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The 2001 World Judo Championships were the 22nd edition of the World Judo Championships

World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...

, and were held at Olympiahalle

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in Munich

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, Germany

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in 2001.

Men

Extra-lightweight (60 kg)

Half-lightweight (66 kg)

Lightweight (73 kg)

Half-middleweight (81 kg)

Middleweight (90 kg)

Half-heavyweight (100 kg)

Heavyweight (+100 kg)

Openweight

Women

Extra-lightweight (48 kg)

Half-lightweight (52 kg)

Lightweight (57 kg)

Half-middleweight (63 kg)

Middleweight (70 kg)

Half-heavyweight (78 kg)

Heavyweight (+78 kg)

Openweight

Medals table

1	Japan	4	2	4	10
2	Russia	3	0	0	3
3	Early Modern France	2	0	1	3
4	Cuba	1	1	6	8
5	Belgium	1	1	1	3
6	North Korea	1	1	0	2
7	South Korea	1	0	4	5
8	Mainland China	1	0	2	3
9	Iran	1	0	1	2
10	Tunisia	1	0	0	1
11	United Kingdom	0	2	1	3
12	Germany	0	1	2	3
13	Spain	0	1	1	2
13	Netherlands	0	1	1	2
15	Estonia	0	1	0	1
	Georgia (country)	0	1	0	1
	Hungary	0	1	0	1
	Israel	0	1	0	1
	Turkey	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
21	Azerbaijan	0	0	2	2
21	Kazakhstan	0	0	2	2
23	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland	0	0	1	1

60 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Anis Lounifi Anis Lounifi Anis Lounifi is a Tunisian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Tunisia
2.	Cedric Taymans Cédric Taymans -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Belgium
3.	John Buchanan John Buchanan (judoka) John Buchanan is a British judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	United Kingdom
3.	Kazuhiko Tokuno Kazuhiko Tokuno is a Japanese judoka.He was born in Iyo, Ehime, and began judo at the age of 6. He entered the Kanagawa Prefectural Police after graduating from Tokai University.He was good at Seoinage and got medals of world championships twice...	Japan
5.	Elchin Ismaylov	Azerbaijan
5.	Nestor Khergiani Nestor Khergiani Nestor Khergiani is a Georgian judoka.He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2001.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Georgia (country)
7.	João Derly João Derly João Derly Nunes Jr. is a male judoka from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships...	Brazil
7.	Óscar Peñas Óscar Peñas Óscar Peñas García is a male judoka from Spain, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics: 2000, 2004, and 2008.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Spain

66 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Arash Miresmaili Arash Miresmaili Arash Miresmaeili is an Iranian judoka. He is a double world featherweight champion.-World Judo Championships:He won the gold medal in two World Judo Championships, the first one in 2001 in Munich, Germany, and the second in 2003 in Osaka, Japan...	Iran
2.	Musa Nastuyev Musa Nastuyev Musa Nastuyev is a Ukrainian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Ukraine
3.	Yordanis Arencibia Yordanis Arencibia Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia is a Cuban judoka.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight category, together with Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria...	Cuba
3.	Kim Hyung-Ju	South Korea
5.	Islam Matsiev Islam Matsiev Islam Matsiev is a Chechen judoka. At the European Championships in judo, in May 2002 in Slovenia, the bronze medal was won by a Chechen athlete Islam Matsiev, acting in the weight category 66 kg....	Russia
5.	Amar Meridha	Algeria
7.	Jozef Krnáč Jozef Krnác Jozef Krnáč is a Slovak judoka.He won the silver medal in the half-lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Slovakia
7.	Bryan van Dyk	Netherlands

73 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Vitaliy Makarov Vitaliy Makarov Vitaliy Makarov is a Russian judoka.He won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Russia
2.	Yusuke Kanamaru Yusuke Kanamaru is a retired Japanese judoka.He was born in Tsurugi, Ishikawa, and began judo at the age of 5. He entered the Ryotokuji Gakuen after graduating from Tsukuba University....	Japan
3.	Askhat Shakharov	Kazakhstan
3.	Krzysztof Wiłkomirski	Poland
5.	Min Sung-Ho	South Korea
5.	Andrey Shturbabin	Uzbekistan
7.	Illya Chymchyuri Illya Chymchyuri Illya Chymchyuri is a Ukrainian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Ukraine
7.	Germán Velazco	Peru

81 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Cho In-Chul Cho In-Chul Cho In-Chul is a two-time World Champion and two-time Olympic Medalist.He has won two olympic medals. A bronze Medal In the 1996 olympic games and a silver medal at the Sydney Olympic games as well as three medals at The World Judo Championships of which two gold and one bronze.-Personal...	South Korea
2.	Aleksei Budõlin Aleksei Budõlin Aleksei Budõlin is an Estonian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Half Middleweight category, together with Nuno Delgado of Portugal.-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Estonia
3.	Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden is a Swiss judoka born in Bern.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Switzerland
3.	Elkhan Rajabli	Azerbaijan
5.	Kenzo Nakamura Kenzo Nakamura is a retired judoka who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is the younger brother of 1993 World Judo Championships gold medalist Yoshio Nakamura and 1996 Olympic silver medalist Yukimasa Nakamura.-Biography:...	Japan
5.	Graeme Randall Graeme Randall Graeme Randall is a Scottish judoka.Randall was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010. He was the second male from Great Britain ever to hold a world title in judo.-Achievements:-References:...	United Kingdom
7.	Adil Belgaid Adil Belgaïd -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Morocco
7.	Flávio Honorato	Brazil

90 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Frédéric Demontfaucon Frédéric Demontfaucon Frédéric Demontfaucon is a judoka from France.-Achievements:- Video :* -References:* on JudoInside.com*...	France
2.	Zurab Zviadauri Zurab Zviadauri Zurab Zviadauri is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program...	Georgia (country)
3.	Rassoul Salimov	Azerbaijan
3.	Yoon Dong-Sik Yoon Dong-Sik 1992 World Youth Championships - 2nd place1992 Italian Open - gold medal1993 Asian Championships - 3rd place1993 German Open - gold medal1993 Paris Open - 2nd place1993 Austrian Open - gold medal*1994 Austrian Open - gold medal...	South Korea
5.	Skander Hachicha	Tunisia
5.	Amel Mekić Amel Mekic Amel Mekić is a Bosnian judoka.He is consistently ranked as one of top sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina, held annually by Nezavisne Novine....	Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.	Mouslim Gajimagomedov	Russia
7.	Keith Morgan Keith Morgan (judoka) Keith Morgan is a male judoka from Canada, who won three medals at three different Pan American Games during his career....	Canada

100 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kosei Inoue Kosei Inoue is a Judo practitioner from Japan. He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is well known for his specialty throws, Uchi Mata and Ōuchi gari ....	Japan
2.	Antal Kovács Antal Kovács Antal Kovács is a Hungarian judoka.He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 1993 for winning a gold medal at that year's World Judo Championships.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Hungary
3.	Jang Sung-Ho Jang Sung-Ho Jang Sung-Ho is a male South Korean judoka who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also won a gold medal at the -100 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games....	South Korea
3.	Askhat Zhitkeyev Askhat Zhitkeyev Askhat Zhitkeyev is a Kazakh judoka. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 90-100 kg division and a bronze medal at the 2001 world judo championships in the -100 kg division. He won a bronze medal at the -100 kg category of the Asian Games.- References :...	Kazakhstan
5.	Iveri Jikurauli Iveri Jikurauli Iveri Jikurauli is a Georgian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Georgia (country)
5.	Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire is a French judoka.-Achievements:- Video :* on Judovision.org-References:* on JudoInside.com...	France
7.	Nicolas Gill Nicolas Gill Nicolas Gill is a judoka from Canada, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career. He first did so at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division...	Canada
7.	Vernharð Þorleifsson	Iceland

+100 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Alexandre Mikhaylin	Russia
2.	Selim Tataroğlu Selim Tataroglu Selim Tataroğlu is a Turkish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Turkey
3.	Seyed Mahmoudreza Miran	Iran
3.	Shinichi Shinohara Shinichi Shinohara is a former jūdōka and winner of the gold medal at the 1999 World Judo Championships in Birmingham. To Shinohara's disappointment, French champion David Douillet did not compete at Birmingham due to back injury; Shinohara was quoted as saying, "Even though I lifted the double crown at the worlds,...	Japan
5.	Indrek Pertelson Indrek Pertelson Indrek Pertelson is an Estonian judoka. At the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Heavyweight category. He was born in Tallinn.-References:*...	Estonia
5.	Georgi Tonkov Georgi Tonkov -Achievements:- Mixed martial arts record :-References:* on JudoInside.com* MMA Record...	Bulgaria
7.	Aytami Ruano	Spain
7.	Andreas Tölzer Andreas Tölzer Andreas Tölzer is a German judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* Markus Wessel/WDR.de...	Germany

Open class

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Alexandre Mikhaylin	Russia
2.	Ariel Zeevi Ariel Zeevi Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi is an Israeli judoka, widely recognized as the country's most prominent judoka during the nineties and until this day....	Israel
3.	Frank Möller Frank Möller Frank Möller is a German judoka.He won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Germany
3.	Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland....	Netherlands
5.	Ramaz Chochishvili	Georgia (country)
5.	Daniel Hernandes Daniel Hernandes Daniel Andrey Hernandes is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final, he defeated Haiti's Joel Brutus. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics .-References: * * *...	Brazil
7.	Alexandru Lungu	Romania
7.	Yasuyuki Muneta	Japan

48 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Ryoko Tamura	Japan
2.	Ri Kyong-Ok	North Korea
3.	Danieska Carrión Danieska Carrión Danieska Carrión is a female judoka from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's extra lightweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She twice claimed the bronze medal at the World Judo Championships: in 2001 and 2003.-References:...	Cuba
3.	Giuseppina Macri	Italy
5.	Kim Young-Ran	South Korea
5.	Anna Żemła	Poland
7.	Sarah Nichilo-Rosso	France
7.	Tatiana Shishkina	Russia

52 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Kye Sun-Hui	North Korea
2.	Raffaella Imbriani	Germany
3.	Liu Yuxiang Liu Yuxiang Liu Yuxiang is a female Chinese judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the bronze medal in the half lightweight class in 2000....	People's Republic of China
3.	Legna Verdecia Legna Verdecia Legna Verdecia Rodríguez is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000.-References:*...	Cuba
5.	Salima Souakri Salima Souakri Salima Souakri is an Algerian judoka.She finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Yolanda Soler of Spain. She moved up to the half-lightweight division, finishing seventh in the 2000 Olympic Games and fifth...	Algeria
5.	Yuki Yokosawa Yuki Yokosawa is a female judo fighter in Japan. She was born in Maebashi, Gunma.-History:She started judo when she was an elementary school student, influenced by her brother and father.-Prizes:She has won many prizes at Judo events all over the world....	Japan
7.	Ioana Dinea	Romania
7.	Fabiane Hukuda Fabiane Hukuda Fabiane Mayumi Hukuda is a female judoka from Brazil, who twice won the bronze medal in the half lightweight division at the Pan American Games . A resident of Belo Horizonte, she represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...	Brazil

57 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Yurisleidis Lupetey	Cuba
2.	Deborah Gravenstijn Deborah Gravenstijn Dibora Monick Olga "Deborah" Gravenstijn is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force...	Netherlands
3.	Isabel Fernández Isabel Fernández María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez is a Spanish judoka. She is an Olympic champion, a world champion and six-time European champion. She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and received an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.-References:...	Spain
3.	Kie Kusakabe Kie Kusakabe is a Japanese judo competitor. She won the 57 kg-category bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.She is a graduate of Junshin Junior College. She was an officer of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police. She retired from the police in March 2005 and got married in October 2005.- References :*...	Japan
5.	Cinzia Cavazzuti	Italy
5.	Xu Yuhua	People's Republic of China
7.	Tânia Ferreira Tânia Ferreira Tânia Ferreira is a female judoka from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's lightweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...	Brazil
7.	Marisabelle Lomba	Belgium

63 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Gella Vandecaveye Gella Vandecaveye Gella Vandecaveye is a judoka from Belgium.At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's half-middleweight category. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she captured a second medal: a bronze one in the same category...	Belgium
2.	Sara Álvarez	Spain
3.	Anaisis Hernández	Cuba
3.	Ayumi Tanimoto Ayumi Tanimoto born August 4, 1981 in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese female judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the BarcelonaOlympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo....	Japan
5.	Claudia Heill Claudia Heill Claudia Heill was an Austrian judoka best known for winning the silver medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...	Austria
5.	Urška Žolnir Urška Žolnir Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	Slovenia
7.	Vânia Ishii Vânia Ishii Vânia Yukie Ishii is a female judoka from Brazil, daughter of Chiaki Ishii who won the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich....	Brazil
7.	Ylenia Scapin Ylenia Scapin Ylenia Scapin is an Italian judoka.She won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996 and 2000.-External links:**...	Italy

70 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Masae Ueno Masae Ueno is a Japanese female judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born January 17, 1979 in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, taking the 70 kg women's judo event...	Japan
2.	Kate Howey Kate Howey Kate Louise Howey is a former British judoka, the only British judoka to have competed at four Olympic Games. Howey is also the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals...	United Kingdom
3.	Regla Leyén Regla Leyén Regla Leyén Zulueta is a female judoka from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In the final she defeated USA's Christina Yannetsos.-References:...	Cuba
3.	Ulla Werbrouck Ulla Werbrouck Ulla Werbrouck is a Belgian politician and former judoka.At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's half-heavyweight category. In January 2007, she joined the newly-established right-liberal List Dedecker party and in June 2007, she was elected member of the Belgian Chamber...	Belgium
5.	Amina Abdellatif	France
5.	Cecilia Blanco	Spain
7.	Lea Blavo	Côte d'Ivoire
7.	Kim Mi-Jung	South Korea

78 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Noriko Anno Noriko Anno Noriko Anno is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Japan
2.	Yurisel Laborde Yurisel Laborde Yurisel Laborde Duanes is a female judoka from Cuba. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's Half Heavyweight category, together with Lucia Morico of Italy. At the 2005 World Judo Championships Laborde won a gold medal in the same class.-References:*...	Cuba
3.	Céline Lebrun Céline Lebrun Céline Lebrun is a French judoka born in Paris, France. She has competed in judo at both national and international level...	France
3.	Lee So-Yeon Lee So-yeon (judoka) Lee So-yeon is a South Korean judoka. She won a bronze medal at the 2001 world championships in Munich and a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. Both times she competed in the -78 kg category.- References :...	South Korea
5.	Uta Kühnen	Germany
5.	Claudia Zwiers Claudia Zwiers Claudia Antoinette Zwiers is a judoka from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics . She won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division in Atlanta, Georgia .-References:*...	Netherlands
7.	Michelle Rogers Michelle Rogers (judoka) Michelle Rogers is a British judoka, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 78kg class.-References:...	United Kingdom
7.	Esther San Miguel	Spain

+78 kg

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Yuan Hua Yuan Hua Yuan Hua is a Chinese judoka and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...	People's Republic of China
2.	Midori Shintani Midori Shintani Midori Shintani is a Japanese judoka.Shintani won a gold medal at the women's open category of the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo.She won a silver medal at the +78 kg category of the 2001 World Judo Championships in Munich....	Japan
3.	Daima Beltrán Daima Beltran Daima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece.-References:*...	Cuba
3.	Sandra Köppen Sandra Köppen Sandra Köppen is a German judoka.She also won a gold medal in sumo wrestling at the 2005 World Games-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Germany
5.	Karina Bryant Karina Bryant Karina Bryant is a British judoka.Bryant is due to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Judo Heavyweight event.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	United Kingdom
5.	Marie Elisabeth Veys Marie Elisabeth Veys Marie Elisabeth Veys is a Belgian judoka.-Achievements:plus que 78 kg facile-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Belgium
7.	Tsvetana Bozilova	Bulgaria
7.	Francoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Netherlands

Open class

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Céline Lebrun Céline Lebrun Céline Lebrun is a French judoka born in Paris, France. She has competed in judo at both national and international level...	France
2.	Karina Bryant Karina Bryant Karina Bryant is a British judoka.Bryant is due to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Judo Heavyweight event.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	United Kingdom
3.	Catarina Rodrigues Catarina Rodrigues Catarina Rodrigues is a Portuguese judoka.She was awarded the Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes in 2001.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Portugal
3.	Tong Wen Tong Wen Tong Wen is a Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin she began training in Judo when she was 13.In 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal...	People's Republic of China
5.	Katja Gerber Katja Gerber Katja Gerber is a German judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Germany
5.	Priscila Marques Priscila Marques Priscila Marques is a female judoka from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she was eliminated in the second round.-References:...	Brazil
7.	Francoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Netherlands
7.	Anastasiya Matrosova	Ukraine

External links

Competition Results - 2001 World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation)

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