List of Paralympic medalists in judo
Para judo has been part of the Paralympic Games program since 1988 where only male judoka participated, women began to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. B1, B2 and B3 judoka have all competed against each other since the sport was introduced in the Summer Paralympics, the J1 (B1) and J2 (B2) classifications will be competed separately in the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Men
Extra lightweight
This weightclass was split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.
- 60 kg (1988-2020)
- 60 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Abdelkader Bouamer Algeria
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Meysam Banitaba Iran
|
Marcos Dennis Blanco Venezuela
|
Kapil Parmar India
|
- 60 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Sherzod Namozov Uzbekistan
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Zurab Zurabiani Georgia
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Ishak Ouldkouider Algeria
|
Davyd Khorava Ukraine
|
Half lightweight
This weightclass was paused in 2024.
- 65 kg (1988-1996)
- 66 kg (2000-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |
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Rene Duchemin France
|
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|
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| |||
| 1992 Barcelona |
Juan Damián Matos Spain
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Shinichi Ishizue Japan
|
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Michael Murch Great Britain
| |||
| 1996 Atlanta |
Satoshi Fujimoto Japan
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Akhmed Gazimagomedov Russia
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Marlon Lopez United States
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| Cyril Morel France
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| 2000 Sydney |
Satoshi Fujimoto Japan
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David Garcia Spain
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Marlon Lopez United States
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| Oleg Chabachov Russia
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| 2004 Athens |
Satoshi Fujimoto Japan
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David Garcia Spain
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Jani Kallunki Finland
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Xu Zhilin China
| |||
| 2008 Beijing |
Sid Ali Lamri Algeria
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Satoshi Fujimoto Japan
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Jani Kallunki Finland
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Victor Sanchez Cuba
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| 2012 London |
Davyd Khorava Ukraine
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Zhao Xu China
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Sid Ali Lamri Algeria
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| Marcos Falcón Venezuela
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Utkirjon Nigmatov Uzbekistan
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Bayram Mustafayev Azerbaijan
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Davyd Khorava Ukraine
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| Satoshi Fujimoto Japan
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| 2020 Tokyo |
Uchkun Kuranbaev Uzbekistan
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Sergio Ibanez Banon Spain
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Yujiro Seto Japan
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| Namig Abasli Azerbaijan
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Lightweight
This weightclass was amended in 2000 from 71 kg to 73 kg, and then split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.
- 71 kg (1988-1996)
- 73 kg (2000-2020)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |
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Norio Kato (judo) Japan
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Paul Lewis Great Britain
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| Eddie Morten Canada
| |||
| 1992 Barcelona |
Simon Jackson Great Britain
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Mario Talavera Spain
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Pier Morten Canada
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| Eiji Miyauchi Japan
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| 1996 Atlanta |
Takio Ushikubo Japan
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Gérald Rollo France
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Stephen Moore United States
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| Cui Baoji China
| |||
| 2000 Sydney |
Stephen Moore United States
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Cui Baoji China
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Pier Morten Canada
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| Gérald Rollo France
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| 2004 Athens |
Wang Yunfeng China
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Eduardo Amaral Brazil
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Hani Asakereh Iran
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| Stephen Moore United States
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| 2008 Beijing |
Eduardo Ávila Mexico
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Xu Zhilin China
|
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| Sergii Sydorenko Ukraine
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| 2012 London |
Dmytro Solovey Ukraine
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Sharif Khalilov Uzbekistan
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Eduardo Ávila Mexico
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| Shakhban Kurbanov Russia
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Ramil Gasimov Azerbaijan
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Dmytro Solovey Ukraine
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Feruz Sayidov Uzbekistan
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Nikolai Kornhass Germany
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| 2020 Tokyo |
Feruz Sayidov Uzbekistan
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Temirzhan Daulet Kazakhstan
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Rufat Mahomedov Ukraine
|
Osvaldas Bareikis Lithuania
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- 73 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Alex Bologa Romania
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Yergali Shamey Kazakhstan
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Lennart Sass Germany
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Djibrilo Iafa Portugal
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- 73 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Yujiro Seto Japan
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Giorgi Kaldani Georgia
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Uchkun Kuranbaev Uzbekistan
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| Osvaldas Bareikis Lithuania
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Half middleweight
This weightclass was amended from 78 kg to 81 kg in 2000. The weightclass was paused in 2024.
- 78 kg (1988-1996)
- 81 kg (2000-)
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Middleweight
This weightclass was amended from 86 kg to 90 kg in 2000, and split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.
- 86 kg (1988-1996)
- 90 kg (2000-2020)
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- 90 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Arthur Cavalcante da Silva Brazil
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Daniel Powell Great Britain
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Cyril Jonard France
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Oleg Crețul Moldova
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- 90 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Oleksandr Nazarenko Ukraine
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Hélios Latchoumanaya France
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Davurkhon Karomatov Uzbekistan
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| Marcelo Casanova Brazil
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Half heavyweight
This weightclass was amended from 95 kg to 100 kg in 2000. The weightclass was subsumed into the +90kg 'open' classes, both J1 and J2, in 2024.
- 95 kg (1992-1996)
- 100 kg (2000-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona |
Osamu Takagaki Japan
|
Lynn Manning United States
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Mikhail Yakovlev Unified Team
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| Klaus Heyer Germany
| |||
| 1996 Atlanta |
Anthony Clarke Australia
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Run Ming Men China
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James Mastro United States
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| Terence Powell Great Britain
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| 2000 Sydney |
Walter Hanl Austria
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Grigory Shneyderman Russia
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Run Ming Men China
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| Yoshikazu Matsumoto Japan
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| 2004 Athens |
Antônio Tenório Brazil
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Run Ming Men China
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Sébastien Le Meaux France
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| Kevin Szott United States
| |||
| 2008 Beijing |
Antônio Tenório Brazil
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Juan Carlos Cortada Cuba
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| Mykola Lyivytskyi Ukraine
| |||
| 2012 London |
Choi Gwang Geun South Korea
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Myles Porter United States
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Antônio Tenório Brazil
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| Vladimir Fedin Russia
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Choi Gwang Geun South Korea
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Antônio Tenório Brazil
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Yordani Fernandez Sastre Cuba
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| Shirin Sharipov Uzbekistan
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| 2020 Tokyo |
Chris Skelley Great Britain
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Ben Goodrich United States
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Sharif Khalilov Uzbekistan
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Heavyweight
This weightclass, the 'open' weightclass, was set at +95 kg in 1988, amended to +100 kg in 2000, before being subsumed in the +90 kg J1 and J2 classifications in 2024.
The 'open' +90 kg class is considered the 'heavyweight' class despite being partially within the previous 'half-heavyweight' limits.
- +95 kg (1988-1996)
- +100 kg (2000-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |
Masakazu Saito Japan
|
Walter Monti Italy
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Leonel Cunha Maraes Filho Brazil
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| David Hodgkins Great Britain
| |||
| 1992 Barcelona |
Masakazu Saito Japan
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None | James Mastro United States
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| Franz Gatscher Italy
| |||
| 1996 Atlanta |
Walter Hanl Austria
|
Kevin Szott United States
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Osamu Takagaki Japan
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| Eric Censier France
| |||
| 2000 Sydney |
Kevin Szott United States
|
Rafael Moreno Spain
|
Eiji Miyauchi Japan
|
| Martin Osewald Germany
| |||
| 2004 Athens |
Ilham Zakiyev Azerbaijan
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Ian Rose Great Britain
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Keiji Amakawa Japan
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| Rafael Torres Pompa Cuba
| |||
| 2008 Beijing |
Ilham Zakiyev Azerbaijan
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Wang Song China
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Greg DeWall United States
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| Julien Taurines France
| |||
| 2012 London |
Kento Masaki Japan
|
Wang Song China
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Ilham Zakiyev Azerbaijan
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| Yangaliny Jiménez Domínguez Cuba
| |||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Adiljan Tulendibaev Uzbekistan
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Wilians Silva de Araújo Brazil
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Yangaliny Jiménez Domínguez Cuba
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| Kento Masaki Japan
| |||
| 2020 Tokyo |
Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh Iran
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Revaz Chikoidze Georgia
|
Ilham Zakiyev Azerbaijan
|
| Choi Gwang Geun South Korea
|
- +90 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Wilians Silva de Araújo Brazil
|
Ion Basoc Moldova
|
Jason Grandry France
|
| Ilham Zakiyev Azerbaijan
|
- +90 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
İbrahim Bölükbaşı Turkey
|
Revaz Chikoidze Georgia
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Zhurkamyrza Shukurbekov Kazakhstan
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| Chris Skelley Great Britain
|
Women
Extra lightweight
- 48kg (2004-)
Half lightweight
- 52kg (2004-)
Lightweight
- 57kg (2004-)
Half middleweight
- 63kg (2004-)
Middleweight
- 70kg (2004-)
Heavyweight
- +70kg (2004-)
Multiple medalists
This is a list of multiple Paralympic judo medalists, listing people who have won two or more Paralympic gold medals or more than five medals.
Updated to Tokyo 2024.
- This list may not be complete, as the information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960–1984).[20]
| No. | Athlete | Nation | Category | Sex | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antônio Tenório | Brazil
|
Middleweight, Half-heavyweight | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Satoshi Fujimoto | Japan
|
Half-lightweight | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Simon Jackson | Great Britain
|
Half-lightweight, Lightweight, Half-middleweight | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Carmen Herrera | Spain
|
Middleweight | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yuan Yanping | China
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Heavyweight | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ramona Brussig | Germany
|
Half-lightweight, Lightweight | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ilham Zakiyev | Azerbaijan
|
Heavyweight | M | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | An-Yu Sung | South Korea
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M | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Choi Gwan Geun | South Korea
|
Half-heavyweight, Heavyweight | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Takio Ushikubo | Japan
|
M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Masakazu Saito | Japan
|
Heavyweight | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dalidaivis Rodríguez | Cuba
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Half-middleweight | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sherzod Namozov | Uzbekistan
|
Extra-lightweight | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ "Overview - IBSA Judo". IBSA. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Seoul 1988". JudoInside. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Seoul 1988 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Barcelona 1992". JudoInside. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Atlanta 1996". JudoInside. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Sydney 2000". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Sydney 2000 - Men's Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Athens 2004". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Athens 2004 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Beijing 2008". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games London 2012". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "London 2012 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Tokyo 2021". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo 2021 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ Multi-Medallists, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
