Lasha Bekauri
Personal information
Born (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000
Arkhiloskalo, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2020)
World Champ.Silver (2023)
European Champ.Gold (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Doha ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha Mixed team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doha ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nassau ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Vantaa ‍–‍90 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santiago ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santiago Mixed team
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kaunas ‍–‍73 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30263
JudoInside.com103965
Updated on 5 November 2023.

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

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
2021European Championships1st−90 kg
2021Olympic Games1st−90 kg
2022World Championships3rd−90 kg
2023World Championships2nd−90 kg

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.
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