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| Venue | National Gymnastics Arena |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Dates | 16–18 February 2024 |
| Competitors | 404 from 62 nations |
| Total prize money | €154,000 [1] |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2024 Judo Grand Slam Baku was a Judo Grand Slam tournament held at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 16 to 18 February 2024 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period. [2] [3] [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) |  Ramazan Abdulaev (AIN) |  Luka Mkheidze (FRA) |  Balabay Aghayev (AZE) |
 Doston Ruziev (UZB) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) |  Alberto Gaitero (ESP) | Daikii Bouba (FRA) | Yashar Najafov (AZE) |
| Rufat Aleskerov (AIN) | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) |  Abubakr Sherov (TJK) |  Arthur Margelidon (CAN) |
 Ejder Toktay (TUR) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Zelim Tckaev (AZE) | Omar Rajabli (AZE) |  Askerbii Gerbekov (BHR) |
 Frank de Wit (NED) | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Murad Fatiyev (AZE) |  Krisztián Tóth (HUN) |  Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) |
| Vugar Talibov (AZE) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) |  Ilia Sulamanidze (GEO) |  Piotr Kuczera (POL) | Michael Korrel (NED) |
| Niyaz Bilalov (AIN) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Valeriy Endovitskiy (AIN) | Dzhamal Gamzatkhanov (AZE) | Jelle Snippe (NED) |
| Jur Spijkers (NED) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) |  Tara Babulfath (SWE) |  Milica Nikolić (SRB) | Khalimajon Kurbonova (UZB) |
 Abiba Abuzhakynova (KAZ) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Diyora Keldiyorova (UZB) |  Odette Giuffrida (ITA) | Róza Gyertyás (HUN) |
| Ariane Toro (ESP) | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Christa Deguchi (CAN) |  Nora Gjakova (KOS) |  Daria Bilodid (UKR) |
| Eteri Liparteliani (GEO) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) |  Lubjana Piovesana (AUT) | Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (CAN) | Szofi Özbas (HUN) |
| Joanne van Lieshout (NED) | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) |  Barbara Matić (CRO) | Marie-Ève Gahié (FRA) | Szabina Gercsák (HUN) |
 Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Guusje Steenhuis (NED) | Yuliia Kurchenko (UKR) |  Anna Monta Olek (GER) |
| Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko (UKR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Romane Dicko (FRA) | Asya Tavano (ITA) | Marit Kamps (NED) |
| Elis Startseva (AIN) |
* Host nation (Azerbaijan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan (AZE)* | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Kosovo (KOS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to €154,000. [1] (retrieved from: [3] )
| 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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