2003 World Judo Championships

Judo
2003 World Judo Championships
Judo 2003 World Judo Championships
Venue	Osaka-jō Hall
Location	Osaka, Japan
Dates	11–14 September 2003
Competitors	631 from 100 nations
Champions
Men's team	France (2nd title)
Women's team	Japan (2nd title)
Competition at external databases
Links	IJF • JudoInside
	← Munich 2001 (individual); ← Basel 2002 (Team) Cairo 2005 →

The 2003 World Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Osaka, Japan 11–15 September 2003.^[1]^[2] On the last day of competition, team events were held, as France won the men's team event and Japan won the women's.^[3]^[4]

Medal overview

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Extra-lightweight (60 kg) details	Choi Min-Ho (KOR)	Craig Fallon (GBR)	Tadahiro Nomura (JPN)
Extra-lightweight (60 kg) details	Choi Min-Ho (KOR)	Craig Fallon (GBR)	Anis Lounifi (TUN)
Half-lightweight (66 kg) details	Arash Miresmaeili (IRI)	Larbi Benboudaoud (FRA)	Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)
Half-lightweight (66 kg) details	Arash Miresmaeili (IRI)	Larbi Benboudaoud (FRA)	Magomed Dzhafarov (RUS)
Lightweight (73 kg) details	Lee Won-Hee (KOR)	Daniel Fernandes (FRA)	João Neto (POR)
Lightweight (73 kg) details	Lee Won-Hee (KOR)	Daniel Fernandes (FRA)	Vitaliy Makarov (RUS)
Half-middleweight (81 kg) details	Florian Wanner (GER)	Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)	Robert Krawczyk (POL)
Half-middleweight (81 kg) details	Florian Wanner (GER)	Sergei Aschwanden (SUI)	Aleksei Budõlin (EST)
Half-middleweight (90 kg) details	Hwang Hee-Tae (KOR)	Zurab Zviadauri (GEO)	Siarhei Kukharenka (BLR)
Half-middleweight (90 kg) details	Hwang Hee-Tae (KOR)	Zurab Zviadauri (GEO)	Carlos Honorato (BRA)
Half-heavyweight (100 kg) details	Kosei Inoue (JPN)	Ghislain Lemaire (FRA)	Ihar Makarau (BLR)
Half-heavyweight (100 kg) details	Kosei Inoue (JPN)	Ghislain Lemaire (FRA)	Mário Sabino (BRA)
Heavyweight (+100 kg) details	Yasuyuki Muneta (JPN)	Dennis van der Geest (NED)	Tamerlan Tmenov (RUS)
Heavyweight (+100 kg) details	Yasuyuki Muneta (JPN)	Dennis van der Geest (NED)	Yevgen Sotnikov (UKR)
Openweight details	Keiji Suzuki (JPN)	Indrek Pertelson (EST)	Abdullo Tangriev (UZB)
Openweight details	Keiji Suzuki (JPN)	Indrek Pertelson (EST)	Movlud Miraliyev (AZE)
Men's team details	France (FRA)	Japan (JPN)	Iran (IRI)
Men's team details	France (FRA)	Japan (JPN)	Russia (RUS)

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Extra-lightweight (48 kg) details	Ryoko Tamura (JPN)	Frédérique Jossinet (FRA)	Neşe Şensoy (TUR)
Extra-lightweight (48 kg) details	Ryoko Tamura (JPN)	Frédérique Jossinet (FRA)	Danieska Carrión (CUB)
Half-lightweight (52 kg) details	Amarilis Savón (CUB)	Annabelle Euranie (FRA)	Raffaella Imbriani (GER)
Half-lightweight (52 kg) details	Amarilis Savón (CUB)	Annabelle Euranie (FRA)	Yuki Yokosawa (JPN)
Lightweight (57 kg) details	Kye Sun-Hui (PRK)	Yvonne Bönisch (GER)	Yurisleidis Lupetey (CUB)
Lightweight (57 kg) details	Kye Sun-Hui (PRK)	Yvonne Bönisch (GER)	Deborah Gravenstijn (NED)
Half-middleweight (63 kg) details	Daniela Krukower (ARG)	Driulis González (CUB)	Anna von Harnier (GER)
Half-middleweight (63 kg) details	Daniela Krukower (ARG)	Driulis González (CUB)	Ylenia Scapin (ITA)
Middleweight (70 kg) details	Masae Ueno (JPN)	Regla Leyén (CUB)	Edith Bosch (NED)
Middleweight (70 kg) details	Masae Ueno (JPN)	Regla Leyén (CUB)	Annett Böhm (GER)
Half-heavyweight (78 kg) details	Noriko Anno (JPN)	Yurisel Laborde (CUB)	Edinanci Silva (BRA)
Half-heavyweight (78 kg) details	Noriko Anno (JPN)	Yurisel Laborde (CUB)	Esther San Miguel (ESP)
Heavyweight (+78 kg) details	Sun Fuming (CHN)	Maki Tsukada (JPN)	Tea Donguzashvili (RUS)
Heavyweight (+78 kg) details	Sun Fuming (CHN)	Maki Tsukada (JPN)	Karina Bryant (GBR)
Openweight details	Tong Wen (CHN)	Karina Bryant (GBR)	Mara Kovačević (SCG)
Openweight details	Tong Wen (CHN)	Karina Bryant (GBR)	Daima Beltrán (CUB)

Medal table

* Host nation (Japan)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)*	6	1	2	9
2	South Korea (KOR)	3	0	0	3
3	China (CHN)	2	0	0	2
4	Cuba (CUB)	1	3	4	8
5	Germany (GER)	1	1	3	5
6	Argentina (ARG)	1	0	0	1
	Iran (IRN)	1	0	0	1
	North Korea (PRK)	1	0	0	1
9	France (FRA)	0	5	0	5
10	Great Britain (GBR)	0	2	1	3
11	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	2	3
12	Estonia (EST)	0	1	1	2
13	Georgia (GEO)	0	1	0	1
13	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
15	Russia (RUS)	0	0	4	4
16	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	3	3
17	Belarus (BLR)	0	0	2	2
18	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	0	1	1
	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
	Poland (POL)	0	0	1	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
	Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
	Tunisia (TUN)	0	0	1	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	0	1	1
	Uzbekistan (UZB)	0	0	1	1
Totals (27 entries)		16	16	32	64

Results overview

Men

60 kg

14 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Choi Min-Ho	KOR
2.	Craig Fallon	GBR
3.	Tadahiro Nomura	JPN
3.	Anis Lounifi	TUN
5.	Oliver Gussenberg	GER
5.	Pak Nam-Choi	PRK
7.	Elchin Ismaylov	AZE
7.	Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh	IRI

66 kg

13 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Arash Miresmaeili	IRI
2.	Larbi Benboudaoud	FRA
3.	Yordanis Arencibia	CUB
3.	Magomed Dzhafarov	RUS
5.	João Pina	POR
5.	Miloš Mijalković	SCG
7.	Hüseyin Özkan	TUR
7.	Tomoo Torii	JPN

73 kg

13 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Lee Won-Hee	KOR
2.	Daniel Fernandes	FRA
3.	João Neto	POR
3.	Vitaliy Makarov	RUS
5.	Victor Bivol	MDA
5.	Egamnazar Akbarov	UZB
7.	Yoel Razvozov	ISR
7.	Yusuke Kanamaru	JPN

81 kg

12 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Florian Wanner	GER
2.	Sergei Aschwanden	SUI
3.	Robert Krawczyk	POL
3.	Aleksei Budõlin	EST
5.	Yoshihiro Akiyama	JPN
5.	Ricardo Echarte	ESP
7.	Ariel Sganga	ARG
7.	Cédric Claverie	FRA

90 kg

12 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Hwang Hee-Tae	KOR
2.	Zurab Zviadauri	Georgia (country)
3.	Siarhei Kukharenka	BLR
3.	Carlos Honorato	BRA
5.	Yosvany Despaigne	CUB
5.	Keith Morgan	CAN
7.	Gabriel Lama	CHI
7.	Francesco Lepre	ITA

100 kg

11 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kosei Inoue	JPN
2.	Ghislain Lemaire	FRA
3.	Ihar Makarau	BLR
3.	Mário Sabino	BRA
5.	Michele Monti	ITA
5.	Nicolas Gill	CAN
7.	Iveri Jikurauli	Georgia (country)
7.	Michael Jurack	GER

+100 kg

11 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Yasuyuki Muneta	JPN
2.	Dennis van der Geest	NED
3.	Tamerlan Tmenov	RUS
3.	Yevgen Sotnikov	UKR
5.	Daniel Hernandes	BRA
5.	Frank Möller	GER
7.	Janusz Wojnarowicz	POL
7.	Selim Tataroğlu	TUR

Open class

14 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Keiji Suzuki	JPN
2.	Indrek Pertelson	EST
3.	Abdullo Tangriev	UZB
3.	Movlud Miraliyev	AZE
5.	Amel Mekić	BIH
5.	Gabriel Munteanu	ROM
7.	Janusz Wojnarowicz	POL
7.	Daniel Hernandes	BRA

Women

48 kg

14 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Ryoko Tamura	JPN
2.	Frédérique Jossinet	FRA
3.	Neşe Şensoy	TUR
3.	Danieska Carrión	CUB
5.	Julia Matijass	GER
5.	Gao Feng	CHN
7.	Alina Dumitru	ROM
7.	Anna Żemła	POL

52 kg

13 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Amarilis Savón	CUB
2.	Annabelle Euranie	FRA
3.	Raffaella Imbriani	GER
3.	Yuki Yokosawa	JPN
5.	Ri Sang-Rim	PRK
5.	Georgina Singleton	GBR
7.	Ana Carrascosa	ESP
7.	Michal Feinblat	ISR

57 kg

13 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kye Sun-Hui	PRK
2.	Yvonne Bönisch	GER
3.	Yurisleidis Lupetey	CUB
3.	Deborah Gravenstijn	NED
5.	Maria Pekli	AUS
5.	Barbara Harel	FRA
7.	Isabel Fernández	ESP
7.	Xu Yan	CHN

63 kg

12 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Daniela Krukower	ARG
2.	Driulis González	CUB
3.	Anna Von Harnier	GER
3.	Ylenia Scapin	ITA
5.	Lee Bok-Hee	KOR
5.	Vânia Yukie Ishii	BRA
7.	Lucie Decosse	FRA
7.	Gella Vandecaveye	BEL

70 kg

12 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Masae Ueno	JPN
2.	Regla Leyén	CUB
3.	Edith Bosch	NED
3.	Annett Böhm	GER
5.	Qin Dongya	CHN
5.	Kate Howey	GBR
7.	Kim Ryon-Mi	PRK
7.	Cecilia Blanco	ESP

78 kg

11 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Noriko Anno	JPN
2.	Yurisel Laborde	CUB
3.	Edinanci Silva	BRA
3.	Esther San Miguel	ESP
5.	Claudia Zwiers	NED
5.	Céline Lebrun	FRA
7.	Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand	MGL
7.	Uta Kühnen	GER

+78 kg

11 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Sun Fuming	CHN
2.	Maki Tsukada	JPN
3.	Tea Donguzashvili	RUS
3.	Karina Bryant	GBR
5.	Sandra Köppen	GER
5.	Daima Beltrán	CUB
7.	Barbara Andolina	ITA
7.	Francoise Harteveld	NED

Open class

14 September – Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Tong Wen	CHN
2.	Karina Bryant	GBR
3.	Mara Kovačević	SCG
3.	Daima Beltrán	CUB
5.	Magdalena Kozioł	POL
5.	Céline Lebrun	FRA
7.	Claudia Zwiers	NED
7.	Giovanna Blanco	Venezuela

External links

2003 World Judo Championships at the International Judo Federation
2003 World Judo Championships at JudoInside.com
Competition Results – 2003 Osaka World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation)

^ "World Championships Osaka 2003". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "World Championships Osaka". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Fuji TV [World Judo 2003] – Men's team". Fuji TV (in Japanese). 15 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 October 2003. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Fuji TV [World Judo 2003] – Women's team". Fuji TV (in Japanese). 15 September 2003. Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 17 March 2005 suggested (help)

[IJF-1] "World Championships Osaka 2003". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[JI-2] "World Championships Osaka". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[Mteam-3] "Fuji TV [World Judo 2003] – Men's team". Fuji TV (in Japanese). 15 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 October 2003. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[Wteam-4] "Fuji TV [World Judo 2003] – Women's team". Fuji TV (in Japanese). 15 September 2003. Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 17 March 2005 suggested (help)

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