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|---|---|
| Venue | Arena Zagreb |
| Location | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Dates | 24–26 September 2021 |
| Competitors | 243, 35 from 35 nations |
| Total prize money | 98,000€. [1] |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2021 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb was held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 24 to 26 September 2021. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The event will air freely on the IJF YouTube channel.
| Weight classes | Preliminaries | Final Block | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Men: -60, -66 Women: -48, -52, -57 | Commentated | Commentated | ||
| Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | |||
| Day 2 | Men: -73, -81 Women: -63, -70 | Commentated | Commentated | ||
| Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | |||
| Day 3 | Men: -90, -100, +100 Women: -78, +78 | Commentated | Commentated | ||
| Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) |  Samuel Hall (GBR) |  Angelo Pantano (ITA) |  Jolan Florimont (FRA) |
| Vincent Limare (FRA) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) |  Denis Vieru (MDA) |  Abdula Abdulzhalilov (RUS) | Aram Grigoryan (RUS) |
 Karo Marandian (UKR) | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) |  Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) | Victor Sterpu (MDA) | Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov (RUS) |
 Mark Hristov (BUL) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) |  Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) |  Guilherme Schimidt (BRA) |  Róbert Rajkai (HUN) |
| Dorin Gotonoaga (MDA) | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Mammadali Mehdiyev (AZE) | Luka Maisuradze (GEO) |  Wachid Borchashvili (AUT) |
| Khusen Khalmurzaev (RUS) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Arman Adamian (RUS) |  Dario Kurbjeweit Garcia (GER) |  Simeon Catharina (NED) |
 Marko Kumrić (CRO) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Jur Spijkers (NED) |  Vlăduț Simionescu (ROU) | Yevheniy Balyevskyy (UKR) |
 Martti Puumalainen (FIN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Blandine Pont (FRA) | Mélanie Vieu (FRA) | Amber Gersjes (NED) |
 Milica Nikolić (SRB) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) |  Amber Ryheul (BEL) | Astride Gneto (FRA) | Annika Würfel (GER) |
| Ana Viktorija Puljiz (CRO) | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Priscilla Gneto (FRA) | Pleuni Cornelisse (NED) |  Kaja Kajzer (SLO) |
| Caroline Fritze (GER) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Andreja Leški (SLO) | Geke van den Berg (NED) |  Renata Zachová (CZE) |
 Laura Fazliu (KOS) | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Anka Pogačnik (SLO) | Kelly Petersen Pollard (GBR) |  Alina Lengweiler (SUI) |
 Katarzyna Sobierajska (POL) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Karen Stevenson (NED) | Patricija Brolih (SLO) | Teresa Zenker (GER) |
| Emma Reid (GBR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Julia Tolofua (FRA) | Mercédesz Szigetvári (HUN) | Laura Fuseau (FRA) |
| Renée Lucht (GER) |
Source Results [3]
* Host nation (Croatia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Croatia (CRO)* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kosovo (KOS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to €98,000. [1] (retrieved from: [2] )
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | €3,000 | €2,400 | €600 |
 Silver | €2,000 | €1,600 | €400 |
 Bronze | €1,000 | €800 | €200 |
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