EUROPEAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 – Seniors
EUROPEAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 – Seniors
April 29 – May 1 2022
Competition Summary
Updated live throughout the competiton with:
Info – Data – Video – Results – Links
Official event outline.
Changes possible.
28/4/2022 (am)
16 British competitiors registered for the competition.
9/3/2022 9 GB Seniors registered.
GB competitors withdrawn:
Jamal Petgrave
Individual Player Profiles will be added each day and updated LIVE!
W: -48 kg, -52 kg, -57 kg;
M: -60 kg, -66 kg
British Competitors:
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MEN
ASHLEY MCKENZIE u60kg
1st round – loss – Not placed
SAMUEL HALL u60kg
1st round – loss – Not placed
ALEXANDER SHORT u66kg
1st round – bye
2nd round – loss – Not placed
GREGG VAREY u66kg
1st round – bye
2nd round – loss – Not placed
Women
CHELSIE GILES u52kg GOLD
2022 European Judo Champion!
1st round – bye
2nd round – WIN
Quarter Final – WIN
Semi Final – WIN
FINAL – WIN
ACELYA TOPRAK u57kg
1st round – loss – Not placed
W: -63 kg, -70 kg;
M: -73 kg, -81 kg
British Competitors:
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MEN
DANIEL POWELL u73kg – Not placed
STUART MCWATT u81kg – Not placed
LACHLAN MOORHEAD u81kg – Not placed
Women
GEMMA HOWELL u63kg – GOLD – 2022 European Judo Champion!
1st round – WIN – Video
2nd round – WIN – Video
Quarter Final – WIN – Video
Semi Final – WIN – Video
FINAL – WIN
LUCY RENSHALL u63kg – Not placed
KELLY PETERSEN POLLARD u70kg – 7th Place
“MIMA” YEATS-BROWN u70kg – Not placed
W: -78 kg, +78 kg;
M: -90 kg, -100 kg, +100 kg
British Competitors:
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MEN
RHYS THOMPSON u100kg – Not placed
Women
EMMA REID u78kg – Not placed
NATALIE POWELL u78kg – 7th Place
Day 1 - Friday 29 April 2022
Age: 32 years
World Ranking: #53
Club: Camberley Judo Club
Coach: Luke Preston
ASHLEY MCKENZIE 
World Ranking #53 – Competition Seeding #16/27
1st Round – vs
Matan KOKOLAYEV 
ISRAEL Age: 21 years
Age: 26 years
World Ranking: #29
Club: Ryecroft Judo Club
Coach: Fitzroy Davies
SAM HALL
World Ranking #29 – Group seeding #13/24
1st Round – vs
Francisco MENDES 
PORTUGAL Age: 24 years
IJF World Ranking: #105
Club: Team Bath Judo Club
Coach: Juergen Klinger
Photo © courtesy of IJF (www.ijf.org) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Gregg Varey
World Ranking #105 – Group seeding # 14/30
1st round vs
Shahboz SAIDABUROROV 
TAJIKISTAN Age: 22 years – Wrl Rank #220
VIDEO
Result: Not placed
Gregg Varey
World Ranking #106 – Group seeding #24/33
1st Round – bye
2nd round vs
Elios MANZI 
ITALY Age: 26 years
VIDEO
Result: Not placed
Group ranking #22/42
1st Round vs
ABUBAKR SHEROV – World Ranking #164
TAJIKISTAN Age: 19 yearsVIDEO
Group ranking #22/42
Age: 25
World Ranking: #97
Club: Edinburgh Judo
Coach: Billy Cussack
Alexander Short
World Ranking # 97 – Group Seeding: 22/33
1st Round – bye
2nd Round vs
Baruch SHMAILOV ISRAEL Age: 27 years
VIDEO
Result: Not placed
1st Round – vs
GUSMAN KYRGYZBAYEV
KAZAKHSTAN Group ranking #23/42
Age: 24 years
World Ranking: #39
Club: Metro Judo Club / Relentless Judo
Coach: Darren Hawney / Fitzroy Davies
ACELYA TOPRAK
World Ranking #39 – Group seeding #7/19 – tbc after the draw
1st round – bye
2nd Round – vs
Thayane LEMOS 
BRAZIL Age: 20 years – Wrl rank #73
ACELYA TOPRAK
World Ranking #41 – Group seeding #13/24
1st Round – vs
Arleta PODOLAK 
POLAND Age: 28 years
VIDEO
Result: Not placed
Age: 25
World Ranking: #4
Club: Coventry Judo Club
Coach: Simon Moss
photo © courtesy of IJF (www.ijf.org) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CHELSIE GILES -52KG – Seeding #3/20
GOLD MEDALIST & 2022 EUROPEAN JUDO CHAMPION!
1st Round – bye
2nd round – vs
Aleksandra KALETA POLAND Age: 24 years
CHELSIE GILES -52KG – Seeding #2/35
1st Round – bye
2nd round – vs
ESTRELLA LOPEZ SHERIFF
SPAIN Age: 29 years
World Ranking #26
AZERBAIJAN 
UZBEKISTAN Day 2 - Saturday 30 April 2022
&
Day 3 - 1 May 2022
DAY 2
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MEN
DANIEL POWELL u73kg – Mat 1
1st round – loss – video
not placed
STUART MCWATT u81kg – Mat 3
1st round – bye
2nd round – loss – video
not placed
LACHLAN MOORHEAD u81kg – Mat 3
1st round – bye
2nd round – WIN – Video
3rd round – loss – video
not placed
DAY 2
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WOMEN
GEMMA HOWELL u63kg – GOLD!!!
2022 European Judo Champion!
1st round – WIN – Video
2nd round – WIN – Video
Quarter Final – WIN – Video
Semi Final – WIN – Video
FINAL – WIN
LUCY RENSHALL u63kg – Mat 1
1st round – bye
2nd round – loss – video
Not placed
KELLY PETERSEN POLLARD u70kg – Mat 2
1st round – WIN – Video
2nd round – WIN – Video
Quarter Final – loss – Video
Repechage – loss – video
7th Place
“MIMA” YEATS-BROWN u70kg – Mat 1
1st round – loss – video
not placed
DAY 3
British Competitors:
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MEN
RHYS THOMPSON u100kg – Mat 2
2nd round – loss – video
Not placed
DAY 3
British Competitors:
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Women
EMMA REID u78kg – Mat 3
1st round – bye
2nd round – loss – video
Not placed
NATALIE POWELL u78kg – Mat 3
1st round – bye
2nd round – WIN – video
- Repechage – loss – video
7th place
PRESS - ARTICLES - MEDIA
Interview with Chelsie Giles
Interview with Gemma Howell
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EJU 11/4/2022
EJU 15/4/2022:
TALENT POOL THREATENS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING IN -60KG
EJU 17/4/2022:
SEEDING WONT PREDICT THE OUTCOME OF THE -66KG CATEGORY IN SOFIA
EJU 17/4/2022:
BULGARIA PROMOTE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS AHEAD OF PRIME EVENT
EJU 19/4/2022
EJU 20/4/2022
EJU 21/4/2022
EJU 22/4/2022:
EJU 23/4/2022:
DOUBLE EUROPEAN FINALIST IVANOV SET TO IMPRESS HOME CROWD IN -90KG
EJU 24/4/2022:
EJU 25/4/2022:
DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION FONSECA SEEKS FIRST EUROPEAN TITLE IN SOFIA
EJU 26/4/2022:
EJU 27/4/2022:
YOUNGER GENERATION CHASE TUSHISHVILI AS HE SEEKS THIRD TITLE
EJU 28/4/2022:
EJU 28/4/2022:
EJU 28/4/2022:
EJU 29/4/2022:
EJU 29/4/2022:
EJU 29/4/2022:
Thea Cowen
IJF 29/4/2022:
EJU 30/4/2022:
Thea Cowen
IJF 30/4/2022:
EJU 1/5/2022:
EJU 1/5/2022:
Thea Cowen
EJU 3/5/2022:
Thea Cowen
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Judo in the Press
BBC 29/4/2022:
Judo: Britain’s Chelsie Giles wins European Championship gold in Sofia
BBC 29/4/2022:
Assorted Foregin Press:
Petersen-Pollard and Orie plot turning home advantage to gold at Birmingham 2022
Bilodid leads 15-athlete Ukraine team for European Judo Championships
Azerbaijan to pin hopes on 11 judokas at EuropeanJudo Championships Sofia 2022
Judo in the Press – Day 1
BBC 29/4/2022:
Judo: Britain’s Chelsie Giles wins European Championship gold in Sofia
Team GB 29/4/2022:
EJU 29/4/2022:
Thea Cowen
IJF 29/4/2022:
PolSat Sport 29/4/2022:
OA Sport 29/4/2022:
Judo, Europei 2022: Odette Giuffrida vola ai quarti di finale nei 52 kg! Sfiderà la britannica Giles
The Overseas (France) 29/4/2022:
Judo: West Indians Amandine Buchard and Sarah-Léonie Cysique crowned vice-champions of Europe
Ouest-France 29/4/2022:
Judo. Championnat d’Europe : Revol en bronze en -60 kg, Buchard battue en finale des -52 kg
Sport 1 (Germany) 29/4/2022:
The Spirit of Judo 29/4/2022:
NNN (Germany) 29/4/2022:
Annika Würfel ist enttäuscht, weil sie weiß, sie kann es besser
EJU 30/4/2022:
Thea Cowen
Judo in the Press – Day 2
EJU 1/5/2022:
Thea Cowen
EJU 30/4/2022
Thea Cowen
BBC 30/4/2022:
Judo: Britain’s Gemma Howell wins gold at European Championship
EJU 30/4/2022:
Thea Cowen
IJF 30/4/2022:
Desporto:
“Ela foi melhor”, admite Bárbara Timo, eliminada no primeiro combate em -63 kg
A Bola:
BÁRBARA TIMO, CRISÓSTOMO AND FERNANDO ELIMINATED IN THE EUROPEAN
OA Sport:
de Gelderlander:
Judo in the Press – Day 2
EJU 3/5/2022:
Thea Cowen
EJU 1/5/2022:
Thea Cowen
Haaretz:
Four Israeli Judokas Bring Home Medals at European Championships
Israel Hayom:
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