# 2022 European Judo Championships

The 2022 European Judo Championships was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 29 April to 1 May 2022.

## Event videos

The event will air freely on the IJF YouTube channel.
| | Weight classes | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final Block |
| Day 1 | Men: -60, -66 Women: -48, -52, -57 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated |
| Day 1 | Men: -60, -66 Women: -48, -52, -57 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | Commentated |
| Day 2 | Men: -73, -81 Women: -63, -70 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated |
| Day 2 | Men: -73, -81 Women: -63, -70 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | Commentated |
| Day 3 | Men: -90, -100, +100 Women: -78, +78 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated |
| Day 3 | Men: -90, -100, +100 Women: -78, +78 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | Commentated |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Bulgaria* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Kosovo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra-lightweight (–60 kg) details | Francisco Garrigós Spain | Yanislav Gerchev Bulgaria | Cédric Revol France |
| Extra-lightweight (–60 kg) details | Francisco Garrigós Spain | Yanislav Gerchev Bulgaria | Jorre Verstraeten Belgium |
| Half-lightweight (–66 kg) details | Bogdan Iadov Ukraine | Alberto Gaitero Martin Spain | Elios Manzi Italy |
| Half-lightweight (–66 kg) details | Bogdan Iadov Ukraine | Alberto Gaitero Martin Spain | Denis Vieru Moldova |
| Lightweight (–73 kg) details | Hidayat Heydarov Azerbaijan | Giovanni Esposito Italy | Mark Hristov Bulgaria |
| Lightweight (–73 kg) details | Hidayat Heydarov Azerbaijan | Giovanni Esposito Italy | Rustam Orujov Azerbaijan |
| Half-middleweight (–81 kg) details | Tato Grigalashvili Georgia | Matthias Casse Belgium | Sami Chouchi Belgium |
| Half-middleweight (–81 kg) details | Tato Grigalashvili Georgia | Matthias Casse Belgium | Attila Ungvári Hungary |
| Middleweight (–90 kg) details | Luka Maisuradze Georgia | Darko Brašnjović Serbia | Mammadali Mehdiyev Azerbaijan |
| Middleweight (–90 kg) details | Luka Maisuradze Georgia | Darko Brašnjović Serbia | Theodoros Tselidis Greece |
| Half-heavyweight (–100 kg) details | Michael Korrel Netherlands | Piotr Kuczera Poland | Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Spain |
| Half-heavyweight (–100 kg) details | Michael Korrel Netherlands | Piotr Kuczera Poland | Daniel Eich Switzerland |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) details | Jur Spijkers Netherlands | Johannes Frey Germany | Roy Meyer Netherlands |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) details | Jur Spijkers Netherlands | Johannes Frey Germany | Guram Tushishvili Georgia |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra-lightweight (–48 kg) details | Shirine Boukli France | Catarina Costa Portugal | Julia Figueroa Spain |
| Extra-lightweight (–48 kg) details | Shirine Boukli France | Catarina Costa Portugal | Shira Rishony Israel |
| Half-lightweight (–52 kg) details | Chelsie Giles Great Britain | Amandine Buchard France | Distria Krasniqi Kosovo |
| Half-lightweight (–52 kg) details | Chelsie Giles Great Britain | Amandine Buchard France | Ana Viktorija Puljiz Croatia |
| Lightweight (–57 kg) details | Timna Nelson-Levy Israel | Sarah-Léonie Cysique France | Mina Libeer Belgium |
| Lightweight (–57 kg) details | Timna Nelson-Levy Israel | Sarah-Léonie Cysique France | Eteri Liparteliani Georgia |
| Half-middleweight (–63 kg) details | Gemma Howell Great Britain | Laura Fazliu Kosovo | Szofi Özbas Hungary |
| Half-middleweight (–63 kg) details | Gemma Howell Great Britain | Laura Fazliu Kosovo | Gili Sharir Israel |
| Middleweight (–70 kg) details | Marie-Ève Gahié France | Sanne van Dijke Netherlands | Margaux Pinot France |
| Middleweight (–70 kg) details | Marie-Ève Gahié France | Sanne van Dijke Netherlands | Anka Pogačnik Slovenia |
| Half-heavyweight (–78 kg) details | Alina Böhm Germany | Guusje Steenhuis Netherlands | Madeleine Malonga France |
| Half-heavyweight (–78 kg) details | Alina Böhm Germany | Guusje Steenhuis Netherlands | Alice Bellandi Italy |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) details | Romane Dicko France | Raz Hershko Israel | Asya Tavano Italy |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) details | Romane Dicko France | Raz Hershko Israel | Sebile Akbulut Turkey |

## Participating nations

A total of 361 competitors from 40 nations were set to participate.
* Albania (1)
* Armenia (2)
* Austria (10)
* Azerbaijan (11)
* Belgium (7)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)
* Bulgaria (17)
* Croatia (11)
* Cyprus (6)
* Czech Republic (7)
* Denmark (3)
* Spain (18)
* Estonia (6)
* Finland (2)
* France (18)
* Great Britain (16)
* Georgia (11)
* Germany (15)
* Greece (7)
* Hungary (11)
* Ireland (5)
* Israel (17)
* Italy (18)
* Kosovo (4)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (4)
* Moldova (10)
* North Macedonia (2)
* Montenegro (3)
* Netherlands (17)
* Poland (12)
* Portugal (11)
* Romania (9)
* Slovenia (9)
* Serbia (15)
* Switzerland (4)
* Slovakia (4)
* Sweden (2)
* Turkey (15)
* Ukraine (15)