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Judo Grand Slam in Brazil

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Locations of the Grand Slam Tournaments.

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 took place in Brasília in 2019.

The Russian Alim Gadanov, 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 Mogushkov won in Rio de Janeiro in 2011 and in Brasília in 2019.

Grand Slam 2009

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The first Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place on July 4th and 5th, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro.[1] The only Brazilian winner was Daniel Hernandes in the heavyweight division.

Weight class Men Women
Extra-lightweight Ludwig Paischer Frédérique Jossinet
Half-lightweight Alim Gadanow Yuka Nishida
Lightweight Dirk Van Tichelt Telma Monteiro
Half-middleweight Iwan Nifontow Claudia Malzahn
Middleweight Kirill Denissow Lucie Décosse
Half-heavyweight Elco van der Geest Céline Lebrun
Heavyweight Daniel Hernandes Mika Sugimoto

Grand Slam 2010

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The second Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place in Rio de Janeiro on May 22nd and 23rd, 2010.[2] The only Brazilian winner was Hugo Pessanha in the middleweight division.

Weight class Men Women
Extra-lightweight Hiroaki Hiraoka Tomoko Fukumi
Half-lightweight Alim Gadanow Misato Nakamura
Lightweight Hiroyuki Akimoto Kaori Matsumoto
Half-middleweight Tomislav Marijanović Yoshie Ueno
Middleweight Hugo Pessanha Lucie Décosse
Half-heavyweight Elco van der Geest Ruika Satō
Heavyweight Kazuhiko Takahashi Lucija Polavder

Grand Slam 2011

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The third Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place on June 18 and 19, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro.[3] Four Brazilian judokas won: Érika Miranda, Leandro Guilheiro, Mayra Aguiar and João Schlittler.

Weight class Men Women
Extra-lightweight Hirofumi Yamamoto Haruna Asami
Half-lightweight Musa Moguschkow Érika Miranda
Lightweight Riki Nakaya Corina Stefan
Half-middleweight Leandro Guilheiro Kana Abe
Middleweight Takashi Ono Yoriko Kunihara
Half-heavyweight Takamasa Anai Mayra Aguiar
Heavyweight João Schlittler Megumi Tachimoto

Grand Slam 2012

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The fourth Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place in Rio de Janeiro on June 9th and 10th, 2012.[4] Five Brazilian judokas won: Eleudis Valentim, Marcelo Contini, Victor Penalber, Mariana Barros and Nadia Merli. After Japanese judokas had won eight times in 2010 and 2011, this time there were no Japanese judokas.

Weight class Men Women
Extra-lightweight Bekir Ozlu Paula Pareto
Half-lightweight Denis Lawrentiew Eleudis Valentim
Lightweight Marcelo Contini Jovana Rogić
Half-middleweight Victor Penalber Mariana Barros
Middleweight Warlam Liparteliani Nadia Merli
Half-heavyweight Irakli Zirekidse Kayla Harrison
Heavyweight Adam Okruaschwili Vanessa Martina Zambotti

Grand Slam 2019

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After a seven-year break, a Grand Slam tournament took place in Brazil again in 2019. This was held in Brasília from October 6th to 8th.[5] Four Brazilian judokas won: Allan Kuwabara, Daniel Cargnin, Ketleyn Quadros and Beatriz Souza.

Weight class Men Women
Extra-lightweight Allan Kuwabara Catarina Costa
Half-lightweight Daniel Cargnin Odette Giuffrida
Half-middleweight Musa Moguschkow Nekoda Smythe-Davis
Halbmittelgewicht Takanori Nagase Ketleyn Quadros
Middleweight Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Yuri Alvear
Half-heavyweight Kentaro Iida Kaliema Antomarchi
Heavyweight Teddy Riner Beatriz Souza

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro Event 2009". JudoInside. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ "Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro Event 2010". JudoInside. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ^ "Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro Event 2011". JudoInside. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ^ "Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro Event 2012". JudoInside. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. ^ "Grand Slam Brasilia Event 2019". JudoInside. Retrieved 2024-04-03.