980 Summer Olympics Vladimír Kocman =3 Bronze See all
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1980 Summer Olympics Kim Myong-Gyu 5 See all
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 2012 Summer Olympics Cedric Kebika =17 See all
Dominican Republic DOM 1984 Summer Olympics Desiderio Lebrón =11 See all
East Germany GDR 1988 Summer Olympics Henry Stöhr 2 Silver See all
Ecuador ECU 2016 Summer Olympics Freddy Figueroa =17 See all
Egypt EGY 1984 Summer Olympics Sherif El-Digwy =7 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Mohamed Ali Rashwan =7
Estonia EST 2000 Summer Olympics Indrek Pertelson =3 Bronze See all
2004 Summer Olympics Indrek Pertelson =3 Bronze
Fiji FIJ 2024 Summer Olympics Gerard Takayawa =17 See all
Finland FIN 1988 Summer Olympics Juha Salonen =7 See all
France FRA 1980 Summer Olympics Angelo Parisi 1 Gold See all
1996 Summer Olympics David Douillet 1 Gold
2000 Summer Olympics David Douillet 1 Gold
2012 Summer Olympics Teddy Riner 1 Gold
2016 Summer Olympics Teddy Riner 1 Gold
2024 Summer Olympics Teddy Riner 1 Gold
Gabon GAB 2000 Summer Olympics Steeve Nguema Ndong =13 See all
Georgia GEO 2020 Summer Olympics Guram Tushishvili 2 Silver See all
Germany GER 1996 Summer Olympics Frank Möller =3 Bronze See all
2012 Summer Olympics Andreas Tölzer =3 Bronze
Great Britain GBR 1976 Summer Olympics Keith Remfry =5 See all
Greece GRE 1996 Summer Olympics Charis Papaioannou =7 See all
Guam GUM 2012 Summer Olympics Ricardo Blas, Jr. =9 See all
Guatemala GUA 2012 Summer Olympics Darrel Castillo =17 See all
Guinea GUI 2012 Summer Olympics Facinet Keita =17 See all
Guinea Bissau GBS 2024 Summer Olympics Bubacar Mané =17 See all
Haiti HAI 2004 Summer Olympics Joel Brutus =13 See all
Honduras HON 2016 Summer Olympics Ramón Pileta =17 See all
Hungary HUN 1992 Summer Olympics Imre Csősz =3 Bronze See all
Iceland ISL 1988 Summer Olympics Sigurður Bergmann =13 See all
Independent Olympic Athletes IOA 1992 Summer Olympics Mitar Milinković =21 See all
India IND 1992 Summer Olympics Cawas Billimoria =21 See all
Iraq IRQ 2004 Summer Olympics Hadir Lazame =21 See all
Ireland IRL 1972 Summer Olympics Matthew Folan =11 See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2004 Summer Olympics Sayed Miran Fashandi =5 See all
2008 Summer Olympics Mohammad Roudaki =5
Israel ISR 2016 Summer Olympics Or Sasson =3 Bronze See all
Italy ITA 2004 Summer Olympics Paolo Bianchessi =5 See all
Japan JPN 1964 Summer Olympics Isao Inokuma 1 Gold See all
1984 Summer Olympics Hitoshi Saito 1 Gold
1988 Summer Olympics Hitoshi Saito 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Keiji Suzuki 1 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics Satoshi Ishii 1 Gold
Kazakhstan KAZ 2000 Summer Olympics Vyacheslav Berduta =13 See all
Kenya KEN 1992 Summer Olympics Donald Obwoge =9 See all
Kuwait KUW 1980 Summer Olympics Sayed Farhad =10 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2016 Summer Olympics Yury Krakovetsky =7 See all
Latvia LAT 2016 Summer Olympics Artūrs Ņikiforenko =17 See all
Lebanon LBN 2008 Summer Olympics Rudy Hachache =9 See all
Libya LBA 2020 Summer Olympics Ali Omar =17 See all
Liechtenstein LIE 1976 Summer Olympics Hans-Jakob Schädler =17 See all
Lithuania LTU 2012 Summer Olympics Marius Paškevičius =9 See all
Luxembourg LUX 1996 Summer Olympics Igor Muller =13 See all
Madagascar MAD 1972 Summer Olympics Tommy Andrianatvoo =16 See all
Malaysia MAS 1964 Summer Olympics Ang Teck Bee DNS See all
Mexico MEX 1964 Summer Olympics Salvador Goldschmied =11 See all
Monaco MON 2024 Summer Olympics Marvin Gadeau =9 See all
Mongolia MGL 1976 Summer Olympics Güsemiin Jalaa =5 See all
Morocco MAR 1972 Summer Olympics Tijini Ben Kassou =7 See all
Netherlands NED 1972 Summer Olympics Wim Ruska 1 Gold See all
Netherlands Antilles AHO 1976 Summer Olympics Jaime Felipa =12 See all
Nicaragua NCA 1996 Summer Olympics Arnulfo Betancourt =13 See all
Nigeria NGR 2004 Summer Olympics Emeka Onyemachi =21 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 1996 Summer Olympics Liu Shenggang =5 See all
Peru PER 1984 Summer Olympics Fernando Ferreyros =11 See all
Philippines PHI 1988 Summer Olympics Benjamin McMurray =9 See all
Poland POL 1980 Summer Olympics Wojciech Reszko 7 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1976 Summer Olympics José Chandri =12 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Tamerlan Bashayev =3 Bronze See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2024 Summer Olympics Kim Min-Jong 2 Silver See all
Romania ROU 1996 Summer Olympics Alexandru Lungu =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Vlăd Simionescu =9
2016 Summer Olympics Daniel Natea =9
2020 Summer Olympics Vlăd Simionescu =9
Russian Federation RUS 2004 Summer Olympics Tamerlan Tmenov 2 Silver See all
2012 Summer Olympics Aleksandr Mikhaylin 2 Silver
Samoa SAM 2016 Summer Olympics Derek Sua =17 See all
Senegal SEN 1972 Summer Olympics M'Bagnick M'Bodj =7 See all
1976 Summer Olympics Abdoulaye Kote =7
Serbia and Montenegro SCG 1996 Summer Olympics Mitar Milinković =21 See all
Singapore SGP 1992 Summer Olympics Ho Yen Chye =21 See all
Slovakia SVK 2024 Summer Olympics Márius Fízeľ =9 See all
Slovenia SLO 2012 Summer Olympics Matjaž Ceraj =9 See all
Soviet Union URS 1976 Summer Olympics Sergey Novikov 1 Gold See all
Spain ESP 1996 Summer Olympics Ernesto Pérez 2 Silver See all
Sweden SWE 1980 Summer Olympics Ulf Ekberg DNS See all
Switzerland SUI 1980 Summer Olympics Jean Zinniker =8 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1992 Summer Olympics Mohamad Al-Aoua DNS See all
Tajikistan TJK 2024 Summer Olympics Temur Rakhimov =3 Bronze See all
Thailand THA 2016 Summer Olympics Kunathip Yea-On =17 See all
Tunisia TUN 2012 Summer Olympics Faicel Jaballah =9 See all
Türkiye TUR 2000 Summer Olympics Selim Tataroğlu =5 See all
Ukraine UKR 2020 Summer Olympics Yakiv Khammo =5 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Davit Khakhaleishvili 1 Gold See all
United Arab Emirates UAE 2024 Summer Olympics 'Omar Ma'ruf =9 See all
United States USA 1976 Summer Olympics Allen Coage =3 Bronze See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2008 Summer Olympics Abdullo Tangriyev 2 Silver See all
Vanuatu VAN 2012 Summer Olympics Nazario Fiakaifonu =17 See all
Venezuela VEN 2004 Summer Olympics Leonel Wilfredo Ruiz =21 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics Klaus Glahn 2 Silver See all
1976 Summer Olympics Günther Neureuther 2 Silver
Yugoslavia YUG 1980 Summer Olympics Radomir Kovačević =3 Bronze See all
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies EOR 2020 Summer Olympics Javad Mahjoub =9 See all