1991 World Judo Championships
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The 1991 World Judo Championships were the 17th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Barcelona, Spain from July 25 to July 28, 1991.
Medal overview
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -48 kg | France Cécile Nowak | United Kingdom Karen Briggs | Japan Ryoko Tamura Cuba Legna Verdecia |
| -52 kg | Italy Alessandra Giungi | United Kingdom Sharon Rendle | Cuba Maritza Pérez Cárdenas Japan Mutsumi Ueda[ja] |
| -56 kg | Spain Miriam Blasco | Belgium Nicole Flagothier | United Kingdom Nicola Fairbrother China Li Zhongyun |
| -61 kg | Germany Frauke Eickhoff | United Kingdom Diane Bell | Israel Yael Arad France Catherine Fleury |
| -66 kg | Italy Emanuela Pierantozzi | Cuba Odalis Revé | Japan Ryoko Fujimoto United Kingdom Kate Howey |
| -72 kg | South Korea Kim Mi-jung | Japan Yoko Tanabe | France Laetitia Meignan Netherlands Marion van Dorssen |
| +72 kg | South Korea Moon Ji-yoon | China Zhang Ying | Poland Beata Maksymow Netherlands Monique van der Lee |
| Open | China Zhuang Xiaoyan | Cuba Estela Rodriguez Villanueva | France Nathalie Lupino Germany Claudia Weber |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |