European Women's Judo Championships 1980

The 1980 European Judo Championships for women took place from March 15 to 16, 1980 in Udine .

The team from the host country provided three champions, making Italy the most successful team for the first time. Gerda Winklbauer won her third title in a row, Jocelyne Triadou and Barbara Claßen each their second title in this weight class, both of which had previously won titles in other weight classes. Edith Hrovat only received bronze this time after she had won five titles in two weight classes at the first five European championships.

Results

Weight class	gold	silver	bronze
Super light weight (up to 48 kg)	Jane Bridge	Paola Napolitano	Eva Hillesheim Annie Bechepay
Half light weight (up to 52 kg)	Patricia Montaguti	Bridgette McCarthy	Edith Hrovat Mileva Smilianić
Lightweight (up to 56 kg)	Gerda Winklbauer	Liesbeth Beeks	Thérèse Nguyen Loretta Doyle
Medium weight (up to 61 kg)	Laura Di Toma	Brigitte Deydier	Marina Angelović Jeannine Peeters
Middle weight (up to 66 kg)	Catherine Pierre	Nadia Amerighi	Paula Mallens Marie-France Mill
Light heavyweight (up to 72 kg)	Jocelyne Triadou	Ingrid Berghmans	Barbara Claßen Avril Malley
Heavy weight (over 72 kg)	Margherita De Cal	Paulette Fouillet	Heather Ford Christiane Kieburg
Open class	Barbara Claßen	Ingrid Berghmans	Paulette Fouillet Avril Malley

Medal table

rank	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Italy	3	2	-	5
2	France	2	2	2	6th
3	United Kingdom	1	1	4th	6th
4th	BR Germany	1	-	3	4th
5	Austria	1	-	1	2
6th	Belgium	-	2	2	4th
7th	Netherlands	-	1	1	2
8th	Yugoslavia	-	-	2	2
9	Switzerland	-	-	1	1
	Total	8th	8th	16	32

Web links

• Results European Championships 1980 on judoinside.com
• Judo results history on sport-komplett.de