2026 Judo Grand Prix Linz
| 2026 Judo Grand Prix Linz | |
|---|---|
| Venue | TipsArena Linz |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Dates | 6–8 March 2026 |
| Competitors | 479 from 59 nations |
| Total prize money | €98,000[1] |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • EJU • JudoInside |
The 2026 Judo Grand Prix Linz was held at the TipsArena Linz[1] in Linz, Austria, from 6 to 8 March 2026 as part of the IJF World Tour.[2][3][4]
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) | Romain Valadier-Picard (FRA) | Dilshot Khalmatov (UKR) | Sherzod Davlatov (KAZ) |
| Sei Sato (JPN) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) | Ruslan Pashayev (AZE) | Ronald Lima (BRA) | Adrián Nieto (ESP) |
| David García Torné (ESP) | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Ethan Nairne (GBR) | Bilal Çiloğlu (TUR) | Daniel Cargnin (BRA) |
| Jack Yonezuka (USA) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Adilet Almat (KAZ) | Vusal Galandarzade (AZE) | Omar Rajabli (AZE) |
| Mihajlo Simin (SRB) | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Tato Grigalashvili (GEO) | Luka Javakhishvili (GEO) | Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou (FRA) |
| Shunta Nakamura (JPN) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Anton Savytskiy (UKR) | Kou Nakayama (JPN) | Jorge Fonseca (POR) |
| Giovani Ferreira (BRA) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | İbrahim Tataroğlu (TUR) | Jur Spijkers (NED) | Gai Hatakeyama (JPN) |
| Dzhamal Gamzatkhanov (AZE) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Mitsuki Kondo (JPN) | Eva Perez Soler (ESP) | Amber Gersjes (NED) |
| Laura Martínez (ESP) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Iroha Oi (JPN) | Róza Gyertyás (HUN) | Gabriela Conceição (BRA) |
| Ayumi Leiva Sanchez (ESP) | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Ayami Takano (JPN) | Moa Ono (JPN) | Martha Fawaz (FRA) |
| Marta García (ESP) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Rafaela Silva (BRA) | Laura Fazliu (KOS) | Kerem Primo (ISR) |
| Gili Sharir (ISR) | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Michaela Polleres (AUT) | April Lynn Fohouo (SUI) | Taís Pina (POR) |
| Dena Pohl (GER) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Marie Branser (GUI) | Lieke Derks (NED) | Metka Lobnik (SLO) |
| Yuliia Kurchenko (UKR) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Raz Hershko (ISR) | Giovanna Santos (BRA) | Yuli Alma Mishiner (ISR) |
| Emma-Melis Aktas (EST) |
Medal table
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Austria (AUT)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kosovo (KOS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
Source: [5]
Prize money
The sums written are per medalist, bringing the total prizes awarded to €98,000.[1] (retrieved from:[2])
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | €3,000 | €2,400 | €600 |
| Silver | €2,000 | €1,600 | €400 |
| Bronze | €1,000 | €800 | €200 |
References
- ^ a b c "GP Upper Austria 2026 Outlines version 22 December 2025" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 22 December 2025. p. 13. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Grand Prix Upper Austria 2026". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Linz Grand Prix 2026". European Judo Union. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Grand Prix Upper Austria Linz". JudoInside. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Grand Prix Upper Austria Linz — Medal table". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
External links
- 2026 Judo Grand Prix Linz at the International Judo Federation
- 2026 Judo Grand Prix Linz at the European Judo Union
- 2026 Judo Grand Prix Linz at JudoInside.com