European Judo Union

European Judo Union
Official website
Jurisdiction	International
Abbreviation	EJU
Founded	1951
Headquarters	Vienna, Austria
President	Sergey Soloveychik
www.eju.net

In 1951 Judo administrators from Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland gathered to form the European Judo Union (EJU). When EJU leaders met in London, Austria joined the organisation as well. Inclusion of judo in the Olympic Games was first mentioned in this meeting. 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.

The EJU consists of 50 national Judo federations/associations, and is itself recognised by the IJF 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.

Major European Judo Stars

Women

Alina Dumitru, Romania, U48kg, 2008 Olympic Champion, 2012 runner-up
Natalia Kuzyutina, Russia, U52kg, 2013 European Champion
Telma Monteiro, Portugal, U57kg, triple vice-world champion
Yarden Gerbi, Israel, U63kg, 2013 World Champion
Kim Polling, Netherlands, U70kg, 2013 European Champion
Abigél Joó, Hungary, U78kg, 2012 European Champion
Lucija Polavder, Slovenia, +78 kg

Men

Arsen Galstyan, Russia, U60kg, 2012 Olympic Champion
Lasha Shavdatuashvili, Georgia, U66kg, 2012 Olympic Champion
Mansur Isaev, Russia, U73kg, 2012 Olympic Champion
Avtandil Tchrikishvili, Georgia, U81kg, 2014 World Champion
Ilias Iliadis, Greece, U90kg, 2011 World Champion
Tagir Khaibulaev, Russia, U100kg, 2012 Olympic Champion
Teddy Riner, France, +100 kg, 2012 Olympic Champion, 2013 World Champion

Most successful European female judoka

Alina Dumitru, Romania, 8 European titles
Edith Horvath, Austria, 8
Angelique Seriese, Netherlands, 8
Ulla Werbrouck, Belgium, 7
Gella Vandecaveye, Belgium, 7
Isabel Fernandez, Spain, 6

Most successful European male judoka

Anton Geesink, 21 European titles
Willem Ruska, Netherlands, 7
Tamerlan Tmenov, Russia, 7
Mark Huizinga, Netherlands, 5
Alexander Mikhailin, Russia, 5
Neil Adams, Great Britain, 5
Jean De Herdt, France, 5

Presidents of the EJU

Jaap Nauwelaerts D'Agé, Netherlands, 1952–1957
H. Frantzen, Germany, 1957–1960
A.J. Ertel, France, 1960–1984
Kurt Kucera, Austria, 1984–1996
Frans Hoogendijk, Netherlands, 1996–2000
Marius Vizer, Austria,^[1] 2000–2007
Sergey Soloveychik, Russia, 2007–present

References

↑ "Sportaccord - Austrian Marius L. Vizer new Sportaccord-President". CSIT. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

External links

National members of the International Judo Federation

Disiplines Judo

Africa (AJU)	ALG ANG BDI BEN BOT BUR CAF CGO CHA CIV CMR COD COM CPV DJI EGY ETH GAB GAM GBS GEQ GHA GUI KEN LBA LBR MAD MAR MLI MRI MTN MOZ NAM NIG NGR RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM SUD SWZ TAN TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZAN ZIM

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Asia (JUA)	AFG BAN CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MGL MYA NEP PAK PHI PLE PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM

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Oceania (OJU)	ASA AUS COK FIJ GUM KIR MHL MNP NCL NFK NIU NRU NZL PLW PNG PYF SAM SOL TGA VAN

Pinnacle Events Judo at the Summer Olympics World Judo Championships Judo at the Commonwealth Games

International judo

IJF World Championships Olympic Games Paralympics World Combat Games Universiade Achievements by nation

Asia	Judo Union of Asia Asian Championships East Asian Championships Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

Africa	African Judo Union African Championships All-Africa Games

Americas	Pan American Judo Confederation Pan American Championships Pan American Games South American Games

Europe	European Judo Union European Championships European Games Open Championships

Oceania	Oceania Judo Union OJU Senior Championships

Others	Commonwealth Games Francophone Games Goodwill Games Lusophony Games

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