# Judo Grand Slam in Russia

The Grand Slam Tournament in Russia is a judo tournament in Russia. It was the third Judo Grand Slam tournament in the annual calendar.
The Grand Slam tournament took place from 2009 to 2021 and followed the World Cup tournament in Moscow, which has been held since 1996. It was held in Moscow from 2009 to 2013, in Tyumen from 2014 to 2016 and in Yekaterinburg from 2017 to 2019. Kazan was the venue in 2021.

## Grand Slam 2009

The first Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on May 30 and 31, 2009. Alexander Mikhailin secured the only Russian victory in the heavyweight division.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
| Extra-lightweight | Howhannes Dawtjan | Tomoko Fukumi |
| Half-lightweight | Chaschbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar | Misato Nakamura |
| Lightweight | Wang Ki-chun | Kaori Matsumoto |
| Half-middleweight | Siarhei Shundzikau | Marielle Pruvost |
| Middleweight | Takashi Ono | Yoriko Kunihara |
| Half-heavyweight | Hwang Hee-tae | Yang Xiuli |
| Heavyweight | Alexander Michailin | Maki Tsukada |

## Grand Slam 2010

The second Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on July 3 and 4, 2010. Two winners came from Russia: Musa Mogushkov and Ivan Nifontov.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
| Extra-lightweight | Rishod Sobirov | Emi Yamagishi |
| Half-lightweight | Musa Mogushkov | Yuka Nishida |
| Lightweight | Benjamin Darbelet | Sabrina Filzmoser |
| Half-middleweight | Iwan Nifontow | Gévrise Émane |
| Middleweight | Takashi Ono | Anett Mészáros |
| Half-heavyweight | Luciano Corrêa | Yang Xiuli |
| Heavyweight | Islam El-Shehaby | Maki Tsukada |

## Grand Slam 2011

The third Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place from May 27 to 29, 2011. Alim Gadanov was the only Russian winner.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
| Extra-lightweight | Rishod Sobirov | Tomoko Fukumi |
| Half-lightweight | Alim Gadanow | Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa |
| Lightweight | Dex Elmont | Aiko Satō |
| Half-middleweight | Sven Maresch | Urška Žolnir |
| Middleweight | Ilias Iliadis | Edith Bosch |
| Half-heavyweight | Ariel Zeevi | Akari Ogata |
| Heavyweight | Kim Soo-whan | Tong Wen |

## Grand Slam 2012

The fourth Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on May 26 and 27, 2012. Murat Khabachirov was the only Russian winner.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
| Extra-lightweight | Naohisa Takato | Sarah Menezes |
| Half-lightweight | Mirzohid Farmonov | Érika Miranda |
| Lightweight | Yuki Nishiyama | Corina Stefan |
| Half-middleweight | Murat Khabachirov | Alice Schlesinger |
| Middleweight | Ilias Iliadis | Maria Portela |
| Half-heavyweight | Ramziddin Sayidov | Amy Cotton |
| Heavyweight | Abdullo Tangriev | Maria Suelen Altheman |

## Grand Slam 2013

The fifth Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on July 20 and 21, 2013. Grigory Sulemin was the only Russian winner.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
| Extra-lightweight | Amiran Papinaschwili | Sarah Menezes |
| Half-lightweight | Charles Chibana | Jaana Sundberg |
| Lightweight | Dirk Van Tichelt | Miryam Roper |
| Half-middleweight | Sven Maresch | Yarden Gerbi |
| Middleweight | Grigorii Sulemin | Bernadette Graf |
| Half-heavyweight | Javad Mahjoub | Abigél Joó |
| Heavyweight | Robert Zimmermann | Maria Suelen Altheman |

## Grand Slam 2014

The first Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 12 and 13, 2014. Denis Yartsev was the only Russian winner.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
| Extra-lightweight | Shinji Kido | Sarah Menezes |
| Half-lightweight | Charles Chibana | Misato Nakamura |
| Lightweight | Denis Jarzew | Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard |
| Half-middleweight | Victor Penalber | Kana Abe |
| Middleweight | Yuya Yoshida | Kim Polling |
| Half-heavyweight | Elmar Qasımov | Mayra Aguiar |
| Heavyweight | Rafael Silva | Kanae Yamabe |

## Grand Slam 2015

The second Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 18 and 19, 2015. There were two Russian winners, Uali Kurtsev and Ivan Vorobyov.
| Weight class | Men | Frauen |
| Extra-lightweight | Shinji Kido | Julia Figueroa |
| Half-lightweight | Tomofumi Takajo | Joana Ramos |
| Lightweight | Uali Kurtsew | Tsukasa Yoshida |
| Half-middleweight | Iwan Worobjow | Munkhzaya Tsedevsuren |
| Middleweight | Mashu Baker | Haruka Tachimoto |
| Half-heavyweight | Martin Pacek | Guusje Steenhuis |
| Heavyweight | Hisayoshi Harasawa | Ma Sisi |

## Grand Slam 2016

The third Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 16 and 17, 2016. With Musa Mogushkow, Aslan Lappinagow and Andrei Volkov there were three Russian winners for the first time. All women's competitions were won by Japanese women.
| Weight class | Men | Frauen |
| Extra-lightweight | Yuma Oshima | Funa Tonaki |
| Half-lightweight | Hifumi Abe | Ai Shishime |
| Lightweight | Musa Moguschkow | Tsukasa Yoshida |
| Half-middleweight | Aslan Lappinagow | Aimi Nouchi |
| Middleweight | Marcus Nyman | Chizuru Arai |
| Half-heavyweight | Martin Pacek | Rika Takayama |
| Heavyweight | Andrei Wolkow | Nami Inamori |

## Grand Slam 2017

The first Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place on May 20 and 21, 2017. Abdula Abdulzhalilov and Chassan Chalmursajew ensured victories for the team from the host country.
| Weight class | Men | Frauen |
| Extra-lightweight | Ryūju Nagayama | Ami Kondo |
| Half-lightweight | Abdula Abdulzhalilov | Érika Miranda |
| Lightweight | Soichi Hashimoto | Miryam Roper |
| Half-middleweight | Chassan Chalmursajew | Martyna Trajdos |
| Middleweight | Kenta Nagasawa | Sanne Van Dijke |
| Half-heavyweight | Miklós Cirjenics | Mami Umeki |
| Heavyweight | David Moura | Sarah Asahina |

## Grand Slam 2018

The second Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place on May 17 and 18, 2018. Natalia Kusyutina and Nijas Ilyasov were the Russian winners, with Kusyutina being the first Russian winner at the Grand Slam tournament in Russia.
| Weight class | Men | Frauen |
| Extra-lightweight | Jeldos Smetow | Hiromi Endo |
| Half-lightweight | Hifumi Abe | Natalja Kusjutina |
| Lightweight | Tsend-Otschiryn Tsogtbaatar | Telma Monteiro |
| Half-middleweight | Sōtarō Fujiwara | Aimi Nouchi |
| Middleweight | Aleksandar Kukolj | Maria Portela |
| Half-heavyweight | Nijas Iljassow | Rika Takayama |
| Heavyweight | Hyoga Ota | Larisa Cerić |

## Grand Slam 2019

The third Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place from March 15 to 17, 2019. Darya Davydova, Arman Adamjan and Tamerlan Bashayev were the Russian winners.
| Weight class | Men | Frauen |
| Extra-lightweight | Unubold Lkhagvajamts | Paula Pareto |
| Half-lightweight | Kilian Le Blouch | Gili Cohen |
| Lightweight | Tommy Macias | Christa Deguchi |
| Half-middleweight | Sagi Muki | Darja Dawydowa |
| Middleweight | Noël van ’t End | Marie-Ève Gahié |
| Half-heavyweight | Arman Adamjan | Mao Izumi |
| Heavyweight | Tamerlan Baschajew | Maria Suelen Altheman |

## Grand Slam 2020 (canceled)

The Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg was scheduled to take place on March 13 and 14, 2020. It was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Grand Slam 2021

The Grand Slam tournament in Kazan took place from May 5 to 7, 2021.
| Weight class | Men | Frauen |
| Extra-lightweight | Luchum Tschchwimiani | Funa Tonaki |
| Half-lightweight | Murad Chopanov | Uta Abe |
| Lightweight | Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov | Hélène Receveaux |
| Half-middleweight | Attila Ungvari | Agata Ozdoba |
| Middleweight | Sanshiro Murao | Madina Taimasowa |
| Half-heavyweight | Simeon Catharina | Anna-Maria Wagner |
| Heavyweight | Tamerlan Baschajew | Romane Dicko |

## Grand Slam 2022 (canceled)

In 2022, Russia was excluded from all judo events because of the war of aggression against Ukraine and was therefore not allowed to hold a Grand Slam tournament.