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52 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Christian Klein, GER	Chen, TRE
1993	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Christian Klein, GER	Kolsovskiy, SLO
1994	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Yilijoki, FIN	Andrey Podalniy, RUS
1995	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Andrey Podalniy, RUS	Sergiy Vatyuk, UKR
1996	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Andrey Podalniy, RUS	Hung Pham, USA
1997	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Syoichi Katase, JPN	Christian Klein, GER
1998	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Kazuya Yanagida, JPN	Christian Klein, GER
1999	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Andris Rüdulis, LAT	Kazuya Yanagida, JPN
2000	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Andris Rüdulis, LAT	Sergiy Vatyuk, UKR
2001	Christian Klein, gr	Wu Fengpin, TRE	[Only 2 entrants]
2002	Andris Rüdulis, LAT	Christian Klein, GER	Hung Pham, USA
2003	Andrzej Stanaszek, POL	Andris Rüdulis, LAT	Dariusz Wszola, POL
2004	Naoya Ikeda, JPN	Krzysztof Wrona, POL	Hung Pham, USA
2005	Naoya Ikeda, JPN	Andris Rüdulis, LAT	Krzysztof Wrona, POL
2006	Krzysztof Wrona, POL	Dariusz Wszola, POL	Sergiy Vatyuk, UKR

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56 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Kuo, TRE	[Only one entrant]	--
1993	Schick, GER	Shoichi Katase, JPN	Robert Allen, USA
1994	Schick, GER	Konstantin Pavlov, RUS	Sidorov, RUS
1995	Shoichi Katase, JPN	Konstantin Pavlov, RUS	Robert Allen, USA
1996	Konstantin Pavlov, RUS	Shoichi Katase, JPN	Matthias Frühlich, GER
1997	Hiroyuki Isagawa, JPN	Fanil Mikhamatyanov, RUS	Peter Marcak, SVK
1998	Makoto Otsubo, JPN	Konstantin Pavlov, RUS	Slowomir Sledz, POL
1999	Makoto Otsubo, JPN	Jonas Celin, SWE	Sandor Jancsar, HUN
2000	Krzysztof Owsiany, POL	Hsieh Tsungting, TRE	Sandor Jancsar, HUN
2001	Yuji Miyazaki, JPN	Sandor Jancsar, HUN	Steve Petrencek, USA
2002	Yuji Miyazaki, JPN	Fanil Mukhamatyanov, RUS	Peter Wong, USA
2003	Fanil Mukhamatyanov, RUS	Hisayuki Nakayama, JPN	Krzysztof Owsiany, POL
2004	Hiroyuki Isagawa, JPN	Tagy Barnian, NED	Krszysztof Owsiany, POL
2005	Hiroyuki Isagawa, JPN	Dariusz Wszola, POL	Mikkel Sørensen, DEN
2006	Hiroyuki Isagawa, JPN	Tomoyuki Kondo, JPN	Stefan Koslovsky, SVK
2007	Anton Kraft, DEN	Naoya Ikeda, JPN	Dariusz Wszola, POL

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60 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Shirakawa, JPN	Murillo, USA	Polke, USA
1993	Shirakawa, JPN	James Lawrence, USA	Valeriy Bogdanov, RUS
1994	Magnus Carlsson, SWE	Valeriy Bogdanov, RUS	Siedlicki, POL
1995	Valeriy Bogdanov, RUS	Schick, GER	Lee Yungchang, TRE
1996	Magnus Carlsson, SWE	Valeriy Bogdanov, RUS	Alphonse Cucuzella, FRA
1997	Alphonse Cucuzella, FRA	Robert Allen, USA	Aleksandr Radsevich, LAT
1998	Magnus Carlsson, SWE	Fanil Mukhamatyanov, RUS	Krzysztof Owsiany, POL
1999	Fanil Mukhamatyanov, RUS	Hiroyki Isagawa, JPN	Aleksandr Radsevich, LAT
2000	Tagy Parnian, NED	Toshihiro Kawakami, JPN	Jonas Celin, SWE
2001	Hiroyuki Isagawa, JPN	Tagy Parnian, NED	Wu Taichang, TRE
2002	Tagy Parnian, NED	Hiroyuki Isagawa, JPN	Hisayuki Nakayama, JPN
2003	Ayrat Zakiyev, RUS	Tagy Parnian, NED	Joe Smith, USA
2004	Ayrat Zakiyev, RUS	Stefan Kolsovsky, SVK	Steve Petrencak, USA
2005	Ayrat Zakiyev, RUS	Tomasz Chrzanowski, POL	Steve Petrencak, USA
2006	Ayrat Zakiyev, RUS	Sergey Martynov, RUS	Oleg Butenko, KAZ
2007	Hisayuki Nakayama, JPN	Tsung-Ting Hsieh, TPE	Samuli Kaikkonen, FIN

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67.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Warr, USA	Järvinen, FIN	Hikolaizig, GER
1993	Kurt Rooch, GER	Merabischwili, GER	Aleksandrovch, RUS
1994	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Järvinen, FIN	Kurt Rooch, GER
1995	Kurt Rooch, GER	Hideyuki Yano, JPN	Bruson, USA
1996	Kurt Rooch, GER	Eric LeRiboter, FRA	Mike Hara, USA
1997	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Kurt Rooch, GER	Igor Uchakov, RUS
1998	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Valeriy Bogdanov, RUS	Aleksey Sidorov, RUS
1999	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Kimihisa Itoh, JPN	Antero Korva, FIN
2000	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Kimihisa Itoh, JPN	Aleksey Ossokin, RUS
2001	Pawel Pracownik, POL	Alphonse Cucuzella, FRA	Lence Slaughter, USA
2002	Alphonse Cucuzella, FRA	Pawel Pracownik, POL	Markus Stappenbeck, GER
2003	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Pawel Pracownik, POL	Niklas Jönsson, SWE
2004	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Niklas Jönsson, SWE	Pawel Pracownik, POL
2005	Aleksandr Gromov, RUS	Ravil Kazakov, RUS	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ
2006	Aleksey Sivokon, KAZ	Keisuke Takahashi, JPN	Koji Higashizaka, JPN
2007	Keisuke Takahashi, JPN	Antti Savolainen, FIN	Tuomas Nikkila, FIN

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75 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	McCormick, USA	Eriksson, FIN	Leskenman, FIN
1993	Riehm, GER	Eriksson, FIN	Leskenman, FIN
1994	Warr, USA	Susumu Otani, JPN	Gayek, GER
1995	Susumu Otani, JPN	Vladimir Chadkov, RUS	Mikhail Smirnov, RUS
1996	Derek Ito, USA	Vladimir Chadkov, RUS	Sakari Selkäinaho, FIN
1997	Takashi Sakuda, JPN	Tomi Heinonen, FIN	Andreas Zeilinger, AUT
1998	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS	Jan Wegiera, POL	Larry Miller, USA
1999	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS	Larry Miller, USA	Jan Wegiera, POL
2000	Michael Hara, USA	Vladimir Chadkov, RUS	Jan Wegiera, POL
2001	Michael Hara, USA	Keisuke Takahashi, JPN	Larry Miller, USA
2002	Daiki Kodama, JPN	Keisuke Takahashi, JPN	István Juhász, HUN
2003	Daiki Kodama, JPN	István Juhász, HUN	Lukasz Gasiennica-Samek, POL
2004	Daiki Kodama, JPN	Sergey Knyazev, RUS	Roman Zuzuk, UKR
2005	Daiki Kodama, JPN	Sergey Knyazev, RUS	Antti Liimatainen, FIN
2006	Daiki Kodama, JPN	Markus Schick, GER	Sergey Knyazev, RUS
2007	Michael Hara, USA	Markus Schick, GER	Toru Miyake, JPN

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82.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Tahtinen, FIN	Hirner, GER	Sabathy, AUT
1993	Hirner, GER	Rantakallio, FIN	Robert DeCourt, USA
1994	Eriksson, FIN	Hirner, GER	Imesch, SUI
1995	Decourt, USA	Mikhail Solomin, UKR	Takei, JPN
1996	Lutz Gayek, GER	Mikhail Solomin, UKR	Leonard McCormick, USA
1997	Leonard McCormick, USA	Kari Laitila, FIN	Yang Chengming, TRE
1998	Susumu Otani, JPN	Leonard McCormick, USA	Sergey Mor, RUS
1999	Susumu Otani, JPN	László Kupcsik, HUN	Tomi Heinonen, FIN
2000	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS	Leonard McCormick, USA	Dennis Cieri, USA
2001	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS	Leonard McCormick, USA	Yuji Watanabe, JPN
2002	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS	Yuji Watanabe, JPN	Jan Wegiera, POL
2003	Jan Wegiera, POL	Radim Srámek, CZE	Tibor Kustán, HUN
2004	Jan Wegiera, POL	Yuji Watanabe, JPN	Volodymyr Narolskiy, UKR
2005	Jan Wegiera, POL	Yuji Watanabe, JPN	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS
2006	Jan Wegiera, POL	Yuji Watanabe, JPN	Aleksey Osokin, RUS
2007	Yuji Watanabe, JPN	Daniel Thurman, USA	Jan Wegiera, POL

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90 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Pfaumer, GER	Kollmann, GER	Bezerra, NOR
1993	Kollmann, GER	Aleksandr Lekomchev, RUS	Veiko Friedrich, GER
1994	Uchach, UKR	Aleksandr Lekomchev, RUS	Kollmann, GER
1995	Lee Rorie, USA	Veiko Friedrich, GER	Kollmann, GER
1996	Aleksandr Lekomchev, RUS	Lee Rorie, USA	Jan Linden, FIN
1997	Jan Linden, FIN	Veiko Friedrich, GER	Uwe Haase, GER
1998	Szabolcs Onozo, HUN	Aleksandr Lekomchev, RUS	Jan Linden, FIN
1999	Szabolcs Onozo, HUN	Lutz Gayek, GER	Robert DeCourt, USA
2000	László Kupcsik, HUN	Aleksandr Lekomchev, RUS	Yoichi Kishimoto, JPN
2001	Yoichi Kishimoto, JPN	Yang Chengming, TRE	Genadis Zubriks, LAT
2002	Joe McAuliffe, USA	László Kupcsik, HUN	Ivan Freydun, UKR
2003	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS	Yoichi Kishimoto, JPN	Kiril Michailov, BUL
2004	Aleksey Vorobiyev, RUS	Joe McAuliffe, USA	Jan Bast, GER
2005	Andrey Belyayev, RUS	Fredrick Jader, SWE	Jan Bast, GER
2006	Jan Bast, GER	Dennis Cieri, USA	Peter Piszak, HUN
2007	Dennis Cieri, USA	Fredrick Jader, SWE	Yoichi Kishimoto, JPN

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100 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Hinz, GER	Ellenberger, AUT	Vitala, FIN
1993	Pfaumer, GER	Ellenberger, AUT	Nashiro, JPN
1994	Pfaumer, GER	Günter Königer, AUT	Raatiniemi, SWE
1995	Günter Königer, AUT	Wayland, USA	Maksimov, RUS
1996	Gábor Kovács, HUN	Günter Königer, AUT	Kenneth Mattsson, SWE
1997	Tamas Pfeifenroth, HUN	Minoru Nakayama, JPN	Jerzy Furmanek, POL
1998	Gábor Kovács, HUN	Tamas Pfeifenroth, HUN	Kenneth Mattsson, SWE
1999	László Meszaros, HUN	Vitaliy Ponomarenko, UKR	Jerzy Furmanek, POL
2000	Szabolcs Onozo, HUN	Vitaliy Ponomarenko, UKR	Ralph Young, USA
2001	Ralph Young, USA	Klaus Semskij, GER	Jerzy Fumanek, POL
2002	Yevgeniy Matasov, RUS	Vitaliy Ponomarenko, UKR	Sergiy Makrushyn, UKR
2003	Vitaliy Ponomarenko, UKR	László Kupcsik, HUN	Dennis Cieri, USA
2004	László Kupcsik, HUN	Jarmo Sohlman, FIN	Ralph Young, USA
2005	Vladimir Volkov, RUS	Tomasz Lenarciak, POL	Hans Dahlström, SWE
2006	Ivan Freydun, UKR	Michal Wilk, POL	Shinichi Hara, JPN
2007	Karol Koltonski, POL	Uwe Haase, GER	Timothy Anderson, USA

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110 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Ilmanen, FIN	Ahti Kokkonen, FIN	Neumüller, AUT
1993	Beyachvili, GEO	Hängasmää, FIN	Ahti Kokkonen, FIN
1994	Grinkervich, BLR	Dytkiewicz, POL	Bernhard, AUT
1995	Piet Faber, NED	Ahti Kokkonen, FIN	Yuriy Khuachev, RUS
1996	Yuriy Khuachev, RUS	Derek Pomana, NZL	Vincent Urbaniak, FRA
1997	Yuriy Khuachev, RUS	Derek Pomana, NZL	Vincent Urbaniak, FRA
1998	Yuriy Khuachev, RUS	Frencel Kastaneer, NED	László Meszaros, HUN
1999	Yuriy Khuachev, RUS	Wieslaw Kruk, POL	Kenneth Mattsson, SWE
2000	Wieslaw Kruk, POL	Yuriy Khuachev, RUS	Kenneth Mattsson, SWE
2001	Wieslaw Kruk, POL	Masashi Saitoh, JPN	Kenneth Mattsson, SWE
2002	László Meszaros, HUN	Pat Wilson, USA	Dave Doan, USA
2003	Sergiy Makrushyn, UKR	Dave Doan, USA	István Hegedüs, HUN
2004	Kevin Mayer, USA	Shinichi Kosone, JPN	Oleg Kushnarev, RUS
2005	Janne Kuuseva, FIN	Oleg Kushnarev, RUS	Oliweir Bryniarski, POL
2006	Yevgeniy Matasov, RUS	David Doan, USA	Per Nilsson, SWE
2007	Oliweir Bryniarski, POL	David Doan, USA	Sami Pullinen, FIN

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125 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Reinhold Kases, AUT	Böttcher, GER	Iwasaki, JPN
1993	Yuriy Chelobichikov, RUS	Nebel, AUT	Böttcher, GER
1994	Sjöman, FIN	Yuriy Chelobichikov, RUS	Reinhold Kases, AUT
1995	Saliger, AUT	Schwanke, GER	Yuriy Chelobichikov, RUS
1996	Reinhold Kases, AUT	Yuriy Chelobichikov, RUS	Ahti Kokkonen, FIN
1997	Reinhold Kases, AUT	Szabolcs Balasz, HUN	John Raynor, USA
1998	Horace Lane, USA	Misi Inoke, JPN	Piet Faber, NED
1999	Szabolcs Balasz, HUN	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Andrey Cherbakov, RUS
2000	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Edvard Isakov, RUS	Misi Inoke, JPN
2001	Edvard Isakov, RUS	Wislaw Klawski, POL	Collin Rhodes, USA
2002	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Ulf Wiklund, SWE	Kenneth Sandvik, FIN
2003	László Meszaros, HUN	Horace Lane, USA	Dariusz Mirowski, POL
2004	László Meszaros, HUN	Scott Lade, USA	Ove Lehto, FIN
2005	Vladimir Maksimov, RUS	Marcus Hirvonen, SWE	Marcin Lenarciak, POL
2006	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Vladimir Maksimov, RUS	Dariusz Mirowski, POL
2007	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Marcus Hirvonen, SWE	Roy Holte, NOR

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Over 125 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1992	Hunterberger, AUT	Anker, DEN	Bruluois, FRA
1993	Saliger, AUT	Bazemore, USA	Sota, CZE
1994	James Henderson, USA	Yngve Gustafsson, SWE	Böttcher, GER
1995	James Henderson, USA	Reinhold Kases, AUT	Böttcher, GER
1996	James Henderson, USA	Yngve Gustafsson, SWE	Yevgeniy Timofeyev, RUS
1997	James Henderson, USA	Ed Brost, CAN	Boris Wyssen, SUI
1998	James Henderson, USA	Rif Gadiyev, RUS	Niels Starkjer, DEN
1999	Kosicz Czongor, HUN	Beau Moore, USA	Ulf Wiklund, SWE
2000	Reinhold Kases, AUT	Ulf Wiklund, SWE	Yevgeniy Timofeyev, RUS
2001	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Ulf Wiklund, SWE	Mike Hodge, USA
2002	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Ulf Wiklund, SWE	Kenneth Sandvik, FIN
2003	Kenneth Sandvik, FIN	Daisuke Midote, JPN	Ulf Wiklund, SWE
2004	Kenneth Sandvik, FIN	Dariusz Mirowski, POL	Daisuke Midote, JPN
2005	Kenneth Sandvik, FIN	Frederik Svensson, SWE	Ove Lehto, FIN
2006	Viktor Shabanov, RUS	Kenneth Sandvik, FIN	Frederik Svensson, SWE
2007	Kenneth Sandvik, FIN	Frederik Svensson, SWE	Johnny Wahlqvist, SWE

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Women

44 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Ingrid Grill, GER	Ann Dalling, CAN	[Only 2 entrants]
1997	Chang Lienju, TRE	Junko Kitamura, JPN	Marion Friedrich, GER
1998	Svetlana Tesleva, RUS	Junko Kitamura, JPN	Raija Koskinen, FIN
1999	Svetlana Tesleva, RUS	Eva Svjanteková, SVK	Natalie Janot, FRA
2000	Eva Svjanteková, SVK	Marion Friedrich, ge	Elzbieta Klesczynska, POL
2001	Eva Svjanteková, SVK	Marion Friedrich, ge	Akiko Iwasaki, JPN
2002	Eva Svjanteková, SVK	Marion Friedrich, ge	Justyna Kozdryk, POL
2003	Svetlana Tesleva, RUS	Justyna Kozdryk, POL	Eva Svjanteková, SVK
2004	Justyna Kozdryk, POL	Olga Golubeva, RUS	Eva Svanteková, SVK
2005	Justyna Kozdryk, POL	Yasuko Nishimura, JPN	Margit Wanko, AUT
2006	Justyna Kozdryk, POL	Yasuko Nishimura, JPN	Margit Wanko, AUT
2007

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48 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Tsuko Watanabe, JPN	Tuula Saari, FIN	Chang Laihsiu, TRE
1997	Hanna Svahn, DEN	[Only one entrant]	--
1998	Irina Krylova, RUS	Marie-Christine Puentes, FRA	Hanna Svahn, DEN
1999	Hanna Svahn, DEN	Doris Illeditsch-Wanner, GER	Gabi Hirner, GER
2000	Yukako Fukushima, JPN	Hanna Svahn, DEN	Gabi Hirner, GER
2001	Yukako Fukushima, JPN	Chihiro Iwaki, JPN	Hanna Svahn, DEN
2002	Yukako Fukushima, JPN	Hanna Svahn, DEN	Virva-Tuula Arpala, FIN
2003	Yukako Fukushima, JPN	Olesiya Lafina, RUS	Hanna Svahn, DEN
2004	Yukako Fukushima, JPN	Marcela Balogová, CZE	Mervi Sirkia, FIN
2005	Eva Svjanteková, SVK	Marcela Balogová, CZE	Lee Ann Dalling, CAN
2006	Yukako Fukushima, JPN	Eva Svjanteková, SVK	Erika Salamon, HUN
2007	Yukako Fukushima, JPN	Justyna Kozdryk, POL	Eva Svjanteková, SVK

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52 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Irina Krylova, RUS	Lin Limin, TRE	Gabi Hirner, GER
1997	Lin Limin, TRE	Marion Braun, AUT	[Only 2 entrants]
1998	Sylvie Mingot, FRA	Tamara Podpalnaya, RUS	Marion Braun, AUT
1999	Tamara Podpalnaya, RUS	Irina Krylova, RUS	Kimi Kobayashi, JPN
2000	Irina Krylova, RUS	Svetlana Nikolayenko, RUS	Chen Kuanting, TRE
2001	Syoko Sakurai, JPN	Chen Kuanting, TRE	Mervi Sirki, FIN
2002	Irina Krylova, RUS	Sylvie Mingot, FRA	Marion Braun, AUT
2003	Anna Olsson, SWE	Irina Krylova, RUS	Oksana Dmytruk, UKR
2004	Irina Krylova, RUS	Anna Olsson, SWE	Kaori Nagaya-Shirakawa, JPN
2005	Anna Olsson, SWE	Kaori Nagaya-Shirakawa, JPN	Mervi Sirkia, FIN
2006	Kaori Nagaya-Shirakawa, JPN	Olena Dmytruk, UKR	Alesya Shynkevich, BLR
2007	Hanna-Elisabet Rantala, FIN	Jill Darling, USA	Alesya Shynkevich, BLR

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56 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Lyubov Belova, BLR	Chen Yaling, TRE	Sylvie Mingot, FRA
1997	Chen Yaling, TRE	Ute Vilwock, GER	Allison Seabright, GBR
1998	Tamara Althaus, GER	Lin Limin, TRE	Angela Geut, BLR
1999	Tamara Althaus, GER	Lyubov Belova, BLR	Maki Wada, JPN
2000	Tamara Althaus, GER	Maki Wada, JPN	Lyubov Belova, BLR
2001	Lin Limin, TRE	Riita Liimatainen, FIN	Ute Vilwock, GER
2002	Tamara Althaus, GER	Marie-Christine Pracella, FRA	Carole Wagner, LUX
2003	Tamara Althaus, GER	Jill Darling, USA	Marie-Christine Pracella, FRA
2004	Tamara Althaus, GER	Jill Darling, USA	Hanna-Elisabet Rantala, FIN
2005	Jill Darling, USA	Anna-Maria Noglegaard, SWE	Hanna-Elisabet Rantala, FIN
2006	Anna Olsson, SWE	Natalya Nebayeva, RUS	Larisa Kotkova, RUS
2007	Anna Olsson, SWE	M. Christine Pracella, FRA	Chiho Aoki, JPN

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60 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Helena Heiniluoma, FIN	Clara Kasbarian, FRA	Amy Hughes, USA
1997	Marion Hammang, LUX	Bettina Altizer, USA	Claudine Neumann, GER
1998	Lyubov Belova, BLR	Isabela Cieslak, POL	Eva Nikander, FIN
1999	Yuliya Zhylskaya, BLR	Simone Hahn, GER	Jennifer Thompson, USA
2000	Yelena Fomina, RUS	Jennifer Thompson, USA	Simone Hahn, GER
2001	Jennifer Thompson, USA	Maki Wada, JPN	Jill Darling, USA
2002	Maki Wada, JPN	Jennifer Thompson, USA	Yuliya Zhylskaya, BLR
2003	Jennifer Thompson, USA	Jennifer Robertson, USA	Rita Nagy, HUN
2004	Jennifer Robertson, USA	Jennifer Thompson, USA	Natalya Igosheva, RUS
2005	Natalya Igosheva, RUS	Eeva Rantanen, FIN	Anne Heikkila, FIN
2006	Valentina Nelyubova, RUS	Jennifer Thompson, USA	Nigar Mekhtieva, UKR
2007	Tamara Althaus, GER	Anna-Maria Noglegaard, SWE	Ina Butar, BLR

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67.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Gabi Holzmann, GER	Tatyana Puzanova, RUS	Tatyana Danilevich, RUS
1997	Tatyana Puzanova, RUS	Huang Shuchu, TRE	Misa Okada, JPN
1998	Gabi Holzmann, GER	Clara Kasbarian, FRA	Tatyana Danilevich, RUS
1999	Clara Kasbarian, FRA	Tatyana Danilevich, RUS	Isabela Cieslak, POL
2000	Tatyana Danilevich, RUS	Yelena Kulechova, RUS	Isabela Cieslak, POL
2001	Clara Kasbarian, FRA	Yelena Kulechova, RUS	Chang Chingfang, TRE
2002	Clara Kasbarian, FRA	Chou Huichen, TRE	Chiyomi Sawa, JPN
2003	Yuliya Zhylskaya, BLR	Tatyana Danilevich, RUS	Christy Newman, USA
2004	Priscilla Ribic, USA	Svetlana Korobeynikova, RUS	Mariya Volkova, RUS
2005	Yelena Fomina, RUS	Gundula-Fiona von Bachhaus, GER	Yoshiko Komi, JPN
2006	Anzhela Geut, UKR	Yelena Fomina, RUS	Tetyana Skrypka, UKR
2007	Gundula-Fiona von Bachhaus, GER	Jennifer Thompson, USA	Yoshiko Komi, JPN

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75 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Bozena Lek, POL	Marina Kapova, RUS	Hsieh Chiuhua, TRE
1997	Elisabeth Singer, GER	Alla Aleynikova, UKR	Chi Chiachi, TRE
1998	Marina Zhguleva, RUS	Leila Duhem, FRA	Andrea Jirasková, CZE
1999	Claudia Wernig, AUT	Hsieh Chiuhua, TRE	Eija Ketonen, FIN
2000	Svetlana Miklasevich, RUS	Andrea Kubinová, CZE	Tamara Bahriy, UKR
2001	Claudia Narovnigg, AUT	Kimiko Oba, JPN	Brooke Wessler, USA
2002	Hung Minchu, TRE	Petra Sehliková, CZE	Kimiko Oba, JPN
2003	Anna Terentyeva, RUS	Yelena Sheverdina, RUS	Brooke Freiman, USA
2004	Christina Newman, USA	Monika Biernacka, POL	Mariann Ovari, HUN
2005	Svetlana Sharifulina, RUS	Christina Newman, USA	Kimiko Oba, JPN
2006	Svetlana Sharifulina, RUS	Christina Newman, USA	Ulyana Pigunyk, UKR
2007	Christina Newman, USA	Kimiko Oba, JPN	Bente Arntsen, NOR

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82.5 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Natalya Payusova, RUS	Lin Chiachi, TRE	Helena Koponen, FIN
1997	Hsieh Chiahua, TRE	Svetlana Paltseva, RUS	Lin Chiachi, TRE
1998	Timea Závodszky, HUN	Natalya Payusova, RUS	Hsieh Chiahua, TRE
1999	Timea Závodszky, HUN	Svetlana Paltseva, RUS	Tamara Bagriy, UKR
2000	Anna Terenteva, RUS	Claudia Wernig, AUT	Hung Minchu, TRE
2001	Andrea Kubinová, CZE	Yelena Yurik, RUS	Ielja Strik, NED
2002	Timea Závodszky, HUN	Yelena Yurik, RUS	Ielja Strik, NED
2003	Tatyana Kudryavtseva, KAZ	Yelena Yurik, RUS	Ielja Strik, NED
2004	Tatyana Kudryavtseva, KAZ	Timea Závodszky, HUN	Nikoletta Nanasi, HUN
2005	Tatyana Kudryavtseva, KAZ	Hana Takacová, CZE	Devan Doan, USA
2006	Hana Takacová, CZE	Devan Doan, USA	Dorota Szczepanik, POL
2007	Hana Takacová, CZE	Min-Chu Hung, TPE	Devan Doan, USA

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90 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Tarja Rantanen, FIN	Ku Shihhsieh, tak	Tsai Chiahui, TRE
1997	Tarja Rantanen, FIN	Ku Shihhsieh, tak	Tsai Chiahui, TRE
1998	Irina Lugovaya, RUS	Rita Kistenmacher, GER	Doris Schumacher, GER
1999	Ganna Ganenko, UKR	Rita Kistenmacher, GER	Tsai Chiahui, TRE
2000	Rita Kistenmacher, GER	Anna Sliwinska, POL	Brenda van der Meulen, NED
2001	Irina Naskripnyak, RUS	Svetlana Paltseva, RUS	Lee Peijung, TRE
2002	Irina Naskripnyak, RUS	Svetlana Paltseva, RUS	Leila Duhem, FRA
2003	Timea Závodzky, HUN	Natlya Rumyntseva, RUS	Irina Naskripnyak, RUS
2004	Ielja Strik, NED	Rosemarie Beer, AUT	Kim Newman, USA
2005	Ielja Strik, NED	Svetlana Paltseva, RUS	Anna Sliwinska, POL
2006	Ielja Strik, NED	Svetlana Paltseva, RUS	Anna Sliwinska, POL
2007	Ielja Strik, NED	Anna Sliwinska, POL	Merja Mynttinen, FIN

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Over 90 Kilograms

Year	Champion	Second	Third
1996	Chao Chenyeh, TRE	Yelena Kurbakova, RUS	Inge Prelikzas, GER
1997	Genna Ganenko, UKR	[Only one entrant]	--
1998	Chao Chenyeh, TRE	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Yelena Kurbakova, RUS
1999	Chao Chenyeh, TRE	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Larissa Petrova, BLR
2000	Chao Chenyeh, TRE	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Ganna Ganenko, UKR
2001	Chao Chenyeh, TRE	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Susanne Formgreen, SWE
2002	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Chao Chenyeh, TRE	Larissa Petrova, BLR
2003	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Svetlana Paltseva, RUS	Ganna Ganenko, UKR
2004	Irina Naskripnyak, RUS	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Ganna Ganenko, UKR
2005	Sandra Lonn, SWE	Ganna Ganenko, UKR	Irina Naskripnyak, RUS
2006	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Irina Naskripnyak, RUS	Brenda van der Meulen, NED
2007	Deborah Ferrell, USA	Katariina Nokua, FIN	Stephenie Dzurnak, USA

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