U.S. OUTLOOK: Jimmy Pedro returns from two years of retirement and could add to his '96 bronze. Ronda Rousey, 17, a future star at 63 kg, takes after her mom, AnnMaria, a 1984 world champ.
Men's 60 kg (132 lbs.)
Gold
Japan
Tadahiro Nomura
Silver
Tunisia
Anis Lounifi
Bronze
Great Britain
Craig Fallon
Bronze
Austria
Ludwig Paischer
Nomura would be the first judoka to win three Olympic titles.
Men's 66 kg (145 lbs.)
Gold
Iran
Arash Miresmaeili
Silver
France
Larbi Benboudaoud
Bronze
Azerbaijan
Elchin Ismaylov
Bronze
Cuba
Yordanis Arencibia
Miresmaeili, 23, has been on Iran's national team since age 15.
Men's 73 kg (161 lbs.)
Gold
South Korea
Lee Won Hee
Silver
Russia
Vitali Makarov
Bronze
France
Daniel Fernandes
Bronze
U.S.
Jimmy Pedro
In their only match Pedro defeated Lee at the 2003 Korean Open.
Men's 81 kg (178 lbs.)
Gold
Switzerland
Sergei Aschwanden
Silver
Estonia
Alexei Budolin
Bronze
Greece
Ilias Iliadis
Bronze
Germany
Florian Wanner
Sergei's Kenyan mom chose the Russian name, though he has no Russian blood.
Men's 90 kg (198 lbs.)
Gold
Georgia
Zurab Zviadauri
Silver
Brazil
Carlos Honorato
Bronze
South Korea
Hwang Hee Tee
Bronze
Netherlands
Mark Huizinga
Sydney champ Huizinga is an officer in the Royal Dutch Air Force.
Men's 100 kg (220 lbs.)
Gold
Japan
Kosei Inoue
Silver
Belarus
Ihar Makarau
Bronze
Brazil
Mario Sabino Junior
Bronze
France
Ghislain Lemaire
Here's a superstition: Inoue cleans his room before every tournament.
Men's 100+ kg (220+ lbs.)
Gold
Netherlands
Dennis van der Geest
Silver
Japan
Keiji Suzuki
Bronze
Russia
Tamerlan Tmenov
Bronze
Brazil
Daniel Hernandes
Suzuki upset world champ Yasuyoki Muneta at the Japanese trials.
Women's 48 kg (106 lbs.)
Gold
North Korea
Ri Kyong Ok
Silver
Japan
Ryoko Tani
Bronze
Romania
Alina Dumitru
Bronze
France
Frederique Jossinet
Ryoko Tamura's wedding to baseball star Yoshitomo Tani was on national TV.
Women's 52 kg (114 lbs.)
Gold
Cuba
Amarilis Savon
Silver
China
Xian Dongmei
Bronze
France
Annabelle Euranie
Bronze
South Korea
Lee Eun Hee
Savon moved up in weight to win 2003 worlds after becoming a mother.
Women's 57 kg (125 lbs.)
Gold
Cuba
Yurisleidis Lupetey
Silver
North Korea
Kye Sun Hui
Bronze
Germany
Yvonne Boenisch
Bronze
Netherlands
Deborah Gravenstijn
No North Korean athlete struck gold at the Sydney Olympics.
Women's 63 kg (139 lbs.)
Gold
Cuba
Driulis Gonzalez
Silver
Italy
Ylenia Scapin
Bronze
Argentina
Daniela Krukower
Bronze
Germany
Anna Von Harnier
In three Olympics, Gonzalez has won gold, silver and bronze.
Women's 70 kg (154 lbs.)
Gold
Japan
Masae Ueno
Silver
Cuba
Anaisis Hernandez
Bronze
China
Qin Dongya
Bronze
Netherlands
Edith Bosch
World No. 2 Regla Zulueta is ineligible after defecting to the U.S. from Cuba.
Women's 78 kg (172 lbs.)
Gold
Japan
Noriko Anno
Silver
Cuba
Yurisel Laborde
Bronze
Brazil
Ednanci Silva
Bronze
Netherlands
Claudia Zwiers
Anno, a four-time world champ, has never won an Olympic medal.
Women's 78+ kg (172+ lbs.)
Gold
China
Sun Fuming
Silver
Russia
Tea Donguzashvili
Bronze
Japan
Maki Tsukada
Bronze
Great Britain
Karina Bryant
Sun, the champion in 1996, failed to make the Chinese team in 2000.
