Christian Konoval

Senior World Championship Teams: 2022 Junior World Championship Teams: 2022 (Fifth), 2021, 2019

Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Richardson, TX

Education

Gregory Portland High School

Career Highlights

Current Senior World Ranking: No. 67
2022 Senior Pan American Championships Bronze Medalist
2022 Junior World Championships Fifth-Place Finisher
2022 Portugal Grand Prix Fifth-Place Finisher
2002 USA Judo Senior National Champion

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International Judo Federation Competition History: Christian Konoval IJF Profile

Personal: Introduced to the sport of judo by his father at the age of eight, Konoval established himself as a contender for both the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games when he began having success on the senior international circuit as a teenager, winning bronze at the 2022 Senior Pan American Championships at age 18 and earning top-five finishes the same year at both the Portugal Grand Prix at the senior level and the Junior World Championships.

Competition Highlights:

2023:

Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships (IJF-Junior)

2022:

Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships

Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships (IJF-Junior)

Silver - Junior Pan American Championships

Bronze - Senior Pan American Championships

Fifth - Junior World Championships

Fifth - Portugal Grand Prix

2021:

Gold - USA Judo President's Cup (Senior)

Gold - USA Judo President's Cup (IJF-Junior)

Gold - Junior U.S. Open (IJF-Junior)

Gold - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships (IJF-Junior)

Silver - USA Judo Senior National Championships

Silver - U.S. Open

Bronze - Guadalajara Pan American Open

Seventh - Paris Grand Slam

2019:

Gold - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships (IJF-Junior)

Silver - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)

Gold - Junior U.S. Open (IJF-Junior)

Gold - Junior U.S. Open (Cadet)

Silver - USA Judo President's Cup (Senior)

Silver - U.S. Open

2018:

Silver - Junior U.S. Open (IJF-Junior)

Silver - Junior U.S. Open (Cadet)

Bronze - USA Judo President's Cup (Senior)

Bronze - U.S. Open

Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships

Event Schedule#

2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships

USA Judo is pleased to welcome you to the 2025 Youth National Championships at the Salt Palace Convention Center.The Youth Nationals draws more than 500 of the best athletes from ages 5-20 throughout the nation annually to vie for National Championship...

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2024 USA Judo Youth National Championships

USA Judo is pleased to welcome you to the 2023 Youth National Championships at the Georgia International Convention Center.The Youth Nationals draws more than 500 of the best athletes from ages 5-20 throughout the nation annually to vie for National Ch...

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