European Judo Union

European Judo Union
Abbreviation	EJU
Formation	28 July 1948; 76 years ago
Headquarters	Vienna, Austria
Region served	Europe
Members	51 Judo federations
Official languages	English; French; Russian
President	Dr. László Tóth
Senior Vice-President	Otto Kneitinger
Vice-Presidents	Hrvoje Lindi; Sergei Aschwanden
General Secretary	Dr. Martin Poiger
Main organ	EJU Congress
Parent organization	IJF
Website	eju.net

The European Judo Federation consists of 51 national Judo federations/associations, and is itself recognised by the International Judo Federation as one of five continental unions. The organisation of the administration of Judo is based on a pyramid system of regulations, with the IJF the world governing body, the EJU the European governing body, and national Judo associations the governing bodies at domestic level.^[1]^[2]

The first meeting was held on 26 July 1948, in London to form the European Judo Union (EJU).^{[citation needed]} Representatives from Great Britain, Austria, and the Netherlands took part. The meeting was adjourned until the following Wednesday. On 28 July finally, Great Britain put forward the motion: "That the European Judo Union be now formed on the basis of the Constitution as approved, and that all other European countries be circulated with a copy of it and be invited to join." This was seconded by Holland and approved unanimously.^[3] France, who was allowed to express opinions but not to vote.^{[citation needed]}

The object of the proposed Union was the standardisation of judo rules and procedures and the establishment of an international body for arbitration. Inclusion of judo in the Olympic Games was first mentioned in this meeting.^[4] Young French publisher Henry D. Plee suggested that he print a translation of the Kodokan's monthly magazine in English and French; the EJU agreed to make it an official organ of the EJU.^{[citation needed]}

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian Sergey Soloveychik resigned as European Judo Union President, a position he had held since 2007, and thereafter the Russian Judo Federation and the Belarusian Judo Federation suspended their participation in all EJU international events, and the EJU cancelled two events that had been scheduled to take place in Russia.^[5]^[6]^[7] In May 2023, following the IJF's decision to reinstate Russia and Belarus, the EJU followed suit and re-admitted Russian and Belarusian athletes.^[8]

Presidents

Date	Name	Country
1949	John Barnes	Great Britain
1949–1954	Aldo Torti	Italy
1954–1957	Jaap Nauwelaerts D'Agé	Netherlands
1957–1960	H. Frantzen	Germany
1960–1984	A.J. Ertel	France
1984–1996	Kurt Kucera	Austria
1996–2000	Frans Hoogendijk	Netherlands
2000–2007	Marius Vizer	Austria
2007–2022	Sergey Soloveychik	Russia
2022	Otto Kneitinger – ad interim	Germany
2022–present	László Toth	Hungary

Awards

Nomination	Nominees 2010	Nominees 2011	Nominees 2012	Nominees 2013	Nominees 2014	Nominees 2015	Nominees 2016	Nominees 2017	Nominees 2018	Nominees 2019	Nominees 2020	Nominees 2023
Best European Male Judoka	Ilias Iliadis	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Lukhumi Chkhvimiani	Peter Paltchik
Best European Female Judoka	Lucie Décosse	Gévrise Émane	Lucie Décosse	Majlinda Kelmendi	Majlinda Kelmendi	Tina Trstenjak	Tina Trstenjak	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou	Clarisse Agbegnenou
Best European Junior Male Judoka	Marcus Nyman	Khusen Khalmurzaev	Damian Szwarnowiecki	Beka Gviniashvili	Krisztián Tóth	Beka Gviniashvili	Hidayet Heydarov	Hidayet Heydarov	Manuel Lombardo	Lasha Bekauri	Richárd Sipőcz
Best European Junior Female Judoka	Abigél Joó	Bernadette Graf	Dilara Lokmanhekim	Barbara Matić	Amandine Buchard	Szabina Gercsák	Marie-Ève Gahié	Amber Gersjes	Daria Bilodid	Eteri Liparteliani	Andrea Stojadinov
Best Judo Personality	-	Ilias Iliadis	Alina Dumitru	Lucie Décosse	Ilias Iliadis & Teddy Riner	-	-	-	-
Best Team Men	-	-	Russia	Georgia	-	Georgia	Georgia	Georgia	-	-	-
Best Team Women	Netherlands	France	-	-	France	Germany	Poland	France	-	-	-
Best Mixed Team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	France
Best European Men's Coach	Benoît Campargue	Vitaily Dubrova	Ezio Gamba	Iraklı Uznadze	Irakli Uznadze	Franck Chambilly	Dmitri Morozov	Ljubisa Majdov	Bato Jikuri	John-Paul BELL	Khasanbi Taov
Best European Women's Coach	Florin Bercean	Martine Dupond	Martine Dupond	Shany Hershko	Martine Dupond	Marjan Fabjan	Martine Dupond	Larbi Benboudaoud	Larbi Benboudaoud	Larbi Benboudaoud	Larbi Benboudaoud
Best European Event	European Judo Championships in Vienna	U23 European Judo Championships in Tyumen	European Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk	European Judo Championships in Budapest	European Judo Championships in Montpellier	Junior European Judo Championships in Oberwart	European Judo Championships U23 in Tel Aviv	Golden League in Ankara	European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv	European Judo Championships / 2nd European Games in Minsk	European Judo Championships in Prague
Best European Organiser	Czech Judo Federation	Belgium Judo Federation	Czech Judo Federation	Estonian Judo Federation	Polish Judo Association for European Judo Championships U23 in Wroclaw	Austrian Judo Federation for Junior European Judo Championships and Golden League in Vienna	Russian Judo Federation for European Judo Championships in Kazan and Golden League in Grozny	Lithuanian Judo Federation for Upgrading Junior EJC and Cadet EC Kaunas	Russian Judo Federation for Mixed Team European Judo Championships in Ekaterinburg	Portuguese Judo Federation for European Club Championships in Odivelas	Croatian Judo Federation for Junior and U23 Judo Championships in Porec
Most Progressive European Female Referee	Cathy Mouette	Ioana Babiuc	Ioana Babiuc	Cathy Mouette	Annamaria Fridrich	Katalin Fridrich	Heather Lootjens	Roberta Chyurlia	Roberta Chyurlia	Hana SAFARIKOVA	Roberta Chyurlia
Most Progressive European Male Referee	Franc Ocko	Vladimir Vostrikov	Vladimir Vostrikov	Manuel Cortes	Vincent Druaux	Vladimir Hnidka	Artur Fando	Vladimer Nutsubidze	Raul Camacho	Vasily Smolin	Matthieu Bataille
Fairplay												Denis Vieru ^[9]

Main events

Tournament \ Age group	Place	Last edition
Seniors	Montpellier, France	3–5 November 2023
Mixed Team	Kraków, Poland	1 July 2023
U23	Potsdam, Germany	17–19 November 2023
Junior	The Hague, Netherlands	7–10 September 2023
Cadet	Coimbra, Portugal	22–25 June 2023
Veteran	Podčetrtek, Slovenia	8–11 June 2023
Kata	Podčetrtek, Slovenia	12–14 June 2023
ECC – Champions League	Belgrade, Serbia	9 December 2023
ECC – Europa League	Belgrade, Serbia	11 December 2021
Games of Small States of Europe	Valletta, Malta	30 May–1 June 2023

Members

References

^ Guttmann, Allen (6 September 2017). Japanese Sports: A History. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824824648. Retrieved 6 September 2017 – via Google Books.
^ Blanpain, Roger (6 September 2017). European Labour Law. Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041127679. Retrieved 6 September 2017 – via Google Books.
^ Judo Unionbudokwai.net Archived 21 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
^ Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R. (6 September 2017). Martial Arts in the Modern World. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275981532. Retrieved 6 September 2017 – via Google Books.
^ "European Judo Union cancels two 2022 events in Russia".
^ "Russia withdraw from international judo events over safety fears". www.insidethegames.biz. 14 March 2022.
^ "Soloveychik resigns as EJU President following Russian invasion of Ukraine". www.insidethegames.biz. 28 February 2022.
^ Чистова, Елена (13 May 2023). "Российские дзюдоисты смогут участвовать на турнирах в Европе в нейтральном статусе". Чемпионат (in Russian). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Eichler, Wolfgang (8 December 2023). "Tränen der Rührung". Judo Austria (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] Guttmann, Allen (6 September 2017). Japanese Sports: A History. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824824648. Retrieved 6 September 2017 – via Google Books.

[2] Blanpain, Roger (6 September 2017). European Labour Law. Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041127679. Retrieved 6 September 2017 – via Google Books.

[3] Judo Unionbudokwai.net Archived 21 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R. (6 September 2017). Martial Arts in the Modern World. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275981532. Retrieved 6 September 2017 – via Google Books.

[5] "European Judo Union cancels two 2022 events in Russia".

[6] "Russia withdraw from international judo events over safety fears". www.insidethegames.biz. 14 March 2022.

[auto-7] "Soloveychik resigns as EJU President following Russian invasion of Ukraine". www.insidethegames.biz. 28 February 2022.

[8] Чистова, Елена (13 May 2023). "Российские дзюдоисты смогут участвовать на турнирах в Европе в нейтральном статусе". Чемпионат (in Russian). Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[9] Eichler, Wolfgang (8 December 2023). "Tränen der Rührung". Judo Austria (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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Abbreviation	EJU
Formation	28 July 1948; 76 years ago (1948-07-28)
Headquarters	Vienna, Austria
Region served	Europe
Members	51 Judo federations
Official languages	English French Russian
President	Dr. László Tóth
Senior Vice-President	Otto Kneitinger
Vice-Presidents	Hrvoje Lindi Sergei Aschwanden
General Secretary	Dr. Martin Poiger
Main organ	EJU Congress
Parent organization	IJF
Website	eju.net