The 2023 World Judo Championships were held at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar, from 7 to 14 May 2023 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period, concluding with a mixed team event on the final day.[2][3][4][5]
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| Venue | Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Dates | 7–14 May 2023 |
| Competitors | 657 from 99 nations |
| Total prize money | €998,000[1] |
| Website | Official website  |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
Schedule
All times are local (UTC+3).[6]
| Day | Date | Weight classes | Preliminaries | Final Block | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| 1 | 7 May | 60 kg | 48 kg | 11:00 | 18:00 |
| 2 | 8 May | 66 kg | 52 kg | 10:30 | |
| 3 | 9 May | 73 kg | 57 kg | ||
| 4 | 10 May | 81 kg | 63 kg | ||
| 5 | 11 May | 90 kg | 70 kg | ||
| 6 | 12 May | 100 kg | 78 kg | 11:30 | |
| 7 | 13 May | +100 kg | +78 kg | ||
| 8 | 14 May | Mixed team | 10:30 | ||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Qatar)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 |  France | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Georgia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Israel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 16 | 14 | 30 | 60 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | Francisco Garrigós Spain | Dilshodbek Baratov Uzbekistan | Giorgi Sardalashvili Georgia |
| Lee Ha-rim South Korea | |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) | Hifumi Abe Japan | Joshiro Maruyama Japan | Yondonperenlein Baskhüü Mongolia |
| Walide Khyar France | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) | Nils Stump Switzerland | Manuel Lombardo Italy | Soichi Hashimoto Japan |
| Murodjon Yuldoshev Uzbekistan | |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Tato Grigalashvili Georgia | Matthias Casse Belgium | Takanori Nagase Japan |
| Lee Joon-hwan South Korea | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) | Luka Maisuradze Georgia | Lasha Bekauri Georgia | Marcus Nyman Sweden |
| Sanshiro Murao Japan | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Arman Adamian Individual Neutral Athletes | Lukáš Krpálek Czech Republic | Zelym Kotsoiev Azerbaijan |
| Peter Paltchik Israel | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Teddy Riner France | Not awarded | Alisher Yusupov Uzbekistan |
| Inal Tasoev[b] Individual Neutral Athletes | Rafael Silva Brazil |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Natsumi Tsunoda Japan | Shirine Boukli France | Wakana Koga Japan |
| Assunta Scutto Italy | |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) | Uta Abe Japan | Diyora Keldiyorova Uzbekistan | Amandine Buchard France |
| Odette Giuffrida Italy | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Christa Deguchi Canada | Haruka Funakubo Japan | Lkhagvatogoogiin Enkhriilen Mongolia |
| Jessica Klimkait Canada | |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) | Clarisse Agbegnenou France | Andreja Leški Slovenia | Szofi Özbas Hungary |
| Joanne van Lieshout Netherlands | |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) | Saki Niizoe Japan | Giovanna Scoccimarro Germany | Michaela Polleres Austria |
| Barbara Matić Croatia | |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | Inbar Lanir Israel | Audrey Tcheuméo France | Guusje Steenhuis Netherlands |
| Alice Bellandi Italy | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Akira Sone Japan | Julia Tolofua France | Beatriz Souza Brazil |
| Raz Hershko Israel |
Mixed events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | Japan Haruka Funakubo Soichi Hashimoto Kokoro Kageura Hayato Koga Moka Kuwagata Sanshiro Murao Saki Niizoe Tatsuru Saito Maya Segawa Akira Sone Goki Tajima Momo Tamaoki | France Orlando Cazorla Sarah-Léonie Cysique Romane Dicko Joan-Benjamin Gaba Marie-Ève Gahié Priscilla Gneto Coralie Hayme Alexis Mathieu Amadou Meité Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou Margaux Pinot Joseph Terhec | Georgia Eter Askilashvili Lasha Bekauri Kote Kapanadze Eteri Liparteliani Luka Maisuradze Lasha Shavdatuashvili Sophio Somkhishvili Guram Tushishvili Gela Zaalishvili |
| Netherlands Julie Beurskens Frank de Wit Koen Heg Michael Korrel Roy Meyer Kim Polling Guusje Steenhuis Karen Stevenson Noël van 't End Sanne van Dijke |
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.[1] (retrieved from: [2])
| Medal | Individual | Mixed team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Russian and Belarussian participation controversy
The International Judo Federation (IJF) announced on 29 April 2023, the last day of event registration, that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be allowed to participate as individual neutral athletes following background checks.[9][10][11] Following the announcement, twenty Russian and Belarusian athletes were registered were entered into the championships.[10][12][13] Of the twenty, at least five were reported to have ties to the Russian Armed Forces,[10][14] despite the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) suggestion to deny participation of athletes who are contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies.[10][15] In protest, the Ukrainian team withdrew from the championships.[10][12][14]
