2003 World Judo Championships
The 2003 World Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Osaka, Japan from 11 September to 14 September 2003.
Medal overview
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
 Choi Min-Ho (KOR)
|
 Craig Fallon (GBR)
|
 Tadahiro Nomura (JPN)
|
 Anis Lounifi (TUN)
| |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) |
 Arash Miresmaeili (IRI)
|
 Larbi Benboudaoud (FRA)
|
 Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)
|
 Magomed Dzhafarov (RUS)
| |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) |
Lee Won-Hee (KOR)
|
Daniel Fernandes (FRA)
|
 João Neto (POR)
|
| Vitaliy Makarov (RUS)
| |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) |
 Florian Wanner (GER)
|
 Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)
|
 Robert Krawczyk (POL)
|
 Aleksei Budõlin (EST)
| |||
| Half-middleweight (90 kg) |
Hwang Hee-Tae (KOR)
|
 Zurab Zviadauri (GEO)
|
 Siarhei Kukharenka (BLR)
|
 Carlos Honorato (BRA)
| |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) |
Kosei Inoue (JPN)
|
Ghislain Lemaire (FRA)
|
Ihar Makarau (BLR)
|
| Mário Sabino (BRA)
| |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
Yasuyuki Muneta (JPN)
|
 Dennis van der Geest (NED)
|
Tamerlan Tmenov (RUS)
|
 Yevgen Sotnikov (UKR)
| |||
| Openweight |
Keiji Suzuki (JPN)
|
Indrek Pertelson (EST)
|
 Abdullo Tangriev (UZB)
|
 Movlud Miraliyev (AZE)
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
Ryoko Tamura (JPN)
|
Frederique Jossinet (FRA)
|
 Neşe Şensoy (TUR)
|
| Danieska Carrión (CUB)
| |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) |
Amarilis Savón (CUB)
|
Annabelle Euranie (FRA)
|
Raffaella Imbriani (GER)
|
| Yuki Yokosawa (JPN)
| |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
 Kye Sun-Hui (PRK)
|
Yvonne Bönisch (GER)
|
Yurisleidis Lupetey (CUB)
|
| Deborah Gravenstijn (NED)
| |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) |
 Daniela Krukower (ARG)
|
Driulis González (CUB)
|
Anna Von Harnier (GER)
|
 Ylenia Scapin (ITA)
| |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) |
Masae Ueno (JPN)
|
Regla Leyén (CUB)
|
Edith Bosch (NED)
|
| Annett Böhm (GER)
| |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
Noriko Anno (JPN)
|
Yurisel Laborde (CUB)
|
Edinanci Silva (BRA)
|
 Esther San Miguel (ESP)
| |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
 Sun Fuming (CHN)
|
Maki Tsukada (JPN)
|
Tea Donguzashvili (RUS)
|
| Karina Bryant (GBR)
| |||
| Openweight |
Tong Wen (CHN)
|
Karina Bryant (GBR)
|
 Mara Kovačević (SCG)
|
| Daima Beltrán (CUB)
|
Medals table
| 1 | Japan |
6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | China |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Cuba |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Germany |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| North Korea |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | France |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Great Britain |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Estonia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Georgia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Russia |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Belarus |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Azerbaijan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Results overview
Men
60 kg
14 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Choi Min-Ho | South Korea
|
| 2. | Craig Fallon | Great Britain
|
| 3. | Tadahiro Nomura | Japan
|
| 3. | Anis Lounifi | Tunisia
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| 5. | Oliver Gussenberg | Germany
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| 5. | Pak Nam-Choi | North Korea
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| 7. | Elchin Ismaylov | Azerbaijan
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| 7. | Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh | Iran
|
66 kg
13 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arash Miresmaeili | Iran
|
| 2. | Larbi Benboudaoud | France
|
| 3. | Yordanis Arencibia | Cuba
|
| 3. | Magomed Dzhafarov | Russia
|
| 5. | João Pina | Portugal
|
| 5. | Miloš Mijalković | Serbia and Montenegro
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| 7. | Hüseyin Özkan | Turkey
|
| 7. | Tomoo Torii | Japan
|
73 kg
13 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lee Won-Hee | South Korea
|
| 2. | Daniel Fernandes | France
|
| 3. | João Neto | Portugal
|
| 3. | Vitaliy Makarov | Russia
|
| 5. | Victor Bivol |  Moldova
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| 5. | Egamnazar Akbarov | Uzbekistan
|
| 7. | Yoel Razvozov |  Israel
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| 7. | Yusuke Kanamaru | Japan
|
81 kg
12 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florian Wanner | Germany
|
| 2. | Sergei Aschwanden | Switzerland
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| 3. | Robert Krawczyk | Poland
|
| 3. | Aleksei Budõlin | Estonia
|
| 5. | Yoshihiro Akiyama | Japan
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| 5. | Ricardo Echarte | Spain
|
| 7. | Ariel Sganga | Argentina
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| 7. | Cédric Claverie | France
|
90 kg
12 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hwang Hee-Tae | South Korea
|
| 2. | Zurab Zviadauri | Georgia
|
| 3. | Siarhei Kukharenka | Belarus
|
| 3. | Carlos Honorato | Brazil
|
| 5. | Yosvany Despaigne | Cuba
|
| 5. | Keith Morgan |  Canada
|
| 7. | Gabriel Lama |  Chile
|
| 7. | Francesco Lepre | Italy
|
100 kg
11 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kosei Inoue | Japan
|
| 2. | Ghislain Lemaire | France
|
| 3. | Ihar Makarau | Belarus
|
| 3. | Mário Sabino | Brazil
|
| 5. | Michele Monti | Italy
|
| 5. | Nicolas Gill | Canada
|
| 7. | Iveri Jikurauli | Georgia
|
| 7. | Michael Jurack | Germany
|
+100 kg
11 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yasuyuki Muneta | Japan
|
| 2. | Dennis van der Geest | Netherlands
|
| 3. | Tamerlan Tmenov | Russia
|
| 3. | Yevgen Sotnikov | Ukraine
|
| 5. | Daniel Hernandes | Brazil
|
| 5. | Frank Möller | Germany
|
| 7. | Janusz Wojnarowicz | Poland
|
| 7. | Selim Tataroğlu | Turkey
|
Open class
14 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Keiji Suzuki | Japan
|
| 2. | Indrek Pertelson | Estonia
|
| 3. | Abdullo Tangriev | Uzbekistan
|
| 3. | Movlud Miraliyev | Azerbaijan
|
| 5. | Amel Mekić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| 5. | Gabriel Munteanu |  Romania
|
| 7. | Janusz Wojnarowicz | Poland
|
| 7. | Daniel Hernandes | Brazil
|
Women
48 kg
14 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ryoko Tamura | Japan
|
| 2. | Frederique Jossinet | France
|
| 3. | Neşe Şensoy | Turkey
|
| 3. | Danieska Carrión | Cuba
|
| 5. | Julia Matijass | Germany
|
| 5. | Gao Feng | China
|
| 7. | Alina Dumitru | Romania
|
| 7. | Anna Żemła | Poland
|
52 kg
13 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amarilis Savón | Cuba
|
| 2. | Annabelle Euranie | France
|
| 3. | Raffaella Imbriani | Germany
|
| 3. | Yuki Yokosawa | Japan
|
| 5. | Ri Sang-Rim | North Korea
|
| 5. | Georgina Singleton | Great Britain
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| 7. | Ana Carrascosa | Spain
|
| 7. | Michal Feinblat | Israel
|
57 kg
13 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kye Sun-Hui | North Korea
|
| 2. | Yvonne Bönisch | Germany
|
| 3. | Yurisleidis Lupetey | Cuba
|
| 3. | Deborah Gravenstijn | Netherlands
|
| 5. | Maria Pekli |  Australia
|
| 5. | Barbara Harel | France
|
| 7. | Isabel Fernández | Spain
|
| 7. | Xu Yan | China
|
63 kg
12 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daniela Krukower | Argentina
|
| 2. | Driulis González | Cuba
|
| 3. | Anna Von Harnier | Germany
|
| 3. | Ylenia Scapin | Italy
|
| 5. | Lee Bok-Hee | South Korea
|
| 5. | Vânia Yukie Ishii | Brazil
|
| 7. | Lucie Decosse | France
|
| 7. | Gella Vandecaveye |  Belgium
|
70 kg
12 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Masae Ueno | Japan
|
| 2. | Regla Leyén | Cuba
|
| 3. | Edith Bosch | Netherlands
|
| 3. | Annett Böhm | Germany
|
| 5. | Qin Dongya | China
|
| 5. | Kate Howey | Great Britain
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| 7. | Kim Ryon-Mi | North Korea
|
| 7. | Cecilia Blanco | Spain
|
78 kg
11 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noriko Anno | Japan
|
| 2. | Yurisel Laborde | Cuba
|
| 3. | Edinanci Silva | Brazil
|
| 3. | Esther San Miguel | Spain
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| 5. | Claudia Zwiers | Netherlands
|
| 5. | Céline Lebrun | France
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| 7. | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand |  Mongolia
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| 7. | Uta Kühnen | Germany
|
+78 kg
11 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sun Fuming | China
|
| 2. | Maki Tsukada | Japan
|
| 3. | Tea Donguzashvili | Russia
|
| 3. | Karina Bryant | Great Britain
|
| 5. | Sandra Köppen | Germany
|
| 5. | Daima Beltrán | Cuba
|
| 7. | Barbara Andolina | Italy
|
| 7. | Francoise Harteveld | Netherlands
|
Open class
14 September - Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tong Wen | China
|
| 2. | Karina Bryant | Great Britain
|
| 3. | Mara Kovačević | Serbia and Montenegro
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| 3. | Daima Beltrán | Cuba
|
| 5. | Magdalena Kozioł | Poland
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| 5. | Céline Lebrun | France
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| 7. | Claudia Zwiers | Netherlands
|
| 7. | Giovanna Blanco |  Venezuela
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External links
- Competition Results - 2003 Osaka World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation)