1999 World Judo Championships
The 1999 World Judo Championships were the 20st edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Birmingham, England in 1999.
Medal overview
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
 Manolo Poulot (CUB)
|
 Kazuhiko Tokuno (JPN)
|
 Natig Bahirov (BLR)
|
 Nestor Khergiani (GEO)
| |||
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) |
 Larbi Benboudaoud (FRA)
|
 Hüseyin Özkan (TUR)
|
 Patrick van Kalken (NED)
|
| Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)
| |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) |
 Jimmy Pedro (USA)
|
 Vitaliy Makarov (RUS)
|
 Sebastian Pereira (BRA)
|
| Georgi Revazichvili (GEO)
| |||
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) |
 Graeme Randall (GBR)
|
 Farkhod Turaev (UZB)
|
 Kwak Ok-Choi (PRK)
|
 Cho In-Chul (KOR)
| |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) |
Hidehiko Yoshida (JPN)
|
 Victor Florescu (MDA)
|
Yoo Sung-Yeon (KOR)
|
 Adrian Croitoru (ROM)
| |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) |
Kosei Inoue (JPN)
|
Jang Sung-Ho (KOR)
|
Alexandre Mikhaylin (RUS)
|
 Nicolas Gill (CAN)
| |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
Shinichi Shinohara (JPN)
|
 Indrek Pertelson (EST)
|
 Pan Song (CHN)
|
| Selim Tataroğlu (TUR)
| |||
| Openweight |
Shinichi Shinohara (JPN)
|
Selim Tataroğlu (TUR)
|
Dennis van der Geest (NED)
|
 Harry Van Barneveld (BEL)
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
Ryoko Tamura (JPN)
|
Amarilis Savón (CUB)
|
Sarah Nichilo-Rosso (FRA)
|
 Anna Maria Gradante (GER)
| |||
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) |
Noriko Narazaki (JPN)
|
Legna Verdecia (CUB)
|
Kye Sun-Hui (PRK)
|
| Marie-Claire Restoux (FRA)
| |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) |
Driulis González (CUB)
|
 Isabel Fernández (ESP)
|
Jessica Gal (NED)
|
 Michaela Vernerová (CZE)
| |||
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) |
Keiko Maeda (JPN)
|
Gella Vandecaveye (BEL)
|
Sara Álvarez (ESP)
|
| Karen Roberts (GBR)
| |||
| Middleweight (70 kg) |
Sibelis Veranes (CUB)
|
Ulla Werbrouck (BEL)
|
Kate Howey (GBR)
|
 Ylenia Scapin (ITA)
| |||
| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
Noriko Anno (JPN)
|
Yin Yufeng (CHN)
|
Céline Lebrun (FRA)
|
| Diadenis Luna (CUB)
| |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
 Beata Maksymow (POL)
|
Yuan Hua (CHN)
|
Miho Ninomiya (JPN)
|
| Karina Bryant (GBR)
| |||
| Openweight |
Daima Beltrán (CUB)
|
Miho Ninomiya (JPN)
|
 Tsvetana Bozilova (BUL)
|
| Choi Sook-Ie (KOR)
|
Medals table
| 1 | Japan |
8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Cuba |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | France |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Belgium |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Turkey |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| China |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | South Korea |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Spain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Estonia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Moldova |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Georgia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| North Korea |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 | Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results overview
Men
60 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manuelo Poulot | Cuba
|
| 2. | Kazuhiko Tokuno | Japan
|
| 3. | Natig Bahirov | Belarus
|
| 3. | Nestor Khergiani | Georgia
|
| 5. | John Buchanan | Great Britain
|
| 5. | Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh |  Mongolia
|
| 7. | Vardan Voskanyan |  Armenia
|
| 7. | Evguani Stanev | Russia
|
66 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Larbi Benboudaoud | France
|
| 2. | Hüseyin Özkan | Turkey
|
| 3. | Patrick van Kalken | Netherlands
|
| 3. | Yordanis Arencibia | Cuba
|
| 5. | Ludwing Ortiz |  Venezuela
|
| 5. | Han Ji-Hwan | South Korea
|
| 7. | Kiyoshi Uematsu | Spain
|
| 7. | Purevdor Nyamlkhagva | Mongolia
|
73 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jimmy Pedro | United States
|
| 2. | Vitaliy Makarov | Russia
|
| 3. | Sebastian Pereira | Brazil
|
| 3. | Georgi Revazichvili | Georgia
|
| 5. | Rafał Kozielewski | Poland
|
| 5. | Miklós Illyés |  Hungary
|
| 7. | inCarlos Méndez |  Puerto Rico
|
| 7. | Anatoli Laryuxov | Belarus
|
81 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Graeme Randall | Great Britain
|
| 2. | Farkhod Turaev | Uzbekistan
|
| 3. | Kwak Ok-Choi | North Korea
|
| 3. | Cho In-Chul | South Korea
|
| 5. | Nuno Delgado |  Portugal
|
| 5. | Djamel Bouras | France
|
| 7. | Maartens Arens | Netherlands
|
| 7. | Patick Reiter |  Austria
|
90 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hidehiko Yoshida | Japan
|
| 2. | Victor Florescu | Moldova
|
| 3. | Yoo Sung-Yeon | South Korea
|
| 3. | Adrian Croitoru | Romania
|
| 5. | Carlos Honorato | Brazil
|
| 5. | Sergey Sakimov |  Kazakhstan
|
| 7. | Keith Morgan | Canada
|
| 7. | Yosvany Despaigne | Cuba
|
100 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kosei Inoue | Japan
|
| 2. | Jang Sung-Ho | South Korea
|
| 3. | Alexandre Mikhaylin | Russia
|
| 3. | Nicolas Gill | Canada
|
| 5. | Stéphane Traineau | France
|
| 5. | Ariel Zeevi |  Israel
|
| 7. | Martin van den Berg | Netherlands
|
| 7. | Leonid Svirid | Belarus
|
+100 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shinichi Shinohara | Japan
|
| 2. | Indrek Pertelson | Estonia
|
| 3. | Pan Song | China
|
| 3. | Selim Tataroğlu | Turkey
|
| 5. | Jérôme Dreyfus | France
|
| 5. | Frank Möller | Germany
|
| 7. | Tamerlan Tmenov | Russia
|
| 7. | Rafał Kubacki | Poland
|
Open class
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shinichi Shinohara | Japan
|
| 2. | Selim Tataroğlu | Turkey
|
| 3. | Dennis van der Geest | Netherlands
|
| 3. | Harry Van Barneveld | Belgium
|
| 5. | Aleksi Davidashvili | Georgia
|
| 5. | Daniel Hernandes | Brazil
|
| 7. | Koba Nadiradze |  Ukraine
|
| 7. | Patrice Rognon | France
|
Women
48 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ryoko Tamura | Japan
|
| 2. | Amarilis Savón | Cuba
|
| 3. | Sarah Nichilo-Rosso | France
|
| 3. | Anna Maria Gradante | Germany
|
| 5. | Vanesa Arenas | Spain
|
| 5. | Park Sung-Ja | South Korea
|
| 7. | Huang Lihong | China
|
| 7. | Victoria Dunn | Great Britain
|
52 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noriko Narasaki | Japan
|
| 2. | Legna Verdecia | Cuba
|
| 3. | Kye Sun-Hui | North Korea
|
| 3. | Marie-Claire Restoux | France
|
| 5. | Liu Yuxiang | China
|
| 5. | Salima Souakri |  Algeria
|
| 7. | Luce Baillargeon | Canada
|
| 7. | Deborah Allan | Great Britain
|
57 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Driulis González | Cuba
|
| 2. | Isabel Fernández | Spain
|
| 3. | Jessica Gal | Netherlands
|
| 3. | Michaela Vernerová | Czech Republic
|
| 5. | Pernilla Andersson |  Sweden
|
| 5. | Zulfiyya Huseynova |  Azerbaijan
|
| 7. | Magali Baton | France
|
| 7. | Orit Baron | Israel
|
63 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Keiko Maeda | Japan
|
| 2. | Gella Vandecaveye | Belgium
|
| 3. | Sara Álvarez | Spain
|
| 3. | Karen Roberts | Great Britain
|
| 5. | Eszter Csizmadia | Hungary
|
| 5. | Celita Schutz | United States
|
| 7. | Sun Xiaofang | China
|
| 7. | Kenia Rodríguez | Cuba
|
70 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sibelis Veranes | Cuba
|
| 2. | Ulla Werbrouck | Belgium
|
| 3. | Kate Howey | Great Britain
|
| 3. | Ylenia Scapin | Italy
|
| 5. | Masae Ueno | Japan
|
| 5. | Yvonne Wansart | Germany
|
| 7. | Úrsula Martín | Spain
|
| 7. | Qin Dongya | China
|
78 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noriko Anno | Japan
|
| 2. | Yin Yufeng | China
|
| 3. | Céline Lebrun | France
|
| 3. | Diadenis Luna | Cuba
|
| 5. | Karin Kienhuis | Netherlands
|
| 5. | Kang Min-Jung | South Korea
|
| 7. | Esther San Miguel | Spain
|
| 7. | Sandra Godinho | Portugal
|
+78 kg
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Beata Maksymow | Poland
|
| 2. | Yuan Hua | China
|
| 3. | Miho Ninomiya | Japan
|
| 3. | Karina Bryant | Great Britain
|
| 5. | Christine Cicot | France
|
| 5. | ? | ? |
| 7. | Colleen Rosensteel | United States
|
| 7. | Tsvetana Bozilova | Bulgaria
|
Open class
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daima Beltrán | Cuba
|
| 2. | Miho Ninomiya | Japan
|
| 3. | Tsvetana Bozilova | Bulgaria
|
| 3. | Choi Sook-ie | South Korea
|
| 5. | Svetlana Goundarenko | Russia
|
| 5. | Priscila Marques | Brazil
|
| 7. | Zhang Qingli | China
|
| 7. | Francoise Harteveld | Netherlands
|
External links
- Competition Results - 1999 World Judo Championships (International Judo Federation)