2003 World Judo Championships
The 2003 World Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Osaka, Japan 11–14 September 2003.Medal overview
Men
Women
Medal table
Men
60 kg
14 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Choi Min-Ho | KOR |
| 2. | Craig Fallon | GBR |
| 3. | Tadahiro Nomura | JPN |
| 3. | Anis Lounifi | TUN |
| 5. | Oliver Gussenberg | GER |
| 5. | Pak Nam-Choi | PRK |
| 7. | Elchin Ismaylov | AZE |
| 7. | Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh | IRI |
66 kg
13 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Arash Miresmaeili | IRI |
| 2. | Larbi Benboudaoud | FRA |
| 3. | Yordanis Arencibia | CUB |
| 3. | Magomed Dzhafarov | RUS |
| 5. | João Pina | POR |
| 5. | Miloš Mijalković | SCG |
| 7. | Hüseyin Özkan | TUR |
| 7. | Tomoo Torii | JPN |
73 kg
13 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Lee Won-Hee | KOR |
| 2. | Daniel Fernandes | FRA |
| 3. | João Neto | POR |
| 3. | Vitaliy Makarov | RUS |
| 5. | Victor Bivol | MDA |
| 5. | Egamnazar Akbarov | UZB |
| 7. | Yoel Razvozov | ISR |
| 7. | Yusuke Kanamaru | JPN |
81 kg
12 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Florian Wanner | GER |
| 2. | Sergei Aschwanden | SUI |
| 3. | Robert Krawczyk | POL |
| 3. | Aleksei Budõlin | EST |
| 5. | Yoshihiro Akiyama | JPN |
| 5. | Ricardo Echarte | ESP |
| 7. | Ariel Sganga | ARG |
| 7. | Cédric Claverie | FRA |
90 kg
12 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Hwang Hee-Tae | KOR |
| 2. | Zurab Zviadauri | |
| 3. | Siarhei Kukharenka | BLR |
| 3. | Carlos Honorato | BRA |
| 5. | Yosvany Despaigne | CUB |
| 5. | Keith Morgan | CAN |
| 7. | Gabriel Lama | CHI |
| 7. | Francesco Lepre | ITA |
100 kg
11 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Kosei Inoue | JPN |
| 2. | Ghislain Lemaire | FRA |
| 3. | Ihar Makarau | BLR |
| 3. | Mário Sabino | BRA |
| 5. | Michele Monti | ITA |
| 5. | Nicolas Gill | CAN |
| 7. | Iveri Jikurauli | |
| 7. | Michael Jurack | GER |
+100 kg
11 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Yasuyuki Muneta | JPN |
| 2. | Dennis van der Geest | NED |
| 3. | Tamerlan Tmenov | RUS |
| 3. | Yevgen Sotnikov | UKR |
| 5. | Daniel Hernandes | BRA |
| 5. | Frank Möller | GER |
| 7. | Janusz Wojnarowicz | POL |
| 7. | Selim Tataroğlu | TUR |
Open class
14 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Keiji Suzuki | JPN |
| 2. | Indrek Pertelson | EST |
| 3. | Abdullo Tangriev | UZB |
| 3. | Movlud Miraliyev | AZE |
| 5. | Amel Mekić | BIH |
| 5. | Gabriel Munteanu | ROM |
| 7. | Janusz Wojnarowicz | POL |
| 7. | Daniel Hernandes | BRA |
Women
48 kg
14 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Ryoko Tamura | JPN |
| 2. | Frédérique Jossinet | FRA |
| 3. | Neşe Şensoy | TUR |
| 3. | Danieska Carrión | CUB |
| 5. | Julia Matijass | GER |
| 5. | Gao Feng | CHN |
| 7. | Alina Dumitru | ROM |
| 7. | Anna Żemła | POL |
52 kg
13 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Amarilis Savón | CUB |
| 2. | Annabelle Euranie | FRA |
| 3. | Raffaella Imbriani | GER |
| 3. | Yuki Yokosawa | JPN |
| 5. | Ri Sang-Rim | PRK |
| 5. | Georgina Singleton | GBR |
| 7. | Ana Carrascosa | ESP |
| 7. | Michal Feinblat | ISR |
57 kg
13 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Kye Sun-Hui | PRK |
| 2. | Yvonne Bönisch | GER |
| 3. | Yurisleidis Lupetey | CUB |
| 3. | Deborah Gravenstijn | NED |
| 5. | Maria Pekli | AUS |
| 5. | Barbara Harel | FRA |
| 7. | Isabel Fernández | ESP |
| 7. | Xu Yan | CHN |
63 kg
12 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Daniela Krukower | ARG |
| 2. | Driulis González | CUB |
| 3. | Anna Von Harnier | GER |
| 3. | Ylenia Scapin | ITA |
| 5. | Lee Bok-Hee | KOR |
| 5. | Vânia Yukie Ishii | BRA |
| 7. | Lucie Decosse | FRA |
| 7. | Gella Vandecaveye | BEL |
70 kg
12 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Masae Ueno | JPN |
| 2. | Regla Leyén | CUB |
| 3. | Edith Bosch | NED |
| 3. | Annett Böhm | GER |
| 5. | Qin Dongya | CHN |
| 5. | Kate Howey | GBR |
| 7. | Kim Ryon-Mi | PRK |
| 7. | Cecilia Blanco | ESP |
78 kg
11 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Noriko Anno | JPN |
| 2. | Yurisel Laborde | CUB |
| 3. | Edinanci Silva | BRA |
| 3. | Esther San Miguel | ESP |
| 5. | Claudia Zwiers | NED |
| 5. | Céline Lebrun | FRA |
| 7. | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand | MGL |
| 7. | Uta Kühnen | GER |
+78 kg
11 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Sun Fuming | CHN |
| 2. | Maki Tsukada | JPN |
| 3. | Tea Donguzashvili | RUS |
| 3. | Karina Bryant | GBR |
| 5. | Sandra Köppen | GER |
| 5. | Daima Beltrán | CUB |
| 7. | Barbara Andolina | ITA |
| 7. | Francoise Harteveld | NED |
Open class
14 September – Final
| Position | Judoka | Country |
| 1. | Tong Wen | CHN |
| 2. | Karina Bryant | GBR |
| 3. | Mara Kovačević | SCG |
| 3. | Daima Beltrán | CUB |
| 5. | Magdalena Kozioł | POL |
| 5. | Céline Lebrun | FRA |
| 7. | Claudia Zwiers | NED |
| 7. | Giovanna Blanco | |
