2018  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Expo Tel Aviv |
| Location |  Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Dates | 26–28 April 2018 |
| Competitors | 368 from 44 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
| 2018 European Judo Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 66 kg | 52 kg | |
| 73 kg | 57 kg | |
| 81 kg | 63 kg | |
| 90 kg | 70 kg | |
| 100 kg | 78 kg | |
| +100 kg | +78 kg | |
The 2018 European Judo Championships were held in Tel Aviv, Israel from 26 to 28 April 2018. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kosovo (KOS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Israel (ISR)* | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 nations) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
There was a total of 368 participants from 44 nations.
Albania (3) Armenia (3) Austria (9) Azerbaijan (16) Belarus (9) Belgium (14) Bosnia and Herzegovina (5) Bulgaria (4)
Croatia (7)
Cyprus (5) Czech Republic (5)
Denmark (2)
Estonia (4) France (18)
Georgia (9) Germany (12) Great Britain (12) Greece (4) Hungary (14)
Iceland (3)
Ireland (3) Israel (17) Italy (16) Kosovo (4)
Latvia (3)
Lithuania (6)
Luxembourg (1)
Moldova (7)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (9) Netherlands (16)
Norway (1)
Poland (11) Portugal (15)
Romania (11) Russia (18) Serbia (6)
Slovakia (5) Slovenia (13) Spain (9) Sweden (6) Switzerland (5) Turkey (12) Ukraine (15)
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