World Judo Championships
Number M/W Year Dates City and host country Venue # Countries # Athletes
14/5 1987 19-22 November Essen , West Germany Grugahalle 65
15/6 1989 10-15 October Belgrade , Yugoslavia Pionir Hall 61
16/7 1991 25-28 July Barcelona , Spain Palau Blaugrana 57 487
17/8 1993 30 September - 3 October Hamilton , Canada Copps Coliseum 78
18/9 1995 28 September - 1 October Chiba , Japan Makuhari Messe 100 625
19/10 1997 9-12 October Paris , France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 92 531
20/11 1999 7-10 October Birmingham , United Kingdom National Indoor Arena 87 572
21/12 2001 26-29 July Munich , Germany Olympiahalle 88 554
22/13 2003 11-14 September Osaka , Japan Osaka-jō Hall 97 671
23/14 2005 8-11 September Cairo , Egypt Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 93 544
24/15 2007 13-16 September Rio de Janeiro , Brazil HSBC Arena 138 748
25/16 2009 27-30 August Rotterdam , Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy 100 543
26/17 2010 9-13 September Tokyo , Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium 111 847
27/18 2011 23-28 August Paris , France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 132 871
28/19 2013 26 August - 1 September Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Maracanãzinho 123 673
29/20 2014 25-31 August Chelyabinsk , Russia Traktor Arena 118 712
30/21 2015 24-30 August Astana , Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 120 729
31/22 2017 28 August - 3 September Budapest , Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena 126 731
32/23 2018 20-27 September Baku , Azerbaijan National Gymnastics Arena 124 755
33/24 2019 25 August - 1 September Tokyo , Japan Nippon Budokan 149 862
Competitions -- Mixed competitions
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place) by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. Team competitions have also been held since 1994. The men's championships began in 1956, though the format and periodicity of the championships have changed over time. The last edition of the championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 2019.