From 25 to 27 April the European Judo Championships 2024 took place in Zagreb. The national team of Georgia won the team classification with 2 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes.
Three judokas performed in the Armenian national team at the tournament in Croatia: Ashik Andreyan (60 kg), Artak Torosyan (73 kg) and Gor Karapetyan (90 kg). Among them only Artak Torosyan managed to get one victory, winning in 1/32 finals against Ahmad Alikaj from the refugee team, but in 1/16 finals he lost to Adil Osmanov from Moldova. Ashik Andreayan lost to an Italian in the first bout, while Gor Karapetyan lost to a Serbian.
Results of the European Judo Championships 2024:
MEN
Up to 60kg
1. Francisco Garrigos (Spain)
2. Balabay Agayev (Azerbaijan)
3. Cedric Revol (France), Salih Yildiz (Turkey)
66 kg
1. Vazha Margvelashvili (Georgia)
2. Muhammed Demirel (Turkey)
3. Elios Manzi (Italy), Benze Pongrats (Hungary).
73kg
1. Khidayat Heydarov (Azerbaijan)
2. Danil Lavrentiev (AIN, Russia)
3. Jean-Benjamin Gaba (France), Lasha Shavdatuashvili (Georgia).
81kg
1. Tato Grigalashvili (Georgia)
2. Frank de Wit (Netherlands)
3. Vedat Albayrak (Turkey), Shamil Borchashvili (Austria)
90kg
1. Eljan Hajiyev (Azerbaijan)
2. Christian Toth (Hungary)
2. Lasha Bekauri (Georgia), Alex Kret (Romania).
100kg
1. Matvey Kanikovsky (AIN, Russia)
2. Ilia Sulamanidze (Georgia)
3. Mikael Correll (Netherlands), Gennaro Pirelli (Italy).
+100kg
1. Inal Tasoev (AIN, Russia)
2. Guram Tushishvili (Georgia)
3. Tamerlan Bashayev (AIN, Russia), Mariusz Fizel (Slovakia).
WOMEN
48kg
1. Kristina Dudina
2. Blandine Pont (France)
3. Tamar Malka (Israel), Catarina Costa (Portugal).
52kg
1. Distrija Krasnići (Kosovo)
2. Odette Giuffrida (Italy)
3. Reka Pupp (Hungary), Ariane Toro Soler (Spain).
57kg
1. Darya Beloded (Ukraine)
2. Kaja Kaiser (Slovenia)
3. Eteri Liparteliani (Georgia), Timna Nelson-Levi (Israel).
63 kg
1. Renata Zahova (Czech Republic)
2. Joanne Van Lyshout (Netherlands)
3. Andreja Leszki (Slovenia), Savita Russo (Italy).
70kg
1. Barbara Matic (Croatia)
2. Elizabeth Teltsidou (Greece)
3. Ai Tsunoda Roustant (Spain), Lara Cvetko (Croatia).
78kg
1. Audrey Cheumeau (France).
2. Anna-Maria Wagner (Germany).
3. Alina Böhm (Germany), Inbar Lanir (Israel).
+78kg
1. Raz Hershko (Israel).
2. Julia Tolofua (France).
3. Lea Fonaine (France), Kaira Ozdemir (Turkey).
