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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (for men) by T. Plavecz

The first official European Championship took place in 1951 in Paris. KODOKAN President Risei KANO ( 1900-1986) ) led a large Japanese delegation that included All Japan JUDO Champion Toshiro DAIGO. JUDO men from France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Britain, Italy, Germany, and Austria fought in front of 13,000 spectators for team and individual titles. It had no weights but the competitors were segregated according to grade- brown belt, 1^st DAN, 2^nd DAN, and 3^rd DAN, and plus Open category. (See WEIGHT CATEGORIES) France, Great Britain, and Holland dominated the first five European Championships. For Britain such men as PALMER, Young, Mack, and GLEESON were the leading fighters. Holland produced the great Anton GEESINK for the championships in 1951 .He made the finest competition career of any non-Japanese JUDO fighter.

   These categories continued until 1957  when the brown belts were omitted and 4th Dans included. 

The EJU (European Judo Union) also included three weight categories (-68kg, -80kg, +80), and Open category.

   In 1962 the fighters being divided into 'amateur' and instructor' classes. Two Open categories there were also.

In 1963, the grade categories eliminated but the weights were still divided into 'amateurs' and 'instructors'.

   In 1965 the categories increased to -63kg, -70kg, -80kg, -93kg, +93kg and Open category

Main Events

European Championships Senior
European Championships for Teams
European Championships for Clubs
European Championships U23
European Championships Juniors
European Championships Cadets
European Championships Veterans
European Championship Kata
European Open
European Cup
European Cup Juniors
European Cup Cadets

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (For Women)

The first official European Championship took place in Munich (1975). It was a completely separate venue and date from the men. This went on from 1975 until 1987 in Paris when the Men’s and Women’s European championships were combined. Chris Child, fighting int he over 72 kg weight group, was the only British player to win a gold medal. Kathy Nichol (under 61 kg),

Geraldine Harmon (under 72 kg), Ellen Cobb and Margaret McKenna won bronze medals.

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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

Men's competitions 1951-1986

n° M	Edition	Dates	City and host country
1	1951	5–6 December	Paris, France
2	1952	9–12 December	Paris, France
3	1953	29–30 October	London, United Kingdom
4	1954	10–11 December	Brussels, Belgium
5	1955	4 December	Paris, France
6	1957	10 November	Rotterdam, Netherlands
7	1958	10–11 May	Barcelona, Spain
8	1959	9 May	Vienna, Austria
9	1960	13–15 May	Amsterdam, Netherlands
10	1961	13 May	Milan, Italy
11	1962	12–14 May	Essen, West Germany
12	1963	11 May	Geneva, Switzerland
13	1964	25–26 April	West Berlin, West Germany
14	1965	23–24 April	Madrid, Spain
15	1966	6–7 May	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
16	1967	11–13 May	Rome, Italy
17	1968	17–19 May	Lausanne, Switzerland
18	1969	15–18 May	Ostend, Belgium
19	1970	21–24 May	East Berlin, East Germany
20	1971	22–23 May	Gothenburg, Sweden
21	1972	12–14 May	Voorburg, Netherlands
22	1973	12–13 May	Madrid, Spain
23	1974	2–5 May	London, United Kingdom
24	1975	8–11 May	Lyon, France
25	1976	6–9 May	Kiev, Soviet Union
26	1977	6–9 May	Ludwigshafen, West Germany
27	1978	5–7 May	Helsinki, Finland
28	1979	24–27 May	Brussels, Belgium
29	1980	15–18 May	Vienna, Austria
30	1981	14–17 May	Debrecen, Hungary
31	1982	13–16 May	Rostock, East Germany
32	1983	12–15 May	Paris, France
33	1984	3–6 May	Liège, Belgium
34	1985	9–12 May	Hamar, Norway
35	1986	8–11 May	Belgrade, Yugoslavia

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Women's competitions 1975-1986

n° W	Edition	Dates	City and host country
1	1975	12–13 December	Munich, West Germany
2	1976	9–12 December	Vienna, Austria
3	1977	1–2 October	Arlon, Belgium
4	1978	11 November	Cologne, West Germany
5	1979	5–6 April	Kerkrade, Netherlands
6	1980	15–16 March	Udine, Italy
7	1981	27–29 March	Madrid, Spain
8	1982	13–14 March	Oslo, Norway
9	1983	5–6 March	Genoa, Italy
10	1984	17–18 March	Pirmasens, West Germany
11	1985	15–17 March	Landskrona, Sweden
12	1986	15–16 March	London, United Kingdom

Mixed competitions 1987-2017

n° M	n° W	Edition	Dates	City and host country	Venue
36	13	1987	7–10 May	Paris, France
37	14	1988	19–22 May	Pamplona, Spain	Polideportivo Arrosadía
38	15	1989	11–14 May	Helsinki, Finland
39	16	1990	10–13 May	Frankfurt, Germany
40	17	1991	16–19 May	Prague, Czechoslovakia
41	18	1992	4–7 May	Paris, France	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
42	19	1993	1–2 May	Athens, Greece
43	20	1994	19–22 May	Gdańsk, Poland
44	21	1995	11–14 May	Birmingham, United Kingdom
45	22	1996	16–19 May	Hague, Netherlands
46	23	1997	8–11 May	Ostend, Belgium
47	24	1998	14–17 May	Oviedo, Spain	Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Oviedo
48	25	1999	20–23 May	Bratislava, Slovakia
49	26	2000	18–21 May	Wrocław, Poland	Centennial Hall
50	27	2001	18–20 May	Paris, France	AccorHotels Arena
51	28	2002	16–18 May	Maribor, Slovenia
52	29	2003	16–18 May	Düsseldorf, Germany	Philips Halle
53	30	2004	14–16 May	Bucharest, Romania	Polyvalent Hall
54	31	2005	20–22 May	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
55	32	2006	26–28 May	Tampere, Finland	Tampere Ice Stadium
56	33	2007	6–8 April	Belgrade, Serbia	Kombank Arena
57	34	2008	11–13 April	Lisbon, Portugal	MEO Arena
58	35	2009	24–26 April	Tbilisi, Georgia	Tbilisi Sports Palace
59	36	2010	22–25 April	Vienna, Austria	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion
60	37	2011	21–24 April	Istanbul, Turkey	Abdi İpekçi Arena
61	38	2012	26–29 April	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Traktor Ice Arena
62	39	2013	25–28 April	Budapest, Hungary	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
63	40	2014	24–27 April	Montpellier, France	Park&Suites Arena
64	41	2015	25–28 June	Baku, Azerbaijan	Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex
65	42	2016	21–24 April	Kazan, Russia	TatNeft Arena
66	43	2017	20–23 April	Warsaw, Poland	Torwar Hall

1 dan

1. PARISET Bernard 1929-2004) FRA

    He was a French judoka and jujitsuka who studied with many Japanese masters including Jigoro Kano's student, Mikonosuke Kawaishi  and his assistant, Shozo Awazu. 

2. SCHOMBERT Horst (GER)

3. RAVINET Georges (BEL)

3. JACQUEMOND Robert (AUT)

2 dan

1. CAUQUIL Guy (FRA)

2. CHAPLAIN (GBR)

3. KONING Dik (NED)

3. TOBLER Robert (TCH)

3 dan

1. DE HERDT Jean (1923-2013) FRA

    He was the first European judo champion, a 4-time European champion (1951, open -3. dan, 1952 4.dan, 1955 4. dan)  actually. He is considered as one of Kawaishi's first judo student and started judo the same year as Fukuda Keiko (1935). As so many, he became the victim of judo politics.

2. GLEESON Geof (GBR)

kyu

1. DUPRE Michel (FRA)

2. GEESINK Anton (NED)

3. UNTERBURGER Richard (GER)

3. VOLPI Elio (ITA)

open

1. DE HERDT Jean (FRA)

2. GLEESON Geof (GBR)

3. RAVINET Georges (BEL)

3. JACQUEMOND Robert (AUT)

津 正蔵 AWAZU SHOZO, (1923 – 2016) was a Japanese master of judo who achieved the rank of Kōdōkan 9th Dan. He led the development of judo in France.

He was the teacher of Henri Courtine and Bernard Pariset. From 1953 to 2014, he was professor of judo at the Racing Club de France in Paris.

Awazu was a top expert in ne waza (grappling techniques), kata and tandoku-renshu.

KAWAISHI MIKONOSUKE 川石 酒造之助

(1899-1969) Non-Kodokan 10th Dan (FFDJA 10th Dan)

Japanese-born French JUDO pioneer. He studied JU-JUTSU in Kyoto. It is not known exactly what style of JU-JUTSU he learnt. In England he continues to teach this form refer to his teaching as Kawaishi Ryu JU-JUTSU. In the mid 1920’s he left Japan and toured the United States. In 1928, he arrived in the United Kingdom and established a JU-JUTSU club in Liverpool. In 1931, he moved to London, founding the Anglo-Japanese JUDO Club and teaching JUDO at Oxford University. Around this time he was awarded his third DAN by JIgoro KANO. It was common at this time for JU-JUTSU instructors to teach, or call what they taught, JUDO. In 1936, then a fourth DAN, Kawaishi moved to Paris where he taught JU-JUTSU and JUDO. During World War II, he returned to Japan. After the war he returned to Paris to continue teaching. He introduced various coloured belts in Europe. He developed an intuitive style of instruction and a numerical ordering of the techniques that he felt was more suitable for the occidental. This seemed to catch on in France and there was a rapid growth of interest in JUDO. He placed special emphasis on KATA training. He promulgated KYUZO MIFUNE’s Gonosen No KATA (The KATA of Counters) in Europe and possibly his own version of Go No KATA. He also wrote the book “Seven KATAs of JUDO”.

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