Judo Grand Slam tournament in Brazil
The Grand Slam tournament in Brazil is a judo tournament that was held in Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012 . After seven years, a Grand Slam tournament was held in Brasília in 2019 .
The Russian Alim Gadanow , the French Lucie Décosse and the Dutch Elco van der Geest won in 2009 and 2010. After that, only one judoka managed to win a second title: The Russian Musa Moguschkow won 2011 in Rio de Janeiro and 2019 in Brasília.
Winner list of the 2009 tournament
The first Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place on July 4th and 5th, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro. The only Brazilian winner was Daniel Hernandes in the heavyweight division.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Super light weight | Ludwig Paischer | Frédérique Jossinet |
| Half light weight | Alim Gadanov | Yuka Nishida |
| lightweight | Dirk Van Tichelt | Telma Monteiro |
| Light middleweight | Ivan Nifontov | Claudia Malzahn |
| medium weight | Kirill Denisov | Lucie Décosse |
| Light heavyweight | Elco van der Geest | Celine Lebrun |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Hernandes | Mika Sugimoto |
List of winners of the 2010 tournament
The second Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place on May 22nd and 23rd, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro. The only Brazilian winner was Hugo Pessanha in the middleweight division.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Super light weight | Hiroaki Hiraoka | Tomoko Fukumi |
| Half light weight | Alim Gadanov | Misato Nakamura |
| lightweight | Hiroyuki Akimoto | Kaori Matsumoto |
| Light middleweight | Tomislav Marijanović | Yoshie Ueno |
| medium weight | Hugo Pessanha | Lucie Décosse |
| Light heavyweight | Elco van der Geest | Ruika Sato |
| Heavyweight | Kazuhiko Takahashi | Lucija Polavder |
List of winners of the 2011 tournament
The third Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place on June 18 and 19, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro. With Érika Miranda , Leandro Guilheiro , Mayra Aguiar and João Schlittler , four Brazilian judokas won.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Super light weight | Hirofumi Yamamoto | Haruna Asami |
| Half light weight | Musa Mogushkov | Erika Miranda |
| lightweight | Riki Nakaya | Corina Stefan |
| Light middleweight | Leandro Guilheiro | Kana Abe |
| medium weight | Takashi Ono | Yoriko Kunihara |
| Light heavyweight | Takamasa Anai | Mayra Aguiar |
| Heavyweight | João Schlittler | Megumi Tachimoto |
List of winners of the 2012 tournament
The fourth Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place on June 9 and 10, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. With Eleudis Valentim , Marcelo Contini , Victor Penalber , Mariana Barros and Nadia Merli won five Brazilian judokas. After Japanese judokas had achieved eight victories each in 2010 and 2011, this time there were no Japanese judokas.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Super light weight | Bekir Ozlu | Paula Pareto |
| Half light weight | Denis Lavrentiev | Eleudis Valentim |
| lightweight | Marcelo Contini | Jovana Rogić |
| Light middleweight | Victor Penalber | Mariana Barros |
| medium weight | Warlam Liparteliani | Nadia Merli |
| Light heavyweight | Irakli Zirekidze | Kayla Harrison |
| Heavyweight | Adam Okruashvili | Vanessa Zambotti |
List of winners of the 2019 tournament
After a seven-year break, another Grand Slam tournament was held in Brazil in 2019. This was held from October 6th to 8th in Brasília. With Allan Kuwabara , Daniel Cargnin , Ketleyn Quadros and Beatriz Souza , four Brazilian judokas won.
| Weight class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Super light weight | Allan Kuwabara | Catarina Costa |
| Half light weight | Daniel Cargnin | Odette Giuffrida |
| lightweight | Musa Mogushkov | Nekoda Smythe-Davis |
| Light middleweight | Takanori Nagase | Ketleyn Quadros |
| medium weight | Nikoloz Sherazadishvili | Yuri Alvear |
| Light heavyweight | Kentaro Iida | Kaliema Antomarchi |
| Heavyweight | Teddy Riner | Beatriz Souza |
Footnotes
- ↑ Grand Slam tournament 2009 at judoinside.com
- ^ Grand Slam tournament 2010 at judoinside.com
- ↑ Grand Slam tournament 2011 at judoinside.com
- ↑ Grand Slam tournament 2012 at judoinside.com
- ↑ Grand Slam tournament 2019 at judoinside.com