 at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Liechtenstein |
| Dates | 31 May – 2 June 2011 |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | EJU • JudoInside |
Judo competitions at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe were held from 31 May to 2 June 2011.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) [1] |  Yann Siccardi (MON) |  Brent Law (MLT) | Yves Monn (LIE) |
| Half-lightweight (66 kg) [1] |  Andreas Krassas (CYP) | Jeremy Saywell (MLT) | Cédric Bessi (MON) |
 Massimiliano Urbinati (SMR) | |||
| Lightweight (73 kg) [1] | Yoann Suau (MON) | Alekos Lazarou (CYP) | Emanuel Moser (LIE) |
| Half-middleweight (81 kg) [1] |  Denis Barboni (LUX) |  Hermann Unnarsson (ISL) | Luca Bonfini (SMR) |
| Andreas Trikomitis (CYP) | |||
| Middleweight (90 kg) [1] | Denis Leider (LUX) | Mirko Kaiser (LIE) | David Berardi (MON) |
| Aleksandar Manev (CYP) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) [1] | Georges Simon (LUX) | Thorvaldur Blondal (ISL) | Franck Vatan (MON) |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) [1] | Thormodur Arni Jonsson (ISL) | Francois Laudrin (MON) | Micah Dahlem (LUX) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-lightweight (52 kg) [2] | Marie Muller (LUX) | Yamina Allag (MON) | Pinelopi Stavrinou (CYP) |
| Lightweight (57 kg) [2] | Manon Durbach (LUX) | Sophia Allag (MON) | Joanna Camilleri (MLT) |
| Half-middleweight (63 kg) [2] | Anne-Laure Bonnet (MON) |  Laura Salles Lopez (AND) | Charlotte Arendt (LUX) |
| Middleweight (70 kg) [2] | Lynn Mossong (LUX) | Anna Víkingsdóttir (ISL) | Anja Kaiser (LIE) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Monaco | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Iceland | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Malta | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Andorra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 44 | |
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