title: Judo at the 1997 West Asian Games
text: # Judo at the 1997 West Asian Games
  
  Judo was one of the many sports which was held at the 1997 West Asian Games in Tehran, Iran between 27 and 28 November 1997. The competition took place at the Heidarnia Hall.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Extra lightweight (−60 kg) | Rustam Boqiev Tajikistan | Ali Ibrahim Syria | A. Jabarow Turkmenistan |
  | Extra lightweight (−60 kg) | Rustam Boqiev Tajikistan | Ali Ibrahim Syria | Tariel Kaziev Kyrgyzstan |
  | Half lightweight (−65 kg) | Guwanç Nurmuhammedow Turkmenistan | Shahram Shahbazi Iran | Alisher Karimov Tajikistan |
  | Half lightweight (−65 kg) | Guwanç Nurmuhammedow Turkmenistan | Shahram Shahbazi Iran | Naser Abdullah Kuwait |
  | Lightweight (−71 kg) | Azhar Jalilati Syria | Charles Daniel Lebanon | Ruslan Hematov Tajikistan |
  | Lightweight (−71 kg) | Azhar Jalilati Syria | Charles Daniel Lebanon | Amir Reza Ghomi Iran |
  | Half middleweight (−78 kg) | Ali Chamanpa Iran | Hussein Muminov Tajikistan | Musa Khalaf Jordan |
  | Half middleweight (−78 kg) | Ali Chamanpa Iran | Hussein Muminov Tajikistan | Khaled Al-Anezi Kuwait |
  | Middleweight (−86 kg) | Masoud Khosravinejad Iran | Yaser Al-Hamwy Syria | Evgeny Grigoriev Kyrgyzstan |
  | Middleweight (−86 kg) | Masoud Khosravinejad Iran | Yaser Al-Hamwy Syria | Jahongir Abdulloev Tajikistan |
  | Half heavyweight (−95 kg) | Farhad Maabi Iran | Fakhriddin Rakhimov Tajikistan | Hussain Safar Kuwait |
  | Half heavyweight (−95 kg) | Farhad Maabi Iran | Fakhriddin Rakhimov Tajikistan | Andre Akoury Lebanon |
  | Heavyweight (+95 kg) | Mohammad Zakkour Syria | Ghasem Ardabili Iran | Magomed Esmurziev Kyrgyzstan |
  | Heavyweight (+95 kg) | Mohammad Zakkour Syria | Ghasem Ardabili Iran | Rudy Hachache Lebanon |
  | Openweight | Mohammad Zakkour Syria | Jahongir Abdulloev Tajikistan | Magomed Esmurziev Kyrgyzstan |
  | Openweight | Mohammad Zakkour Syria | Jahongir Abdulloev Tajikistan | Fadi Saikali Lebanon |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
  | 2 | Syria (SYR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | 3 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
  | 4 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 5 | Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 6 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
  | 7 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 8 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
  