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| Host city |  Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Organiser | Ju-Jitsu International Federation |
| Dates | 21–22 November [1] [2] |
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| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| –62 kg | Jörn Meiners (GER) |  Taco Morren (NED) |  Kelly Molinari (FRA) |  Dariusz Świercz (POL) |
| –69 kg |  Gerhard Ableidinger (AUT) | Stéphane Groseil (FRA) | Andreas Breslavski (GER) | Michael van Rijt (NED) |
| –77 kg | Marc Marie-Louise (FRA) |  Gregory Vallarino (URU) |  Tilen Oštir (SLO) | Thomas Kager (GER) |
| –85 kg | Bertrand Amoussou (FRA) | Rob Haans (NED) | Arkadiusz Musiał (POL) |  Ricard Carneborn (SWE) |
| –94 kg | Joachim Göhrmann (GER) |  Gary Turner (GBR) | Allard Schulenklopper (NED) | Robert Łukasik (POL) |
| +94 kg | Dariusz Zimoląg (POL) | Christophe Julve (FRA) | Remco Pardoel (NED) | Matthias Schröder (GER) |
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| –55 kg | Florence Bailly (FRA) | Esther Oostlander (NED) | Ingela Viktorsson (SWE) |  Diana Gascó (ESP) |
| –62 kg | Patricia Hekkens (NED) | Armelle Iost (FRA) |  Jeanne Rasmussen (DEN) | Ute Niendorf (GER) |
| –70 kg | Sophie Albert (FRA) | Judith de Weerd (NED) | Anna Dimberg (SWE) | Daniela Cosandier (GER) |
| +70 kg | Jennie Brolin (SWE) | Sabine Felser (GER) |  Marjorie Renard (BEL) | Agnieszka Ruzik (POL) |
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| men | Sascha Vetter (GER) Joachim Thumfart (GER) | Thomas Darholt (DEN) Kent Hielscher (DEN) | Roman Bobits (AUT) Ferdinand Fuhrmann (AUT) | Jérôme Laurent (FRA) Bruno Pereira (FRA) |
| women | Karina Lauridsen (DEN) Vibeke Mortensen (DEN) | Silke Mundigl (GER) Sonja Wittmann (GER) | Florence Bailly (FRA) Laetita Deloris (FRA) | Sandy Van Landeghem (BEL) Vanessa Van de Vijver (BEL) |
| mixed | Hubert Erjawetz (GER) Silvia Heißenhuber (GER) | Antonio Da Costa (FRA) Minh-Minh Ngo (FRA) | Ferdinand Fuhrmann (AUT) Sabine Kampf (AUT) |  Gabriele Gardini (ITA) Valeria Zaccaria (ITA) |
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