2007 World Judo Championships

Judo competition 2007 World Judo Championships 2007 Judo World Championships logo.jpg 170px The official logotype: Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill styled as a black belt. 13–16 September 2007 BRA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The 2007 World Judo Championships are the 25th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held at the Rio Olympic Arena, usually called Arena Multiuso, that was built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from September 13 to September 16, 2007. The competition gathered the sport's top athletes in Rio de Janeiro, with only a few exceptions, due to injuries. Among the high-profile injured judokas that were unable to participate were Brazil's Flávio Canto, bronze medallist in the -81 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, who tore a ligament in his right elbow during the 2007 Pan American Games (during the event, Canto participated as a commentator for the Brazilian paid sports channel, SporTV); and Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, the three-time Olympic champion and heavy favorite in the -60 kg category was forced to withdraw only a few weeks before the event due to injury (his replacement was able to place 7th in the competition). In the leadup to the event, Rio de Janeiro also hosted the IJF's International Congress, congregating the heads of all the national confederations affiliated to the IJF. The meeting took place on September 12, eve of the first day of competition, and in it, some important decisions were made. The first was the election of the new IJF president. Marius Vizer was elected by the attending representatives to replace Yung Sang Park, the current president. In addition, the Congress voted and approved unanimously, the extension of the IJF's president term from 2 years to 6 years. Another decision made in the meeting was the selection of the city that would host the 2011 World Championship. The contenders were the cities of Paris, France and Hamburg, Germany, and the French capital was selected as the host city for the 2011 event. Finally, the Congress also voted on the new presidency of the European Judo Union, with Russia's Sergei Soloveychik being elected president and Jean-Luc Rougé and Vladimír Bárta being elected as first vice president and vice president respectively. Newly appointed IJF president, Marius Vizer, was made honorary president of the European Judo Federation as well. After the conclusion of competition in the last day of the event, the IJF members voted on the best athletes of the World Championship. In the men's side, Brazil's Tiago Camilo, who won in the -81 kg category by defeating all opponents by ippon (the perfect score, which ends the match automatically), was selected; and in the women's side, North Korea's Kye Sun-hui, who won in the -57 kg category, was chosen as best female athlete in the competition. Both athletes were presented with an obelisk-shaped, acrylic trophy for the achievement. Medal overview Men Extra-lightweight (60 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's 60 kgRuben Houkes NEDNestor Khergiani GEOLudwig Paischer AUTChoi Min-Ho KORHalf-lightweight (66 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kgJoão Derly BRAYordanis Arencibia CUBArash Miresmaeili IRIMiklós Ungvári HUNLightweight (73 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's 73 kgWang Ki-chun KORElnur Mammadli AZEYusuke Kanamaru JPNRasul Bokiev TJKHalf-middleweight (81 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's 81 kgTiago Camilo BRAAnthony Rodriguez FRAGuillaume Elmont NEDEuan Burton GBRMiddleweight (90 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's 90 kgIrakli Tsirekidze GEOIlias Iliadis GRERoberto Meloni ITAIvan Pershin RUSHalf-heavyweight (100 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's 100 kgLuciano Corrêa BRAPeter Cousins GBRDániel Hadfi HUNOreidis Despaigne CUBHeavyweight (+100 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's +100 kgTeddy Riner FRATamerlan Tmenov RUSLasha Gujejiani GEOJoão Gabriel Schlittler BRAOpenweightJudo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Men's open categoryYasuyuki Muneta JPNJuri Rybak BLRMatthieu Bataille FRAAbdullo Tangriev UZB Women Extra-lightweight (48 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's 48 kgRyoko Tani JPNYanet Bermoy CUBFrédérique Jossinet FRAAlina Dumitru ROUHalf-lightweight (52 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's 52 kgShi Junjie CHNTelma Monteiro PORAn Kum-ae PRKYuka Nishida JPNLightweight (57 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's 57 kgKye Sun-hui PRKIsabel Fernández ESPAiko Sato JPNBernadett Baczkó HUNHalf-middleweight (63 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's 63 kgDriulis González CUBLucie Décosse FRAElisabeth Willeboordse NEDAyumi Tanimoto JPNMiddleweight (70 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's 70 kgGévrise Émane FRARonda Rousey USAYlenia Scapin ITAAnett Mészáros HUNHalf-heavyweight (78 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kgYurisel Laborde CUBSae Nakazawa JPNStéphanie Possamaï FRAJeong Gyeong-Mi KORHeavyweight (+78 kg)Judo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kgTong Wen CHNMaki Tsukada JPNSandra Köppen GERCarola Uilenhoed NEDOpenweightJudo at the 2007 World Judo Championships – Women's open categoryMaki Tsukada JPNLucija Polavder SLOAnne-Sophie Mondière FRAElena Ivashchenko RUS Medal table BRA flagcountry 3 2 4 3 0 1 yes 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Results overview Men 60 kg 16 September – Final Judo at the 2007 World Championships – Men's 60 kg Position Judoka Country 1. Ruben Houkes NED 2. Nestor Khergiani GEO 3. Ludwig Paischer AUT 3. Choi Min-Ho KOR 5. Rok Drakšič SLO 5. Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar MGL 7. Tatsuaki Egusa JPN 7. Cemal Oğuz TUR 66 kg 15 September – Final Position Judoka Country 1. João Derly BRA 2. Yordanis Arencibia CUB 3. Arash Miresmaeili IRI 3. Miklós Ungvári HUN 5. Giovanni Casale Italy 5. Armen Nazaryan ARM 7. Andreas Mitterfellner AUT 7. Sasha Mehmedovic Canada 73 kg 15 September – Final Position Judoka Country 1. Wang Ki-chun KOR 2. Elnur Mammadli AZE 3. Yusuke Kanamaru JPN 3. Rasul Bokiev TJK 5. Sezer Huysuz TUR 5. David Kevkhishvili GEO 7. Konstantin Semenov BLR 7. Robert Gess Germany 81 kg 14 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Tiago CamiloBRA 2. Anthony Rodriguez France 3.Guillaume Elmont NED 3. Euan BurtonGreat Britain5. Robert KrawczykPOL5. Giuseppe MaddaloniItaly7. Kwon Young WooKOR7. Tomislav Marijanović CRO 90 kg 14 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Irakli Tsirekidze GEO 2 Ilias Iliadis GRE 3.Roberto Meloni Italy 3. Ivan PershinRussia5. Mark Huizinga NED5. Hesham MesbahEGY7. Winston Gordon Great Britain7. Elkhan MammadovAZE 100 kg 13 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Luciano Corrêa BRA 2. Peter Cousins Great Britain 3.Dániel Hadfi HUN 3.Oreidis Despaigne CUB5. Amel Mekić BIH5. Levan Zhorzholiani GEO7. Vitaliy Bubon UKR7. Utkir Kurbanov UZB +100 kg 13 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Teddy Riner France 2. Tamerlan Tmenov Russia 3.Lasha Gujejiani GEO 3. João Gabriel Schlittler BRA5. Kosei Inoue JPN5. Xiangjun Wei CHN7. Abdullo Tangriev UZB7. Óscar Brayson CUB Open class 16 September – Final Position Judoka Country 1. Yasuyuki Muneta JPN 2. Juri Rybak BLR 3. Matthieu Bataille France 3. Abdullo Tangriev UZB 5. Daniel Hernandes BRA 5. Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar MGL 7. Franz Birkfellner AUT 7. Moulud Miraliev AZE Women 48 kg 16 September – Final Position Judoka Country 1. Ryoko Tani JPN 2. Yanet Bermoit CUB 3. Frédérique Jossinet France 3. Alina Dumitru ROU5. Paula Pareto ARG5. Kim Yong-Ram KOR7. Éva Csernoviczki HUN7. Tatiana Moskvina BLR 52 kg 15 September – Final Position Judoka Country 1. Shi Junjie China 2. Telma Monteiro Portugal 3. An Kum-ae PRK 3. Yuka Nishida Japan5. Kim Kyung-Ok South Korea5. Érika Miranda Brazil7. Soraya Haddad Algeria7. Georgina Singleton Great Britain 57 kg 15 September – Final Position Judoka Country 1. Kye Sun-hui PRK 2. Isabel Fernández ESP 3. Aiko Sato JPN 3. Bernadett Baczkó HUN 5. Nina Koivumäki FIN 5. Giulia Quintavalle Italy 7. Yvonne Bönisch Germany 7. Faith Pitman Great Britain 63 kg 14 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Driulis González CUB 2. Lucie Décosse France 3.Elisabeth Willeboordse NED 3. Ayumi TanimotoJPN5. Anna von Harnier Germany5. Urška Žolnir SLO7. Claudia Heill AUT7. Ja-Young Kong KOR 70 kg 14 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Gévrise Émane France 2. Ronda Rousey United States 3.Ylenia ScapinItaly 3. Anett MészárosHUN5. Edith Bosch NED5. Maryna Pryshchepa UKR7. Leire IglesiasESP7. Yalennis CastilloCUB 78 kg 13 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Yurisel Laborde CUB 2. Sae Nakazawa Japan 3. Stéphanie Possamaï France 3. Kyung-Mi JungKOR 5. Lucia Morico Italy 5. Yang XiuliCHN 7. Edinanci SilvaBRA 7. Houda MiledTUN +78 kg 13 September – Final PositionJudokaCountry 1. Tong Wen CHN 2. Maki Tsukada JPN 3. Sandra KöppenGermany 3. Carola Uilenhoed NED5. Karina Bryant Great Britain5. Anne-Sophie Mondière France7. Urszula SadkowskaPOL7. Nihel Chikhrouhou TUN Open class 16 September – Final Position Judoka Country 1. Maki Tsukada JPN 2. Lucija Polavder SLO 3. Anne-Sophie Mondière France 3. Elena Ivashchenko Russia5. Yuliya Barysik BLR5. Idalys Ortiz CUB7. Liu Huanyuan CHN7. 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