The 2003 World Judo Championships were the 23rd 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 in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 from 11 September to 14 September 2003.

Men

Extra-lightweight (60 kg)
Half-lightweight (66 kg)
Lightweight (73 kg)
Half-middleweight (81 kg)
Half-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	6	1	2	9
2	South Korea	3	0	0	3
3	Mainland 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	Early Modern France	0	5	0	5
10	United Kingdom	0	2	1	3
11	Netherlands	0	1	2	3
12	Estonia	0	1	1	2
13	Georgia (country)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
15	Russia	0	0	4	4
16	Brazil	0	0	3	3
17	Belarus	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

60 kg

14 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Choi Min-Ho Choi Min-Ho Choi Min-Ho is a male South Korean judoka who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics in the 60kg extra-lightweight category....	South Korea
2.	Craig Fallon Craig Fallon Craig Andrew Fallon is a British judoka.CareerIn September 2005, Fallon won the -60 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships in Cairo, beating Ludwig Paischer in the final...	United Kingdom
3.	Tadahiro Nomura Tadahiro Nomura is one of the most famous judo competitors in Japan. He is the only judoka in the world who has won three Olympic gold medals in a row, all in the extra lightweight division.-Biography:...	Japan
3.	Anis Lounifi Anis Lounifi Anis Lounifi is a Tunisian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Tunisia
5.	Oliver Gussenberg Oliver Gussenberg Oliver Gussenberg is a German judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Germany
5.	Pak Nam-Choi	North Korea
7.	Elchin Ismaylov	Azerbaijan
7.	Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh Masoud Haji Akhondzade is an Iranian judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Choi Min-Ho of South Korea....	Iran

66 kg

13 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Arash Miresmaeili	Iran
2.	Larbi Benboudaoud Larbi Benboudaoud Larbi Benboudaoud is a judoka from France, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...	France
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.	Magomed Dzhafarov Magomed Dzhafarov Magomed Dzhafarov is a Russian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Russia
5.	João Pina João Pina João Pina is a Portuguese judoka. He is the current European champion in the under-73 kg category, having revalidated his European title at the 2011 European Judo Championships, held in Istambul, Turkey.-Achievements:...	Portugal
5.	Miloš Mijalković Miloš Mijalkovic -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Serbia and Montenegro
7.	Hüseyin Özkan Hüseyin Özkan Hüseyin Özkan is a Turkish judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia, he won the gold medal in the men's Half Lightweight category. He became so the first sportsman to win an Olympics gold medal for Turkey in judo.He was born in Chechnya, in the northern Caucasus of the former...	Turkey
7.	Tomoo Torii	Japan

73 kg

13 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Lee Won-Hee	South Korea
2.	Daniel Fernandes Daniel Fernandes (judoka) Daniel Fernandes is an French judoka.-Achievements:- Video :* on Judovision.org-References:* on JudoInside.com...	France
3.	João Neto João Neto João André Pinto Neto is a Portuguese judoka. He was born in Coimbra.He is the European Champion 2008.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Portugal
3.	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
5.	Victor Bivol Victor Bivol Victor Bivol is a Moldovan judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Leandro Guilheiro of Brazil.-Achievements:-References:...	Moldova
5.	Egamnazar Akbarov	Uzbekistan
7.	Yoel Razvozov Yoel Razvozov Yoel Razvozov is an Israeli judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Israel
7.	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

81 kg

12 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Florian Wanner Florian Wanner Florian Wanner is a German judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Germany
2.	Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden Sergei Aschwanden is a Swiss judoka born in Bern.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Switzerland
3.	Robert Krawczyk Robert Krawczyk Robert Krawczyk is a Polish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Poland
3.	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
5.	Yoshihiro Akiyama Yoshihiro Akiyama , born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....	Japan
5.	Ricardo Echarte Ricardo Echarte Ricardo Echarte is a Spanish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Spain
7.	Ariel Sganga Ariel Sganga Ariel Sganga is a male judoka from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's half middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...	Argentina
7.	Cédric Claverie Cédric Claverie -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	France

90 kg

12 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Hwang Hee-Tae Hwang Hee-Tae Hwang Hee-Tae is a male South Korean Judoka.He won a gold medal in the men's -90 kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, by defeating the 2004 Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri from Georgia in the final.Hwang also won a gold medal at the Doha Asian Games in...	South Korea
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.	Siarhei Kukharenka Siarhei Kukharenka Siarhei Kukharenka is a Belarusian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Belarus
3.	Carlos Honorato Carlos Honorato Carlos Eduardo Honorato is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the middleweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Holland's Mark Huizinga.-References:*...	Brazil
5.	Yosvany Despaigne Yosvany Despaigne Yosvany Oreidis Despaigne Terry is a male judoka from Cuba, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight division at the Pan American Games ....	Cuba
5.	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
7.	Gabriel Lama	Chile
7.	Francesco Lepre Francesco Lepre -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Italy

100 kg

11 September - Final

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.	Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire Ghislain Lemaire is a French judoka.-Achievements:- Video :* on Judovision.org-References:* on JudoInside.com...	France
3.	Ihar Makarau Ihar Makarau Ihar Makarau is a Belarusian judoka. He won the gold medal in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Belarus
3.	Mário Sabino Mário Sabino Mario Sabino Júnior is a male judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final he defeated Canada's Nicolas Gill. He represented his native country a year later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...	Brazil
5.	Michele Monti Michele Monti Michele Monti is an Italian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Italy
5.	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.	Iveri Jikurauli Iveri Jikurauli Iveri Jikurauli is a Georgian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Georgia (country)
7.	Michael Jurack Michael Jurack Michael Jurack is a German judoka.He won a bronze medal in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* *...	Germany

+100 kg

11 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Yasuyuki Muneta	Japan
2.	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
3.	Tamerlan Tmenov Tamerlan Tmenov -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* -External links:* on judovision.org...	Russia
3.	Yevgen Sotnikov Yevgen Sotnikov Yevgen Sotnikov is a Ukrainian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Ukraine
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
5.	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
7.	Janusz Wojnarowicz Janusz Wojnarowicz Janusz Wojnarowicz is a Polish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Poland
7.	Selim Tataroğlu Selim Tataroglu Selim Tataroğlu is a Turkish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Turkey

Open class

14 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Keiji Suzuki	Japan
2.	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
3.	Abdullo Tangriev Abdullo Tangriev Abdullo Tangriev is a Uzbek judoka. He won a silver medal in the +100 kg category of the 2008 Olympic Games.-External links:*...	Uzbekistan
3.	Movlud Miraliyev Movlud Miraliyev Movlud Miraliyev is an Azerbaijani judoka.The Azerbaijani finished in joint fifth place in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Michael Jurack of Germany.He won the Bronze Medal match against Przemysław Matyjaszek of Poland at the 2008...	Azerbaijan
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
5.	Gabriel Munteanu Gabriel Munteanu Gabriel Munteanu is a Romanian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	Romania
7.	Janusz Wojnarowicz Janusz Wojnarowicz Janusz Wojnarowicz is a Polish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Poland
7.	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

48 kg

14 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Ryoko Tamura	Japan
2.	Frédérique Jossinet Frédérique Jossinet Frédérique Jossinet is a French Olympic judoka in the lightest class.-Olympic games:*2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece:* Silver medal in the 48- kg class....	France
3.	Neşe Şensoy	Turkey
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
5.	Julia Matijass Julia Matijass Julia Matijass is a German judoka. She was a member of the Russian national judo team until 1994, and received a German citizenship in 1999....	Germany
5.	Gao Feng	People's Republic of China
7.	Alina Dumitru	Romania
7.	Anna Żemła	Poland

52 kg

13 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Amarilis Savón Amarilis Savón Amarilis Savón Carmenate is a Cuban judoka who has won three Olympic bronze medals.-References:*...	Cuba
2.	Annabelle Euranie	France
3.	Raffaella Imbriani	Germany
3.	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
5.	Ri Sang-Rim	North Korea
5.	Georgina Singleton	United Kingdom
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 Yvonne Bönisch Yvonne Bönisch is a German judoka.She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*1987 she began with Judo at JV Ludwigsfelde....	Germany
3.	Yurisleidis Lupetey	Cuba
3.	Deborah Gravenstijn Deborah Gravenstijn Dibora Monick Olga "Deborah" Gravenstijn is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force...	Netherlands
5.	Maria Pekli Maria Pekli Maria Pekli is an Australian judoka of Hungarian descent. She was Australian Champion in the u/57 kg division for seven consecutive years, between 1997-2003....	Australia
5.	Barbara Harel	France
7.	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
7.	Xu Yan Xu Yan Xu Yan is a female Chinese judoka who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Lightweight event.-Major performances:*2003 World Championships - 7th -57 kg class;*2003 Asian Championships - 5th -57 kg class;...	People's Republic of China

63 kg

12 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Daniela Krukower Daniela Krukower Daniela Yael Krukower is a former judoka from Israel who represented Argentina since 1999.-Biography:...	Argentina
2.	Driulis González Driulis González Driulis González Morales is a female Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. Because of pregnancy, she skipped the 2001 World Championships. After her son's birth González changed from weight category U57 to U63...	Cuba
3.	Anna Von Harnier	Germany
3.	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
5.	Lee Bok-Hee	South Korea
5.	Vânia Yukie Ishii	Brazil
7.	Lucie Decosse Lucie Décosse Lucie Décosse is a female French judoka.-Medals:She won several gold medals:* 2002: European Championships* 2005: World Championships* 2007: European Championships* 2010: World Championships...	France
7.	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

70 kg

12 September - Final

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.	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.	Edith Bosch Edith Bosch Edith Bosch is a Dutch Judoka who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division....	Netherlands
3.	Annett Böhm Annett Böhm Annett Böhm is a German Judoka.- Career :She began practicing Judo in PSC Glauchau/Meerane at the age of 7 years. Her first coaches were Erhard and Michael Hinke. In 1995 she went to a sport boarding school in Leipzig where she trained as part of the high performance Judo group...	Germany
5.	Qin Dongya Qin Dongya Qin Dongya is a female Chinese judoka who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the bronze medal in the middleweight class.- Notes :...	People's Republic of China
5.	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
7.	Kim Ryon-Mi	North Korea
7.	Cecilia Blanco	Spain

78 kg

11 September - Final

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.	Edinanci Silva Edinanci Silva Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo, she represented the country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Edinanci was born with both male...	Brazil
3.	Esther San Miguel	Spain
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
5.	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
7.	Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand is a Mongolian judoka. She won a silver medal at the +78 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games. She competed at both the 2000 and 2008 Olympics. In 2008 she finished tied for 5th.- References :...	Mongolia
7.	Uta Kühnen	Germany

+78 kg

11 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	Sun Fuming Sun Fuming Sun Fuming is a female Chinese judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in the heavyweight class in 1996. Eight years later she won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class.-References:*...	People's Republic of China
2.	Maki Tsukada Maki Tsukada born January 5, 1982 in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese female judoka.She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics....	Japan
3.	Tea Donguzashvili Tea Donguzashvili Tea Donguzashvili is a Russian judoka.She won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	Russia
3.	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.	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.	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
7.	Barbara Andolina Barbara Andolina -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Italy
7.	Francoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld Françoise Harteveld is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	Netherlands

Open class

14 September - Final

Position	Judoka	Country
1.	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
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.	Mara Kovačević	Serbia and Montenegro
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
5.	Magdalena Kozioł	Poland
5.	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
7.	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.	Giovanna Blanco Giovanna Blanco Giovanna José Blanco Bazon is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...	Venezuela

External links

• Competition Results - 2003 Osaka World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation)