U.S. OUTLOOK: The U.S. qualified two Houston-area athletes. Steven Lopez will be a slight favorite to repeat and Nia Abdallah, 20, will have an outside chance at 57 kg.
Men's 58 kg (128 lbs.)
Gold
Chinese Taipei
Chu Mu Yen
Silver
Spain
Juan Antonio Ramos
Bronze
Greece
Michalis Mouroutsos
Sydney champ Mouroutsos has an arena named for him in his hometown.
Men's 68 kg (150 lbs.)
Gold
South Korea
Lee Won Jae
Silver
Iran
Hadi Saeibonehkohai
Bronze
Italy
Carlo Molfetta
Saeibonehkohai auctioned his Sydney medal to help Iran's earthquake victims.
Men's 80 kg (176 lbs.)
Gold
U.S.
Steven Lopez
Silver
Iran
Yousef Karami
Bronze
Turkey
Bahri Tanrikulu
Steven's brother Mark and sister Diana are also on the U.S. national team.
Men's 80+ kg (176+ lbs.)
Gold
France
Pascal Gentil
Silver
South Korea
Moon Dae Sung
Bronze
Vietnam
Nguyen Van Hung
Gentil has acted in three films, including one called Laughter and Punishment.
Women's 49 kg (108 lbs.)
Gold
Chinese Taipei
Chen Chih Hsin
Silver
Cuba
Yanelis Labrada Diaz
Bronze
Indonesia
Wangsa Putri Juana
Chinese Taipei failed to win a gold medal at the Sydney Games.
Women's 57 kg (126 lbs.)
Gold
Greece
Areti Athanasopoulou
Silver
Mexico
Iridia Salazar
Bronze
South Korea
Jang Ji Won
Athanasopoulou's coach, Oh Joung Jo, hails from rival South Korea.
Women's 67 kg (148 lbs.)
Gold
China
Wei Luo
Silver
South Korea
Kim Yeon Ji
Bronze
Norway
Nina Solheim
Wei swept to a convincing gold medal at the 2003 worlds.
Women's 67+ kg (148+ lbs.)
Gold
Croatia
Natasa Vezmar
Silver
China
Chen Zhong
Bronze
Great Britain
Sarah Stevenson
Nigeria's entry in this weight class is named Princess Dudu.
