Sergiu Toma
Sergiu Toma (born 29 January 1987) is a Moldovan-born Emirati judoka. He competed for the United Arab Emirates in the 81 kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games and defeated Takanori Nagase to enter the semi-finals. He lost his semi-final match to Khasan Khalmurzaev, but then beat Matteo Marconcini in the bronze medal match. At the 2008 and 2012 Olympics he competed for Moldova but was eliminated in the early rounds. Toma has a law degree from the Moldova State University The Moldova State University (Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. History The university was founded on 1 October 1946. Initially, it had 320 students enrolled in 5 faculties, Physi .... In 2008, he considered retiring from sport due to financial problems. He stayed, and in 2011 was named Moldovan Athlete of the Year. After the 2012 Olympics he moved to the United Arab Emirates, together with five other Moldovan judoka and the national coach ...
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Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc River, Bâc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 Moldovan census, 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău (which includes the city itself and other nearby communities) was 700,000. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population lives in the metro area. Etymology The origin of the city's name is unclear. A theory suggests that the name may come from the archaism, archaic Romanian word ''chișla'' (meaning "spring", "source of water") and ''nouă'' ("new"), because it was built around a small spring, at the ...
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2005 European Junior Judo Championships
The 2005 European Junior Judo Championships is an edition of the European Junior Judo Championships, organised by the International Judo Federation. It was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 30 September to 2 October 2005. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Source Results References External links * {{Authority control * U21 European Junior Judo Championships European Championships, U21 Judo European 2005, U21 Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ... Judo, European Championships U21 Judo, European Championships U21 ...
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2013 Judo Grand Prix Ulaanbaatar
The 2013 Judo Grand Prix Ulaanbaatar was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 13 to 14 July 2013. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{Authority control 2013 IJF World Tour 2013 Judo Grand Prix IJF World Tour Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix 2013 Judo Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2014 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2014 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 31 October to 2 November 2014. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE 2014 IJF World Tour 2014 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2014 Judo Judo Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

2013 Judo Grand Slam Baku
The 2013 Judo Grand Slam Baku was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 4 to 5 May 2013. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Source Results References External links * {{IJF World Tour Azerbaijan 2013 IJF World Tour 2013 Judo Grand Slam Judo Judo competitions in Azerbaijan Judo Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

2015 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 30 October–1 November 2015. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE 2015 IJF World Tour 2015 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2015 Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2014 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo
The 2014 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo was held in Tokyo, Japan, from 5 to 7 December 2014. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{IJF World Tour Japan 2014 IJF World Tour 2014 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam, 2015 Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

2016 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2016 Judo Grand Slam was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 28–30 October 2016. Medal summary Medal table Host nation Men's events Women's events References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE 2016 IJF World Tour 2016 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2016 Judo Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

2015 Judo World Masters
The 2015 Judo World Masters was held in Rabat, Morocco, from 23 to 24 May 2015. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External links * {{2015 in IJF World Tour IJF World Masters World Masters Judo Judo in Morocco Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

Judo World Masters
The Judo World Masters is an annual invite-only judo competition. After being open for only the top 16 ranked judoka in each weight class for its first eight installments, the tournament was expended to host the top 36 of each weight class in 2019. The world masters is the only world tour event with no limitation on the number of judoka competing from any single national association. Competitions Points As in any IJF World Tour tournament, athletes earn WRL points by competing in IJF World Masters events. points are awarded based on judoka placement in the competition. References {{International judo World Masters World Masters The World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held between 13 and 26 January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tenn ... Recurring sporting events established in 2010 ...
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Judo At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 Kg
The men's 81 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 9 August at the Carioca Arena 2. The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket). The medals were presented by Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Mr. Naser Al Tamimi, General Treasurer of the International Judo Federation The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over th ...
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Judo At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 12 August at the Carioca Arena 2 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 386 judoka competed in 14 events (seven each for both men and women). Qualification Similar to 2012 format, qualification was based on the world ranking list prepared by International Judo Federation as of May 30, 2016. A total of 252 athletes directly qualified through the ranking with only the top 22 men or top 14 women in each division, ensuring that each NOC was subjected to a limit of one judoka per division. Competition schedule There were two sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympic Judo program. The first session (Elimination & Quarterfinal) was conducted from 10:00 to 13:00 BRT, and the second session (repechage, semifinal, Bronze medal and Gold medal) was conducted from 15:30 to 18:10 BRT. Participating Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
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