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Olympic history (pre London 2012)

Judo is the first Olympic sport to have originated in Asia and is now the most popular martial art in the world, with 13 million participants in 111 countries. Judo made its Olympic debut, for men, in Tokyo in 1964 with three specific weight categories, plus an open category for competitors of any weight. After missing Mexico City in 1968, the sport returned permanently to the Olympic Games program in Munich in 1972. Women’s judo became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992, after being a demonstration event in Seoul in 1988.

Summary of past Australian Olympic team results

• Australia has competed in every Olympic Games judo competition since Tokyo in 1964 where Ted Boronovskis won a bronze medal in the open category. 
• Maria Pekli matched that achievement in the women's 59 kilogram category in Sydney in 2000. 
• It is also worth noting that in the women's judo demonstration event at Seoul in 1988, Suzanne Williams won a gold medal but this does not count towards Australia’s medal tally.

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