Nils Stump (born 12 April 1997) is a Swiss judoka.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[5] He is a bronze medalist at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Nils Stump
Personal information
Born (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)
OccupationJudoka
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
Rank     2nd dan black belt[1]
ClubJudo Club Uster[3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2020, 2024)
World Champ.Gold (2023)
European Champ.Bronze (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Doha ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Dushanbe ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍73 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Málaga ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF19854
JudoInside.com86217
Updated on 29 July 2024

Career

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In 2021, Stump won one of the bronze medals in the men's 73 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[6][7] He defeated Giovanni Esposito of Italy in his bronze medal match.[8]

Stump also competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In July 2021, he competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match.[9]

In October 2022, Stump won the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam and he became the first Swiss judoka to win a Grand Slam tournament in the IJF World Tour.[10][11]

Stump won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[5] He defeated Manuel Lombardo of Italy in his gold medal match.[5] He became the first Swiss judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championships.[5]

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[12] He defeated Igor Wandtke of Germany in his bronze medal match.

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2021 European Championships 3rd −73 kg
2023 World Championships 1st −73 kg
2024 World Championships 3rd −73 kg

References

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  1. ^ "SJV | Danregister Judo" (in German). Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Nils STUMP - Judoka - JudoTV". judotv.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Laudatio Nils Stump (Sportpreis der Stadt Uster)" (PDF). Stadt Uster. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "JudoInside - Nils Stump Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Berkeley, Geoff (9 May 2023). "Stump makes Swiss history with gold at World Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ^ Houston, Michael (17 April 2021). "Olympic champion Trstenjak among winners on day two of European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Judo: le bronze pour Nils Stump aux Européens de Lisbonne". RTS (in French). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 European Judo Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Judo Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Judo: succès historique de Nils Stump". rts.ch. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ^ Lasuen, Pedro. "-73kg: The Swiss Watch". ijf.org. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (21 May 2024). "2024 Judo World Championships Day 2: Heydarov's long-awaited victory". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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