In 1968 Akram wrestled in Suriname, South America where he was beaten unconscious by the Dutch 10th-dan Judoka, three-time undefeated World Judo Champion (1961, 1964 and 1965) Anton Geesink.
Annabelle Euranie (born September 4, 1982 in Gonesse, France) is a French judoka who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the women's half-lightweight division.
She is the mother of Ronda Rousey, an Olympic bronze medalist judoka and mixed martial arts Bantamweight world champion; and of María Burns Ortiz, a sports journalist who serves as the social media columnist for ESPN.com and as a contributor to Fox News Latino.
He was then set to faced Satoshi Ishii, another of Japan's Olympic judoka, at the K-1 World MAX 2010.
Benjamin Darbelet (born 13 November 1980 in Dijon) is a French judoka.
Heavyweight judoka Amel Mekić became the nation's flag bearer for the second time at the opening ceremony.
Catherine Roberge (born February 8, 1982, in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a judoka from Canada.
Judoka Carine Ngarlemdana was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Christopher Sherrington (born 21 October 1983 in Ormskirk, England) is an English judoka.
Christopher Völk (born September 15, 1988 in Kempten) is a German judoka.
Colin Oates (born 7 June 1983 in Harold Wood, London) is an English Judoka.
He became only the third British male to win a world title, following Neil Adams in 1981 and Graeme Randall in 1999.
David Larose (born 4 July 1985 in Bondy, France) is a French judoka.
Zakari Gourouza - Olympic Nigerien judoka, first Nigerien Olympic judoka
On the day after the closing ceremonies, four members from the national delegation were reported missing in London: judoka Cédric Mandembo and his coach Ibula Masengo, boxing coach Blaise Bekwa, and athletics coach Guy Nkita.
Ezio Gamba (born 2 December 1958 in Brescia) is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988).
Frédérique Jossinet (born 16 December 1975 in Rosny-sous-Bois) is a French Olympic judoka in the lightest (less than 48 kg) class.
Sun Fuming, a Chinese judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics
LeBell has been spotted in the corner of former US Olympic judoka and current mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey, often seen standing next to her to celebrate her victory.
Yarden Gerbi (born 1989), nicknamed "Gerb," Israeli judoka world champion
Heavyweight judoka Facinet Keita was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Guno Berenstein (born December 18, 1967 in Nickerie, Suriname) is a Dutch judoka who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's extra-lightweight division.
21-year old judoka Linouse Desravine, however, was Haiti's lone homegrown athlete, who later became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Rick Hawn (born 1976), American judoka and mixed martial artist
Tadahiro Nomura (1974–): He is Judoka of 60 kg or less class who won three Olympic gold medals in 1996, 2000, 2004.
Idalys Ortiz (b. 1989), a Cuban judoka (judo practictioner) and Olympic medal winner
Isamu Sonoda (born 1946), retired judoka who competed in the middleweight (-80 kg) division
Ivan Remarenco (born 7 August 1988 in Goleni, Moldova) is a Moldovan judoka.
Jake Andrewartha (born 24 December 1989 in Clare, Australia) is an Australian judoka.
Together with his twin brother Peter Snijders, Anton Geesink, Hein Essink, Tonni Wagenaar, Coos Bontje, Jan van Ierland, Martin Poglajen, Joop Gouweleeuw, Wim Ruska, Ernst Eugster, Henk Numan, Peter Adelaar, Willy Wilhelm, Ben Spijkers, Anthony Wurth and Theo Meyer he belongs to the generation of Dutch top judoka which gained their successes in the 1960s and 1970s.
There was controversy in the men's competition, when Iranian competitor and two-times world champion Arash Miresmaeili weighed in overweight and was disqualified before a match in which he would have faced Israeli judoka Ehud Vaks.
The only other judokas to compete at five Olympics are Belgian Robert Van de Walle and Puerto Rican judoka-bobsledder Jorge Bonnet.
Kinapeya Romeo Kone (born 1 September 1979 in Korhogo, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian judoka.
Lee Kyu-Won (born 1989), male judoka from South Korea, won the world title at the age of 19 in 2009
Laëtitia Payet (Meslan, 2 October 1985) is a French judoka who competes in the women's 48 kg category.
The music video for "Life Is Show Time" features Japanese professional wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi, professional boxer Daiki Kameda, and judoka Keiji Suzuki battling Ghouls, the low level enemies that Kamen Rider Wizard also battles.
Along with Cuba's Driulys González and Japan's Ryoko Tamura-Tani, Pekli became in 2008 the first female judoka to compete at five Olympics.
Mariusz Ryszard Linke (born July 31, 1969) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and grappler who is most notable for being the first Polish born black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the highest ranking active Polish judoka and one of the most decorated grapplers in Poland, he is also the first Polish grappler to travel to Brazil and receive training under a Gracie trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.
Among these athletes, single sculls rower Mathias Raymond and judoka Yann Siccardi made their second consecutive Olympic appearance.
The artist with Minangkabau ancestry has since become more famous, with the Dime Novel role in a soap opera with Evan Sanders Willy training mixed martial arts and judoka.
Odette Ntahonvukiye (born 14 July 1994 in Cibitoke, Burundi) is a Burundian judoka.
He is also ranked san-dan (third-degree black belt) in the Japanese martial art Judo, the son of noted Canadian judoka Masao Takahashi and June Takahashi, and the brother of fellow Olympian Phil Takahashi and Olympic coach Tina Takahashi.
Judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, Mongolia's first Olympic gold medalist, hails from Saikhan.
Timothy "Tim" James Slyfield (born 30 January 1975 in Howick, New Zealand) is a New Zealand judoka who won a bronze medal in the 64–69 kg (half-middleweight) division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Yasuhiro Yamashita, Seigo Saito, Yasuyuki Muneta, and Yohei Takai are the only other judoka in history who received the award four times.
Zakari Gourouza (born 8 June 1982) is a Nigerien judoka from Dosso.