Manuel Cortes Judoka
Manuel Cortes
Manuel Cortes
Country: Spain | Born: 23 October 1957 (67 years)
Manuel Cortes is IJF top referee who officiated at the Olympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016. Cortes was named the 2013 Best Male European Referee of the Year by the EJU. He refereed at the world championships in 2005 and at every edition from 2009 to 2015. He has a seventh dan in judo. Languages spoken: Catalan, English, French, Italian, Spanish. After his referee career he became Supervisor at the IJF Referee commission.
Judo results
Date Result Judo event Type Cat.   
4 Dec 2016 9 Grand Slam Tokyo GSL referee
12 Aug 2016 9 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro OG referee
29 May 2016 9 IJF World Masters Guadalajara IJFMA referee
15 May 2016 9 Grand Prix Almaty GP referee
8 May 2016 9 Grand Slam Baku GSL referee
27 Mar 2016 9 Grand Prix Tbilisi GP referee
21 Feb 2016 9 Grand Prix Düsseldorf GP referee
7 Feb 2016 9 Grand Slam Paris GSL referee
6 Dec 2015 9 Grand Slam Tokyo GSL referee
28 Nov 2015 9 Grand Prix Jeju GP referee
18 Oct 2015 9 Grand Slam Paris GSL referee
30 Aug 2015 9 World Championships Astana WCh referee
14 Jun 2015 9 Grand Prix Budapest GP referee
24 May 2015 9 IJF World Masters Rabat IJFMA referee
10 May 2015 9 Grand Slam Baku GSL referee
22 Feb 2015 9 Grand Prix Düsseldorf GP referee
7 Dec 2014 9 Grand Slam Tokyo GSL referee
21 Nov 2014 9 Grand Prix Qingdao GP referee
30 Aug 2014 9 World Championships Chelyabinsk WCh referee
13 Jul 2014 9 Grand Slam Tyumen GSL referee
22 Jun 2014 9 Grand Prix Budapest GP referee
8 Jun 2014 9 Grand Prix Havana GP referee
11 May 2014 9 Grand Slam Baku GSL referee
26 Apr 2014 9 European Championships Montpellier ECh referee
23 Feb 2014 9 Grand Prix Düsseldorf GP referee
9 Feb 2014 9 Grand Slam Paris GSL referee
15 Sep 2013 9 Grand Prix Rijeka GP referee
1 Sep 2013 9 World Championships Rio de Janeiro WCh referee
21 Jul 2013 9 IJF Grand Slam Moscow GSL referee
16 Jun 2013 9 Grand Prix Miami GP referee
5 May 2013 9 IJF Grand Slam Baku GSL referee
27 Apr 2013 9 European Championships Budapest ECh referee
31 Mar 2013 9 Grand Prix Samsun GP referee
24 Feb 2013 9 Grand Prix Düsseldorf GP referee
10 Feb 2013 9 Grand Slam Paris GSL referee
3 Aug 2012 9 Olympic Games London OG referee
27 May 2012 9 IJF Grand Slam Moscow GSL referee
28 Apr 2012 9 European Championships Chelyabinsk ECh referee
19 Feb 2012 9 Grand Prix Düsseldorf GP referee
5 Feb 2012 9 Grand Slam Paris GSL referee
27 Aug 2011 9 World Championships Paris WCh referee
19 Jun 2011 9 Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro GSL referee
29 May 2011 9 IJF Grand Slam Moscow GSL referee
6 Feb 2011 9 Grand Slam Paris GSL referee
16 Jan 2011 9 IJF World Masters Baku IJFMA referee
9 Sep 2010 9 World Championships Tokyo WCh referee
4 Jul 2010 9 IJF Grand Slam Moscow GSL referee
6 Jun 2010 9 World Cup Madrid WCup referee
24 Apr 2010 9 European Championships Vienna ECh referee
7 Feb 2010 9 Grand Slam Paris GSL referee
23 Sep 2007 9 World Cup Birmingham WCup referee
8 Apr 2007 9 European Championships Belgrade ECh referee
12 Oct 2006 9 World Championships Juniors Santo Domingo WJC referee
5 Mar 2006 9 World Cup Prague WCup referee
12 Feb 2006 9 Super World Cup Tournoi de Paris SWC referee
22 May 2005 9 European Championships Rotterdam ECh referee
16 May 2004 9 European Championships Bucharest ECh referee
23 Mar 2003 9 A-Tournament Dutch Open Rotterdam WCup referee
15 Sep 2002 9 World Junior Championships Jeju Island Korea WJC referee
16 May 2002 9 European Championships Maribor ECh referee
24 Feb 2002 9 German World Open Wuppertal SWC referee
20 May 2001 9 European Championships Paris ECh referee
11 Feb 2001 9 Tournoi de Paris WCup referee
21 Mar 1999 9 Polish Open Warsaw WCup referee