Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi is a retired Israeli dan 6 black belt in judo. He had a long and successful career competing in half-heavyweight judo competitions. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kg judo competition.
The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.
Traktor Ice Arena named after Valery Konsantinovich Belousov, commonly shortened to Traktor Ice Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Elmar Gasimov is an Azerbaijani judoka, who competes in the -100 kg division. He has competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016. He has also won a bronze at the 2017 World Championships, and a silver (2014) and two bronze medals at European level.
The 2013 European Judo Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 25 to 28 April 2013.
Clarisse Bogdanna Agbegnenou is a French judoka. Competing in the −63 kg weight division she won the European title in 2013, the world title in 2014, an Olympic silver medal in 2016, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in July 2021.
The 2014 European Judo Championships were held in Montpellier, France from 24 to 27 April 2014.
The 2014 World Judo Championships were held in Chelyabinsk, Russia, from 25 to 31 August 2014, in the Traktor Ice Arena. Each participating country was permitted to present a total of 18 men and women judokas to participate in the 14 weight categories, but no more than two judokas from the same country were allowed to fight in the same category.
The 2015 European Judo Championships were organised by the European Judo Union. Initially it was planned that championships will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 9 to 12 April 2015. On 21 February 2015, it was announced that competition would be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, during the 2015 European Games. The individual contests took place on 25–27 June 2015.
The 2017 World Judo Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, between 28 August and 3 September 2017 at László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement of the host city took place on 23 March 2015.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Pulyaev is a Russian judoka.
Alexandr Jurečka was a judoka from the Czech Republic.
Amandine Buchard is a French judoka. She represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics winning the silver medal in the half lightweight event and a gold medal in the mixed team event. She is a third degree black belt.
The 2018 European Judo Championships were held in Tel Aviv, Israel from 26 to 28 April 2018.
The European U23 Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 23 and younger.
The European Cadet Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 18 and younger.
The World Judo Cadets Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 18 years of age or less. The championships are held every second year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their countries. The last edition of the championships took place in Zagreb, Croatia in 2023.
The women's team competition at the 2012 European Judo Championships was held on 29 April at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
The men's team competition at the 2012 European Judo Championships was held on 29 April at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Vadym Synyavsky is a former male Ukrainian judoka. He is a bronze medalist of the 2015 European Games in the team event and a bronze medalist of both the 2012 and 2017 European Championships in the team events as well. In the individual competition at the 2015 European Games, Synyavsky lost in the round of 32 to Nikoloz Sherazadishvili from Spain.
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Georgia (5th title)
