Japan no longer only country on the judo map
BEIJING (AP) The Japanese still dominate judo. They invented it, after all.
At the Beijing Games, however, judo was all over the map.
Medalists included Mongolia, which won its first ever Olympic gold, an accomplishment that sent cheering crowds to the streets of Ulan Bator. Tajikistan got its first Olympic medal, too. Georgia - getting a respite from hostilities at home - claimed a gold, and so did Italy, Romania, Germany, Azerbaijan. Ronda Rousey won the first medal for the United States since the women's judo event became official in 1992 - a bronze.
OLYMPICS_DOLY_JUD Headlines
- Japan no longer only country on the judo map
- China, Japan share final judo golds
- Australia judoka heads home early
- Japan's Ishii takes heavyweight judo gold
- China wins heavyweight women's judo
- Mongolia, China take judo golds; Japan melts down
- Mongolia wins 1st gold medal, in men's judo
- China wins second judo gold
- Japan wins 3rd judo gold, Georgia wins men's 90 kg
- Ueno wins Japan's third judo gold at Olympics
| Medal Count | ||||
| Judo | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
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