International Judo Federation

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Jurisdiction International Founded 1951 President Marius Vizer		Abbreviation IJF Headquarters Lausanne, Switzerland

The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe plus Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents. There are over 40 million people around the globe who practice judo, according to the IJF.

Since 2009, IJF has organized yearly World Championships and the World Judo Tour consisting of five Grand Prix, four Grand Slams, a master tournament and a Continental open tournament.

Presidents of the IJF

Aldo Torti, Italy, 1951

Risei Kano, son of Professor Kanō Jigorō, Japan, 1952–1965

Charles Palmer Great Britain, 1965–1979

Shigeyoshi Matsumae, Japan, 1979–1987

Sarkis Kaloghlian, Argentina, 1987–1989

Lawrie Hargrave, New Zealand, 1989–1991

Luis Baguena Spain, 1991–1995

Yong Sung Park, South Korea, 1995–2007

Marius Vizer, Austria, 2007–

References

International Judo Federation Wikipedia

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