# Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics was based on the IJF 1999 World Judo Championships in June 1999. The top 8 men and women from each division qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per National Olympic Committee ("NOC") per division. Further continental quotas (Europe 98, Africa 35, Pan-America 63, Asia 56 and Oceania 14 across both sexes and all divisions) also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC. The qualification is allocated to the athlete.

## Qualification timeline

List of tournaments :
| Africa ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 1998 African Judo Championships | July 23-26, 1998 | Dakar | |
| 1999 Kano Cup | 10 January 9-10 1999 | Tokyo | |
| 1999 Women's International Tournament | 10 January 9-10 1999 | Fukuoka | |
| 1999 International Tournament | February 11-14, 1999 | Paris | |
| 1999 International Tournament | February 20-21, 1999 | Leonding | |
| 1999 International Tournament | February 27-28, 1999 | München | |
| 1999 International Tournament | March 27-28, 1999 | Rome | |
| 1999 International Tournament | March 26-28, 1999 | Tunis | |
| 1999 International Tournament | April 3-5, 1999 | Yaoundé | |
| 1999 International Tournament | May 13-16, 1999 | Tananarive | |
| 1999 International Tournament | May 22-24, 1999 | Mauritius | |
| 1999 International Tournament | June 12-13, 1999 | Abidjan | |
| 1999 All-Africa Games | September 11-14, 1999 | Johannesburg | |
| 1999 Sungkop Tournament | December 20-21, 1999 | Seoul | |
| 1999 Women's International Tournament | December 11-12, 1999 | Fukuoka | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 19-20, 2000 | Leonding | |
| 2000 International Tournament | March 24-26, 2000 | Tunis | |
| 2000 International Tournament | April, 2000 | Yaoundé | |
| 2000 International Tournament | May, 2000 | Tananarive | |
| 2000 International Tournament | May, 2000 | Mauritius | |
| 2000 International Tournament | June, 2000 | Abidjan | |
| 2000 African Judo Championships | May 9-12, 2000 | Algiers | |
| Asia ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 1998 Asian Games | December 7-10, 1998 | Bangkok | |
| 1999 Kano Cup | 10 January 9-10 1999 | Tokyo | |
| 1999 Women's International Tournament | 10 January 9-10 1999 | Fukuoka | |
| 1999 International Tournament | January 23-24, 1999 | Moscow | |
| 1999 International Tournament | February 11-14, 1999 | Paris | |
| 1999 International Tournament | February 20-21, 1999 | Leonding | |
| 1999 International Tournament | February 27-28, 1999 | München | |
| 1999 International Tournament | March 6-7, 1999 | Budapest | |
| 1999 Pacific Rim Judo Championships | July 17-18, 1999 | Taoyuan | |
| 1999 Asian Judo Championships | June 25-26, 1999 | Wenzhou | |
| 1999 World Judo Championships | October 7–10, 1999 | Birmingham | |
| 1999 Sungkop Tournament | December 20-21, 1999 | Seoul | |
| 1999 Women's International Tournament | December 11-12, 1999 | Fukuoka | |
| 2000 Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo | January, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| 2000 International Tournament | January 22-23, 2000 | Moscow | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 12-13, 2000 | Paris | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 19-20, 2000 | Leonding | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 26-27, 2000 | München | |
| 2000 International Tournament | March 3-5, 2000 | Budapest | |
| 2000 Asian Judo Championships | May 26-28, 2000 | Osaka | |
| Europe ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 1999 World Judo Championships | October 7–10, 1999 | Birmingham | |
| 2000 International Tournament | January 22-23, 2000 | Moscow | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 5-6, 2000 | Sofia | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 12-13, 2000 | Paris | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 19-20, 2000 | Leonding | |
| 2000 International Tournament | February 26-27, 2000 | München | |
| 2000 International Tournament | March 3-5, 2000 | Budapest | |
| 2000 International Tournament | March 11-12, 2000 | Prague | |
| 2000 International Tournament | March 18-19, 2000 | Warsaw | |
| 2000 International Tournament | March 25-26, 2000 | Rome | |
| 2000 International Tournament | March 31, - April 2, 2000 | Rotterdam | |
| 2000 European Judo Championships | May 18-21, 2000 | Wroclaw | |
| Oceania ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 1999 World Judo Championships | October 7–10, 1999 | Birmingham | |
| 1999 USA Invitational Open | October 22-23, 1999 | Colorado Springs | |
| 2000 Oceania Judo Championships | 2000 | Sydney | |
| Pan America ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 1997 Pan American Judo Championships | August 29, 1997 | Guadalajara | |
| 1997 World Judo Championships | October 9–12, 1997 | Paris | |
| 1997 Central American Games | December 5-15, 1997 | San Pedro Sula | |
| 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games | August 18-21, 1998 | Maracaibo | |
| 1998 South American Games | October 28-31, 1998 | Cuenca | |
| 1998 Pan American Judo Championships | November 29-30, 1998 | Santo Domingo | |
| 1999 Pan American Games | August 2–5, 1999 | Winnipeg | |
| 1999 World Judo Championships | October 7–10, 1999 | Birmingham | |
| 1999 Pan American Judo Championships | November 12, 1999 | Montevideo | |
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