Following the cadet and pre-cadet events, the 2025 British Junior Championships brought together the very best of the next generation of British judo this weekend. Several judokas who stood on the podium in 2024 once again claimed national titles, while a number of new faces emerged across a range of weight categories.
Junior Men:
−55kg:
Gold: Ishmael Brown (Hardy Spicer 83) – Silver: Adrijus Staliunas (Camberley JC) – Bronze: Elliot Marie (Budokwai) and Sid Bartlett (Medway Park JC)
−60kg:
Gold: Joseph Buchanan (Sportif) – Silver: David Gheorghiu (Nippon Club London) – Bronze: Coen Gilbert (Sportif) and Laurence Hill (Dragons Academy)
−66kg:
Gold: Alfie Mitchell (RAF Judo) – Silver: Joshua Chrisp (Blyth Juno Michi) – Bronze: Jacob Shattock (Bacup JC) and Bobby Pusey (Micklefield JC)
−73kg:
Gold: Irakli Goginashvili (Palavani) – Silver: Finlay Strang (Danderhall JC) – Bronze: Eden Heffernan (Pro Judo) and Jack MacLeod (Garioch Judo)
−81kg:
Gold: Peter Davies (Ealing JC) – Silver: Oriol Rubio Ruiz (Bradley Stoke JC) – Bronze: Nikoloz Shengelia (Palavani) and Vasiliy Menshykov (Garioch Judo)
−90kg:
Gold: Gheorghe Tataru (Palavani) – Silver: Peter Crawford (Kin Ryu JC) – Bronze: Arad Ghafoori Rad (Pro Judo) and Scott Render (Hull JC)
−100kg:
Gold: Kevin Gordon (Hibari Kan JC) – Silver: Jaden Calder (JC Esprit) – Bronze: George Riley (Team Bath) and Quinn Armstrong (The Judo Academy)
Junior Women:
−44kg:
Gold: Tamilla Abdullaeva (Redbridge JC) – Silver: Katrina Davis (Sakura JC) – Bronze: Korinna Maganaris (SKK JC) and Fearne Currie (JC Esprit)
−48kg:
Gold: Eva Ewing (Edinburgh Judo) – Silver: Maisie Broadley (Wirral JC) – Bronze: Lexi Buchanan (Sportif) and Daisy Hodgkinson (Team Bath)
−52kg:
Gold: Lola Hodson (Dragons Academy) – Silver: Kate Chisholm (Judo Sensei London) – Bronze: Amelia Alder (Team Bath) and Harriet Jones (Pro Judo)
−57kg:
Gold: Rhea Pinder (Relentless JC) – Silver: Maisie Shattock (Bacup JC) – Bronze: Keira Semete (Tonbridge JC) and Evie Mitchell (The Parks JC)
−63kg:
Gold: Lucy Windle (SKK JC) – Silver: Zaffira Edwards (Edinburgh Judo) – Bronze: Brónach McGill (Sportif) and Aleksandra Dudko (Ealing JC)
−70kg:
Gold: Paige Keane (Dragons Academy) – Silver: Ruby O’Neill (Wirral JC) – Bronze: Karina Semete (Tonbridge JC) and Leah Starmore (Hardy Spicer 83)
−78kg:
Gold: Joanna Witkowska (FIJ) – Silver: Elle-Sky Sturman (The Judo Company) – Bronze: Alexandra Mia Simpson (Blyth Juno Michi) and Kirsty Wilson (Edinburgh Judo)
+78kg:
Gold: Cordelia Quinlan (Moonrakers JC) – Silver: Deborah Oneal (Ealing JC)
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