Boys born: 1993 - 1994
Weigh categories: -50, -55, -60, -66, -73, -81, -90, +90 kg
Girls born: 1993-1994
Weigh categories: -44, -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, +70 kg
Participation is reserved to boys and girls with a minimum grade of 3rd Kyu(green belt).
Organising of the Judo by the sports club Tampere Judo:
Judo is #1 for Giufrida
Giufrida Odette has won the under 48 kg girls European Championship 2009 in Slovakia. You can tell that judo is the number one thing for Giufrida even if she sometimes allowes herself to chill out. I interviewed her in the Tampere Ice stadium at the European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere (EYOF) on day three, 22nd July 2009. Q: How old are you and when are you born? A: 14 years, born 1994 Q: How long have you been doing judo? A: Since I was 6 years old Q: What does it take mentally, physically and technically to become a champion? A: I don’t know because I do not feel like being a champion yet. Q: Who do you have here to support you? A: My trainer calls me every day about tactics. Q: What other hobbies do you have? A: Only judo Q: What do you do after EYOF? A: I will spend 2 days on the beach and on the 28th July I will start preparing for championships taking place in Budabest between 6th-8th August. Q: Do you look forward to the disco finishing EYOF on Friday? A: Sure!!! 45 countries, from the total of 49 countries participating EYOF, take part into judo. All Finns – Petteri Sulander (60 kg), Sampsa Koivulahti (66 kg), Laura Jauhiainen (57 kg) and Katri Kokko (under 52 kg)- lost their games today 22.7.2009.
Girls 44 kg
1) Laura PRINCE Netherlands
2) Alessa SOMMER Germany
3) Barbara BATIZI Hungary
3) Verena NIZAMOVA Russia
5) Maureen PROVOT France
5) Angelina BOMBARA Italy
Girls 48 kg
1) Odette GIUFFRIDA Italy
2) Darya MEZHETSKAYA Russia
3) Christine HUCK Austria
3) Maja RASINSKA Poland
5) Bernadett KELIGER Hungary
5) Lien MOORS Belgium
Boys 50 kg
1) Kamran BAGHIROV Azerbaijan
2) Garik HARUTYUNYAN Armenia
3) Sefa GUL Turkey
3) Dmytro ATANOV Ukraine
5) Mykolas LUKOSEVICIUS Lithuania
5) Evgeny MAGDICH Russia
Boys 55 kg
1) Ahmet Sahin KABA Turkey
2) Mihails STEINBUKS Latvia
3) Lukhumi CHKVIMIANI Georgia
3) Andriy KUSHKOV Ukraine
5) Predrag NIKOLAJEVIC Serbia
5) Nicki Patrick GRACZYK Germany
Girls 52 kg
1) Nataliya ILKIV Ukraine
2) Shafag MURADZADE Azerbaijan
3) Andrea KRISANDOVA Slovakia
3) Fabienne KOCHER Switzerland
5) Katri KAKKO Finland
5) Elena BRYLYAKOVA Russia
Girls 57 kg
1) Veronika ROMANKO Russia
2) Jelena DUKIC Serbia
3) Adi ZLOCHENKO Israel
3) Kateryna LYALINA Ukraine
5) Odeta KASELIONYTE Lithuania
5) Agnieszka SZYMCZAK Poland
Boys 60 kg
1) Magomed AKHMAROV Russia
2) Beka TUGUSHI Georgia
3) Mahir JAFARLI Azerbaijan
3) Georgios AZOIDIS Greece
5) Remie GROENEVELDT Netherlands
5) Robin GUTSCHE Germany
Boys 66 kg
1) Jalil JALILOV Azerbaijan
2) Valentin LARASSER Germany
3) Daniel LYON Great Britain
3) Ilija CIGANOVIC Serbia
Girls 63 kg
1) Szaundra DIEDRICH Germany
2) Michelle SCHELLEKENS Netherlands
3) Lise LUYCKFASSEEL Belgium
3) Amy LIVESEY Great Britain
5) Khanim HUSEYNOVA Azerbaijan
5) Nadiya DZYUNZYAK Ukraine
Girls 70 kg
1) Lola MANSOUR Belgium
2) Valeria FERRARI Italy
3) Ivana JANDRIC Serbia
3) Weronika CZEMPIK Poland
5) Demi BROOKS Great Britain
5) Hana TOPCAGIC Bosnia-Herzegovina
Boys 73 kg
1) Imranbek GABASOV Russia
2) Marcin WITKOWSKI Poland
3) Tadej MULEC Slovenia
3) Mher TAVAKALYAN Armenia
5) Michael GREITER Austria
5) Martynas LUKOSEVICIUS Lithuania
Boys 81 kg
1) Arpad SZAKACS Slovakia
2) Levani RUADZE Georgia
3) Gergö FOGASY Hungary
3) Peter PFISTERMÜLLER Austria
5) Rolandas CUKANOVAS Lithuania
Fridays finals:
Boys 90 kg
1) Toma NIKIFOROV Belgium
2) Zilvinas LEKAVICIUS Lithuania
3) Jakub ZAKRZEWSKI Poland
3) Jurica KATIC Croatia
Boys +90 kg
1) Sulim DOVTUKAEV Russia
2) Andrii KOLESNYK Ukraine
3) Atanas KOSTADINOV Bulgaria
3) Pierre CAVALETTI France
5) Augustinas SENIAUSKAS Lithuania
5) Vito DRAGIC Slovenia