Lasha Bekauri (born 26 July 2000) is a Georgian judoka.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3][4] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2019 Judo World Masters and the 2021 European Judo Championships.
Career
editBekauri won the silver medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.[5] 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.[6] A month later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[7] A few months later, he also won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[8]
He won the gold medal in his event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 1st | −90 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Lasha Bekauri (Judo) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "ლაშა ბექაური". sport.gov.ge (in Georgian). Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Judo-Georgian Bekauri retains judo title, Croatia's Matic wins historic gold". The Straits Times. 1 August 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) 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
