| 2018 European Sumo Championships | |
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| Venue | University of Plovdiv Paisii Hilendarski. Sport structures |
| Dates | 2018.04.26 |
| Competitors | 2018.04.29 |
The 2018 European Sumo Championships took place in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). [1] from April 26 to 30, 2018. [2] The European Sumo Federation and the Bulgarian Sumo Federation. [3]
| U23 Men's | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -70 kg |  Biamba Sanchat (RUS) | Salovati Saidzoda (RUS) |  Wojciech Lenczewski [4] (POL)  Serhii Haidar (UKR) |
| -77 kg | Arzhaan Ondar (RUS) |  Roman Markilov (EST) | Dmitry Sharov (RUS) Karol Stasiewicz (POL) |
| -85 kg | Anatolii Khliustin (UKR) |  Richard Vegh (HUN) | Artem Suroviahin (UKR) Jozsef Delceg (HUN) |
| -92 kg | Kaigal-OOl Ondar (RUS) | Rafal Glodek (POL) |  Matta Quaranta (ITA) Benedek Laczko (HUN) |
| -100 kg | Maksim Lugansky (RUS) | Mergen Mongush (RUS) |  Mert Emin (BUL)  Chingiz Samadov (AZE) |
| -115 kg |  Shamili Gogotchuri (GEO) | Enrico Zanetti (ITA) | Vladyslav Viun (UKR) Nikoloz Sisvadze (GEO) |
| +115 kg | Giorgi Paradashvili (GEO) | Lasha Jeladze (GEO) | Aidash Danzy-Belek (RUS) Maksym Oleshko (UKR) |
| Open kg | Giga Gelashvili (GEO) | Jamal Feyziev (AZE) | Maksim Luganskiy (RUS) Maksym Oleshko (UKR) |
| Team kg | Georgia (GEO) | Azerbaijan (AZE) | Hungary (HUN) |
| Senior Men | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -70 kg | Roland Ondar (RUS) | Pawel Pieprzak (POL) | Dimitar Rangelov (BUL) Oleksandr Kozyriev (UKR) |
| -77 kg | Ilkham Aliev (RUS) | Antonio Grozev (BUL) | Oleg Davydenko (UKR) Mateusz Konieczny (POL) |
| -85 kg | Subudai Shoidun (RUS) | Artysh Oorzhak (RUS) | Pencho Dochev (BUL) Sviatoslav Semykaras (UKR) |
| -92 kg | Nikolay Nikolov (BUL) | Ruslan Rusanov [5] (UKR) | Kaigal-Ool Ondar (RUS) Erik Szilagyi (HUN) |
| -100 kg | Mert Emin (BUL) | Maksim Lugansky (RUS) | Ivan Blagoev (BUL) Chingiz Samadov (AZE) |
| -115 kg | Sayin-Belek Tiulush (RUS) | Mikhail Iliev (BUL) | Konstantin Abdula-Zade (RUS) Vazha Daiauri (UKR) |
| +115 kg | Vasily Margiev (RUS) | Edvard Kudzoev (RUS) | Zurab Akubardia (GEO) Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR) |
| Open kg | Ruslan Bagaev (RUS) | Vasily Margiev (RUS) | Jacek Piersiak (POL) Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR) |
| Team kg | Russia (RUS) | Georgia (GEO) | Ukraine (UKR) Bulgaria (BUL) |
| U23 Women's | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -55 kg | Kristina Golakova (RUS) | Valeriia Kolesnyk (UKR) | Sylwia Kaminska (POL) Klaudia Pieprzak (POL) |
| -60 kg | Sara Rejniak (POL) | Nigina Akobirova (RUS) | Iana Kozhaniva (RUS) Aleksandra Rozum (POL) |
| -65 kg | Polina Danina (RUS) | Olena Nikitinska (UKR) | Izabel Hristova (BUL) Violetta Tsyplenkova (RUS) |
| -73 kg | Anastasiia Frasiniuk (RUS) | Magda Skrajnowska (POL) | Gabriela Gigova (BUL) Iryna Hrebenchiuk (UKR) |
| -80 kg | Svatlana Petrova (RUS) | Iryna Chorobai (UKR) | Enelin Leichter (EST) |
| -95 kg | Lilia Vitskopova (RUS) | Sara Krol (POL) | |
| +95 kg | Ksenia Danilina (RUS) | Tatiana Artamonova (RUS) | Kai Pahkel (EST) |
| Open kg | Svetlana Petrova (RUS) | Yelyzaveta Morenko (UKR) | Lilia Vitskopova (RUS) |
| Team kg | Russia (RUS) | Poland (POL) | Estonia (EST) |
| Senior Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -55 kg | Kristina Golakova (RUS) | Sylwia Kaminska (POL) | Magdalena Chrusciel (POL) Ivanka Barutchiyska (BUL) |
| -60 kg | Valeriia Odintsova (UKR) | Iana Kozhaniva (RUS) | Gencheva Violeta (BUL) Aleksandra Ermolova (RUS) |
| -65 kg | Vera Koval (RUS) | Monika Skiba (POL) | Magdalena Macios (POL) Izabel Hristova (BUL) |
| -73 kg | Anastasiia Frasiniuk Magda Skrajnowska (POL) | Anastasiia Frasiniuk (RUS) | Nina Strakhova (RUS) Gea Reimund (EST) |
| -80 kg | Ekaterina Alekseeva (RUS) | Svetlana Petrova (RUS) | Olya Kovacheva (BUL)  Kerstin Schmidtsdorf (GER) |
| -95 kg | Lilia Vitskopova (RUS) | Sara Krol (POL) | Natalia Brzykcy (POL) Arnika Schulze (GER) |
| +95 kg | Anna Poliakova (RUS) | Svitlana Yaromka (UKR) | Viktoriia Tsaruk (UKR) |
| Open kg | Anna Poliakova (RUS) | Ekaterina Gordeeva (RUS) | Maryna Maksymenko (UKR) Svitlana Yaromka (UKR) |
| Team kg | Russia (RUS) | Ukraine (UKR) | Poland (POL) |
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