# European Judo Championships

The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.

## Senior Editions
### Men's Competitions

| Year | Edition | Dates | Host | Events |
| 1951 | 1 | 5–6 December | Paris, France | 6 |
| 1952 | 2 | 9–12 December | Paris, France | 7 |
| 1953 | 3 | 29–30 October | London, United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1954 | 4 | 10–11 December | Brussels, Belgium | 5 |
| 1955 | 5 | 4 December | Paris, France | 6 |
| 1957 | 6 | 10 November | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 9 |
| 1958 | 7 | 10–11 May | Barcelona, Spain | 9 |
| 1959 | 8 | 9 May | Vienna, Austria | 9 |
| 1960 | 9 | 13–15 May | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9 |
| 1961 | 10 | 13 May | Milan, Italy | 9 |
| 1962 | 11 | 12–14 May | Essen, West Germany | 13 |
| 1963 | 12 | 11 May | Geneva, Switzerland | 9 |
| 1964 | 13 | 25–26 April | East Berlin, East Germany | 12 |
| 1965 | 14 | 23–24 April | Madrid, Spain | 13 |
| 1966 | 15 | 6–7 May | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | 7 |
| 1967 | 16 | 11–13 May | Rome, Italy | 7 |
| 1968 | 17 | 17–19 May | Lausanne, Switzerland | 7 |
| 1969 | 18 | 15–18 May | Ostend, Belgium | 7 |
| 1970 | 19 | 21–24 May | East Berlin, East Germany | 7 |
| 1971 | 20 | 22–23 May | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7 |
| 1972 | 21 | 12–14 May | Voorburg, Netherlands | 7 |
| 1973 | 22 | 12–13 May | Madrid, Spain | 7 |

### Men's and Women's Competitions

Men's Competitions :
| Year | Edition | Dates | Host | Events |
| 1974 | 23 | 2–5 May | London, United Kingdom | 7 |
| 1975 | 24 | 8–11 May | Lyon, France | 7 |
| 1976 | 25 | 6–9 May | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 7 |
| 1977 | 26 | 13–15 May | Ludwigshafen, West Germany | 9 |
| 1978 | 27 | 5–7 May | Helsinki, Finland | 8 |
| 1979 | 28 | 24–27 May | Brussels, Belgium | 8 |
| 1980 | 29 | 15–18 May | Vienna, Austria | 8 |
| 1981 | 30 | 14–17 May | Debrecen, Hungary | 8 |
| 1982 | 31 | 13–16 May | Rostock, East Germany | 8 |
| 1983 | 32 | 12–15 May | Paris, France | 8 |
| 1984 | 33 | 3–6 May | Liège, Belgium | 8 |
| 1985 | 34 | 9–12 May | Hamar, Norway | 8 |
| 1986 | 35 | 8–11 May | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 8 |
Women's Competitions :
| Year | Edition | Dates | Host | Events |
| 1974 | 0 | 30 Nov–1 Dec | Genoa, Italy | 8 |
| 1975 | 1 | 12–13 December | Munich, West Germany | 8 |
| 1976 | 2 | 9–12 December | Vienna, Austria | 8 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1–2 October | Arlon, Belgium | 8 |
| 1978 | 4 | 11 November | Cologne, West Germany | 8 |
| 1979 | 5 | 5–6 April | Kerkrade, Netherlands | 8 |
| 1980 | 6 | 15–16 March | Udine, Italy | 8 |
| 1981 | 7 | 27–29 March | Madrid, Spain | 8 |
| 1982 | 8 | 13–14 March | Oslo, Norway | 8 |
| 1983 | 9 | 5–6 March | Genoa, Italy | 8 |
| 1984 | 10 | 17–18 March | Pirmasens, West Germany | 8 |
| 1985 | 11 | 15–17 March | Landskrona, Sweden | 8 |
| 1986 | 12 | 15–16 March | London, United Kingdom | 8 |

### Combined Competitions

| Year | Edition M | Edition W | Dates | Host | Events |
| 1987 | 36 | 13 | 7–10 May | Paris, France | 16 |
| 1988 | 37 | 14 | 19–22 May | Pamplona, Spain | 16 |
| 1989 | 38 | 15 | 11–14 May | Helsinki, Finland | 16 |
| 1990 | 39 | 16 | 10–13 May | Frankfurt, Germany | 16 |
| 1991 | 40 | 17 | 16–19 May | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 16 |
| 1992 | 41 | 18 | 4–7 May | Paris, France | 16 |
| 1993 | 42 | 19 | 1–2 May | Athens, Greece | 16 |
| 1994 | 43 | 20 | 19–22 May | Gdańsk, Poland | 16 |
| 1995 | 44 | 21 | 11–14 May | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 16 |
| 1996 | 45 | 22 | 16–19 May | The Hague, Netherlands | 16 |
| 1997 | 46 | 23 | 8–11 May | Ostend, Belgium | 16 |
| 1998 | 47 | 24 | 14–17 May | Oviedo, Spain | 16 |
| 1999 | 48 | 25 | 20–23 May | Bratislava, Slovakia | 16 |
| 2000 | 49 | 26 | 18–21 May | Wrocław, Poland | 16 |
| 2001 | 50 | 27 | 18–20 May | Paris, France | 16 |
| 2002 | 51 | 28 | 16–18 May | Maribor, Slovenia | 16 |
| 2003 | 52 | 29 | 16–18 May | Düsseldorf, Germany | 16 |
| 2004 | 53 | 30 | 14–16 May | Bucharest, Romania | 14 |
| 2005 | 54 | 31 | 20–22 May | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 14 |
| 2006 | 55 | 32 | 26–28 May | Tampere, Finland | 14 |
| 2007 | 56 | 33 | 6–8 April | Belgrade, Serbia | 14 |
| 2008 | 57 | 34 | 11–13 April | Lisbon, Portugal | 14 |
| 2009 | 58 | 35 | 24–26 April | Tbilisi, Georgia | 14 |
| 2010 | 59 | 36 | 22–25 April | Vienna, Austria | 16 |
| 2011 | 60 | 37 | 21–24 April | Istanbul, Turkey | 16 |
| 2012 | 61 | 38 | 26–29 April | Chelyabinsk, Russia | 16 |
| 2013 | 62 | 39 | 25–28 April | Budapest, Hungary | 16 |
| 2014 | 63 | 40 | 24–27 April | Montpellier, France | 16 |
| 2015 | 64 | 41 | 25–28 June | Baku, Azerbaijan | 18 |
| 2016 | 65 | 42 | 21–24 April | Kazan, Russia | 16 |
| 2017 | 66 | 43 | 20–23 April | Warsaw, Poland | 16 |
| 2018 | 67 | 44 | 26–28 April | Tel Aviv, Israel | 14 |
| 2019 | 68 | 45 | 22–25 June | Minsk, Belarus | 15 |
| 2020 | 69 | 46 | 19–21 November | Prague, Czech Republic | 14 |
| 2021 | 70 | 47 | 16–18 April | Lisbon, Portugal | 14 |
| 2022 | 71 | 48 | 29 April–1 May | Sofia, Bulgaria | 14 |
| 2023 | 72 | 49 | 3–5 November | Montpellier, France | 14 |
| 2024 | 73 | 50 | 25–28 April | Zagreb, Croatia | 15 |
| 2025 | 74 | 51 | 23–27 April | Podgorica, Montenegro | 15 |
| 2026 | 75 | 52 | April | Tbilisi, Georgia | |

### Openweight

| Year | Edition | Dates | Host | Events |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 December | Budapest, Hungary | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 December | Moscow, Russia | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 December | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 December | Warsaw, Poland | 2 |

### Open

| Year | Edition | Dates | Host | Events | Ref. |
| 2023 | 1 | 16 December | Pristina, Kosovo | 2 | |

### Team

| Year | Competitions | Competitions | Dates | Host |
| Men's Competitions ||||||
| 1973 | M | — | 10–13 May | Madrid, Spain |
| 1974 | M | — | 2–5 May | London, Great Britain |
| 1975 | M | — | 11 May | Lyon, France |
| 1976 | M | — | 9 May | Kyiv, Soviet Union |
| 1977 | M | — | 11–15 May | Ludwigshafen, West Germany |
| 1978 | M | — | 21–22 October | Paris, France |
| 1979 | M | — | 20 October | Brescia, Italy |
| 1980 | M | — | 25 October | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 1982 | M | — | 2–3 October | Milan, Italy |
| 1984 | M | — | 27–28 October | Paris, France |
| Separated Men's and Women's Competitions ||||||
| 1985 | M | W | 9–10 November | Brussels, Belgium |
| 1986 | M | W | 4–5 October | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
| 1987 | M | W | 9–11 October | Paris, France |
| 1988 | M | W | 29–30 October | Visé, Belgium |
| 1989 | M | W | 28–29 October | Vienna, Austria |
| 1990 | M | W | 27–28 October | Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia |
| 1991 | M | W | 26–27 October | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| 1992 | M | W | 24–25 October | Leonding, Austria |
| 1993 | M | W | 23–24 October | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 1994 | M | W | 22–23 October | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 1995 | M | W | 14–15 October | Trnava, Slovakia |
| 1996 | M | W | 19–20 October | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 1997 | M | W | 25–26 October | Rome, Italy |
| 1998 | M | W | 17–18 October | Villach, Austria |
| 1999 | M | W | 23–24 October | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2000 | M | W | 18–19 October | Aalst, Belgium |
| 2001 | M | W | 29 Sep, 20–21 Oct, 15–16 Dec | Madrid, Spain |
| 2002 | M | W | 19 October | Maribor, Slovenia |
| 2003 | M | W | 19 May | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2003 | — | W | 25 October | Oradea, Romania |
| 2003 | M | — | 6 December | London, Great Britain |
| 2004 | M | W | 24 October | Paris, France |
| 2005 | M | W | 22–23 October | Debrecen, Hungary |
| 2006 | M | W | 28 October | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 2007 | M | W | 27 October | Minsk, Belarus |
| 2008 | M | W | 25 October | Moscow, Russia |
| 2009 | M | W | 3 October | Miskolc, Hungary |
| 2010 | M | W | 25 April | Vienna, Austria |
| 2011 | M | W | 24 April | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2012 | M | W | 29 April | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| 2013 | M | W | 28 April | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2014 | M | W | 27 April | Montpellier, France |
| 2015 | M | W | 28 June | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 2016 | M | W | 24 April | Kazan, Russia |
| 2017 | M | W | 23 April | Warsaw, Poland |

#### Mixed Team

| Year | Competition | Dates | Host | Countries | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2018 | Mixed | 18 July | Yekaterinburg, Russia | 21 | Germany | Netherlands | Russia | Ukraine |
| 2019 | Mixed | 25 June | Minsk, Belarus | 16 | Russia | Portugal | France | Austria |
| 2021 | Mixed | 27 November | Ufa, Russia | 16 | Georgia | Netherlands | Russia | Turkey |
| 2022 | Mixed | 12 November | Mulhouse, France | 14 | France | Netherlands | Germany | Turkey |
| 2023 | Mixed | 1 July | Kraków, Poland | 22 | Georgia | Germany | Netherlands | Italy |
| 2024 | Mixed | 28 April | Zagreb, Croatia | 11 | France | Georgia | Germany | Serbia |

## Youth Championship

Judo European Youth Championship organized by the European Judo Union.
| Event | First |
| European U23 Judo Championships | 2003 |
| European Junior Judo Championships (U21) | 1960 |
| European Cadet Judo Championships (U18) | 2000 |

## Veterans Championship

European Veterans Judo Championships organized by the European Judo Union since 2009.
| Year | Edition | Dates | Host |
| 2009 | 1 | 12–14 November | Lignano, Italy |
| 2010 | 2 | 7–10 October | Poreč, Croatia |
| 2011 | 3 | 10–13 November | Leibnitz, Austria |
| 2012 | 4 | 10–13 May | Opole, Poland |
| 2013 | 5 | 13–16 June | Paris, France |
| 2014 | 6 | 26–29 June | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2015 | 7 | 28–31 May | Balatonfüred, Hungary |
| 2016 | 8 | 23–26 June | Poreč, Croatia |
| 2017 | 9 | 15–18 June | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2018 | 10 | 14–17 June | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 2019 | 11 | 25–28 July | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| 2022 | 12 | 2–5 June | Heraklion, Greece |
| 2023 | 13 | 8–10 June | Podcetrtek, Slovenia |
| 2024 | 14 | 6–9 June | Sarajevo, Bosnia |
* Not held in 2020 and 2021.

## Kata Championship

* 2008 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2009 European Kata Judo Championships - Not held
* 2010 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2011 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2012 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2013 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2014 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2015 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2016 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2017 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2018 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2019 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2020 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2021 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2022 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2023 European Kata Judo Championships
* 2024 European Kata Judo Championships
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## All-time medal table (1951 - 2024)

List of European Judo Championships medalists
This table include all medals in the individual and team competitions won at the European Judo Championships as well as at the separate European Judo Team Championships and separate European Judo Open Championships.
Updated after 2024 European Judo Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 246 | 167 | 254 | 667 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 105 | 87 | 165 | 357 |
| 3 | Germany | 95 | 114 | 279 | 488 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 91 | 61 | 70 | 222 |
| 5 | Russia | 69 | 65 | 94 | 228 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 55 | 75 | 131 | 261 |
| 7 | Belgium | 48 | 40 | 99 | 187 |
| 8 | Georgia | 42 | 40 | 56 | 138 |
| 9 | Italy | 28 | 58 | 102 | 188 |
| 10 | Spain | 28 | 38 | 80 | 146 |
| 11 | Austria | 26 | 36 | 76 | 138 |
| 12 | Poland | 21 | 34 | 82 | 137 |
| 13 | Hungary | 19 | 31 | 59 | 109 |
| 14 | Romania | 19 | 14 | 34 | 67 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 17 | 11 | 36 | 64 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 15 | 14 | 20 | 49 |
| 17 | Turkey | 12 | 5 | 34 | 51 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 11 | 11 | 32 | 54 |
| 19 | Portugal | 11 | 10 | 22 | 43 |
| 20 | Israel | 10 | 14 | 33 | 57 |
| 21 | Kosovo | 9 | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 22 | Belarus | 7 | 10 | 28 | 45 |
| 23 | Switzerland | 5 | 8 | 23 | 36 |
| 24 | Finland | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 25 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 26 | Estonia | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 28 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 9 | 25 | 36 |
| 29 | Sweden | 2 | 6 | 21 | 29 |
| 30 | Serbia | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 31 | Moldova | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 32 | Greece | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 33 | Armenia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 34 | CIS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 35 | Albania | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 1 | 10 | 19 | 30 |
| 37 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 6 | 19 | 26 |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 40 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Latvia | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 42 | Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 43 | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 45 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 46 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (48 entries) | Totals (48 entries) | 1,024 | 1,024 | 2,005 | 4,053 |