Qualification for Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics was based on the world ranking list prepared by the International Judo Federation ("IJF") on 10 May 2012.
[1] The top 22 men or 14 women from the world rankings in each division qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per National Olympic Committee ("NOC") per division.
Further continental quotas (Europe 25, Africa 24, Pan-America 21, Asia 20 and Oceania 10 across both sexes and all divisions) also qualify subject to an overall limit of 1 judoka per NOC and 2 judokas per division from each continent.
The qualification is allocated to the athlete.
The following is the qualification summary.