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|---|---|
| Venue | Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Dates | 4–6 November 2022 |
| Competitors | 366 from 61 nations |
| Total prize money | €154,000 [1] |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2022 Judo Grand Slam Baku was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sport Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 4 to 6 November 2022 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period. [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) |  Balabay Aghayev (AZE) |  Dilshot Khalmatov (UKR) | Karamat Huseynov (AZE) |
 Byambajavyn Tsogt-Ochir (MGL) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) |  Denis Vieru (MDA) |  Mulorajab Khalifaev (TJK) | Orkhan Safarov (AZE) |
 David García Torné (ESP) | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) |  Arthur Margelidon (CAN) |  Lasha Shavdatuashvili (GEO) |
 Abdul Malik Umayev (BEL) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Saeid Mollaei (AZE) | Matthias Casse (BEL) |  Attila Ungvári (HUN) |
 Askerbii Gerbekov (BHR) | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) |  Marcus Nyman (SWE) |  Nemanja Majdov (SRB) | Luka Maisuradze (GEO) |
 Christian Parlati (ITA) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Zelym Kotsoiev (AZE) | Aleksandar Kukolj (SRB) |  Dario Kurbjeweit Garcia (GER) |
| Gennaro Pirelli (ITA) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Temur Rakhimov (TJK) |  Alisher Yusupov (UZB) | Richárd Sipőcz (HUN) |
| Shokhrukhkhon Bakhtiyorov (UZB) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) |  Shirine Boukli (FRA) | Francesca Milani (ITA) |  Maruša Štangar (SLO) |
| Milica Nikolić (SRB) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Diyora Keldiyorova (UZB) | Lkhagvasürengiin Sosorbaram (MGL) | Sita Kadamboeva (UZB) |
| Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Christa Deguchi (CAN) |  Telma Monteiro (POR) |  Ivelina Ilieva (BUL) |
 Nora Gjakova (KOS) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) |  Inbal Shemesh (ISR) |  Geke van den Berg (NED) |  Utana Terada (JPN) |
| Andreja Leški (SLO) | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Sanne van Dijke (NED) | Gabriella Willems (BEL) |  Elvismar Rodríguez (VEN) |
 Michaela Polleres (AUT) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Alice Bellandi (ITA) | Natascha Ausma (NED) | Loriana Kuka (KOS) |
| Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Milica Žabić (SRB) | Rochele Nunes (POR) |  Kamila Berlikash (KAZ) |
 Hilal Öztürk (TUR) |
Source Results [3]
* Host nation (Azerbaijan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan (AZE)* | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kosovo (KOS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to €154,000. [1] (retrieved from: [2] )
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | €5,000 | €4,000 | €1,000 |
 Silver | €3,000 | €2,400 | €600 |
 Bronze | €1,500 | €1,200 | €300 |
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