Lasha Bekauri

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Lasha Bekauri
Personal information
Born (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 23)
Arkhiloskalo, Georgia
Occupation Judoka
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[ citation needed ]
Sport
CountryFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Sport Judo
Weight class 90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (2020)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (2023)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (2021)
Medal record
Profile at external databases
IJF 30263
JudoInside.com 103965
Updated on 28 April 2024.

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.

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Career

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

YearTournamentPlaceWeight 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

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References

  1. "ლაშა ბექაური". sport.gov.ge (in Georgian). Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. 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.