The strongest female heavyweights in Judo history

Women Judokas having been World or Olympic champions in the heaviest weights or in the Open categories

Russia's Elena Ivashchenko, in blue, and France's Celine Lebrun fight during the women's Judo World Championships in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, December, 2008.
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World or Olimpic Champions in the open or heaviest categories
Judoka		Country	Height/Weight	Titles
	Margarita de Cal	Italy		+72kg: 1980
	Ingrid Berghmans	Belgium	5'9" (180cm) / 159 lbs (72kg)	Open: 1980,1982,1984,1986 +72kg Olympics:1988 (non-official)
	Nathalie Lupino	France	5'7" (170cm) / 176 lbs (80kg)	+72kg: 1982
	Maria Teresa Motta	Italy		+72kg: 1984
	Gao Feng Liang	China		Open: 1987 +72kg: 1986, 1987, 1989
	Estela Rodriguez	Cuba	6'1" (186cm) / 298 lbs (135kg)	Open: 1989
	Zhuang Xiaoyan	China	5'8" (173cm) / 216 lbs (98kg)	Open: 1991 +72kg Olympics: 1992
	Johanna Hagn	Germany	5'6" (168cm)	+72kg: 1993
	Beata Maksymow	Poland	5'11" (180cm) / 320 lbs (145kg)	Open: 1993 +72kg: 1999
	Angelique Seriese	Netherlands		+72kg: 1995
	Monique van der Lee	Netherlands	5'9" (176cm) / 185 lbs (84kg)	Open: 1995
	Sun Fuming	China	5'10" (178cm) / 273 lbs (124kg)	+78kg Olympics: 1996 +78kg: 2003
	Christine Cicot	France	5'9" (175cm) / 176 lbs (80kg)	+72kg: 1997
	Daima Beltran	Cuba	6'0" (182cm) / 229 lbs (104kg)	+72kg: 1997, 1999
	Yuan Hua	China	5'8" (172cm) / 198 lbs (90kg)	+78kg Olympics: 2000 +78kg: 2001
	Celine Lebrun	France	5'7" (169cm) / 170 lbs (77kg)	Open 2001
	Midori Shintani	Japan		Open: 2005
	Maki Tsukada	Japan	5'7" (170cm) / 278lbs (126kg)	+78kg: Olympics 2004 Open: 2007
	Tong Wen	China	5'11" (180cm) / 282 lbs (128 kg)	+78kg : 2005, 2007, 2009 +78kg Olympics: 2008 Open: 2008

Two most decorated heavyweights:

Ingrid Berghmans – four-time champion in the Open category and Olympic champion.

Tong Wen - Olympic champion, World champion in the Open category and two-time champion in +78kg category

Two lightest Open weight champions:
Ingrid Berghmans - 159 lbs (72kg)

Celine Lebrun 170 lbs (77 kg)

Two heaviest +72 and Open champions:
Beata Maksymow -320 lbs (145 kg)

Estela Rodriguez - 298 lbs (135 kg)

The following main sources are used:
Womens World Judo Championships winners

International Judo Federation

Personal data
Sports Reference

Photos
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Judo heavyweight bout episodes

Japan's Tomomi Okamura, bottom, fights with France's Celine Lebrun during the Judo Grand Slam -78Kg semi final match in Rio de Janeiro, July, 2009.

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Eva Bisseni of France compete in their quarter-final match during the woman's category of the World Judo Open Championships in Levallois near Paris December, 2008.

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Elena Ivashchenko of Russia compete in their final match during the women's category of the World Judo Open Championships in Levallois near Paris December, 2008.

2008 Olympics, Beijing. Tong Wen of China (in white) defeats Marina Prokofyeva of Ukraine in team competition in the category +78kg

China's Tong Wen (blue) battles with France's Rebecca Ramanich on February 8, 2009 in an international tournament +78 kg category

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Maki Tsukada of Japan compete in their final match in Beijing Olympics. August 2008

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The strongest female heavyweights in Judo history

Women Judokas having been World or Olympic champions in the heaviest weights or in the Open categories

Russia's Elena Ivashchenko, in blue, and France's Celine Lebrun fight during the women's Judo World Championships in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, December, 2008.
Photo from the web resource Judo Photos

Русская версия

World or Olimpic Champions in the open or heaviest categories

Judoka

Country

Height/Weight

Titles

Two most decorated heavyweights:

Two lightest Open weight champions:

Two heaviest +72 and Open champions:

The following main sources are used:

Personal data

Photos

Judo heavyweight bout episodes

Japan's Tomomi Okamura, bottom, fights with France's Celine Lebrun during the Judo Grand Slam -78Kg semi final match in Rio de Janeiro, July, 2009.

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Eva Bisseni of France compete in their quarter-final match during the woman's category of the World Judo Open Championships in Levallois near Paris December, 2008.

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Elena Ivashchenko of Russia compete in their final match during the women's category of the World Judo Open Championships in Levallois near Paris December, 2008.

2008 Olympics, Beijing. Tong Wen of China (in white) defeats Marina Prokofyeva of Ukraine in team competition in the category +78kg

China's Tong Wen (blue) battles with France's Rebecca Ramanich on February 8, 2009 in an international tournament +78 kg category

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Maki Tsukada of Japan compete in their final match in Beijing Olympics. August 2008

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The strongest female heavyweights in Judo history

Women Judokas having been World or Olympic champions in the heaviest weights or in the Open categories

Russia's Elena Ivashchenko, in blue, and France's Celine Lebrun fight during the women's Judo World Championships in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, December, 2008. Photo from the web resource Judo Photos

Русская версия

World or Olimpic Champions in the open or heaviest categories

Judoka

Country

Height/Weight

Titles

Two most decorated heavyweights:

Two lightest Open weight champions:

Two heaviest +72 and Open champions:

The following main sources are used:

Personal data

Photos

Judo heavyweight bout episodes

Japan's Tomomi Okamura, bottom, fights with France's Celine Lebrun during the Judo Grand Slam -78Kg semi final match in Rio de Janeiro, July, 2009.

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Eva Bisseni of France compete in their quarter-final match during the woman's category of the World Judo Open Championships in Levallois near Paris December, 2008.

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Elena Ivashchenko of Russia compete in their final match during the women's category of the World Judo Open Championships in Levallois near Paris December, 2008.

2008 Olympics, Beijing. Tong Wen of China (in white) defeats Marina Prokofyeva of Ukraine in team competition in the category +78kg

China's Tong Wen (blue) battles with France's Rebecca Ramanich on February 8, 2009 in an international tournament +78 kg category

Tong Wen of China (in blue) and Maki Tsukada of Japan compete in their final match in Beijing Olympics. August 2008

>> Digest

>> History of Female Combat

>> History of contemporary female combative sports

Russia's Elena Ivashchenko, in blue, and France's Celine Lebrun fight during the women's Judo World Championships in Levallois-Perret, near Paris, December, 2008.
Photo from the web resource Judo Photos