| Judo at the 2022 Bolivarian Games | |
|---|---|
|  Judo pictogram | |
| Venue | Coliseo Colegio Bilingüe | 
| Dates | 25–28 June 2022 | 
| Competitors | 80 from 9 nations | 
| Champions | |
|  Venezuela (6 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze) | |
Judo competitions at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia were held from 25 to 28 June 2022 at Coliseo Colegio Bilingüe.
Fifteen medal events were scheduled to be contested; seven weight categories each for men and women and one mixed team event. A total of 80 athletes (44 men and 36 women) competed in the events. The events were open competitions without age restrictions.[1]
Venezuela, who were the competition defending champions after Santa Marta 2017,[2] won the judo competitions again after winning 6 of the 15 gold medals at stake.[3]
Participating nations
A total of 9 nations (all the 7 ODEBO nations and 2 invited) registered athletes for the judo events. Each nation was able to enter a maximum of 14 judokas (up to 7 per gender). Each nation could register a maximum of one judoka for the individual events and a team composed by six judokas (3 men and 3 women) for the team mixed event.[1]
 Bolivia (3 athletes) Bolivia (3 athletes)
 Chile (10) Chile (10)
 Colombia (14) Colombia (14)
 Ecuador (7) Ecuador (7)
 Dominican Republic (10) Dominican Republic (10)
 Panama (6) Panama (6)
 Paraguay (5) Paraguay (5)
 Peru (13) Peru (13)
 Venezuela (12) Venezuela (12)
The participation of judokas from Guatemala was expected,[2] but finally they did not take part.
Venue
The judo competitions were originally scheduled to be held at Coliseo de Combate Óscar Muñoz located within the Centro de Alto Rendimiento La Gota Fría,[2] however, they were eventually held at Coliseo of Fundación Colegio Bilingüe in Valledupar.[4]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venezuela | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 
| 2 |  Colombia* | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 
| 3 |  Peru | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 
| 5 |  Ecuador | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 6 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 
| 7 |  Panama | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Totals (7 entries) | 15 | 15 | 26 | 56 | |
Medalists
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | John Jairo Futtinico  Colombia | Iván Salas  Venezuela | Bryan Garboa  Ecuador | 
| Bernabé Vergara  Panama | |||
| 66 kg | Juan Postigos  Peru | Elmert Ramírez  Dominican Republic | Juan Hernández  Colombia | 
| Willis Garcia  Venezuela | |||
| 73 kg | Arkangel Barboza  Colombia | Sergio Mattey  Venezuela | Alonso Wong  Peru | 
| Juan Pablo Vega  Chile | |||
| 81 kg | Alexander Martínez  Colombia | Albis Castro  Dominican Republic | Jonheluis Patete  Venezuela | 
| Jorge Daniel Pérez  Chile | |||
| 90 kg | Carlos Páez  Venezuela | Daniel Paz  Colombia | Yuta Galarreta  Peru | 
| Daniel Arancibia  Chile | |||
| 100 kg | Daryl Yamamoto  Peru | Alejandro Escobar  Colombia | Rafael Romo  Chile | 
| +100 kg | José Manuel Nova  Dominican Republic | Freddy Figueroa  Ecuador | William Meléndez  Colombia | 
| Mauricio Amézquita  Venezuela | 
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Brillith Gamarra  Peru | Erika Lasso  Colombia | María Gimenez  Venezuela | 
| Nemesis Kiroba  Panama | |||
| 52 kg | Fabiola Díaz  Venezuela | Noemi Huayhuameza  Peru | Luz Álvarez  Colombia | 
| Judith González  Chile | |||
| 57 kg | Kady Cabezo  Venezuela | Astrid Gavidia  Ecuador | Marian Flores  Peru | 
| Clara Barinas  Dominican Republic | |||
| 63 kg | Cindy Mera  Colombia | Creymarlin Valdez  Dominican Republic | Allyson Quevedo  Chile | 
| 70 kg | Elvismar Rodríguez  Venezuela | Celinda Corozo  Ecuador | Luisa Fernanda Bonilla  Colombia | 
| Xsara Morales  Peru | |||
| 78 kg | Karen León  Venezuela | Camila Figueroa  Peru | Brenda Olaya  Colombia | 
| +78 kg | Moira Morillo  Dominican Republic | Brigitte Carabalí  Colombia | Yuliana Bolívar  Peru | 
| Amarantha Urdaneta  Venezuela | 
Mixed event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team |  Venezuela (VEN) Mauricio Amézquita Kady Cabezo Fabiola Díaz Willis García Karen León Sergio Mattey Carlos Páez Jonheluis Patete Elvismar Rodríguez Amarantha Urdaneta |  Peru (PER) Yuliana Bolívar Ariana Cornejo Camila Figueroa Yuta Galarreta Brillith Gamarra Noemi Huayhuameza Xsara Morales Juan Postigos Javier Saavedra Alonso Wong Daryl Yamamoto |  Dominican Republic (DOM) Albis Castro Moira Morillo José Manuel Nova Antfernee Pepin Elmert Ramírez Omaira Ramírez Coral Velásquez | 
References
- 1 2 "XIX JUEGOS BOLIVARIANOS VALLEDUPAR COLOMBIA – MANUAL TÉCNICO – Judo" (PDF). www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com (in Spanish). Bolivarian Sport Games 2022 Technical Coordination and ODEBO. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- 1 2 3 "En Valledupar 2022, el judo será un Iponn continental de emociones". www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com (in Spanish). Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022 Organizing Committee. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Venezuela terminó como la mejor selección de judo del certamen bolivariano" [Venezuela finished as the best judo team in the Bolivarian contest]. www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com (in Spanish). Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022 Organizing Committee. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Lo que debes saber del Judo para disfrutarlo en los Juegos Bolivarianos". www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com (in Spanish). Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022 Organizing Committee. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.