# Judo at the 2022 Bolivarian Games

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.
Venezuela, who were the competition defending champions after Santa Marta 2017, won the judo competitions again after winning 6 of the 15 gold medals at stake.

## 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.
* Bolivia (3 athletes)
* Chile (10)
* Colombia (14)
* Ecuador (7)
* Dominican Republic (10)
* Panama (6)
* Paraguay (5)
* Peru (13)
* Venezuela (12)
The participation of judokas from Guatemala was expected, 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, however, they were eventually held at Coliseo of Fundación Colegio Bilingüe in Valledupar.

## 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) | Totals (7 entries) | 15 | 15 | 26 | 56 |

### Medalists
#### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 60 kg details | John Futtinico Colombia | Iván Salas Venezuela | Bryan Garboa Ecuador |
| 60 kg details | John Futtinico Colombia | Iván Salas Venezuela | Bernabé Vergara Panama |
| 66 kg details | Juan Postigos Peru | Elmert Ramírez Dominican Republic | Juan Hernández Colombia |
| 66 kg details | Juan Postigos Peru | Elmert Ramírez Dominican Republic | Willis García Venezuela |
| 73 kg details | Arkangel Barboza Colombia | Sergio Mattey Venezuela | Alonso Wong Peru |
| 73 kg details | Arkangel Barboza Colombia | Sergio Mattey Venezuela | Juan Pablo Vega Chile |
| 81 kg details | Alexander Martínez Colombia | Albis Castro Dominican Republic | Jonheluis Patete Venezuela |
| 81 kg details | Alexander Martínez Colombia | Albis Castro Dominican Republic | Jorge Daniel Pérez Chile |
| 90 kg details | Carlos Páez Venezuela | Daniel Paz Colombia | Yuta Galarreta Peru |
| 90 kg details | Carlos Páez Venezuela | Daniel Paz Colombia | Daniel Arancibia Chile |
| 100 kg details | Daryl Yamamoto Peru | Alejandro Escobar Colombia | Rafael Romo Chile |
| +100 kg details | José Nova Dominican Republic | Freddy Figueroa Ecuador | William Meléndez Colombia |
| +100 kg details | José Nova Dominican Republic | Freddy Figueroa Ecuador | Mauricio Amézquita Venezuela |

#### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg details | Brillith Gamarra Peru | Erika Lasso Colombia | María Gimenez Venezuela |
| 48 kg details | Brillith Gamarra Peru | Erika Lasso Colombia | Nemesis Kiroba Panama |
| 52 kg details | Fabiola Díaz Venezuela | Noemi Huayhuameza Peru | Luz Álvarez Colombia |
| 52 kg details | Fabiola Díaz Venezuela | Noemi Huayhuameza Peru | Judith González Chile |
| 57 kg details | Kady Cabezo Venezuela | Astrid Gavidia Ecuador | Marian Flores Peru |
| 57 kg details | Kady Cabezo Venezuela | Astrid Gavidia Ecuador | Clara Barinas Dominican Republic |
| 63 kg details | Cindy Mera Colombia | Creymarlin Valdez Dominican Republic | Allyson Quevedo Chile |
| 70 kg details | Elvismar Rodríguez Venezuela | Celinda Corozo Ecuador | Luisa Bonilla Colombia |
| 70 kg details | Elvismar Rodríguez Venezuela | Celinda Corozo Ecuador | Xsara Morales Peru |
| 78 kg details | Karen León Venezuela | Camila Figueroa Peru | Brenda Olaya Colombia |
| +78 kg details | Moira Morillo Dominican Republic | Brigitte Carabalí Colombia | Yuliana Bolívar Peru |
| +78 kg details | Moira Morillo Dominican Republic | Brigitte Carabalí Colombia | Amarantha Urdaneta Venezuela |

#### Mixed event

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mixed team details | 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 |