2003 World Judo Championships
The 2003 World Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Osaka, Japan 11–14 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)
|
Frédérique 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 | KOR |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | China |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Cuba |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | GER |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| PRK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | France |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | GBR |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | NED |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | EST |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Georgia (country) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SUI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | RUS |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | BRA |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | BLR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | AZE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TUR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| UKR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| UZB |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 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
- Competition Results – 2003 Osaka World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation)