Nils Stump

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Nils Stump (born 12 April 1997) is a Swiss judoka.[5] He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[6] 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.

Born (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 29)
Wattwil, Switzerland[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
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Nils Stump
Personal information
Born (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 29)
Wattwil, Switzerland[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportJudo
Weight class73 kg
Rank     2nd dan black belt[3]
ClubJudo Club Uster[4]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2020, 2024)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold medal – World (2023)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Bronze (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Doha73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Abu Dhabi73 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Lisbon73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2022 Abu Dhabi73 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Tel Aviv73 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Dushanbe73 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Astana73 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Abu Dhabi73 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tashkent73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tbilisi73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tel Aviv73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Lima73 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tel Aviv66 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Málaga66 kg
Profile at external databases
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Career

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.[7][8] He defeated Giovanni Esposito of Italy in his bronze medal match.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11][12]

Stump won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[6] He defeated Manuel Lombardo of Italy in his gold medal match.[6] He became the first Swiss judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championships.[6]

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.[13] He defeated Igor Wandtke of Germany in his bronze medal match.

Achievements

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YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2021European Championships3rd−73 kg
2023World Championships1st−73 kg
2024World Championships3rd−73 kg
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