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World Judo Championships

Judo competition

Summary

Judo competition

Field	Value
name	World Judo Championships
current_event	2026 World Judo Championships
image	Judo World Championship.png
discipline	Judo
type	Annual
organiser	International Judo Federation (IJF)
first	1956 in Tokyo, Japan
number	38 men (2025)
29 women (2025)
mostwins	Japan – 432 medals (186 gold medals)
mostrecent	Budapest 2025
nextedition	Baku 2026

29 women (2025)

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, next to the quadrennial judo events at the Summer Olympic Games. The world championships are held by the International Judo Federation annually, except the calendar years of the Summer Olympics. Qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. Team fixtures have also been held since 1994. The men's championships first took place in 1956, though the format and periodicity of the competition have changed over time. The last edition of the World Judo Championships (2025) was held in Budapest, Hungary.

History

The first World Judo Champion, [[Shokichi Natsui]] in 1956

The first edition of the world championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 1956. There were no weight classes at the time and Japanese judoka Shokichi Natsui became the first world champion in history, defeating fellow countryman Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu in the final. The second world championship was also held in Tokyo two years later, with the Japanese winning the top two spots in the competition for the second time. In 1961, the championship was held outside Japan for the first time, and Dutch judoka Anton Geesink defeated the prior world champion, Koji Sone, in Paris, France, to become the first non-Japanese world champion.

The 1965 World Judo Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and weight classes were implemented for the first time with the addition of the −68 kg, −80 kg, and +80 kg categories. Judo had become an Olympic sport at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo initially for men, and a permanent sport after a brief absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Despite this progressive enlargement, it took until 1980 for women to participate in the world championships. The first women's world championships were held in New York City in 1980, and were held in alternating years as the men's championships until the 1987 World Judo Championships in Essen, where the two competitions were merged into one world championship. The mixed championships have been held biannually since 1987. On the Commonwealth Games side, Judo was added to the Commonwealth Games programme, initially as an optional sport for the first three editions in 1990, 2002 and 2014 but it is now a core sport from 2022 onwards. The women’s judo was included at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 2005, the world championships made its debut on the African continent in Cairo, Egypt. In the International Judo Federation meeting held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007 (during the 2007 World Judo Championships), it was decided that France would host the world championships for the fifth time in 2011.

Weight classes

There are currently 16 tournaments in the world championships, with 8 weight classes for each gender.

1956–1963		1965		1967–1975		1979–1997		1999–present
Open category
(no weight limits)
Heavyweight
+80 kg
Half heavyweight
-93 kg
Middleweight
-80 kg
Half middleweight
-70 kg
Lightweight
-68 kg
Half lightweight
-65 kg
Extra lightweight
-60 kg

1980–1997		1999–present
Open category
(no weight limits)
Heavyweight
+72 kg
Half heavyweight
-72 kg
Middleweight
-66 kg
Half middleweight
-61 kg
Lightweight
-56 kg
Half lightweight
-52 kg
Extra lightweight
-48 kg

Competitions by year

The world championships have been held in every continent except Oceania and Antarctica.

Men's competitions

Number	Year	Dates	City and host country	Venue	# Countries	# Athletes	Ref.	1
3 May	Japan Tokyo, Japan	Kuramae Kokugikan	21	31	title=1956 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2033	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
30 November	Japan Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium	18	39	title=1958 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2172	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
2 December	France Paris, France	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	25	57	title=1961 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2014	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
14–17 October	Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Maracanãzinho	42	150	title=1965 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2182	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
9–11 August	United States Salt Lake City, United States	University of Utah	25	115	title=1967 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2046	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
23–25 October	Mexico Mexico City, Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes	39	187	title=1969 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2175	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
2–4 September	West Germany Ludwigshafen, West Germany	Friedrich-Ebert-Halle	52	310	title=1971 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2047	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
22–24 June	Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland	Palais de Beaulieu	50	288	title=1973 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2168	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
23–25 October	Austria Vienna, Austria	Wiener Stadthalle	46	274	title=1975 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2050	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
	1977	19–24 September	Spain Barcelona, Spain	Palau dels Esports	Cancelled
6–9 December	France Paris, France	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	54	273	title=1979 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2179	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
3–6 September	Netherlands Maastricht, Netherlands	Euro Hall	51	255	title=1981 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2171	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
13–16 October	Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union	Lenin Palace of Sports	44	226	title=1983 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2032	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
26–29 September	South Korea Seoul, South Korea	Jamsil Arena	39	189	title=1985 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2013	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}

Women's competitions

Number	Year	Dates	City and host country	Venue	# Countries	# Athletes	Ref.	1
29–30 November	United States New York, United States	Madison Square Garden	27	149	title=1980 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2170	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
4–5 December	France Paris, France	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	35	174	title=1982 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2177	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
10–11 November	Austria Vienna, Austria	Wiener Stadthalle	32	183	title=1984 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2048	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
24–26 October	Netherlands Maastricht, Netherlands	Geusselt Sports Hall	35	162	title=1986 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2107	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}

Mixed competitions

Number M/W	Year	Dates	City and host country	Venue	# Countries	# Athletes	Ref.	14/5
19–22 November	Germany Essen, West Germany	Grugahalle	63	456	title=1987 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2012	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
10–15 October	Yugoslavia Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Pionir Hall	63	355	title=1989 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2178	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
25–28 July	Spain Barcelona, Spain	Palau Blaugrana	64	465	title=1991 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2181	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
30 September – 3 October	Canada Hamilton, Canada	Copps Coliseum	79	508	title=1993 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2169	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
28 September – 1 October	Japan Chiba, Japan	Makuhari Messe	100	627	title=1995 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2145	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
9–12 October	France Paris, France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	91	585	title=1997 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2106	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
7–10 October	United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom	National Indoor Arena	91	619	title=1999 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2144	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
26–29 July	Germany Munich, Germany	Olympiahalle	89	586	title=2001 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2015	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
11–14 September	Japan Osaka, Japan	Osaka-jō Hall	100	631	title=2003 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2087	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
8–11 September	Egypt Cairo, Egypt	Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex	93	579	title=2005 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2108	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
13–16 September	Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	HSBC Arena	139	743	title=2007 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2105	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
27–30 August	Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy	97	538	title=2009 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1020	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
9–13 September	Japan Tokyo, Japan	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	112	847	title=2010 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1008	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
23–28 August	France Paris, France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	131	864	title=2011 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/956	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
26 August – 1 September	Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Maracanãzinho	123	673	title=2013 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1117	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
25–31 August	RUS Chelyabinsk, Russia	Traktor Arena	110	637	title=2014 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1171	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
24–30 August	Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan	Alau Ice Palace	120	723	title=2015 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1232	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
28 August – 3 September	Hungary Budapest, Hungary	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena	126	728	title=2017 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1463	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
20–27 September	Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan	National Gymnastics Arena	124	755	title=2018 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1591	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
25 August – 1 September	Japan Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan	143	828	title=2019 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1751	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
6–13 June	Hungary Budapest, Hungary	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena	118	661	title=2021 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2239	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
6–13 October	UZB Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Humo Ice Dome	82	571
7–14 May	Qatar Doha, Qatar	Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena	99	657	title=2023 World Championships	url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/15000	website=JudoInside.com	access-date=7 July 2021}}
19–24 May	UAE Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Mubadala Arena	107	658	title=2024 World Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2787	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=18 May 2024}}
13–20 June	HUN Budapest, Hungary	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena	93	556
4–11 October	AZE Baku, Azerbaijan
	KAZ Kazakhstan

Openweight competitions

Number	Year	Dates	City and host country	Venue	# Countries	# Athletes	Ref.	1
20–21 December	France Levallois-Perret, France	Marcel Cerdan Palace of Sports	18	51	title=2008 World Open Championships	url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/5400	website=JudoInside.com	access-date=7 July 2021}}
—	2009	Cancelled
29–30 October	Russia Tyumen, Russia	Judo Centre	22	49	title=2011 World Open Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/993	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}
11–12 November	Morocco Marrakesh, Morocco	Palais des Congrès	28	58	title=2017 World Open Championships	url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1529	website=International Judo Federation	access-date=7 July 2021}}

Medal tables

Men's medal count – individual events (1956–2025)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	108	60	67	235
2	France	25	18	28	71
3	South Korea	25	8	47	80
4	Soviet Union	11	12	33	56
5	Georgia	10	15	25	50
6	Netherlands	8	11	19	38
7	Russia	7	14	27	48
8	Germany	5	6	12	23
9	Uzbekistan	5	4	10	19
10	Brazil Brazil	4	8	16	28
11	Poland	4	2	14	20
12	Azerbaijan	3	6	17	26
13	Cuba	3	6	9	18
14	Great Britain	3	4	13	20
15	East Germany	3	3	14	20
16	Mongolia	3	3	12	18
17	Spain	3	2	5	10
18	Greece	3	2	1	6
19	Iran	3	0	5	8
20	International Judo Federation	3	0	2	5
21	Hungary	2	5	11	18
22	Kazakhstan	2	5	4	11
23	United States	2	3	7	12
24	Czech Republic	2	1	2	5
–	Individual Neutral Athletes	2	1	1	4
25	Portugal	2	0	3	5
26	Belgium	1	8	11	20
27	Ukraine	1	3	9	13
28	Israel	1	2	3	6
29	Switzerland	1	2	2	5
30	Serbia	1	2	1	4
31	Austria	1	1	4	6
32	RUS Russian Judo Federation	1	1	1	3
33	Tunisia	1	0	2	3
Yugoslavia	1	0	2	3
35	Italy	0	7	9	16
36	West Germany	0	5	13	18
37	Canada	0	4	7	11
38	Turkey	0	3	5	8
39	North Korea	0	3	4	7
40	Estonia	0	3	1	4
41	Belarus	0	2	6	8
42	Egypt	0	2	3	5
43	Czechoslovakia	0	2	2	4
44	Moldova	0	1	4	5
Romania	0	1	4	5
Tajikistan	0	1	4	5
47	Bulgaria	0	1	2	3
Sweden	0	1	2	3
49	Chinese Taipei	0	1	1	2
50	Algeria	0	1	0	1
Montenegro	0	1	0	1
Slovenia	0	1	0	1
53	China	0	0	3	3
United Arab Emirates	0	0	3	3
55	Finland	0	0	2	2
56	Armenia	0	0	1	1
Kyrgyzstan	0	0	1	1
Latvia	0	0	1	1
Lithuania	0	0	1	1

Women's medal count – individual events (1980–2025)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	60	52	56	168
2	France	35	21	57	113
3	China	20	13	14	47
4	Cuba	16	16	29	61
5	Great Britain	13	15	20	48
6	Netherlands	8	11	37	56
7	Belgium	8	9	9	26
8	Italy	8	5	12	25
9	South Korea	7	1	20	28
10	Brazil Brazil	5	6	18	29
11	North Korea	5	2	4	11
12	Germany	4	8	18	30
13	Canada	3	3	4	10
14	Mongolia	3	1	11	15
15	Austria	3	1	7	11
16	Colombia	3	0	3	6
17	Spain	2	8	10	20
18	West Germany	2	5	12	19
19	United States	2	5	10	17
20	Poland	2	2	11	15
21	Israel	2	2	4	8
22	Argentina	2	2	1	5
Croatia	2	2	1	5
24	Ukraine	2	1	2	5
25	Slovenia	1	5	8	14
26	Kosovo	1	1	7	9
27	Georgia	1	0	0	1
International Judo Federation	1	0	0	1
Venezuela	1	0	0	1
30	Portugal	0	5	5	10
31	Russia	0	3	10	13
32	Romania	0	3	5	8
33	Australia	0	3	3	6
34	Hungary	0	2	7	9
35	Uzbekistan	0	2	0	2
36	Kazakhstan	0	1	4	5
Turkey	0	1	4	5
38	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	1	1	2
Norway	0	1	1	2
Puerto Rico	0	1	1	2
Sweden	0	1	1	2
42	Soviet Union	0	1	0	1
43	Azerbaijan	0	0	3	3
44	Switzerland	0	0	2	2
Tunisia	0	0	2	2
46	Algeria	0	0	1	1
Belarus	0	0	1	1
Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
Greece	0	0	1	1
New Zealand	0	0	1	1
Serbia	0	0	1	1
Serbia and Montenegro	0	0	1	1
–	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	0	1	1

Total medal count – individual events (1956–2025)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	168	112	123	403
2	France	60	39	85	184
3	South Korea	32	9	67	108
4	China	20	13	17	50
5	Cuba	19	22	38	79
6	Netherlands	16	22	56	94
7	Great Britain	16	19	33	68
8	Georgia	11	15	25	51
9	Soviet Union	11	13	33	57
10	Belgium	9	17	20	46
11	Brazil Brazil	9	14	34	57
12	Germany	9	14	30	53
13	Italy	8	12	21	41
14	Russia	7	17	37	61
15	Poland	6	4	25	35
16	Mongolia	6	4	23	33
17	Spain	5	10	15	30
18	Uzbekistan	5	6	10	21
19	North Korea	5	5	8	18
20	United States	4	8	17	29
21	Austria	4	2	11	17
22	International Judo Federation	4	0	2	6
23	Canada	3	7	11	21
24	Azerbaijan	3	6	20	29
25	Ukraine	3	4	11	18
26	Israel	3	4	7	14
27	East Germany	3	3	14	20
28	Greece	3	2	2	7
29	Iran	3	0	5	8
30	Colombia	3	0	3	6
31	West Germany	2	10	25	37
32	Hungary	2	7	18	27
33	Kazakhstan	2	6	8	16
34	Portugal	2	5	8	15
35	Argentina	2	2	1	5
Croatia	2	2	1	5
37	Czech Republic	2	1	3	6
–	Individual Neutral Athletes	2	1	2	5
38	Slovenia	1	6	8	15
39	Switzerland	1	2	4	7
40	Serbia	1	2	2	5
41	Kosovo	1	1	7	9
42	RUS Russian Judo Federation	1	1	1	3
43	Tunisia	1	0	4	5
44	Yugoslavia	1	0	2	3
45	Venezuela	1	0	0	1
46	Romania	0	4	9	13
Turkey	0	4	9	13
48	Australia	0	3	3	6
49	Estonia	0	3	1	4
50	Belarus	0	2	7	9
51	Egypt	0	2	3	5
Sweden	0	2	3	5
53	Czechoslovakia	0	2	2	4
54	Moldova	0	1	4	5
Tajikistan	0	1	4	5
56	Bulgaria	0	1	3	4
57	Chinese Taipei	0	1	2	3
58	Algeria	0	1	1	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	1	1	2
Norway	0	1	1	2
Puerto Rico	0	1	1	2
62	Montenegro	0	1	0	1
63	United Arab Emirates	0	0	3	3
64	Finland	0	0	2	2
65	Armenia	0	0	1	1
Kyrgyzstan	0	0	1	1
Latvia	0	0	1	1
Lithuania	0	0	1	1
New Zealand	0	0	1	1
Serbia and Montenegro	0	0	1	1

World Team Judo Championships

The first World Team Judo Championships was held in 1994 as separate event and only for men's national teams. The first World Team Judo Championships for women's national team was held as separate event in 1997. Since 1998, World Team Judo Championships for men's and women's national teams have been held at the same time and venue. It were held every four years until 2006 (although promotional team events were held during 2003 and 2005 World Judo Championships) and every year from 2007 to 2015 (except 2009). Since 2011 men's and women's team competitions became the part of World Judo Championships. Starting from 2017, it were merged into mixed team competition. Judokas who participates in the individual events at the World Championships often do not participate in the team competition.

Year	Competitions	Location	Men	Women	Gold	Silver
M	–	Paris, France	France	Germany	Japan
Russia	no women's competition
–	W	Osaka, Japan	no men's competition	Cuba	South Korea	France
Japan
M	W	Minsk, Belarus	Japan	Brazil	France
Russia	Cuba	France	Belgium
China
M	W	Basel, Switzerland	Japan	Georgia	France
Italy	Japan	Cuba	China
Italy
2003	M	W	Osaka, Japan	France	Japan	*Iran
Russia*	Japan	China	*Cuba
France*
2005	M	W	Cairo, Egypt	South Korea	Japan	*Brazil
Georgia*	France	South Korea	*Algeria
Japan*
M	W	Paris, France	Georgia	Russia	France
South Korea	France	Cuba	China
Japan
M	W	Beijing, China	Japan	Brazil	China
South Korea	China	Cuba	Japan
Mongolia
M	W	Tokyo, Japan	Georgia	Uzbekistan	Brazil
Russia	Japan	France	China
Germany
M	W	Antalya, Turkey	Japan	Brazil	Russia
South Korea	Netherlands	Germany	Japan
Turkey
M	W	Paris, France	France	Brazil	Japan
South Korea	France	Japan	Cuba
Germany
M	W	Salvador, Brazil	Russia	Japan	Brazil
Georgia	Japan	China	Brazil
Cuba
M	W	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Georgia	Russia	Germany
Japan	Japan	Brazil	Cuba
France
M	W	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Japan	Russia	Georgia
Germany	France	Mongolia	Germany
Japan
M	W	Astana, Kazakhstan	Japan	South Korea	Georgia
Mongolia	Japan	Poland	Germany
Russia

World Team Judo Championships — Mixed team

2017	2018	2019	2021
Budapest, Hungary	Japan	Brazil	France
South Korea
Baku, Azerbaijan	Japan	France	Korea (unification)
Russia
Tokyo, Japan	Japan	France	Brazil
Russia
Budapest, Hungary	Japan	France	Brazil
Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Japan	France	Germany
Israel
Doha, Qatar	Japan	France	Georgia
Netherlands
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Japan	France	Georgia
Italy
Budapest, Hungary	Georgia	South Korea	Germany
Japan

Medal tables

The results of promotional team events which were held during 2003 and 2005 World Judo Championships are not included into overall statistics.

Men's medal count – team events (1994–2015)

Total medal count – team events (1994–2025)

Women's medal count – team events (1997–2015)

Mixed medal count – team events (2017–2025)

All-time medal count

List of World Judo Championships medalists

Updated after the 2025 World Judo Championships.

This table include all medals in the individual and team competitions won at the World Judo Championships as well as at the separate World Team Judo Championships and separate World Judo Open Championships.

Multiple gold medalists

Boldface denotes active judokas and highest medal count among all judokas (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Men

Individual events

Rank	Judoka	Country	Weights	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Teddy Riner		+100 kg / Open	2007	2023	11	1	–	12
2	Naoya Ogawa		+95 kg / Open	1987	1995	4	–	3	7
3	Hifumi Abe		−66 kg	2017	2025	4	–	2	6
4	Naohisa Takatō		−60 kg	2013	2022	4	–	1	5
5	David Douillet		+95 kg / Open	1993	1997	4	–	–	4
Shōzō Fujii		−80 kg / −78 kg	1971	1979	4	–	–	4
Yasuhiro Yamashita		+95 kg / Open	1979	1983	4	–	–	4
8	Ilias Iliadis		−90 kg	2005	2014	3	2	1	6
9	Tato Grigalashvili		−81 kg	2021	2025	3	2	–	5
10	Alexander Mikhaylin		−100 kg / +100 kg / Open	1999	2011	3	1	3	7

All events

Rank	Judoka	Country	Events	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Teddy Riner		+100 kg / Open / Team	2007	2023	12	1	1 #	14 #
2	Soichi Hashimoto		−73 kg / Team	2017	2023	7 *##	2	2	11 *##
3	Shōhei Ōno		−73 kg / Team	2013	2019	6 *	–	1	7 *
4	Masashi Ebinuma		−66 kg / Team	2011	2015	5	1	1	7
Riki Nakaya		−73 kg / Team	2011	2017	5 **	1	1 *	7 ***
6	David Douillet		+95 kg / Open / Team	1993	1997	5 *	–	–	5 *
7	Alexander Mikhaylin		−100 kg / +100 kg / Open / Team	1998	2013	4	3 *	5	12 *
8	Goki Tajima		−90 kg / Team	2022	2025	4 #	1	1 *	6 *#
9	Naoya Ogawa		+95 kg / Open	1987	1995	4	–	3	7
10	Hifumi Abe		−66 kg	2017	2025	4	–	2	6
Takanori Nagase		−81 kg / Team	2014	2023	4 #	–	2	6 #

including one medal of the World Team Championships won as reserve

including one medal of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only

including one medal of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and one won as reserve

including two medals of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only

including one medal of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and two won as reserve

including three medals of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only

Women

Individual events

Rank	Judoka	Country	Weights	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ryōko Tani (Tamura)		−48 kg	1991	2007	7	–	1	8
Tong Wen		+78 kg / Open	2001	2011	7	–	1	8
3	Ingrid Berghmans		+72 kg / −72 kg / Open	1980	1989	6	4	1	11
4	Clarisse Agbegnenou		−63 kg	2013	2024	6	2	1	9
5	Uta Abe		−52 kg	2018	2025	5	–	–	5
6	Gao Fenglian		+72 kg / Open	1984	1989	4	1	1	6
Kye Sun-hui		−52 kg / −57 kg	1997	2007	4	1	1	6
8	Noriko Anno		+72 kg / −72 kg / −78 kg	1993	2003	4	1	–	5
Karen Briggs		−48 kg	1982	1991	4	1	–	5
10	Driulis González		−56 kg / −57 kg / −63 kg	1993	2007	3	2	2	7

All events

Rank	Judoka	Country	Events	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Clarisse Agbegnenou		−63 kg / Team	2011	2024	8 #	3 *	3 *	14 # **
2	Tong Wen		+78 kg / Open / Team	2001	2011	8	–	2	10
3	Ryōko Tani (Tamura)		−48 kg	1991	2007	7	–	1	8
4	Ingrid Berghmans		+72 kg / −72 kg / Open	1980	1989	6	4	1	11
5	Momo Tamaoki		−57 kg / Team	2018	2025	6 ****#	2	2	10 ****#
6	Chizuru Arai		−70 kg / Team	2015	2019	6 #	–	–	6 #
Akira Sone		+78 kg / Team	2017	2023	6 **##	–	–	6 **##
8	Driulis González		−56 kg / −57 kg / −63 kg / Team	1993	2007	5	4	2	11
9	Misato Nakamura		−52 kg / Team	2006	2015	5	2	1	8
10	Gévrise Émane		−70 kg / −63 kg / Team	2005	2015	5 *	1	2	8 *

including one medal of the World Team Championships won as reserve

including one medal of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only

including two medals of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and one won as reserve

including two medals of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and two won as reserve

including four medals of the World Team Championships won for participation in the qualifying only and one won as reserve

Records

Category	Men	Women	Youngest world champion	Oldest world champion

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"2021 World Championships".
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(20 January 2021). "2021 World Championships".
"2022 World Championships".
"2022 World Championships — Team".
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(23 October 2018). "World Championships 2023 and IJF Masters 2020 to Qatar". JudoInside.com.
"2024 World Championships".
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(24 May 2024). "The 2025 World Championships Go to Budapest, Hungary". [[International Judo Federation]].
(24 May 2024). "Budapest Celebrates Again!". [[European Judo Union]].
(14 October 2024). "Azerbaijan to Host the 2026 World Judo Championships". [[International Judo Federation]].
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(9 October 2024). "Kazakhstan Set to Host World Judo Championships Seniors Individuals and Teams in 2027". [[International Judo Federation]].
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(20 March 1997). "特集 97ワールドカップ女子柔道団体トーナメント-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd.

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