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).