2021  | |
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| Venue | MEO Arena |
| Location |  Lisbon, Portugal |
| Dates | 16–18 April 2021 |
| Competitors | 359 from 45 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
| 2021 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 2021 European Judo Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 16 to 18 April 2021. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Portugal)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  France | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Georgia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Portugal* | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Israel | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (–60 kg) | Francisco Garrigós Spain | Luka Mkheidze France | Yago Abuladze Russia |
| Karamat Huseynov Azerbaijan | |||
| Half-lightweight (–66 kg) | Manuel Lombardo Italy | Vazha Margvelashvili Georgia | João Crisóstomo Portugal |
| Alberto Gaitero Spain | |||
| Lightweight (–73 kg) | Akil Gjakova Kosovo | Tohar Butbul Israel | Nils Stump  Switzerland |
| Musa Mogushkov Russia | |||
| Half-middleweight (–81 kg) | Vedat Albayrak Turkey | Matthias Casse Belgium | Christian Parlati Italy |
| Sagi Muki Israel | |||
| Middleweight (–90 kg) | Lasha Bekauri Georgia | Beka Gviniashvili Georgia | Mikhail Igolnikov Russia |
| Krisztián Tóth Hungary | |||
| Half-heavyweight (–100 kg) | Toma Nikiforov Belgium | Varlam Liparteliani Georgia | Alexandre Iddir France |
| Zelym Kotsoiev Azerbaijan | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Inal Tasoev Russia | Henk Grol Netherlands | Guram Tushishvili Georgia |
| Lukáš Krpálek Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (–48 kg) | Distria Krasniqi Kosovo | Daria Bilodid Ukraine | Mélanie Clément France |
| Sabina Giliazova Russia | |||
| Half-lightweight (–52 kg) | Amandine Buchard France | Odette Giuffrida Italy | Gefen Primo Israel |
| Réka Pupp Hungary | |||
| Lightweight (–57 kg) | Telma Monteiro Portugal | Kaja Kajzer Slovenia | Sarah-Léonie Cysique France |
| Nora Gjakova Kosovo | |||
| Half-middleweight (–63 kg) | Tina Trstenjak Slovenia | Daria Davydova Russia | Andreja Leški Slovenia |
| Sanne Vermeer Netherlands | |||
| Middleweight (–70 kg) | Sanne van Dijke Netherlands | Margaux Pinot France | Madina Taimazova Russia |
| Bárbara Timo Portugal | |||
| Half-heavyweight (–78 kg) | Beata Pacut Poland | Guusje Steenhuis Netherlands | Fanny Estelle Posvite France |
| Bernadette Graf Austria | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Kayra Sayit Turkey | Léa Fontaine France | Maryna Slutskaya Belarus |
| Rochele Nunes Portugal |
A total of 359 competitors from 45 nations participated.
Armenia (1) Austria (8) Azerbaijan (9) Belarus (5) Belgium (10)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Bulgaria (5)
Croatia (10)
Cyprus (3) Czech Republic (6)
Denmark (2)
Estonia (3)
Finland (6) France (18) Georgia (14)
Germany (18)
Greece (5) Hungary (11)
Iceland (2)
Ireland (2) Israel (13) Italy (17) Kosovo (6)
Latvia (2)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (2)
Moldova (8)
Monaco (2)
Montenegro (4) Netherlands (13) Poland (16) Portugal (18)
Romania (14) Russia (18)
San Marino (1)
Serbia (11)
Slovakia (6) Slovenia (13) Spain (18)
Sweden (4) Switzerland (4) Turkey (14) Ukraine (12)
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