The 2012 European Qualification Tournament for London Olympic Games was held in Kazan, Russia from January 27 to January 29, 2012. Each country may enter maximum 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one in each division and the first three ranked athletes per weight division qualify their NOCs a place each for Olympic Games.
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −58kg | −68kg | −80kg | +80kg | −49kg | −57kg | −67kg | +67kg | ||
 Armenia | X | 1 | |||||||
 Finland | X | 1 | |||||||
 France | X | 1 | |||||||
 Germany | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Italy | X | 1 | |||||||
 Netherlands | X | 1 | |||||||
 Poland | X | 1 | |||||||
 Russia | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Serbia | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Slovenia | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Spain | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Sweden | X | 1 | |||||||
 Turkey | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Ukraine | X | X | 2 | ||||||
| Total: 14 NOCs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
27 January
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Joel González (ESP) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
 Jermaine James (SUI) | 5 | Haykaz Samvelyan (ARM) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Haykaz Samvelyan (ARM) | 6 | Joel González (ESP) | 13 | ||||||||||||
 Philip Reyes (DEN) | 6 |  Andrei Rotaru (MDA) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Andrei Rotaru (MDA) | 7 | Andrei Rotaru (MDA) | 11 | ||||||||||||
 Liran Malachi (ISR) | 2 |  Stipe Jarloni (CRO) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Stipe Jarloni (CRO) | 9 | Joel González (ESP) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) | 14 | Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Bogdan Bodnar (UKR) | 7 | Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) | 9 | ||||||||||||
 Salaheddine Bensaleh (BEL) | Levent Tuncat (GER) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Levent Tuncat (GER) | WD | Aleksey Denisenko (RUS) | 8 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
 Norbert Székely (HUN) | 5 | Uno Sanli (SWE) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Uno Sanli (SWE) | 6 | Uno Sanli (SWE) | 7 | Andrei Rotaru (MDA) | 7 | ||||||||||
 Rui Bragança (POR) | 6 | Uno Sanli (SWE) | 10 | ||||||||||||
28 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Xhersi Kurti (ALB) | 3–6 | Jure Pantar (SLO) |
| Yehonatan Edelstein (ISR) | 4–5 |  Jan Petter Hammer (NOR) |
 Manuel Mark (AUT) | 11–8 |  Balša Radunović (MNE) |
 Tsvetolyub Iliev (BUL) | 12–14 | Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) |
 Boris Lieskovský (SVK) | 6–7 |  Viktor Jankovský (CZE) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Jure Pantar (SLO) | 3 | Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Robert Amzoiu (ROU) | 12 | Robert Amzoiu (ROU) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Marko Elenis (BEL) | 5 | Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 6 | Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Jan Petter Hammer (NOR) | 5 | Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Manuel Mark (AUT) | 5 | Manuel Mark (AUT) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Vladislav Arventii (MDA) | 2 | Michał Łoniewski (POL) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Milad Ashna (SWE) | 0 | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 1 | Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mário Silva (POR) | 4 | Mário Silva (POR) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Juho Kostiainen (FIN) | 3 | Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 1 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
 Anatol Kachuk (BLR) | 0 | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 1 | Damir Fejzić (SRB) | 6 | Dennis Bekkers (NED) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Viktor Jankovský (CZE) | 6 | Filip Grgić (CRO) | 3 | Hryhorii Husarov (UKR) | 6 | ||||||||||
| Filip Grgić (CRO) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
29 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Bobby Enright (IRL) | 13–5 |  Angelos Panayiotou (CYP) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Nicolás García (ESP) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Enright (IRL) | 3 | Nicolás García (ESP) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Piotr Paziński (POL) | 5 | Piotr Paziński (POL) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Amir Katana (BIH) | 1 | Nicolás García (ESP) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 7 | Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Tomáš Hrdina (CZE) | 1 | Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Shota Gochiashvili (GEO) | 0 | Alberto Celestrin (GER) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Alberto Celestrin (GER) | 5 | Arman Yeremyan (ARM) | WD | ||||||||||||
 Nikolaos Tzellos (GRE) | 11 | Tommy Mollet (NED) | |||||||||||||
| Eugen Micu (ROU) | 2 | Nikolaos Tzellos (GRE) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Flamur Zuberi (SUI) | Eirik Nilssen Bratli (NOR) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Eirik Nilssen Bratli (NOR) | DQ | Eirik Nilssen Bratli (NOR) | 1 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
| Stojan Rabijac (SRB) | 4 | Tommy Mollet (NED) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Vitali Kolas (BLR) | 3 | Stojan Rabijac (SRB) | 4 | Nicolás García (ESP) | 10 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Mollet (NED) | 5 | Tommy Mollet (NED) | 8 | Eirik Nilssen Bratli (NOR) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Mamedy Doucara (FRA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
28 January
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Balázs Tóth (HUN) | 5 | Balázs Tóth (HUN) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Ioseb Osidze (GEO) | 1 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Christoph Decker (AUT) | 10 | Christoph Decker (AUT) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Andreas Stylianou (CYP) | 7 | Christoph Decker (AUT) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Mufid Isaković (BIH) | 7 | Zakaria Asidah (DEN) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Zakaria Asidah (DEN) | 10 | Carlo Molfetta (ITA) | |||||||||||||
| Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | WD | ||||||||||||||
 Tavakkul Bayramov (AZE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Teemu Heino (FIN) | 1 | Ivan Trajkovič (SLO) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Ivan Trajkovič (SLO) | 7 | Ivan Trajkovič (SLO) | 4 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
| Tomáš Kališka (SVK) | 0 | Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 12 | Pascal Gentil (FRA) | 6 | Christoph Decker (AUT) | 8 | ||||||||||
| Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) | 7 | Ivan Trajkovič (SLO) | 9 | ||||||||||||
27 January
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Rukiye Yıldırım (TUR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Christina Schönegger (AUT) | 2 | Rukiye Yıldırım (TUR) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ganna Soroka (UKR) | 7 | Ganna Soroka (UKR) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Stavroulla Iosifaki (CYP) | 3 | Ganna Soroka (UKR) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Federica Mastrantoni (ITA) | 1 | Sümeyye Manz (GER) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Barbara Ducz (HUN) | 4 | Barbara Ducz (HUN) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Nino Beridze (GEO) | Sümeyye Manz (GER) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Sümeyye Manz (GER) | DQ | Sümeyye Manz (GER) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Kristina Kim (RUS) | 7 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Sandra Christensen (DEN) | 0 | Kristina Kim (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Hanna Zajc (SWE) | 0 | Jennifer Hurley (IRL) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Jennifer Hurley (IRL) | 1 | Kristina Kim (RUS) | 7 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
| Iliyana Eneva (BUL) | 13 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 8 | ||||||||||||
 Anouk Doria (MON) | 3 | Iliyana Eneva (BUL) | 0 | Ganna Soroka (UKR) | 4 | ||||||||||
| Anna Mirkin (ISR) | 0 | Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 12 | Kristina Kim (RUS) | 8 | ||||||||||
| Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
28 January
| Round of 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nikolina Kursar (NOR) | 5–6 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) |
| Sonya McConnell (IRL) | 2–9 | Gunay Aghakishiyeva (AZE) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Bat-El Gatterer (ISR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 9 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Darya Zubovich (BLR) | 5 | Darya Zubovich (BLR) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Aleksandra Uścińska (POL) | 2 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Manuela Bezzola (SUI) | 1 | Deborah Louz (NED) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Despina Pilavaki (CYP) | 6 | Despina Pilavaki (CYP) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Tanya Stafanova (BUL) | 0 | Deborah Louz (NED) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Deborah Louz (NED) | 4 | Suvi Mikkonen (FIN) | |||||||||||||
| Veronica Calabrese (ITA) | 1 | Dragana Gladović (SRB) | WD | ||||||||||||
| Dragana Gladović (SRB) | 2 | Dragana Gladović (SRB) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Michaela Pinkavová (CZE) | 6 | Malina Mihaila (ROU) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Malina Mihaila (ROU) | 12 | Dragana Gladović (SRB) | 4 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
| Antonela Marijan (BIH) | 1 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 9 | Edina Kotsis (HUN) | 5 | Deborah Louz (NED) | 4 | ||||||||||
| Gunay Aghakishiyeva (AZE) | 6 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 7 | Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 5 | ||||||||||
| Marlène Harnois (FRA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
29 January
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Helena Fromm (GER) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Reshmie Oogink (NED) | 9 | Reshmie Oogink (NED) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Iana Gagnidze (GEO) | 1 | Helena Fromm (GER) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Katarzyna Wieczorek (POL) | 3 | Viktoryia Belanouskaya (BLR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Elisavet Mystakidou (GRE) | 7 | Elisavet Mystakidou (GRE) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Christine Schmit (LUX) | 2 | Viktoryia Belanouskaya (BLR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Viktoryia Belanouskaya (BLR) | 9 | Helena Fromm (GER) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nur Tatar (TUR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Nina Kläy (SUI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Iulia Latus (MDA) | 1 | Franka Anić (SLO) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Franka Anić (SLO) | 8 | Franka Anić (SLO) | 2 | 3rd place | |||||||||||
| Emina Ortaš (BIH) | 2 | Nur Tatar (TUR) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Simona Hradilová (CZE) | 7 | Simona Hradilová (CZE) | 0 | Viktoryia Belanouskaya (BLR) | 8 | ||||||||||
| Nur Tatar (TUR) | 10 | Franka Anić (SLO) | 10 | ||||||||||||
29 January
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Rosana Simón (ESP) | 6 | ||||||||||
| Saina Savage (FIN) | 5 | Rosana Simón (ESP) | 3 | ||||||||
| Edines Kurtovic (AUT) | 3 | Milica Mandić (SRB) | 5 | ||||||||
| Milica Mandić (SRB) | 10 | Milica Mandić (SRB) | 5 | ||||||||
| Tina Røe Skaar (NOR) | 3 | Maryna Konieva (UKR) | 8 | ||||||||
| Maryna Konieva (UKR) | 8 | Maryna Konieva (UKR) | 11 | ||||||||
| Kyriaki Kouvari (GRE) | 3 | Nuša Rajher (SLO) | 7 | ||||||||
| Nuša Rajher (SLO) | 5 | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Rosana Simón (ESP) | 7 | ||||||||||
| Nuša Rajher (SLO) | 12 | ||||||||||
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