# 2022 World Judo Juniors Championships

The 2022 World Judo Juniors Championships was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from 10 to 14 August 2022 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification period. The final day of competition featured a mixed team event, won by team Japan.

## Schedule & event videos

The event aired on the IJF YouTube channel. Event draw was held on 9 August at 14:00. All times are local (UTC-5).
| | Date | Weight classes | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final Block | Final Block |
| | Date | Weight classes | Start time | Videos | Videos | Videos | Start time | Videos |
| Day 1 | 10 August | Men: –60, –66 Women: –48, –52 | 10:30 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 1 | 10 August | Men: –60, –66 Women: –48, –52 | 10:30 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 2 | 11 August | Men: –73 Women: –57, –63 | 11:30 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 2 | 11 August | Men: –73 Women: –57, –63 | 11:30 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 3 | 12 August | Men: –81, –90 Women: –70 | 11:30 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 3 | 12 August | Men: –81, –90 Women: –70 | 11:30 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 4 | 13 August | Men: –100, +100 Women: –78, +78 | 12:00 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 4 | 13 August | Men: –100, +100 Women: –78, +78 | 12:00 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 5 | 14 August | Mixed teams | 12:30 | Commentated | Commentated | Commentated | 16:00 | Commentated |
| Day 5 | 14 August | Mixed teams | 12:30 | Tatami 1 | Tatami 2 | Tatami 3 | 16:00 | Commentated |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 |

## Medal summary

Source Results

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) | Taiki Nakamura Japan | Giorgi Sardalashvili Georgia | Romain Valadier-Picard France |
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) | Taiki Nakamura Japan | Giorgi Sardalashvili Georgia | Tornike Maziashvili Georgia |
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) | Nurali Emomali Tajikistan | Azizbek Ortikov Uzbekistan | Kimy Bravo Cuba |
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) | Nurali Emomali Tajikistan | Azizbek Ortikov Uzbekistan | Muhammed Demirel Turkey |
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Ryuga Tanaka Japan | Giorgi Terashvili Georgia | Jack Yonezuka United States |
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Ryuga Tanaka Japan | Giorgi Terashvili Georgia | Marcin Kowalski Poland |
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Mihail Latisev Moldova | Arnaud Aregba France | Adam Kopecký Czech Republic |
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Mihail Latisev Moldova | Arnaud Aregba France | Eljan Hajiyev Azerbaijan |
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Jakhongir Mamatrakhimov Uzbekistan | Péter Sáfrány Hungary | Aleksa Mitrovic France |
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Jakhongir Mamatrakhimov Uzbekistan | Péter Sáfrány Hungary | Alex Creţ Romania |
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Kenny Liveze France | Tomohiro Nakano Japan | Kilian Kappelmeier Germany |
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Kenny Liveze France | Tomohiro Nakano Japan | Benjamín Maťašeje Slovakia |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Yuta Nakamura Japan | Omar Cruz Cuba | Islombek Ravshankulov Uzbekistan |
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Yuta Nakamura Japan | Omar Cruz Cuba | Shalva Gureshidze Georgia |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Hikari Yoshioka Japan | Assunta Scutto Italy | Merve Azak Turkey |
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Hikari Yoshioka Japan | Assunta Scutto Italy | Gema Gómez Spain |
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Giulia Carnà Italy | Chloé Devictor France | Binta Ndiaye Switzerland |
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Giulia Carnà Italy | Chloé Devictor France | Marina Castelló Spain |
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Özlem Yıldız Turkey | Akari Omori Japan | Veronica Toniolo Italy |
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Özlem Yıldız Turkey | Akari Omori Japan | Rin Eguchi Japan |
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Joanne van Lieshout Netherlands | Kaillany Cardoso Brazil | Melkia Auchecorne France |
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Joanne van Lieshout Netherlands | Kaillany Cardoso Brazil | Agnese Zucco Italy |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Ai Tsunoda Spain | Fidan Ögel Turkey | Samira Bock Germany |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Ai Tsunoda Spain | Fidan Ögel Turkey | Idelannis Gómez Cuba |
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Aki Kuroda Japan | Beatriz Freitas Brazil | Iriskhon Kurbanbaeva Uzbekistan |
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Aki Kuroda Japan | Beatriz Freitas Brazil | Lieke Derks Netherlands |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Mao Arai Japan | Hilal Öztürk Turkey | Miki Mukunoki Japan |
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Mao Arai Japan | Hilal Öztürk Turkey | Erica Simonetti Italy |

### Mixed

Source Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mixed team | Japan Yamato Fukuda Ryuga Tanaka Kaito Amano Junnosuke Todaka Tomohiro Nakano Yuta Nakamura Ayumi Kawada Akari Omori Kurumi Ishioka Miki Mukunoki Mao Arai | Turkey Muhammed Demirel Cem Demirtaş Münir Ertuğ Ayşenur Karadağ Özlem Yıldız Habibe Afyonlu Fidan Ögel Hilal Öztürk | Germany Levi Märkt Jano Ruebo Tom Droste George Udsilauri Kilian Kappelmeier Nicole Stakhov Bettina Bauer Sarah Mehlau Samira Bock Anna Monta Olek |
| Mixed team | Japan Yamato Fukuda Ryuga Tanaka Kaito Amano Junnosuke Todaka Tomohiro Nakano Yuta Nakamura Ayumi Kawada Akari Omori Kurumi Ishioka Miki Mukunoki Mao Arai | Turkey Muhammed Demirel Cem Demirtaş Münir Ertuğ Ayşenur Karadağ Özlem Yıldız Habibe Afyonlu Fidan Ögel Hilal Öztürk | France Driss Masson Kbilou Daniyl Zoubko Arnaud Aregba Aleksa Mitrovic Mathias Anglionin Kenny Liveze Chloe Devictor Martha Fawaz Melkia Auchecorne Florine Soula Oceana Zatchi Bi Dounia Nacer |

## Prize money

The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to 79,800$ for the individual contests and 20,000$ for the team competition. (retrieved from:)
| Medal | Individual | Individual | Individual | Mixed team | Mixed team | Mixed team |
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| Gold | 2,500$ | 2,000$ | 500$ | 8,000$ | 6,400$ | 1,600$ |
| Silver | 1,500$ | 1,200$ | 300$ | 5,600$ | 4,480$ | 1,120$ |
| Bronze | 850$ | 680$ | 170$ | 3,200$ | 2,560$ | 640$ |