After he was an athlete in the former Czechoslovakia, Marian Hefka became a well known and recognized international referee. Thus he was present on the occasion of several European Championships and of the 1995 World Championships in Chiba, Japan. Marian was selected to be a referee at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Hefka was the President of the Slovak Judo Federation for 13 years and later became an active expert for the Czech Judo Federation. He was also a refereeing expert for the European Judo Union.
The International Judo Federation and the entire judo family present their deepest condolences to Marian Hefka's family and friends.
23. Jun. 2025 / The World Refugee Day is an international day designated ...
23. Jun. 2025 / At the end of 2024, the IJF and the DIJF (Deaf International ...
20. Jun. 2025 / The final block began at 6pm sharp and flew by so fast, ...
20. Jun. 2025 / In 2017 the mixed team format was included in the senior ...
20. Jun. 2025 / During the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary ...
20. Jun. 2025 / Since 1991, when Georgia first appeared at global sporting ...
20. Jun. 2025 / Twenty-one year old Timur Arbuzov and twenty-three ...
19. Jun. 2025 / Fourteen incredible judoka have been crowned in Budapest, ...
19. Jun. 2025 / In the last final of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships ...
19. Jun. 2025 / On the final day of the individual categories at the ...
19. Jun. 2025 / On the eve of the closing ceremony of the OTP Bank ...
19. Jun. 2025 / The last category of the whole championship was the ...
19. Jun. 2025 / By day 7 of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary, ...
08. Jun. 2018 / The next reigning world champion to be invited to answer ...
06. Jun. 2018 / Highlights from Hohhot Grand Prix 2018
07. Jun. 2018 / In April 2018, the International Judo Federation and ...
07. Jun. 2018 / 'Society should believe in sport as a beneficial cause ...