# Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics was based on the IJF 2003 World Judo Championships in September 2003. The top 6 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. |
| 2002 African Judo Championships | October 4–7, 2002 | Cairo | |
| 2003 All-Africa Games | October 15–18, 2003 | Abuja | |
| 2004 African Judo Championships | May 7–8, 2004 | Tunis | |
| 2003 AJU International Tournament | March 28–29, 2003 | Tunis | |
| 2004 AJU International Tournament | June 25–26, 2004 | Tunis | |
| 2003 AJU International Tournament | April 26–27, 2003 | Yaoundé | |
| 2003 AJU International Tournament | April 10–11, 2004 | Yaoundé | |
| 2003 AJU International Tournament | June 23–24, 2003 | Abidjan | |
| 2003 AJU International Tournament | April 16–18, 2004 | Abidjan | |
| AJU International Tournament | | Antananarivo | |
| 2003 AJU International Tournament | May 22–26, 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 2004 AJU International Tournament | March 13, 2004 | Saint-Denis | |
| 2003 AJU International Tournament | April 19-20, 2003 | Casablanca | |
| 2004 AJU International Tournament | March 28, 2004 | Casablanca | |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | February 8–9, 2003 | Paris | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | February 7–8, 2004 | Paris | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Women | February 15–16, 2003 | Leonding | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Women | 2004 | Leonding | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Men | March 22–23, 2003 | Rome | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Women | March 20–21, 2004 | Rome | |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | February 22–23, 2003 | Hamburg | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | February 21–22, 2004 | Hamburg | |
| Asia ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 2002 Asian Games | September 30– October 3, 2002 | Busan | |
| 2002 Women's International Tournament | December 7–8, 2002 | Fukuoka | |
| 2002 KRA Open | December 14–15, 2002 | Seoul | |
| 2003 Kano Cup | January 11–12, 2003 | Tokyo | |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | January 23–24, 2003 | Moscow | |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | February 8–9, 2003 | Paris | |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | February 22–23, 2003 | Hamburg | |
| 2003 World Judo Championships | September 11–14, 2003 | Osaka | |
| 2003 Asian Judo Championships | October 31 - November 1, 2003 | Jeju City | |
| 2003 Women's International Tournament | December 13, 2003 | Fukuoka | |
| 2003 KRA Open | December 6–7, 2003 | Seoul | |
| 2004 Kano Cup | January , 2004 | Tokyo | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | January 24–25, 2004 | Moscow | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | February 7–8, 2004 | Paris | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | February 21–22, 2004 | Hamburg | |
| 2004 Asian Judo Championships | May 15–16, 2004 | Almaty | |
| Europe ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | January 23–24, 2003 | Moscow | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Men | February 1–2, 2003 | Tbilisi | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Women | February 1–2, 2003 | Sofia | |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | February 8–9, 2003 | Paris | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Men | February 15–16, 2003 | Budapest | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Women | February 15–16, 2003 | Leonding | |
| 2003 Super A-Tournament | February 22–23, 2003 | Hamburg | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Men | March 15–16, 2003 | Warsaw | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Women | March 15–16, 2003 | Prague | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Men | March 22–23, 2003 | Rome | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Women | March 22–23, 2003 | Rotterdam | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Men | March 29–30, 2003 | Tallinn | |
| 2003 A-Tournament Women | March 29–30, 2003 | Minsk | |
| 2003 European Judo Championships | May 16–18, 2004 | Düsseldorf | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | January 24–25, 2004 | Moscow | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Men | 2004 | Tbilisi | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Women | 2004 | Sofia | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | February 7–8, 2004 | Paris | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Men | 2004 | Budapest | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Women | 2004 | Leonding | |
| 2004 Super A-Tournament | February 21–22, 2004 | Hamburg | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Men | March 13–14, 2004 | Prague | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Women | March 13–14, 2004 | Warsaw | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Men | March 20–21, 2004 | Rotterdam | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Women | March 20–21, 2004 | Rome | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Men | March 27–28, 2004 | Minsk | |
| 2004 A-Tournament Women | March 27–28, 2004 | Tallinn | |
| 2004 European Judo Championships | May 14–16, 2004 | Bucharest | |
| Oceania ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 2003 World Judo Championships | September 11–14, 2003 | Osaka | |
| 2003 US International Invitational Open | October 11–12, 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2004 Oceania Judo Championships | April 17–18, 2004 | Nouméa | |
| Pan America ||||
| Event | Date | Venue | Even Ref. |
| 2002 Pan American Judo Championships | November, 2002 | Santo Domingo | |
| Zone II Qualification Tournament | May 1–3, 2003 | Margarita Island | |
| Zone I Qualification Tournament | May 25, 2003 | Mexico City | |
| 2003 Pan American Judo Championships | June 5–6, 2003 | Salvador | |
| 2003 Pan American Games | August 9–12, 2003 | Santo Domingo | |
| 2003 World Judo Championships | September 11–14, 2003 | Osaka | |
| Zone III Qualification Tournament | October 9–12, 2003 | Buenos Aires | |
| 2004 Pan American Judo Championships | April 19–24, 2004 | Margarita Island | |