Luka Mkheidze (Georgian: ლუკა მხეიძე, born 5 January 1996) is a French judoka of Georgian descent. Mkheidze came to France with refugee status in 2010.[1] He won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[2] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
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| Born | 5 January 1996 Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2021, Mkheidze won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[4][5] He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.[6] Mkheidze won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 European Judo Championships held in Montpellier, France.
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2021 | European Championships | 2nd | −60 kg |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | 3rd | −60 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | 1st | −60 kg |
| 2024 | Summer Olympics | 2nd | −60 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Judo medals spark French fan fervour at Paris Games". The Straits Times. 28 July 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (27 July 2024). "Judo: Yeldos Smetov and Natsumi Tsunoda secure Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Première médaille européenne pour Luka Mkheidze (-60 kg), en argent". Le Figaro (in French). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Fran Garrigós se corona al fin campeón de Europa de judo". rtve (in Spanish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
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Media related to Luka Mkheidze at Wikimedia Commons
- Luka Mkheidze at the European Judo Union
- Luka Mkheidze at the International Judo Federation
- Luka Mkheidze at JudoInside.com
- Luka Mkheidze at Olympics.com
- Luka Mkheidze at Olympedia
- Luka Mkheidze at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Luka Mkheidze at Team France (in French)
- Luka Mkheidze at The-Sports.org
- Luka Mkheidze at JudoResults.net (multilingual since september 2024)
- Luka Mkheidze on Instagram
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