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|---|---|
| Venue | Drive in Arena |
| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Dates | 17–19 February 2022 |
| Competitors | 298 from 34 nations |
| Total prize money | 154,000€ [1] |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv was held in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 17 to 19 February 2022. [2] [3] [4]
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 (Israel)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Georgia (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Israel (ISR)* | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) | Artem Lesiuk (UKR) | Bauyrzhan Narbayev (KAZ) | Byambajavyn Tsogt-Ochir (MGL) |
| Magzhan Shamshadin (KAZ) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) | Baruch Shmailov (ISR) | Yashar Najafov (AZE) | Bogdan Iadov (UKR) |
| Ganboldyn Kherlen (MGL) | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Hidayet Heydarov (AZE) | Obidkhon Nomonov (UZB) | Zhansay Smagulov (KAZ) |
| Tohar Butbul (ISR) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Matthias Casse (BEL) | Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | Sami Chouchi (BEL) |
| François Gauthier-Drapeau (CAN) | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Mammadali Mehdiyev (AZE) | Nemanja Majdov (SRB) | Iván Felipe Silva Morales (CUB) |
| Mihael Žgank (TUR) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Ilia Sulamanidze (GEO) | Michael Korrel (NED) | Zelym Kotsoiev (AZE) |
| Peter Paltchik (ISR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Guram Tushishvili (GEO) | Rafael Silva (BRA) | Temur Rakhimov (TJK) |
| Stephan Hegyi (AUT) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Shirine Boukli (FRA) | Francesca Milani (ITA) | Julia Figueroa (ESP) |
| Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü (MGL) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Astride Gneto (FRA) | Ryūko Takeda (JPN) | Odette Giuffrida (ITA) |
| Réka Pupp (HUN) | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Priscilla Gneto (FRA) | Eteri Liparteliani (GEO) | Faïza Mokdar (FRA) |
| Timna Nelson-Levy (ISR) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Megumi Horikawa (JPN) | Gemma Howell (GBR) | Szofi Özbas (HUN) |
| Manon Deketer (FRA) | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Shiho Tanaka (JPN) | Sanne van Dijke (NED) | Marie-Ève Gahié (FRA) |
| Kelly Petersen Pollard (GBR) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Beata Pacut (POL) | Alina Böhm (GER) | Patrícia Sampaio (POR) |
| Alice Bellandi (ITA) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Romane Dicko (FRA) | Beatriz Souza (BRA) | Raz Hershko (ISR) |
| Julia Tolofua (FRA) |
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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