2007 World Judo Championships
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| Location | Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Dates | 13–16 September 2007 |
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
Women
Medal table
* Host nation (Brazil)
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Results overview
Men
60 kg
16 September – Final
66 kg
15 September – Final
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73 kg
15 September – Final
81 kg
14 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tiago Camilo | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| 2. | Anthony Rodriguez | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 3. | Guillaume Elmont | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 3. | Euan Burton | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 5. | Robert Krawczyk | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 5. | Giuseppe Maddaloni | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 7. | Kwon Young Woo | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| 7. | Tomislav Marijanović | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
90 kg
14 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irakli Tsirekidze | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia |
| 2 | Ilias Iliadis | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| 3. | Roberto Meloni | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 3. | Ivan Pershin | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| 5. | Mark Huizinga | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 5. | Hesham Mesbah | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt |
| 7. | Winston Gordon | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 7. | Elkhan Mammadov | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
100 kg
13 September – Final
+100 kg
13 September – Final
Open class
16 September – Final
Women
48 kg
16 September – Final
52 kg
15 September – Final
57 kg
15 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kye Sun-hui | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| 2. | Isabel Fernández | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| 3. | Aiko Sato | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| 3. | Bernadett Baczkó | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| 5. | Nina Koivumäki | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 5. | Giulia Quintavalle | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 7. | Yvonne Bönisch | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| 7. | Faith Pitman | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
63 kg
14 September – Final
70 kg
14 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gévrise Émane | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 2. | Ronda Rousey | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| 3. | Ylenia Scapin | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 3. | Anett Mészáros | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| 5. | Edith Bosch | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 5. | Maryna Pryshchepa | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
| 7. | Leire Iglesias | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| 7. | Yalennis Castillo | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba |
78 kg
13 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yurisel Laborde | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba |
| 2. | Sae Nakazawa | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| 3. | Stéphanie Possamaï | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 3. | Kyung-Mi Jung | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| 5. | Lucia Morico | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 5. | Yang Xiuli | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| 7. | Edinanci Silva | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| 7. | Houda Miled | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
+78 kg
13 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tong Wen | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| 2. | Maki Tsukada | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| 3. | Sandra Köppen | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| 3. | Carola Uilenhoed | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 5. | Karina Bryant | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 5. | Anne-Sophie Mondière | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 7. | Urszula Sadkowska | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 7. | Nihel Chikhrouhou | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
Open class
16 September – Final
External links
- Official site
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- USA Judo
- World Championships 2007 Video material