Brazil is 9th on the all time medal table at the World Judo Championships. Brazil's first World Championships medal was won by Chiaki Ishii at Men's -93 kg event in 1971. He won bronze. Danielle Zangrando won the first woman's medal at Women's -56 kg event in 1995. She won bronze. João Derly won the first golden medal at Men's -66 kg event in 2005.
At the 2007 World Judo Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil got the best placing on the medal table, finishing 2nd behind only Japan.
Medalists at the individual competitions MedalNameYearEvent Chiaki Ishii 1971 Ludwigshafen Men's -93 kg Walter Carmona 1979 Paris Men's -86 kg Aurélio Miguel 1987 Essen Men's -95 kg Aurélio Miguel 1993 Hamilton Men's -95 kg Rogério Sampaio 1993 Hamilton Men's -71 kg Danielle Zangrando 1995 Tokyo Women's -71 kg Aurélio Miguel 1997 Paris Men's -95 kg Fúlvio Miyata 1997 Paris Men's -60 kg Edinanci Silva 1997 Paris Women's -72 kg Sebastian Pereira 1999 Birmingham Men's -73 kg Carlos Honorato 2003 Osaka Men's -90 kg Mário Sabino 2003 Osaka Men's -100 kg Edinanci Silva 2003 Osaka Women's -78 kg João Derly 2005 Cairo Men's -66 kg Luciano Corrêa 2005 Cairo Men's -100 kg João Derly 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's -66 kg Tiago Camilo 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's -81 kg Luciano Corrêa 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's -100 kg João Schlittler 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's +100 kg Leandro Cunha 2010 Tokyo Men's -66 kg Leandro Guilheiro 2010 Tokyo Men's -81 kg Mayra Aguiar 2010 Tokyo Women's -78 kg Sarah Menezes 2010 Tokyo Women's -48 kg Leandro Cunha 2011 Paris Men's -66 kg Rafaela Silva 2011 Paris Women's -57 kg Leandro Guilheiro 2011 Paris Men's -81 kg Sarah Menezes 2011 Paris Women's -48 kg Mayra Aguiar 2011 Paris Women's -78 kg Rafaela Silva 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's -57 kg Rafael Silva 2013 Rio de Janeiro Men's +100 kg Érika Miranda 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's -52 kg Maria Suelen Altheman 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's +78 kg Sarah Menezes 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's -48 kg Mayra Aguiar 2013 Rio de Janeiro Women's -78 kg Mayra Aguiar 2014 Chelyabinsk Women's -78 kg Maria Suelen Altheman 2014 Chelyabinsk Women's +78 kg Rafael Silva 2014 Chelyabinsk Men's +100 kg Érika Miranda 2014 Chelyabinsk Women's -52 kg Victor Penalber 2015 Astana Men's -81 kg Érika Miranda 2015 Astana Women's -52 kg Mayra Aguiar 2017 Budapest Women's -78 kg David Moura 2017 Budapest Men's +100 kg Rafael Silva 2017 Budapest Men's +100 kg Érika Miranda 2017 Budapest Women's -52 kg Érika Miranda 2018 Baku Women's -52 kg Rafaela Silva 2019 Tokyo Women's -57 kg Mayra Aguiar 2019 Tokyo Women's -78 kgMaria Suelen Altheman 2021 BudapestWomen's +78 kgBeatriz Souza 2021 BudapestWomen's +78 kgRafaela Silva 2022 TashkentWomen's -57 kgDaniel Cargnin 2022 TashkentMen's -73 kgMayra Aguiar 2022 TashkentWomen's -78 kgBeatriz Souza 2022 TashkentWomen's +78 kg Rafael Silva 2023 Doha Men's +100 kgBeatriz Souza 2023 DohaWomen's +78 kgDaniel Cargnin 2025 BudapestMen's -73 kgShirlen Nascimento 2025 BudapestWomen's -57 kg Source:
Medal tables
By gender
By athlete
Only athletes with at least one gold medal or three medals
Brazil at the Judo Team World Championships
Men's TeamYearMedalMedalists 1998 Minsk 2007 Beijing 2008 Tokyo 2010 Antalya 2011 Paris 2012 Salvador * Judokas who participated in the qualifying only and received medals.
Women's TeamYearMedalMedalists 2012 Salvador 2013 Rio de Janeiro * Judokas who participated in the qualifying only and received medals.
Mixed TeamYearMedalMedalists 2017 Budapest 2019 Tokyo 2021 Budapest
Medal table
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