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| Venue | Armeets Arena |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Dates | 29 April–1 May 2022 |
| Competitors | 361 from 40 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
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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 2022 European Judo Championships was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 29 April to 1 May 2022. [1] [2]
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 | |||
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Georgia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Israel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 12 |  Bulgaria* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kosovo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (–60 kg) | Francisco Garrigós Spain | Yanislav Gerchev Bulgaria | Cédric Revol France |
| Jorre Verstraeten Belgium | |||
| Half-lightweight (–66 kg) | Bogdan Iadov Ukraine | Alberto Gaitero Martin Spain | Elios Manzi Italy |
| Denis Vieru Moldova | |||
| Lightweight (–73 kg) | Hidayat Heydarov Azerbaijan | Giovanni Esposito Italy | Mark Hristov Bulgaria |
| Rustam Orujov Azerbaijan | |||
| Half-middleweight (–81 kg) | Tato Grigalashvili Georgia | Matthias Casse Belgium | Sami Chouchi Belgium |
| Attila Ungvári Hungary | |||
| Middleweight (–90 kg) | Luka Maisuradze Georgia | Darko Brašnjović Serbia | Mammadali Mehdiyev Azerbaijan |
| Theodoros Tselidis Greece | |||
| Half-heavyweight (–100 kg) | Michael Korrel Netherlands | Piotr Kuczera Poland | Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Spain |
Daniel Eich  Switzerland | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Jur Spijkers Netherlands | Johannes Frey Germany | Roy Meyer Netherlands |
| Guram Tushishvili Georgia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (–48 kg) | Shirine Boukli France | Catarina Costa Portugal | Julia Figueroa Spain |
| Shira Rishony Israel | |||
| Half-lightweight (–52 kg) | Chelsie Giles Great Britain | Amandine Buchard France | Distria Krasniqi Kosovo |
| Ana Viktorija Puljiz Croatia | |||
| Lightweight (–57 kg) | Timna Nelson-Levy Israel | Sarah-Léonie Cysique France | Mina Libeer Belgium |
| Eteri Liparteliani Georgia | |||
| Half-middleweight (–63 kg) | Gemma Howell Great Britain | Laura Fazliu Kosovo | Szofi Özbas Hungary |
| Gili Sharir Israel | |||
| Middleweight (–70 kg) | Marie-Ève Gahié France | Sanne van Dijke Netherlands | Margaux Pinot France |
| Anka Pogačnik Slovenia | |||
| Half-heavyweight (–78 kg) | Alina Böhm Germany | Guusje Steenhuis Netherlands | Madeleine Malonga France |
| Alice Bellandi Italy | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Romane Dicko France | Raz Hershko Israel | Asya Tavano Italy |
| Sebile Akbulut Turkey |
A total of 361 competitors from 40 nations were set to participate. [1] [3]
Albania (1)
Armenia (2)
Austria (10) Azerbaijan (11) Belgium (7)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (5) Bulgaria (17) Croatia (11)
Cyprus (6)
Czech Republic (7)
Denmark (3) Spain (18)
Estonia (6)
Finland (2) France (18) Great Britain (16) Georgia (11) Germany (15) Greece (7) Hungary (11)
Ireland (5) Israel (17) Italy (18) Kosovo (4)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (4) Moldova (10)
North Macedonia (2)
Montenegro (3) Netherlands (17) Poland (12) Portugal (11)
Romania (9) Slovenia (9) Serbia (15) Switzerland (4)
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