Sport Analysis
76 Years
History span
1951–2026
4275
Athletes
128
Countries
11
Rankings
351
Events
13343
Results
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1951 | 2026 | 76 |
| Women | 1974 | 2026 | 53 |
| M/W | 2017 | 2026 | 10 |
All-Time Individuals
Judo Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy Riner | France | 260 |
| 2 | Anton Geesink | Netherlands | 120 |
| 3 | Naohisa Takato | Japan | 120 |
| 4 | Hifumi Abe | Japan | 117 |
| 5 | Lukáš Krpálek | Czech Republic | 110 |
Judo Heavy Division Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy Riner | France | 260 |
| 2 | Anton Geesink | Netherlands | 115 |
| 3 | Lukáš Krpálek | Czech Republic | 110 |
| 4 | Willem Ruska | Netherlands | 105 |
| 5 | David Douillet | France | 94 |
Judo Middle Division Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tato Grigalashvili | Georgia | 101 |
| 2 | Kim Jae-bum | South Korea | 98 |
| 3 | Ilias Iliadis | Greece | 94 |
| 4 | Takanori Nagase | Japan | 83 |
| 5 | Lasha Bekauri | Georgia | 72 |
Judo Light Division Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naohisa Takato | Japan | 120 |
| 2 | Hifumi Abe | Japan | 117 |
| 3 | Soichi Hashimoto | Japan | 88 |
| 4 | Shohei Ono | Japan | 82 |
| 5 | Tadahiro Nomura | Japan | 82 |
Judo Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarisse Agbegnenou | France | 183 |
| 2 | Idalys Ortiz | Cuba | 160 |
| 3 | Lucie Décosse | France | 130 |
| 4 | Driulis González | Cuba | 128 |
| 5 | Ingrid Berghmans | Belgium | 126 |
Judo Light Division Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryoko Tamura | Japan | 112 |
| 2 | Distria Krasniqi | Kosovo | 110 |
| 3 | Kye Sun-Hui | 100 | |
| 4 | Misato Nakamura | Japan | 98 |
| 5 | Uta Abe | Japan | 98 |
Judo Middle Division Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarisse Agbegnenou | France | 183 |
| 2 | Lucie Décosse | France | 130 |
| 3 | Gella Vandecaveye | Belgium | 99 |
| 4 | Yoshie Ueno | Japan | 87 |
| 5 | Yuri Alvear | Colombia | 86 |
Judo Heavy Division Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idalys Ortiz | Cuba | 160 |
| 2 | Ingrid Berghmans | Belgium | 126 |
| 3 | Tong Wen | China | 121 |
| 4 | Mayra Aguiar | Brazil | 115 |
| 5 | Audrey Tcheuméo | France | 100 |
All-Time Nations
Judo Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4660 |
| 2 | Russia | 2350 |
| 3 | France | 1937 |
| 4 | South Korea | 1834 |
| 5 | Germany | 1195 |
Judo Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3516 |
| 2 | France | 2344 |
| 3 | Cuba | 1296 |
| 4 | China | 1282 |
| 5 | South Korea | 886 |
Judo Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8581 |
| 2 | France | 4533 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2801 |
| 4 | Russia | 2761 |
| 5 | Germany | 2011 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Judo Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hifumi Abe | Japan | 111 |
| 2 | Tato Grigalashvili | Georgia | 101 |
| 3 | Soichi Hashimoto | Japan | 73 |
| 4 | Lasha Bekauri | Georgia | 72 |
| 5 | Naohisa Takato | Japan | 72 |
Judo Heavy Division Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guram Tushishvili | Georgia | 70 |
| 2 | Teddy Riner | France | 69 |
| 3 | Inal Tasoev | Russia | 59 |
| 4 | Zelym Kotsoiev | Azerbaijan | 54 |
| 5 | Lukáš Krpálek | Czech Republic | 52 |
Judo Middle Division Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tato Grigalashvili | Georgia | 101 |
| 2 | Lasha Bekauri | Georgia | 72 |
| 3 | Matthias Casse | Belgium | 66 |
| 4 | Sanshiro Murao | Japan | 62 |
| 5 | Takanori Nagase | Japan | 51 |
Judo Light Division Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hifumi Abe | Japan | 111 |
| 2 | Soichi Hashimoto | Japan | 73 |
| 3 | Naohisa Takato | Japan | 72 |
| 4 | Ryuju Nagayama | Japan | 66 |
| 5 | Hidayat Heydarov | Azerbaijan | 65 |
Judo Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarisse Agbegnenou | France | 127 |
| 2 | Distria Krasniqi | Kosovo | 110 |
| 3 | Uta Abe | Japan | 98 |
| 4 | Romane Dicko | France | 82 |
| 5 | Natsumi Tsunoda | Japan | 77 |
Judo Light Division Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distria Krasniqi | Kosovo | 110 |
| 2 | Uta Abe | Japan | 98 |
| 3 | Natsumi Tsunoda | Japan | 77 |
| 4 | Amandine Buchard | France | 75 |
| 5 | Christa Deguchi | Canada | 75 |
Judo Middle Division Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarisse Agbegnenou | France | 127 |
| 2 | Barbara Matić | Croatia | 54 |
| 3 | Chizuru Arai | Japan | 48 |
| 4 | Sanne Van Dijke | Netherlands | 46 |
| 5 | Andreja Leški | Slovenia | 40 |
Judo Heavy Division Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romane Dicko | France | 82 |
| 2 | Akira Sone | Japan | 63 |
| 3 | Madeleine Malonga | France | 62 |
| 4 | Alice Bellandi | Italy | 56 |
| 5 | Idalys Ortiz | Cuba | 54 |
Nations
Judo Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 939 |
| 2 | Georgia | 531 |
| 3 | Russia | 312 |
| 4 | South Korea | 281 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 251 |
Judo Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 1085 |
| 2 | France | 637 |
| 3 | Brazil | 220 |
| 4 | Kosovo | 197 |
| 5 | South Korea | 189 |
Judo Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2429 |
| 2 | France | 1079 |
| 3 | Georgia | 630 |
| 4 | South Korea | 551 |
| 5 | Brazil | 490 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Points Potential Over Time
For individual sports, this chart follows the representative individual ranking to show the long-term points potential for athletes. Team and nations rankings are excluded unless the sport is primarily team-based.
Historical Leaders
All-Time Leaders
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean De Herdt | 1951 | 1955 | 5 |
| Anton Geesink | 1956 | 2012 | 57 |
| Teddy Riner | 2013 | 2026 | 14 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean De Herdt | 1951 | 1955 | 5 |
| Anton Geesink | 1956 | 1971 | 16 |
| Willem Ruska | 1972 | 1980 | 9 |
| Angelo Parisi | 1981 | 1981 | 1 |
| Dietmar Lorenz | 1982 | 1982 | 1 |
| Robert Van De Walle | 1983 | 1983 | 1 |
| Angelo Parisi | 1984 | 1986 | 3 |
| Robert Van De Walle | 1987 | 1989 | 3 |
| Hitoshi Saito | 1990 | 1990 | 1 |
| Peter Seisenbacher | 1991 | 1992 | 2 |
| Naoya Ogawa | 1993 | 1996 | 4 |
| David Douillet | 1997 | 2003 | 7 |
| Tadahiro Nomura | 2004 | 2005 | 2 |
| Kōsei Inoue | 2006 | 2008 | 3 |
| Keiji Suzuki | 2009 | 2009 | 1 |
| Teddy Riner | 2010 | 2021 | 12 |
| Naohisa Takato | 2022 | 2022 | 1 |
| Teddy Riner | 2023 | 2024 | 2 |
| Hifumi Abe | 2025 | 2026 | 2 |
Baku 2026: Fourteen World Champions, a Thousand Stories and One Shared Passion
After seven days of individual competition, and with the mixed team tournament now under way, the verdict is in. We know the names of the 14 individual world champions who will be proud to wear the coveted red backpatch until the 2027 edition that will be organised in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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