Some of the best judo players in the Olympics

However, here is a list of some of the best judokas who have competed in the Olympics in recent years:

Teddy Riner (France) - two-time Olympic gold medalist and current world champion

Ryoko Tani (Japan) - seven-time Olympic medalist, including five gold medals

Kayla Harrison (USA) - first American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, also won a World Championship

Fabio Gurgel (Brazil) - three-time Olympic medalist, six-time World Champion

Inae Ueno (Japan) - two-time Olympic medalist

Jung Bu-Kyung (South Korea) - two-time Olympic medalist

Hitoshi Saito (Japan) - Olympic silver medalist

Makoto Takimoto (Japan) - Olympic gold medalist

Kosei Inoue (Japan) - Olympic gold medalist

Daisuke Nakamura (Japan) - Olympic bronze medalist

Anton Geesink (Netherlands) - the first non-Japanese judoka to win an Olympic gold medal, also won 10 World Championships

Jan-Erik Nystrom (Finland) - Olympic silver medalist

Mark Huizinga (Netherlands) - Olympic gold medalist

Johan Olafsson (Sweden) - Olympic silver medalist

Igor Yakovlev (Russia) - Olympic silver medalist

Alexander Mikhailine (Russia) - Olympic gold medalist

Ilias Iliadis (Greece) - The youngest judo Olympian ever at the age of 17, also won a World Championship gold medal

Georgii Zantaraia (Ukraine) - Olympic silver medalist

Ronda Rousey (USA) - first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo, also UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion