Judo Grand Slam in Brazil

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

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

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

Grand Slam 2012
The fourth Grand Slam tournament in Brazil took place in Rio de Janeiro on June 9th and 10th, 2012. 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.

Grand Slam 2019
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. Four Brazilian judokas won: Allan Kuwabara, Daniel Cargnin, Ketleyn Quadros and Beatriz Souza.