On the opening day of the competition, 19-year-old Kristina Dudina (Individual Neutral Athlete) secured victory in the women's under -48 kg category, clinching the European title by defeating France’s Blandine Pont. Reigning world champion Francisco Garrigos (Spain) added his fourth European title

Olympic champion Distria Krasniqi (Kosovo) continued her winning streak, claiming gold in the women's -52 kg category, further solidifying her status as one of the favourites ahead of Paris 2024. In a thrilling final, Georgian athlete Vazha Margvelashvili defeated Muhammed Demirel from Türkiye in the final of the men's -66 kg category.

The highlight of the first day concluded with Ukraine's Daria Bilodid, who won -48kg gold back in 2017, claiming her first title at -57 kg.

The second day of the European Championships saw the world number one Hidayat Heydarov secure his third consecutive title in the men's -73 kg category. That made it four European crowns in total for the Azerbaijani athlete who was first victorious in Warsaw in 2017. Tato Grigalashvili  of Georgia won the gold medal in the men’s 81 kg division.

Croatia's two-time world champion Barbara Matic claimed her first European title in her homeland. There was a surprise in the women's -63kg category as Renata Zachova of Czechia took gold, overcoming the likes of Slovenia's Andreja Leski and Joanne van Lieshout of the Netherlands.

On the third day of competition, Eljan Hajiyev of Azerbaijan defeated Olympic champion Lasha Bekauri on his way to clinching victory in the men's -90 kg category.

Seven years after claiming her fourth European title, French veteran Audrey Tcheumeo secured her fifth European title in the women's -78 kg class. The 34-year-old defeated Germany's former world champion Anna-Maria Wagner of Germany in the final by ippon in golden score.

Neutral athlete Matvey Kanikovsky continued to impress, clinching gold in the men's -100 kg category, while reigning world champion Arman Adamian was stopped in the last 16. Israel's Raz Hershko took gold in the women’s over 78kg class.

Neutral athlete Inal Tasoev, who was given a share of gold with Teddy Riner after a refereeing error during their World Championship final last year, showed his superiority at +100kg with a victory by ippon in the final over Georgia's Olympic silver medallist Guram Tushishvili.

All the medallists of the 2024 Judo European Championships

Women’s -48 kg
1. Kristina Dudina (Individual Neutral Athlete)
2. Blandine Pont (France)
3. Tamar Malca (Israel)
3. Catarina Costa (Portugal)

Women’s -52 kg
1. Distria Krasniqi (Kosovo)
2. Odette Giuffrida (Italy)
3. Reka Pupp (Hungary)
3. Ariane Toro Soler (Spain)

Women’s -57 kg
1. Daria Bilodid (Ukraine)
2. Kaja Kajzer (Slovenia)
3. Timna Nelson Levy (Israel)
3. Eteri Liparteliani (Georgia)

Women’s -63 kg
1. Renata Zachova (Czechia)
2. Joanne van Lieshout (Netherlands)
3. Savita Russo (Italy)
3. Andreja Leski (Slovenia)

Women’s -70 kg
1. Barbara Matic (Croatia)
2. Elisavet Teltsidou (Greece)
3. Lara Ccjetko (Croatia)
3. Ai Tsunoda Roustant (Spain)

Women’s -78 kg
1. Audrey Tcheumeo (France)
2. Anna-Maria Wagner (Germany)
3. Alina Boehm (Germany)
3. Inbar Lanir (Israel)

Women’s +78 kg
1. Raz Hershko (Israel)
2. Julia Tolofua (France)
3. Lea Fontaine (France)
3. Kayra Ozdemir (Türkiye)

Men’s -60 kg
1. Francisco Garrigos (France)
2. Balabay Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
3. Cedric Revol (France)
3. Salih Yildiz (Türkiye)

Men’s -66 kg
1. Vazha Margvelashvili (Georgia)
2. Muhammed Demirel (Türkiye)
3. Bence Pongracz (Hungary)
3. Elios Manzi (Italy)

Men’s -73 kg
1. Hidayat Heydarov (Azerbaijan)
2. Danil Lavrentev (Individual Neutral Athlete)
3. Joan-Benjamin Gaba (France)
3. Lasha Shavdatuashvili (Georgia)

Men’s -81 kg
1. Tato Grigalashvili (Georgia)
2. Frank de Wit (Netherlands)
3. Vedat Albayrak (Türkiye)
3. Shamil Borchashvili (Austria)

Men’s -90 kg
1. Eljan Hajiyev (Azerbaijan)
2. Krisztian Toth (Hungary)
3. Lasha Bekauri (Georgia)
3. Alex Cret (Romania)

Men’s -100 kg
1. Matvey Kanikovskiy (Individual Neutral Athlete)
2. Ilia Silamanidze (Georgia)
3. Michael Korrel (Netherlands)
3. Gennaro Pirelli (italy)

Men’s +100 kg
1. Inal Tasoev (Individual Neutral Athlete)
2. Guram Tushishvili (Georgia)
3. Tamerlan Bashaev (Individual Neutral Athlete)
3. Marius Fizel (Slovakia)