European Judo Championships

The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union.^[1][2] The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.

European Judo Championships

Current event or competition: 2025 European Judo Championships
Competition details
Discipline	Judo
Type	Annual
Organiser	European Judo Union (EJU)
History
First edition	1951 in Paris, France
Editions	74M / 51W (2025)
Most recent	Podgorica 2025
Next edition	Tbilisi 2026

Senior Editions

Men's Competitions

Year	Edition	Dates	Host	Events	Ref.
1951	1	5–6 December	Paris, France	6	[3]
1952	2	9–12 December	Paris, France	7	[4]
1953	3	29–30 October	London, United Kingdom	2	[5]
1954	4	10–11 December	Brussels, Belgium	5	[6]
1955	5	4 December	Paris, France	6	[7]
1957	6	10 November	Rotterdam, Netherlands	9	[8]
1958	7	10–11 May	Barcelona, Spain	9	[9]
1959	8	9 May	Vienna, Austria	9	[10]
1960	9	13–15 May	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9	[11]
1961	10	13 May	Milan, Italy	9	[12]
1962	11	12–14 May	Essen, West Germany	13	[13]
1963	12	11 May	Geneva, Switzerland	9	[14]
1964	13	25–26 April	East Berlin, East Germany	12	[15]
1965	14	23–24 April	Madrid, Spain	13	[16]
1966	15	6–7 May	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	7	[17]
1967	16	11–13 May	Rome, Italy	7	[18]
1968	17	17–19 May	Lausanne, Switzerland	7	[19]
1969	18	15–18 May	Ostend, Belgium	7	[20]
1970	19	21–24 May	East Berlin, East Germany	7	[21]
1971	20	22–23 May	Gothenburg, Sweden	7	[22]
1972	21	12–14 May	Voorburg, Netherlands	7	[23]
1973	22	12–13 May	Madrid, Spain	7	[24]

Men's and Women's Competitions

Men's Competitions Year Edition Dates Host Events Ref. 1974 23 2–5 May London, United Kingdom 7 [25] 1975 24 8–11 May Lyon, France 7 [26] 1976 25 6–9 May Kyiv, Soviet Union 7 [27] 1977 26 13–15 May Ludwigshafen, West Germany 9 [28] 1978 27 5–7 May Helsinki, Finland 8 [29] 1979 28 24–27 May Brussels, Belgium 8 [30] 1980 29 15–18 May Vienna, Austria 8 [31] 1981 30 14–17 May Debrecen, Hungary 8 [32] 1982 31 13–16 May Rostock, East Germany 8 [33] 1983 32 12–15 May Paris, France 8 [34] 1984 33 3–6 May Liège, Belgium 8 [35] 1985 34 9–12 May Hamar, Norway 8 [36] 1986 35 8–11 May Belgrade, Yugoslavia 8 [37]

Women's Competitions Year Edition Dates Host Events Ref. 1974 0 30 Nov–1 Dec Genoa, Italy 8 [38] 1975 1 12–13 December Munich, West Germany 8 [39] 1976 2 9–12 December Vienna, Austria 8 [40] 1977 3 1–2 October Arlon, Belgium 8 [41] 1978 4 11 November Cologne, West Germany 8 [42] 1979 5 5–6 April Kerkrade, Netherlands 8 [43] 1980 6 15–16 March Udine, Italy 8 [44] 1981 7 27–29 March Madrid, Spain 8 [45] 1982 8 13–14 March Oslo, Norway 8 [46] 1983 9 5–6 March Genoa, Italy 8 [47] 1984 10 17–18 March Pirmasens, West Germany 8 [48] 1985 11 15–17 March Landskrona, Sweden 8 [49] 1986 12 15–16 March London, United Kingdom 8 [50]

Combined Competitions

Year	Edition M	Edition W	Dates	Host	Events	Ref.
1987	36	13	7–10 May	Paris, France	16	[51]
1988	37	14	19–22 May	Pamplona, Spain	16	[52]
1989	38	15	11–14 May	Helsinki, Finland	16	[53]
1990	39	16	10–13 May	Frankfurt, Germany	16	[54]
1991	40	17	16–19 May	Prague, Czechoslovakia	16	[55]
1992	41	18	4–7 May	Paris, France	16	[56]
1993	42	19	1–2 May	Athens, Greece	16	[57]
1994	43	20	19–22 May	Gdańsk, Poland	16	[58]
1995	44	21	11–14 May	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16	[59]
1996	45	22	16–19 May	The Hague, Netherlands	16	[60]
1997	46	23	8–11 May	Ostend, Belgium	16	[61]
1998	47	24	14–17 May	Oviedo, Spain	16	[62]
1999	48	25	20–23 May	Bratislava, Slovakia	16	[63]
2000	49	26	18–21 May	Wrocław, Poland	16	[64]
2001	50	27	18–20 May	Paris, France	16	[65]
2002	51	28	16–18 May	Maribor, Slovenia	16	[66]
2003	52	29	16–18 May	Düsseldorf, Germany	16	[67]
2004	53	30	14–16 May	Bucharest, Romania	14	[68]
2005	54	31	20–22 May	Rotterdam, Netherlands	14	[69]
2006	55	32	26–28 May	Tampere, Finland	14	[70]
2007	56	33	6–8 April	Belgrade, Serbia	14	[71][72]
2008	57	34	11–13 April	Lisbon, Portugal	14	[73][74]
2009	58	35	24–26 April	Tbilisi, Georgia	14	[75][76][77]
2010	59	36	22–25 April	Vienna, Austria	16	[78][79][80]
2011	60	37	21–24 April	Istanbul, Turkey	16	[81][82][83]
2012	61	38	26–29 April	Chelyabinsk, Russia	16	[84][85][86]
2013	62	39	25–28 April	Budapest, Hungary	16	[87][88][89]
2014	63	40	24–27 April	Montpellier, France	16	[90][91][92]
2015	64	41	25–28 June	Baku, Azerbaijan	18	[93][94][95]
2016	65	42	21–24 April	Kazan, Russia	16	[96][97][98]
2017	66	43	20–23 April	Warsaw, Poland	16	[99][100][101]
2018	67	44	26–28 April	Tel Aviv, Israel	14	[102][103][104]
2019	68	45	22–25 June	Minsk, Belarus	15	[105][106][107]
2020	69	46	19–21 November	Prague, Czech Republic	14	[108][109]
2021	70	47	16–18 April	Lisbon, Portugal	14	[110][111][112]
2022	71	48	29 April–1 May	Sofia, Bulgaria	14	[113]
2023	72	49	3–5 November	Montpellier, France	14	[114]
2024	73	50	25–28 April	Zagreb, Croatia	15	[115][116]
2025	74	51	23–27 April	Podgorica, Montenegro	15	[117][118]
2026	75	52	16–19 April	Tbilisi, Georgia	14	[119]

Openweight

Year	Edition	Dates	Host	Events	Ref.
2004	1	4 December	Budapest, Hungary	2	[120]
2005	2	3 December	Moscow, Russia		[121]
2006	3	9 December	Novi Sad, Serbia		[122]
2007	4	1 December	Warsaw, Poland		[123][124]

Open

Year	Edition	Dates	Host	Events	Ref.
2023	1	16 December	Pristina, Kosovo	2	[125][126]

Team

Year	Competitions		Dates	Host	Ref.
Men's Competitions
1973	M	—	10–13 May	Madrid, Spain	[127]
1974	M	—	2–5 May	London, Great Britain	[128]
1975	M	—	11 May	Lyon, France	[129]
1976	M	—	9 May	Kyiv, Soviet Union	[130]
1977	M	—	11–15 May	Ludwigshafen, West Germany	[131]
1978	M	—	21–22 October	Paris, France	[132]
1979	M	—	20 October	Brescia, Italy	[133]
1980	M	—	25 October	The Hague, Netherlands	[134]
1982	M	—	2–3 October	Milan, Italy	[135]
1984	M	—	27–28 October	Paris, France	[136]
Separated Men's and Women's Competitions
1985	M	W	9–10 November	Brussels, Belgium	[137]
1986	M	W	4–5 October	Novi Sad, Yugoslavia	[138]
1987	M	W	9–11 October	Paris, France	[139]
1988	M	W	29–30 October	Visé, Belgium	[140]
1989	M	W	28–29 October	Vienna, Austria	[141]
1990	M	W	27–28 October	Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia	[142]
1991	M	W	26–27 October	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	[143]
1992	M	W	24–25 October	Leonding, Austria	[144]
1993	M	W	23–24 October	Frankfurt, Germany	[145]
1994	M	W	22–23 October	The Hague, Netherlands	[146]
1995	M	W	14–15 October	Trnava, Slovakia	[147]
1996	M	W	19–20 October	Saint Petersburg, Russia	[148]
1997	M	W	25–26 October	Rome, Italy	[149]
1998	M	W	17–18 October	Villach, Austria	[150][151]
1999	M	W	23–24 October	Istanbul, Turkey	[152]
2000	M	W	18–19 October	Aalst, Belgium	[153]
2001	M	W	29 Sep, 20–21 Oct, 15–16 Dec	Madrid, Spain	[154][155][156]
2002	M	W	19 October	Maribor, Slovenia	[157]
2003	M	W	19 May	Düsseldorf, Germany	[158]
	—	W	25 October	Oradea, Romania	[159]
	M	—	6 December	London, Great Britain	[160]
2004	M	W	24 October	Paris, France	[161]
2005	M	W	22–23 October	Debrecen, Hungary	[162]
2006	M	W	28 October	Belgrade, Serbia	[163]
2007	M	W	27 October	Minsk, Belarus	[164]
2008	M	W	25 October	Moscow, Russia	[165]
2009	M	W	3 October	Miskolc, Hungary	[166][167]
2010	M	W	25 April	Vienna, Austria	[168][169]
2011	M	W	24 April	Istanbul, Turkey	[170][171]
2012	M	W	29 April	Chelyabinsk, Russia	[172][173]
2013	M	W	28 April	Budapest, Hungary	[174][175]
2014	M	W	27 April	Montpellier, France	[176][177]
2015	M	W	28 June	Baku, Azerbaijan	[93][178]
2016	M	W	24 April	Kazan, Russia	[96][179]
2017	M	W	23 April	Warsaw, Poland	[99][180][181]

Mixed Team

Year	Competition	Dates	Host	Countries	Gold	Silver	Bronze		Ref.
2018	Mixed	18 July	Yekaterinburg, Russia	21	Germany	Netherlands	Russia	Ukraine	[182][183][184]
2019	Mixed	25 June	Minsk, Belarus	16	Russia	Portugal	France	Austria	[105][185]
2021	Mixed	27 November	Ufa, Russia	16	Georgia	Netherlands	Russia	Turkey	[186][187]
2022	Mixed	12 November	Mulhouse, France	14	France	Netherlands	Germany	Turkey	[188]
2023	Mixed	1 July	Kraków, Poland	22	Georgia	Germany	Netherlands	Italy	[189][190]
2024	Mixed	28 April	Zagreb, Croatia	11	France	Georgia	Germany	Serbia	[116][191]
2025	Mixed	27 April	Podgorica, Montenegro	15	Georgia	Italy	Germany	IJF	[192]
2026	Mixed		Serbia						[193]

  European Games

Youth Championship

Judo European Youth Championship organized by the European Judo Union.

Event	First
European U23 Judo Championships	2003
European Junior Judo Championships (U21)	1960
European Cadet Judo Championships (U18)	2000

Veterans Championship

Main article: European Veterans Judo Championships

European Veterans Judo Championships organized by the European Judo Union since 2009.^[194]

Year	Edition	Dates	Host	Ref
2009	1	12–14 November	Lignano, Italy	[195]
2010	2	7–10 October	Poreč, Croatia	[196]
2011	3	10–13 November	Leibnitz, Austria	[197]
2012	4	10–13 May	Opole, Poland	[198]
2013	5	13–16 June	Paris, France	[199]
2014	6	26–29 June	Prague, Czech Republic	[200]
2015	7	28–31 May	Balatonfüred, Hungary	[201]
2016	8	23–26 June	Poreč, Croatia	[202]
2017	9	15–18 June	Zagreb, Croatia	[203]
2018	10	14–17 June	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[204]
2019	11	25–28 July	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain	[205]
2022	12	2–5 June	Heraklion, Greece	[206]
2023	13	8–10 June	Podcetrtek, Slovenia	[207]
2024	14	6–9 June	Sarajevo, Bosnia	[200]

• Not held in 2020 and 2021.

Kata Championship

Main article: European Kata Judo Championships

1. 2008 European Kata Judo Championships^[208]
2. 2009 European Kata Judo Championships - Not held
3. 2010 European Kata Judo Championships^[209]
4. 2011 European Kata Judo Championships^[210]
5. 2012 European Kata Judo Championships^[211][212]
6. 2013 European Kata Judo Championships^[213]
7. 2014 European Kata Judo Championships^[214]
8. 2015 European Kata Judo Championships^[215]
9. 2016 European Kata Judo Championships^[216]
10. 2017 European Kata Judo Championships^[217]
11. 2018 European Kata Judo Championships^[218][219]
12. 2019 European Kata Judo Championships^[220]
13. 2020 European Kata Judo Championships^[221]
14. 2021 European Kata Judo Championships^[222]
15. 2022 European Kata Judo Championships^[223][224]
16. 2023 European Kata Judo Championships^[225]
17. 2024 European Kata Judo Championships^[226]

Others:^{[227][228][229][230]}

European Club Championships

Main article: European Club Championships (Judo)

All-time medal table (1951 - 2025)

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.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	249	169	259	677
2	Netherlands	105	87	168	360
3	Germany	96	115	281	492
4	Soviet Union	91	61	70	222
5	Russia	69	65	94	228
6	Great Britain	55	75	131	261
7	Belgium	48	40	100	188
8	Georgia	45	42	56	143
9	Italy	29	61	107	197
10	Spain	28	38	81	147
11	Austria	26	36	76	138
12	Poland	21	34	82	137
13	Hungary	20	31	59	110
14	Romania	19	14	34	67
15	Ukraine	17	11	37	65
16	Azerbaijan	15	15	24	54
17	Portugal	12	11	22	45
18	Turkey	12	5	34	51
19	Slovenia	11	11	32	54
20	Israel	10	15	33	58
21	Kosovo	10	4	14	28
22	Belarus	7	10	28	45
23	Individual Neutral Athletes	7	5	6	18
24	Switzerland	5	8	23	36
25	Finland	4	5	7	16
26	Czech Republic	4	1	6	11
27	Estonia	3	4	12	19
28	Czechoslovakia	2	9	25	36
29	Sweden	2	6	21	29
30	Serbia	2	6	5	13
31	Greece	2	4	7	13
	Moldova	2	4	7	13
33	Armenia	2	3	4	9
34	CIS	2	2	5	9
35	Albania	2	2	3	7
36	Bulgaria	1	10	20	31
37	Yugoslavia	1	6	19	26
38	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	3	2	6
39	Croatia	1	1	11	13
40	England	1	0	0	1
41	Latvia	0	3	7	10
42	Slovakia	0	3	4	7
43	Mongolia	0	2	0	2
44	Denmark	0	1	9	10
45	Lithuania	0	1	5	6
46	Cyprus	0	0	3	3
47	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Ireland	0	0	1	1
Totals (48 entries)		1,039	1,039	2,035	4,113

See also

• IBSA European Judo Championships (Blind)
• 2021 European Kata Judo Championships