Lasha Bekauri
Lasha Bekauri (born 26 July 2000) is a Georgian judoka.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2019 Judo World Masters and the 2021 European Judo Championships.
Career[edit]
Bekauri won the silver medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.[3] In that same year, he won the gold medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China.
Bekauri won one of the bronze medals in the men's 90 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4] A month later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[5] A few months later, he also won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[6]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | European Championships | 1st | −90 kg |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | 1st | −90 kg |
| 2022 | World Championships | 3rd | −90 kg |
| 2023 | World Championships | 2nd | −90 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | 2nd | −90 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | 3rd | −90 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "ლაშა ბექაური". sport.gov.ge (in Georgian). Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (18 April 2021). "Bekauri beats Georgian rival to win gold on final day of European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Lasha Bekauri at the International Judo Federation
- Lasha Bekauri at JudoInside.com
- Lasha Bekauri at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Lasha Bekauri at Olympics.com
- Lasha Bekauri at Olympedia
- Lasha Bekauri at The-Sports.org
- Lasha Bekauri on Instagram
1964–1976: –80 kg • 1980–1996: –86 kg • 2000–: –90 kg | |
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European Judo Championships — Men's Middleweight | |
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1957–76: −80 kg • 1977–97: −86 kg • 1998–present: −90 kg | |
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Categories:
- Living people
- 2000 births
- People from Kakheti
- Male judoka from Georgia (country)
- Summer World University Games medalists in judo
- Universiade medalists for Georgia (country)
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Olympic judoka for Georgia (country)
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Olympic gold medalists for Georgia (country)
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century people from Georgia (country)
- Judoka at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Georgia (country)
- European Games medalists in judo