| Current event or competition: 2024 European U23 Judo Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Judo |
| Type | Annual |
| Organiser | European Judo Union (EJU) |
| History | |
| First edition | 2003 in Yerevan, Armenia |
| Editions | 21 |
| Most recent | Potsdam 2023 |
| Next edition | Piła 2024 |
The European U23 Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 23 and younger.
The last contest took place in Potsdam, Germany. [1] The next contest will be held in Piła, Poland. [2]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Georgia |  Russia |  Hungary |  France | [48] [49] [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2022 |  Turkey |  Germany | Hungary | Georgia | [51] |
| 2023 | Germany |  Netherlands | Hungary | Georgia | [52] |
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