Athens Olympic Judo

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Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Nomura JPN v Lara DOM Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws Oliver Gussenberg GER for ippon in 53 seconds Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws Oliver Gussenberg GER for ippon in 53 seconds Tani celebrates Tani celebrates Tani celebrates Tani celebrates Tani talks to the press Tani talks to the press Ryoko Tani JPN holds Karagiannopoul GRE Ryoko Tani JPN holds Karagiannopoul GRE Ryoko Tani JPN gold Ryoko Tani JPN gold Tadahiro Nomura JPN gold Tadahiro Nomura JPN gold The Ano Liossia Olympic Hall The Ano Liossia Olympic Hall Dongmei Xian CHN beat Raffaella Imbriani GER with yoko-shiho-gatame to win 0221-2/0010 in 4:14 Dongmei Xian CHN beat Raffaella Imbriani GER with yoko-shiho-gatame to win 0221-2/0010 in 4:14 Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Yokosawa JPN beat Savon CUB with ippon in the closing seconds of the contest. Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Savon CUB throws Souakri ALG for ippon with tomoenage Masato Uchishiba JPN beat J Lencina ARG with Uchimata for ippon in 1:15 winning 1011/0000-1. Masato Uchishiba JPN beat J Lencina ARG with Uchimata for ippon in 1:15 winning 1011/0000-1. IJF President Park (KOR) and IOC President Rogge (BEL) share a joke while 1980 OLympic champion Robert Van der Walle of Belgium leaves the table. IJF President Park (KOR) and IOC President Rogge (BEL) share a joke while 1980 OLympic champion Robert Van der Walle of Belgium leaves the table. Xian CHN celebrates her gold medal win over Yokosawa JPN Xian CHN celebrates her gold medal win over Yokosawa JPN Uchishiba JPN gold Uchishiba JPN gold Jimmy Pedro USA beat Sagdat Sadykov KAZ with a hold to win 1001/0000 Jimmy Pedro USA beat Sagdat Sadykov KAZ with a hold to win 1001/0000 Jimmy Pedro USA beat R Lucenti ARG Jimmy Pedro USA beat R Lucenti ARG Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Won Hee Lee KOR beat his arch-rival Jimmy Pedro USA with seoi-nage for ippon to reach the final. Lee beat Pedro Lee beat Pedro Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Deborah Gravenstijn NED threw D Zangrando BRA for ippon with uchi-mata for ippon to win 1010-2/0010-2 in 2:47 mins. Double Olympic champion, Ryoki Tani (nee Tamura) JPN pauses for the camera Double Olympic champion, Ryoki Tani (nee Tamura) JPN pauses for the camera Athens judo symbol Athens judo symbol Flying lessons Flying lessons Jimmy Pedro USA beat Daniel Fernandez FRA for the bronze medal. Jimmy Pedro USA beat Daniel Fernandez FRA for the bronze medal. Jimmy Pedro USA beat Daniel Fernandez FRA for the bronze medal. Jimmy Pedro USA beat Daniel Fernandez FRA for the bronze medal. Jimmy Pedro USA beat Daniel Fernandez FRA for the bronze medal. Jimmy Pedro USA beat Daniel Fernandez FRA for the bronze medal. Yvonne Boenisch GER gold Yvonne Boenisch GER gold Jimmy Pedro USA bronze medal winner Jimmy Pedro USA bronze medal winner Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS Ilias Iliadis GRE throws Endicott-Davis AUS A word in your ear!: Frederique Demauntfaucon FRA strangles his opponent A word in your ear!: Frederique Demauntfaucon FRA strangles his opponent A word in your ear!: Frederique Demauntfaucon FRA strangles his opponent A word in your ear!: Frederique Demauntfaucon FRA strangles his opponent Izumi JPN scores ippon Izumi JPN scores ippon Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Mark Huizinga NED beat his old adversary Keith Morgan CAN with kata-guruma for ippon to win 1012/0000-1 in 2.54 mins Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal Zviadauri GEO throws Izumi JPN for ippon to win the gold medal 70 kgs medallists 70 kgs medallists GOLD: Zurab Zviadauri GEO, SILVER: Hiroshi Izumi JPN, BRONZE: Khasanbi Taov RUS & Mark Huizinga NED GOLD: Zurab Zviadauri GEO, SILVER: Hiroshi Izumi JPN, BRONZE: Khasanbi Taov RUS & Mark Huizinga NED Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Masae Ueno JPN defeated European champion Edith Bosch NED with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi for ippon in 3:10 mins to win 1000-1/0001 Inoue JPN scores ippon Inoue JPN scores ippon Elco Van der Geest NED defeated the reigning World and Olympic champion, Kosie Inoue JPN, with ippon-seoi-nage for ippon in 4:48 mins to win 1020/0010 Elco Van der Geest NED defeated the reigning World and Olympic champion, Kosie Inoue JPN, with ippon-seoi-nage for ippon in 4:48 mins to win 1020/0010 Miraliyev AZE counters Inoue JPN for ippon Miraliyev AZE counters Inoue JPN for ippon Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 Noriko Anno JPN scored ippon with sode-tsuri-komi-goshi againts Xia Liu CHN to win 1010-1/0001-2 in 4:38 100 kgs medallists 100 kgs medallists Elco Van der Geest NED defeated the reigning World and Olympic champion, Kosie Inoue JPN, with ippon-seoi-nage for ippon in 4:48 mins to win 1020/0010 Elco Van der Geest NED defeated the reigning World and Olympic champion, Kosie Inoue JPN, with ippon-seoi-nage for ippon in 4:48 mins to win 1020/0010 Lucia Morico ITA ecstatic at winning bronze Lucia Morico ITA ecstatic at winning bronze Keiji Suzuki JPN beat Andreas Toelzer GER 0120-2/0010-2 with soto-makikomi Keiji Suzuki JPN beat Andreas Toelzer GER 0120-2/0010-2 with soto-makikomi Keiji Suzuki JPN beat Andreas Toelzer GER 0120-2/0010-2 with soto-makikomi Keiji Suzuki JPN beat Andreas Toelzer GER 0120-2/0010-2 with soto-makikomi Keiji Suzuki JPN beat Andreas Toelzer GER 0120-2/0010-2 with soto-makikomi Keiji Suzuki JPN beat Andreas Toelzer GER 0120-2/0010-2 with soto-makikomi Dennis Van der Geest NED holds Y Ikhsangaliyev KAZ for ippon with kami-shiho-gatame in 2:47 to win 1001/0001-1 Dennis Van der Geest NED holds Y Ikhsangaliyev KAZ for ippon with kami-shiho-gatame in 2:47 to win 1001/0001-1 Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Suzuki JPN throws Bianchessi ITA for ippon Keiji Suzuki JPN beat C Papaioannou GRE 1101-1/0001-1 with uchimata in 3:02 Keiji Suzuki JPN beat C Papaioannou GRE 1101-1/0001-1 with uchimata in 3:02 Keiji Suzuki JPN beat C Papaioannou GRE 1101-1/0001-1 with uchimata in 3:02 Keiji Suzuki JPN beat C Papaioannou GRE 1101-1/0001-1 with uchimata in 3:02 Keiji Suzuki JPN beat C Papaioannou GRE 1101-1/0001-1 with uchimata in 3:02 Keiji Suzuki JPN beat C Papaioannou GRE 1101-1/0001-1 with uchimata in 3:02 Inoue JPN with the press Inoue JPN with the press Bob Berland USA watches as M Dzhafarov RUS beat Alex Ottiano USA with kuchika-taoshi for 0013-1/0001-1 in 5:00 mins Bob Berland USA watches as M Dzhafarov RUS beat Alex Ottiano USA with kuchika-taoshi for 0013-1/0001-1 in 5:00 mins