1980  | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Vienna, Austria |
| Dates | 15–18 May 1980 |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | JudoInside |
The 1980 European Judo Championships were the 3rd edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Vienna, Austria from 15 to 18 May 1980.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Felice Mariani | Italy |
| 2. | Josef Reiter | Austria |
| 3. | Thierry Rey | France |
| 3. | Reinhard Arndt | East Germany |
| 5. | Marian Donat |  Poland |
| 5. | Arpad Szabó | Romania |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torsten Reißmann | East Germany |
| 2. | Valentin Tarakanov | Soviet Union |
| 3. | Imre Gelencser | Hungary |
| 3. | Constantin Niculae | Romania |
| 5. | Janusz Pawlowski | Poland |
| 5. | Yves Delvingt | France |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nicolae Vlad | Romania |
| 2. | Chris Bowles | Great Britain |
| 3. | Karl-Heinz Lehmann | East Germany |
| 3. | Evgeny Babanov | Soviet Union |
| 5. | Károly Molnar | Hungary |
| 5. | Erich Lehmann |  Switzerland |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Neil Adams | Great Britain |
| 2. | Harald Heinke | East Germany |
| 3. | Bernard Choullouyan | France |
| 3. | Mircea Fratica | Romania |
| 5. | Adalbert Missalla |  West Germany |
| 5. | Vladimír Bárta | Czechoslovakia |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alexander Yatskevich |  Latvia |
| 2. | Peter Seisenbacher | Austria |
| 3. | Peter Donnelly | Great Britain |
| 3. | Detlef Ultsch | East Germany |
| 5. | Slavko Sikiric |  Croatia |
| 5. | Jose Antonio Cechini |  Spain |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jean-Luc Rougé | France |
| 2. | Dietmar Lorenz | East Germany |
| 3. | Robert Van De Walle | Belgium |
| 3. | Ramaz Kharshiladze | Soviet Union |
| 5. | Daniel Radu | Romania |
| 5. | Jaroslav Nikodym | Czechoslovakia |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alexey Tyurin | Soviet Union |
| 2. | Imre Varga | Hungary |
| 3. | Peter Adelaar | Netherlands |
| 3. | Angelo Parisi | France |
| 5. | Vladimir Kocman | Czechoslovakia |
| 5. | Markku Airio |  Finland |
| Position | Judoka | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Van De Walle | Belgium |
| 2. | Angelo Parisi | France |
| 3. | Vladimir Kocman | Czechoslovakia |
| 3. | Sergey Novikov | Soviet Union |
| 5. | Clemens Jehle | Switzerland |
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