Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro 2016
DATES
6 - 12 August, 2016
VENUE
Carioca Arena 2
RIO OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 FACTS & STATS
NEW RECORD
• 136 countries
114 countries (Africa 25 - Europe 36 - Asia 22 - Oceania 9 - Pan America 22)
+ 20 countries (Universality place)
+ 1 Refugee Olympic Team (2 athletes)
+ Syria (1 athlete)
• 389 competitors
366 athletes qualified (based on World Ranking List and 12 best results): 266 direct qualification and 100 continental quota
+ 20 universality place athletes
+ 2 refugees
+ 1 Syrian
Previous record was established in London 2012: 135 countries and 387 athletes
Olympic qualification period: 2 years prior to the Games
Last qualifying event: World Judo Masters Guadalajara 2016
3 delegations will have a full team in Rio: Japan, France + Brazil
27 countries will have a minimum of 5 athletes qualified
Including Rio, Judo was present 14 times at the Olympic Games (since Tokyo 1964) for the men – 7 times for women (since Barcelona 1992) + Seoul 1988 as a demonstration sport.
47 countries won medal at the Olympic Games since 1964 (1-Japan, 2-France, 3-South Korea, 4-China, 5-Russia/USSR, 6-Cuba).