Judo Federation of Ukraine

The Judo Federation of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Федерація дзюдо України, ФДУ) is the national governing body for the sport of judo in Ukraine. It was founded in 1991 as an all-Ukrainian public organization with the stated purpose of developing, popularizing and promoting judo throughout the country. The federation oversees the national teams, organizes domestic competitions, and represents Ukrainian judo internationally. In 1993 the federation was officially recognized as a member of the European Judo Union as an independent organization. From that point its active international engagement began, starting with the European Championships in Athens and then the World Championships in Hamilton, Canada, in the same year. Over the following decades Ukrainian judoka achieved success at world and European championships. The first major milestone was Ruslan Mashurenko's bronze Olympic medal in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. Many outstanding athletes have represented Ukrainian judo, including Roman Gontyuk (silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics and bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics), Tatyana Belyaeva (bronze at the World Championships), Valentin Grekov (three-time European champion), Marina Pryshchepa (silver at the World Championships and multiple European medals), Gennadiy Beloded (two-time European champion and bronze at the World Championships), Marina Prokofieva (European champion), Evgeny Sotnikov (bronze at the World Championships), Anastasia Matrosova (four-time bronze at European Championships), Musa Nastuev (silver at the World Championships and bronze at the European Championships), Vitaliy Bubon (silver at the World Championships), Ilya Chimchiuri (two-time bronze at European Championships), Ruslan Mirzaliyev (silver at the European Championships) and Renat Mirzaliyev (European champion), Yakov Khammo (two-time bronze at World Championships), and Bogdan Yadov (European champion). Georgiy Zantaraia became the first Ukrainian world judo champion in 2009, and he also won the continental title three times. In 2011 the Ukrainian men's team won historic gold at the European Team Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, becoming European champions for the first time in history. In the final, the Ukrainian team defeated France, a 17-time European champion. The gold medalists were Georgiy Zantaraia, Sergey Drebot, Sergey Pliev, Vladimir Soroka, Artem Vasilenko, Viktor Savinov, Valentin Grekov, Roman Gontyuk, Artem Bloshenko and Stanislav Bondarenko. The youngest world judo champion in history is Ukrainian Daria Bilodid. At the 2018 World Championships in Baku, the 17-year-old Ukrainian won gold, defeating Japan's Funa Tonaki in the final. A year later at the World Championships in Tokyo, she repeated her success, winning gold in the under-48 kg category. Daria is also a two-time European champion (Warsaw 2017, Minsk 2019) and silver medalist at the European Championships (Lisbon 2021). At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in summer 2021, Daria won bronze. This was the first Olympic medal in the history of Ukrainian women's judo. In 2005 Kyiv hosted the European U-23 Championships. In 2011 the Ukrainian capital hosted the World Judo Championships for cadets U17. The federation is governed by a Conference, with a Presidium acting as the governing body between conferences and an executive committee as the working body. The President of the Judo Federation of Ukraine is Mykhailo Koshlyak. The Presidium includes First Vice-President Vasyl Voloshyn, Vice-Presidents Serhiy Kolesnichenko, Oleksandr Nahibin and Mykhailo Rudenko, Executive Secretary Natalia Redkina, Chief Coach of the Ukrainian national team Vitaliy Dubrova, and Executive Director Inna Skorokhodova. Past presidents include Volodymyr Barabash (1991–1995), Vadym Pavlenko (1995–1998), Leonid Derkach (1998–2006), Volodymyr Sivkovych (2006–2013), Nurulislam Arkallayev (2013–2017), Roman Nasirov (2017–2020), and Mykhailo Koshlyak since 2020.

The Judo Federation of Ukraine (ФДУ) was founded in 1991 as an all-Ukrainian public organization aimed at developing, popularizing and promoting judo. In 1993 it was officially recognized as a member of the European Judo Union as an independent organization. From that time its active international activity began, starting with the European Championships in Athens and then the World Championships in Hamilton, Canada, in the same year. In the following years Ukrainian athletes became prize-winners at world and European championships. The first significant achievement of Ukrainian judo was Ruslan Mashurenko's bronze Olympic medal in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. Over the years of Ukraine's independence, the national judo school was glorified by outstanding masters such as Roman Gontyuk (silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics and bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics), Tatyana Belyaeva (bronze at the World Championships), Valentin Grekov (three-time European champion), Marina Pryshchepa (silver at the World Championships and multiple European medals), Gennadiy Beloded (two-time European champion and bronze at the World Championships), Marina Prokofieva (European champion), Evgeny Sotnikov (bronze at the World Championships), Anastasia Matrosova (four-time bronze at European Championships), Musa Nastuev (silver at the World Championships and bronze at the European Championships), Vitaliy Bubon (silver at the World Championships), Ilya Chimchiuri (two-time bronze at European Championships), Ruslan Mirzaliyev (silver at the European Championships) and Renat Mirzaliyev (European champion), Yakov Khammo (two-time bronze at World Championships), and Bogdan Yadov (European champion). Georgiy Zantaraia became the first Ukrainian world judo champion in 2009, and he also won the continental title three times. In 2011 the Ukrainian men's team won historic gold at the European Team Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, becoming European champions for the first time in history. In the final, the Ukrainian team defeated France, a 17-time European champion. The gold medalists were Georgiy Zantaraia, Sergey Drebot, Sergey Pliev, Vladimir Soroka, Artem Vasilenko, Viktor Savinov, Valentin Grekov, Roman Gontyuk, Artem Bloshenko and Stanislav Bondarenko. The youngest world judo champion in history is Ukrainian Daria Bilodid. At the 2018 World Championships in Baku, the 17-year-old Ukrainian won gold, defeating Japan's Funa Tonaki in the final. A year later at the World Championships in Tokyo, she repeated her success, winning gold in the under-48 kg category. Daria is also a two-time European champion (Warsaw 2017, Minsk 2019) and silver medalist at the European Championships (Lisbon 2021). At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in summer 2021, Daria won bronze. This was the first Olympic medal in the history of Ukrainian women's judo. In 2005 Kyiv hosted the European U-23 Championships. In 2011 the Ukrainian capital hosted the World Judo Championships for cadets U17. The federation's leadership has changed over the years. Presidents have included Volodymyr Barabash (1991–1995), Vadym Pavlenko (1995–1998), Leonid Derkach (1998–2006), Volodymyr Sivkovych (2006–2013), Nurulislam Arkallayev (2013–2017), Roman Nasirov (2017–2020), and Mykhailo Koshlyak since 2020. The governing body is the Conference; between conferences, the Presidium manages current activities and is accountable to the Conference. The executive committee is the working body.

• 2021

  Daria Bilodid wins bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — the first Olympic medal in the history of Ukrainian women's judo.

• 2019

  Daria Bilodid repeats her success at the World Championships in Tokyo, winning gold in the under-48 kg category.

• 2018

  Daria Bilodid, aged 17, wins gold at the World Championships in Baku, becoming the youngest world judo champion in history.

• 2011

  Ukrainian men's team wins historic gold at the European Team Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, becoming European champions for the first time; Kyiv hosts the World Judo Championships for cadets U17.

• 2009

  Georgiy Zantaraia becomes the first Ukrainian world judo champion.

• 2005

  Kyiv hosts the European U-23 Championships.

• 2000

  Ruslan Mashurenko wins bronze Olympic medal in Sydney, Australia — first significant achievement of Ukrainian judo.

• 1993

  Officially recognized as a member of the European Judo Union as an independent organization; active international activity begins with European Championships in Athens and World Championships in Hamilton, Canada.

• 1991

  Judo Federation of Ukraine founded as an all-Ukrainian public organization.

National governing body for judo in Ukraine; develops, popularizes and promotes judo, organizes competitions and represents Ukraine internationally.

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