European Judo Championships
{{Short description|Recurring sporting event}}
{{Infobox martial arts tournament
| name = European Judo Championships
| current_event = 2025 European Judo Championships
| image =
| caption =
| discipline = Judo
| type = Annual
| organiser = European Judo Union (EJU)
| first = 1951 in Paris, France
| number = 74M / 51W (2025)
| mostrecent = Podgorica 2025
| nextedition = Tbilisi 2026
}}
The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/13/8036665/ufc-withdraws-support-from-european-judo-championships|title=UFC pulls support of European Judo Championships|date=13 February 2015|access-date=6 September 2017}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lbOau1trIMMC&q=European+Judo+Union&pg=PA180|title=Japanese Sports: A History|first=Allen|last=Guttmann|date=6 September 2017|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=9780824824648|access-date=6 September 2017|via=Google Books}} The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.
Senior Editions
=Men's Competitions=
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| 1951
| 1 || 5–6 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France || 6 |
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| 1952
| 2 || 9–12 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France || 7 |
| 1953
| 3 || 29–30 October ||align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} London, United Kingdom || 2 |
| 1954
| 4 || 10–11 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Brussels, Belgium || 5 |
| 1955
| 5 || 4 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France || 6 |
| 1957
| 6 || 10 November ||align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Rotterdam, Netherlands || 9 |
| 1958
| 7 || 10–11 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Barcelona, Spain || 9 |
| 1959
| 8 || 9 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Austria || 9 |
| 1960
| 9 || 13–15 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam, Netherlands || 9 |
| 1961
| 10 || 13 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Milan, Italy || 9 |
| 1962
| 11 || 12–14 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRG}} Essen, West Germany || 13 |
| 1963
| 12 || 11 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Geneva, Switzerland || 9 |
| 1964
| 13 || 25–26 April ||align=left| {{flagicon|East Germany}} East Berlin, East Germany || 12 |
| 1965
| 14 || 23–24 April ||align=left| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Madrid, Spain || 13 |
| 1966
| 15 || 6–7 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg, Luxembourg || 7 |
| 1967
| 16 || 11–13 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rome, Italy || 7 |
| 1968
| 17 || 17–19 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Lausanne, Switzerland || 7 |
| 1969
| 18 || 15–18 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ostend, Belgium || 7 |
| 1970
| 19 || 21–24 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|GDR}} East Berlin, East Germany || 7 |
| 1971
| 20 || 22–23 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Gothenburg, Sweden || 7 |
| 1972
| 21 || 12–14 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Voorburg, Netherlands || 7 |
| 1973
| 22 || 12–13 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Madrid, Spain || 7 |
=Men's and Women's Competitions=
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|+ Men's Competitions ! Year ! Edition ! width=120| Dates ! width=230| Host ! Events ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}} |
| 1974
| 23 || 2–5 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} London, United Kingdom || 7 |
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| 1975
| 24 || 8–11 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon, France || 7 |
| 1976
| 25 || 6–9 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|URS}} Kyiv, Soviet Union || 7 |
| 1977
| 26 || 13–15 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ludwigshafen, West Germany || 9 |
| 1978
| 27 || 5–7 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland || 8 |
| 1979
| 28 || 24–27 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Brussels, Belgium || 8 |
| 1980
| 29 || 15–18 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Austria || 8 |
| 1981
| 30 || 14–17 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|HUN}} Debrecen, Hungary || 8 |
| 1982
| 31 || 13–16 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|GDR}} Rostock, East Germany || 8 |
| 1983
| 32 || 12–15 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France || 8 |
| 1984
| 33 || 3–6 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Liège, Belgium || 8 |
| 1985
| 34 || 9–12 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Hamar, Norway || 8 |
| 1986
| 35 || 8–11 May ||align=left| {{flagicon|YUG}} Belgrade, Yugoslavia || 8 |
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| 1974
| {{Tooltip|0|Test Championships}} || 30 Nov–1 Dec ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Genoa, Italy || 8 |
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| 1975
| 1 || 12–13 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRG}} Munich, West Germany || 8 |
| 1976
| 2 || 9–12 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Austria || 8 |
| 1977
| 3 || 1–2 October ||align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} Arlon, Belgium || 8 |
| 1978
| 4 || 11 November ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRG}} Cologne, West Germany || 8 |
| 1979
| 5 || 5–6 April ||align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Kerkrade, Netherlands || 8 |
| 1980
| 6 || 15–16 March ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Udine, Italy || 8 |
| 1981
| 7 || 27–29 March ||align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Madrid, Spain || 8 |
| 1982
| 8 || 13–14 March ||align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway || 8 |
| 1983
| 9 || 5–6 March ||align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Genoa, Italy || 8 |
| 1984
| 10 || 17–18 March ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRG}} Pirmasens, West Germany || 8 |
| 1985
| 11 || 15–17 March ||align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Landskrona, Sweden || 8 |
| 1986
| 12 || 15–16 March ||align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} London, United Kingdom || 8 |
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=Combined Competitions=
=Openweight=
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! Year ! Edition ! Dates ! Host ! Events ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}} |
| 2004
| 1 || 4 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest, Hungary ||rowspan=4| 2 |
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| 2005
| 2 || 3 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |
| 2006
| 3 || 9 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2007
| 4 || 1 December ||align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw, Poland | {{cite web |title=2007 European Open Championships |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/4530 |website=JudoInside.com |access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=2007 European Open Championships |url=https://www.eju.net/event/european-open-championships-warsaw |website=European Judo Union |date=December 2007 |access-date=15 July 2021}} |
=Open=
=Team=
==Mixed Team==
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! 2026
| align=center| Mixed ||align=center| || {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbia
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| {{cite news |last1=Szogedi |first1=Szandra |title=Mixed-Team Europeans Travels to Serbia |url=https://www.eju.net/mixed-team-europeans-travels-to-serbia |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=European Judo Union |date=27 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428081737/https://www.eju.net/mixed-team-europeans-travels-to-serbia |archive-date=28 April 2025}}
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{{Legend|9acdff|European Games}}
Youth Championship
Judo European Youth Championship organized by the European Judo Union.
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| European U23 Judo Championships | 2003 |
| European Junior Judo Championships (U21) | 1960 |
| European Cadet Judo Championships (U18) | 2000 |
Veterans Championship
{{Main|European Veterans Judo Championships}}
European Veterans Judo Championships organized by the European Judo Union since 2009.{{cite web |title=Results — European Championships — Veterans |url=https://www.eju.net/result/?filter%5BageGroup%5D=Veterans&filter%5BeventType%5D=European+Championships&filter%5Byear%5D=all&filter%5Bmonth%5D= |website=European Judo Union | date=16 August 2020 |access-date=5 June 2022}}
- Not held in 2020 and 2021.
Kata Championship
{{Main|European Kata Judo Championships}}
- 2008 European Kata Judo Championships{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/event/kata-european-judo-championships-3/1773/ | title=Kata European Judo Championships | date=10 May 2008 }}
- 2009 European Kata Judo Championships - Not held
- 2010 European Kata Judo Championships{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/event/european-kata-championships-3/2588/ | title=European Kata Championships | date=6 November 2010 }}
- 2011 European Kata Judo Championships{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/event/european-championships-kata/2758/ | title=European Championships Kata | date=22 October 2011 }}
- 2012 European Kata Judo Championships{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/event/european-kata-championships/1123/ | title=European Kata Championships | date=26 May 2012 }}https://www.eju.net/download-file/?parentId=1123&id=16716 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
- 2013 European Kata Judo Championshipshttps://www.fijlkam.it/Eventi/2013/05/1986_2013_MLT_EC_KATA_Cottonera_OutlinesV2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}
- 2014 European Kata Judo Championships{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/event/european-kata-championships-2/1398/ | title=European Kata Championships | date=24 May 2014 }}
- 2015 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1277|title=Kata European Championships 2015 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2016 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1387|title=Kata European Championships 2016 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2017 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1530|title=Kata European Judo Championships 2017 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2018 European Kata Judo Championships{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/kata-european-judo-championships-2018/ | title=Kata European Judo Championships 2018 | date=18 May 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1684|title=European Kata Championships / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2019 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/1835|title=European Kata Championships Gran Canaria 2019 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2020 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2137|title=Louvain-La-Neuve European Kata Tournament 2020 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2021 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2245/|title=Senior Kata European Championships 2021 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2022 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2378|title=European Senior Judo Championships Kata Rijeka 2022 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2420|title=European Junior Judo Championships Kata Rijeka 2022 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2023 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2569|title=European Judo Championships Kata 2023 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
- 2024 European Kata Judo Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2816|title=European Kata Championships Individuals 2024 / IJF.org|website=www.ijf.org}}
Others:{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/event/eju-kata-tournament-9/1778/ | title=EJU Kata Tournament | date=14 November 2009 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.gb-judo-community.com/european-judo-championships-veterans-2024/ | title=European Judo Championships Veterans 2024 – Results - GBJC }}{{cite web | url=https://www.eju.net/gallery/kata-tournament/165307/ | title=Kata Tournament | date=23 February 2014 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/my-judo/competition-organisation/results/results-archive/ | title=Results Archive - British Judo | date=20 March 2024 }}
European Club Championships
{{Main|European Club Championships (Judo)}}
All-time medal table (1951 - 2025)
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2024}}
List of European Judo Championships medalists
This table include all medals in the individual and team competitions won at the European Judo Championships as well as at the separate European Judo Team Championships and separate European Judo Open Championships.
Updated after 2025 European Judo Championships.
{{Medals table
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| host =
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| team =
| gold_FRA = 249 | silver_FRA = 169 | bronze_FRA = 259
| gold_NED = 105 | silver_NED = 87 | bronze_NED = 168
| gold_GER = 96 | silver_GER = 115 | bronze_GER = 281
| gold_URS = 91 | silver_URS = 61 | bronze_URS = 70 | name_URS = {{URS}}
| gold_RUS = 69 | silver_RUS = 65 | bronze_RUS = 94
| gold_GBR = 55 | silver_GBR = 75 | bronze_GBR = 131
| gold_BEL = 48 | silver_BEL = 40 | bronze_BEL = 100
| gold_GEO = 45 | silver_GEO = 42 | bronze_GEO = 56
| gold_ITA = 29 | silver_ITA = 61 | bronze_ITA = 107
| gold_ESP = 28 | silver_ESP = 38 | bronze_ESP = 81
| gold_AUT = 26 | silver_AUT = 36 | bronze_AUT = 76
| gold_POL = 21 | silver_POL = 34 | bronze_POL = 82
| gold_HUN = 20 | silver_HUN = 31 | bronze_HUN = 59
| gold_ROU = 19 | silver_ROU = 14 | bronze_ROU = 34
| gold_UKR = 17 | silver_UKR = 11 | bronze_UKR = 37
| gold_AZE = 15 | silver_AZE = 15 | bronze_AZE = 24
| gold_POR = 12 | silver_POR = 11 | bronze_POR = 22
| gold_TUR = 12 | silver_TUR = 5 | bronze_TUR = 34
| gold_SLO = 11 | silver_SLO = 11 | bronze_SLO = 32
| gold_ISR = 10 | silver_ISR = 15 | bronze_ISR = 33
| gold_KOS = 10 | silver_KOS = 4 | bronze_KOS = 14
| gold_BLR = 7 | silver_BLR = 10 | bronze_BLR = 28
| gold_AIN = 7 | silver_AIN = 5 | bronze_AIN = 6 | name_AIN = {{noflag}} Individual Neutral Athletes
| gold_SUI = 5 | silver_SUI = 8 | bronze_SUI = 23
| gold_FIN = 4 | silver_FIN = 5 | bronze_FIN = 7
| gold_CZE = 4 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 6
| gold_EST = 3 | silver_EST = 4 | bronze_EST = 12
| gold_TCH = 2 | silver_TCH = 9 | bronze_TCH = 25 | name_TCH = {{TCH}}
| gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 6 | bronze_SWE = 21
| gold_SRB = 2 | silver_SRB = 6 | bronze_SRB = 5
| gold_MDA = 2 | silver_MDA = 4 | bronze_MDA = 7
| gold_GRE = 2 | silver_GRE = 4 | bronze_GRE = 7
| gold_ARM = 2 | silver_ARM = 3 | bronze_ARM = 4
| gold_CIS = 2 | silver_CIS = 2 | bronze_CIS = 5 | name_CIS = {{CIS}}
| gold_ALB = 2 | silver_ALB = 2 | bronze_ALB = 3
| gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 10 | bronze_BUL = 20
| gold_YUG = 1 | silver_YUG = 6 | bronze_YUG = 19 | name_YUG = {{YUG}}
| gold_BIH = 1 | silver_BIH = 3 | bronze_BIH = 2
| gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 11
| gold_ENG = 1 | silver_ENG = 0 | bronze_ENG = 0
| gold_LAT = 0 | silver_LAT = 3 | bronze_LAT = 7
| gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 3 | bronze_SVK = 4
| gold_MGL = 0 | silver_MGL = 2 | bronze_MGL = 0
| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 9
| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 1 | bronze_LTU = 5
| gold_CYP = 0 | silver_CYP = 0 | bronze_CYP = 3
| gold_IRL = 0 | silver_IRL = 0 | bronze_IRL = 1
| gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist|43em}}
External links
- [https://www.ijf.org International Judo Federation]
- [http://www.eju.net/ European Judo Union]
- [http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/statsgen JudoInside - Statsgen Judoka]
- [http://www.judobase.org/ Judobase.org]
- [https://www.judoresults.net/champions-deurope/ European champions (including U23, U21 and U18) - JudoResults.net]
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Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1951