The Greatest Judo Athlete at the Olympic Games
Who is the greatest Judoka of all time based on Olympic Games performances? We have used a weighted total medal count of each male and female Judo athlete from all modern Olympic Games to rank their overall performance, using data from all Olympics including the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The best all-time performing judo athlete at the Olympic Games is French judoka Teddy Riner. He has won three gold medals and two bronze medals between 2008 and 2021. Japanese Judoka Tadahiro Nomura is the only other judo athlete to win three gold medals.
See also the best athlete from each sport, and the best overall.
Top Olympic Games Judo Athletes
Here are the top-ranked athletes from the sport of Rowing for performances at all Olympiads, using the Topend Sports Weighted Ranking System to order the athletes, awarding points for both gold (6 points) and other medals (silver 2 pts, bronze 1 pt).
Table: The Top Ranked Judoka at the Olympic Games (including 2021)
| rank | name | country | gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | total medals |
rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy Riner | France | M | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Tadahiro Nomura | Japan | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Related Pages
- List of the best athlete from each Olympic sport
- The greatest ever Olympic athlete
- About Olympic Medal Ranking Systems
- medal tables from all Olympic Games
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