Judo Grand Slam in Russia


The Grand Slam Tournament in Russia is a judo tournament in Russia. It was the third Judo Grand Slam tournament in the annual calendar.
The Grand Slam tournament took place from 2009 to 2021 and followed the World Cup tournament in Moscow, which has been held since 1996. It was held in Moscow from 2009 to 2013, in Tyumen from 2014 to 2016 and in Yekaterinburg from 2017 to 2019. Kazan was the venue in 2021.

Grand Slam 2009

The first Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on May 30 and 31, 2009. Alexander Mikhailin secured the only Russian victory in the heavyweight division.
Weight classMenWomen
Extra-lightweightHowhannes DawtjanTomoko Fukumi
Half-lightweightChaschbaataryn TsagaanbaatarMisato Nakamura
LightweightWang Ki-chunKaori Matsumoto
Half-middleweightSiarhei ShundzikauMarielle Pruvost
MiddleweightTakashi OnoYoriko Kunihara
Half-heavyweightHwang Hee-taeYang Xiuli
HeavyweightAlexander MichailinMaki Tsukada

Grand Slam 2010

The second Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on July 3 and 4, 2010. Two winners came from Russia: Musa Mogushkov and Ivan Nifontov.
Weight classMenWomen
Extra-lightweightRishod SobirovEmi Yamagishi
Half-lightweightMusa MogushkovYuka Nishida
LightweightBenjamin DarbeletSabrina Filzmoser
Half-middleweightIwan NifontowGévrise Émane
MiddleweightTakashi OnoAnett Mészáros
Half-heavyweightLuciano CorrêaYang Xiuli
HeavyweightIslam El-ShehabyMaki Tsukada

Grand Slam 2011

The third Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place from May 27 to 29, 2011. Alim Gadanov was the only Russian winner.
Weight classMenWomen
Extra-lightweightRishod SobirovTomoko Fukumi
Half-lightweightAlim GadanowMönkhbaataryn Bundmaa
LightweightDex ElmontAiko Satō
Half-middleweightSven MareschUrška Žolnir
MiddleweightIlias IliadisEdith Bosch
Half-heavyweightAriel ZeeviAkari Ogata
HeavyweightKim Soo-whanTong Wen

Grand Slam 2012

The fourth Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on May 26 and 27, 2012. Murat Khabachirov was the only Russian winner.
Weight classMenWomen
Extra-lightweightNaohisa TakatoSarah Menezes
Half-lightweightMirzohid FarmonovÉrika Miranda
LightweightYuki NishiyamaCorina Stefan
Half-middleweightMurat KhabachirovAlice Schlesinger
MiddleweightIlias IliadisMaria Portela
Half-heavyweightRamziddin SayidovAmy Cotton
HeavyweightAbdullo TangrievMaria Suelen Altheman

Grand Slam 2013

The fifth Grand Slam tournament in Moscow took place on July 20 and 21, 2013. Grigory Sulemin was the only Russian winner.
Weight classMenWomen
Extra-lightweightAmiran PapinaschwiliSarah Menezes
Half-lightweightCharles ChibanaJaana Sundberg
LightweightDirk Van TicheltMiryam Roper
Half-middleweightSven MareschYarden Gerbi
MiddleweightGrigorii SuleminBernadette Graf
Half-heavyweightJavad MahjoubAbigél Joó
HeavyweightRobert ZimmermannMaria Suelen Altheman

Grand Slam 2014

The first Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 12 and 13, 2014. Denis Yartsev was the only Russian winner.
Weight classMenWomen
Extra-lightweightShinji KidoSarah Menezes
Half-lightweightCharles ChibanaMisato Nakamura
LightweightDenis JarzewCatherine Beauchemin-Pinard
Half-middleweightVictor PenalberKana Abe
MiddleweightYuya YoshidaKim Polling
Half-heavyweightElmar QasımovMayra Aguiar
HeavyweightRafael SilvaKanae Yamabe

Grand Slam 2015

The second Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 18 and 19, 2015. There were two Russian winners, Uali Kurtsev and Ivan Vorobyov.
Weight classMenFrauen
Extra-lightweightShinji KidoJulia Figueroa
Half-lightweightTomofumi TakajoJoana Ramos
LightweightUali KurtsewTsukasa Yoshida
Half-middleweightIwan WorobjowMunkhzaya Tsedevsuren
MiddleweightMashu BakerHaruka Tachimoto
Half-heavyweightMartin PacekGuusje Steenhuis
HeavyweightHisayoshi HarasawaMa Sisi

Grand Slam 2016

The third Grand Slam tournament in Tyumen took place on July 16 and 17, 2016. With Musa Mogushkow, Aslan Lappinagow and Andrei Volkov there were three Russian winners for the first time. All women's competitions were won by Japanese women.
Weight classMenFrauen
Extra-lightweightYuma OshimaFuna Tonaki
Half-lightweightHifumi AbeAi Shishime
LightweightMusa MoguschkowTsukasa Yoshida
Half-middleweightAslan LappinagowAimi Nouchi
MiddleweightMarcus NymanChizuru Arai
Half-heavyweightMartin PacekRika Takayama
HeavyweightAndrei WolkowNami Inamori

Grand Slam 2017

The first Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place on May 20 and 21, 2017. Abdula Abdulzhalilov and Chassan Chalmursajew ensured victories for the team from the host country.
Weight classMenFrauen
Extra-lightweightRyūju NagayamaAmi Kondo
Half-lightweightAbdula AbdulzhalilovÉrika Miranda
LightweightSoichi HashimotoMiryam Roper
Half-middleweightChassan ChalmursajewMartyna Trajdos
MiddleweightKenta NagasawaSanne Van Dijke
Half-heavyweightMiklós CirjenicsMami Umeki
HeavyweightDavid MouraSarah Asahina

Grand Slam 2018

The second Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place on May 17 and 18, 2018. Natalia Kusyutina and Nijas Ilyasov were the Russian winners, with Kusyutina being the first Russian winner at the Grand Slam tournament in Russia.
Weight classMenFrauen
Extra-lightweightJeldos SmetowHiromi Endo
Half-lightweightHifumi AbeNatalja Kusjutina
LightweightTsend-Otschiryn TsogtbaatarTelma Monteiro
Half-middleweightSōtarō FujiwaraAimi Nouchi
MiddleweightAleksandar KukoljMaria Portela
Half-heavyweightNijas IljassowRika Takayama
HeavyweightHyoga OtaLarisa Cerić

Grand Slam 2019

The third Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg took place from March 15 to 17, 2019. Darya Davydova, Arman Adamjan and Tamerlan Bashayev were the Russian winners.
Weight classMenFrauen
Extra-lightweightUnubold LkhagvajamtsPaula Pareto
Half-lightweightKilian Le BlouchGili Cohen
LightweightTommy MaciasChrista Deguchi
Half-middleweightSagi MukiDarja Dawydowa
MiddleweightNoël van ’t EndMarie-Ève Gahié
Half-heavyweightArman AdamjanMao Izumi
HeavyweightTamerlan BaschajewMaria Suelen Altheman

Grand Slam 2020 (canceled)

The Grand Slam tournament in Yekaterinburg was scheduled to take place on March 13 and 14, 2020. It was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grand Slam 2021

The Grand Slam tournament in Kazan took place from May 5 to 7, 2021.
Weight classMenFrauen
Extra-lightweightLuchum TschchwimianiFuna Tonaki
Half-lightweightMurad ChopanovUta Abe
LightweightMakhmadbek MakhmadbekovHélène Receveaux
Half-middleweightAttila UngvariAgata Ozdoba
MiddleweightSanshiro MuraoMadina Taimasowa
Half-heavyweightSimeon CatharinaAnna-Maria Wagner
HeavyweightTamerlan BaschajewRomane Dicko

Grand Slam 2022 (canceled)

In 2022, Russia was excluded from all judo events because of the war of aggression against Ukraine and was therefore not allowed to hold a Grand Slam tournament.