 at the 2020 European Judo Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | O2 Arena | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Prague, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20 November | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Competition at external databases | |||||||||||||
| Links | IJF • JudoInside | ||||||||||||
| 2020 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 men's 81 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 20 November at the O2 Arena. [1]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
 Matthias Casse (BEL) | 00 | |||||
 Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) | 01 | |||||
| Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) | 10 | |||||
 Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 00 | |||||
| Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 | |||||
 Frank de Wit (NED) | 00 | |||||
| Repechage | Third place | |||||
 Murad Fatiyev (AZE) | 00 | |||||
| Luka Maisuradze (GEO) | 01 | |||||
| Luka Maisuradze (GEO) | 11 | |||||
| Frank de Wit (NED) | 00 | |||||
| Repechage | Third place | |||||
 Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 00 | |||||
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 | |||||
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 00 | |||||
| Matthias Casse (BEL) | 10 | |||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Matthias Casse (BEL) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Nikola Gardašević (MNE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Matthias Casse (BEL) | 01 | |||||||||||||
| Muhammed Koç (TUR) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Muhammed Koç (TUR) | 01 | |||||||||||||
 Alex Barto (SVK) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Matthias Casse (BEL) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Murad Fatiyev (AZE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
 Anri Egutidze (POR) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Murad Fatiyev (AZE) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Murad Fatiyev (AZE) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Jaromír Musil (CZE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Murad Fatiyev (AZE) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Dominik Družeta (CRO) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Dominik Družeta (CRO) | 01 | |||||||||||||
 Wachid Borchashvili (AUT) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) | 01 | |||||||||||||
 Christian Parlati (ITA) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Theodoros Demourtsidis (GRE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
 Robin Pacek (SWE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Theodoros Demourtsidis (GRE) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) | 01 | |||||||||||||
| Luka Maisuradze (GEO) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Luka Maisuradze (GEO) | 01 | |||||||||||||
 Nicon Zaboroșciuc (MDA) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Luka Maisuradze (GEO) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Artem Bubyr (UKR) | 00 | |||||||||||||
 Damian Szwarnowiecki (POL) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Artem Bubyr (UKR) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Stępień (POL) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 01 | |||||||||||||
| Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Dorin Gotonoaga (MDA) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Shamil Borchashvili (AUT) | 01 | |||||||||||||
| Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Nicolas Chilard (FRA) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Marcel Cercea (ROU) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Marcel Cercea (ROU) | 01 | |||||||||||||
 Sveinbjörn Iura (ISL) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Frank de Wit (NED) | 01 | |||||||||||||
| João Martinho (POR) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Frank de Wit (NED) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 01 | |||||||||||||
 Tim Gramkow (GER) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Frank de Wit (NED) | 01 | |||||||||||||
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Alexios Ntanatsidis (GRE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Kopecký (CZE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 11 | |||||||||||||
 Benedek Tóth (HUN) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Nebojša Gardašević (MNE) | 00 | |||||||||||||
| Benedek Tóth (HUN) | 01 | |||||||||||||
Kim Jae-bum (김재범) is a retired South Korean judoka. Despite being plagued with injuries throughout his career, Kim is known for dominating major competitions at the half-middleweight category (81kg)—particularly between his Olympic debut in 2008 and his 2012 Olympic finals rematch against Ole Bischof.
The 2009 World Judo Championships was held in the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 26 to 30 August.
The men's 81 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 28 August.
The 2015 World Judo Championships were held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 24–30 August 2015. The competition was held at the Alau Ice Palace.
Sagi Aharon Muki is an Israeli half-middleweight judoka. Muki is the 2019 World Champion. He also won the 2015 and 2018 European championships.
The men's 81 kg competition of the 2015 World Judo Championships was held on 27 August 2015.
Ivaylo Ivanov is a Bulgarian judoka who represented Bulgaria at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the Men's -81 kg. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.
Frank de Wit is a Dutch judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated by Ivaylo Ivanov in the second round.
The men's 81 kg competition at the 2017 European Judo Championships in Warsaw were held on 20 April at the Torwar Hall.
Luka Maisuradze is a Georgian judoka.
Olexandr Kosinov is a Ukrainian Paralympic judoka. He represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's 81 kg event in 2012 and the bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event in 2016.
The men's 73 kg competition at the 2020 European Judo Championships was held on 20 November at the O2 Arena.
Jorre Verstraeten is a Belgian judoka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships in 2020 and 2022. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
Tato Grigalashvili is a Georgian judoka. He is a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, in the men's 81 kg event at the World Judo Championships. He is also a two-time gold medalist in his event at the European Judo Championships.
Victor Sterpu is a Moldovan judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. In July 2021, he competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Tamerlan Tausovich Bashaev is a Russian judoka. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +100 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
The men's 81 kg competition at the 2021 European Judo Championships was held on 17 April at the Altice Arena.
The men's 81 kg competition at the 2022 European Judo Championships was held on 30 April at the Armeets Arena.
The men's 81 kg competition at the 2018 European Judo Championships was held on 28 April at the Expo Tel Aviv.
The men's 81 kg competition at the 2016 European Judo Championships was held on 22 April at the TatNeft Arena.
