Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

11. Competition Management
by Sport
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11.13
Judo
The men's judo competition and the
women's judo competition were held at
the Changchung Gymnasium, from
September 25 to October 1.
Judo competition was scheduled to
cover one full weight class each day
up to the final day, in order to conclude
all seven classes in seven days. The
women's judo demonstrations were
held in the morning, and the men's
competitions in the afternoon.
In the men's category, 250 athletes
from 69 countries participated in the
Olympic judo competitions, and 53
athletes from 23 countries competed
in the women's demonstration event.
Korea captured two out of seven golds
at stake in the men's judo. In the
women's judo, Great Britain took home
two golds.
11.13.1
Competition Preparations
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Following the Seoul Asian Games, the
SLOOC activated a judo office in
January 1988, at its Sports Operation
Department I to begin preparations
for the judo competitions.
The Judo Operations Committee convened
its first session in March 1987,
and published a judo manual in June.
The SLOOC organized the Judo Operations
in January 1988, with the
organizational hierarchy being comprised
of a commissioner, secretarygeneral,
director, five managers and
25 officers. In February, a detailed
operational plan for the judo competitions,
totalling 923 pages, was worked
out to set the direction of the operations.
The operations headquarters
moved its office to the Changchung
Gymnasium in April, to put its work on
preparations in full swing.
The operations staffing was comprised
of a total of 478 persons, including
nine members of the SLOOC, 115 support
personnel, 348 volunteers and six
temporary employees.
Prior to the activation of the Judo
Operations in December 1987, the
SLOOC enabled the judo office's operation
personnel to watch the first
Sungkok Cup International Judo
Championships to acquire operational
expertise. After the activation of the
operations headquarters, the first
rehearsal was conducted for all operation
personnel in May, and departmentspecific
field adaptation training was
Winners of Judo Competitions by Class
Division
Extra Light
Half Light
Light
Half Middle
Middle
Half Heavy
Heavy
Men
Country
Korea
Korea
France
Poland
Austria
Brazil
Japan
Athlete
Kim Jae-yup
Lee Kyung-keun
Marc Alexandre
Waldemar Legien
Peter Seisenbacher
Aurelio Miguel
Saito Hitoshi
conducted In July. The second general
rehearsal was conducted in August.
The Changchung Gymnasium, venue
of the judo competitions, was constructed
in 1963. To prepare for the
Olympics, a massive refurbishing was
done between September 1987 and
April 1988. The gymnasium, which
measures 8,864 square meters in a
total height of three storeys, has a
seating capacity of 7,000; it is a
prefabricated iron-reinforced concrete
structure. The gymnasium is located in
the central downtown area of Seoul.
The gymnasium is equipped with a
competition area of 16mx16m, a
warm-up area covering 154 square
meters, an athletes' waiting room and
massage room of 48 square meters, a
dressing room of 47.6 square meters,
and an athletes' clinic of 55 square
meters.
Two locations were selected for training:
the Korea Judo Academy is a twostorey
iron-reinforced concrete structure,
located about 23 kilometers from
the Olympic Village; the area of the
second floor measures 792 square
meters, and auxiliary facilities
included a weighing room, locker
room, and a shower. The Citizens
National Bank Gymnasium is a single
storey iron-reinforced concrete structure
with an area of 792 square
meters, and auxiliary facilities which
include a locker room and shower.
Equipment and implements were
secured under licensing arrangements.
The Sun Yang Industrial Corporation
of Korea provided 948 mats
which were used in the 14th World
Judo Championships, after obtaining
accreditation from the IJF. Two scoreboards
were obtained from Swiss
Timing, under licensing arrangements.
One platform was procured from the
Handock Industry of Korea after
obtaining the approval of the IJF, while
Toledo Scale of the United States supplied
eight weigh-in machines under
licensing arrangements.
The stopwatches and training dolls
were secured from foreign manufacturers
through the Handock Industry,
and other equipment was secured
from local manufacturers. Mats and
training dolls were also deployed to
training sites.
11.13.2
Conduct
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of the Competitions
Each NOC was allowed to enter a
maximum of seven athletes in the judo
competition, one for each weight class.
Women
Country
China
Great Britain
Australia
Great Britain
Japan
Belgium
Netherlands
The participation in women's judo was
based on a decision by the 1987
session of the IJF, limiting the total
number to eight per weight class. The
host country, however, was allowed to
enter competitors in all weight classes.
A total of 303 competitors, including
250 men and 53 women, participated
in the judo competitions of the Seoul
Olympic Games.
Winners were decided by scores in a
tournament with repechage. The time
for men's bouts was limited to five
minutes, and women's bouts to four
minutes.
The judo competitions were managed
by 24 international judges; one referee
and two judges were assigned to each
bout. Two technical delegates of the
IJF designated the referee and judges
who were to officiate the bout, normally
designating team one in one by
turn, to ensure fairness.
The full range of the competition in
each weight class, including the finals,
was concluded in one day for both the
men and the women. Starting with the
lighter weight classes, the competitions
for seven weight classes
stretched over seven days. The official
weigh-in was conducted on the day of
the competition at the Olympic Village,
starting at from 7 a.m. for women and
8:30 a.m. for men, and lasting about
30 minutes.
For the women's judo, competitions
were concluded between 10 a.m. and
11 a.m., and the men's competitions
were concluded between 5 p.m. and
10 p.m.
After the preliminary and semifinals,
competitors had 15 minutes of rest,
and the competitions proceeded from
repechage, repechage finals, to the
finals.
In the men's judo, 250 athletes competed
in 281 bouts, and 53 women
completed 59 bouts.
Kim Jae-yup of Korea captured the
gold in the men's 60-kilogram class,
and compatriot Lee Kyung-keun took
home the gold in the 65-kilogram class,
placing Korea first in the medal race
with two golds and one bronze. Poland
placed second with one gold and one
silver; and Japan third with one gold
and three bronzes. France, Austria and
Brazil each won one gold.
In the women's judo, Great Britain
placed first with two golds; followed by
the People's Republic of China with
one gold and two silvers; and Japan
placed third with one gold, one silver
and three bronzes.
Athlete
Li Zhongyun
Sharon Rendle
Suzanne Williams
Diane Bell
Hikari Sasaki
Ingrid Berghmans
Angelique Seriese