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Lasha Shavdatuashvili (Georgian: ლაშა შავდათუაშვილი; born 31 January 1992) is a Georgian judoka. Shavdatuashvili is one of the most successful judoka of the early 21st century, having won Olympic medals at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics as well as a dozen medals on the IJF World Tour.
Judo career
Shavdatuashvili won the gold medal in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Lasha Shavdatuashvili defeated Israeli judoka Sagi Muki during Rio 2016 Olympics and won bronze medal.
Shavdatuashvili again medaled at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, this time with a silver medal. He lost in the final contest to back-to-back gold medalist Shohei Ono via wazari.
He won the Male Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards.
References
- "Lasha Shavdatuashvili". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "Men's −66kg". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lasha Shavdatuashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- Zenziper, Nadav (8 August 2016). "Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki narrowly misses bronze medal". Ynetnews. Ynet. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Houston, Michael (19 December 2021). "Krasniqi and Shavdatuashvili win top prizes at 2021 Judo Awards". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
External links
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili at the European Judo Union
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili at the International Judo Federation
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili at JudoInside.com
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili at Olympics.com
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili at Olympedia
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili at The-Sports.org
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili on Instagram
| Olympic Champions in Judo – Half Lightweight Men | |
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| 1980–1996: –65 kg • 2000–: –66 kg | |
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| World Judo Championships — Men's Lightweight | |
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| 1965: −68 kg • 1975–75: −63 kg • 1979–97: −71 kg • 1999–present: −73 kg | |
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| List of World Judo Championships medalists in Men's Lightweight |
| European Judo Championships — Men's Half Lightweight | |
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| 1977–97: −65 kg • 1998–present: −66 kg | |
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| List of European Judo Championships medalists in Men's Half Lightweight |
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- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Male judoka from Georgia (country)
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- Sportspeople from Gori, Georgia
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Olympic gold medalists for Georgia (country)
- Olympic silver medalists for Georgia (country)
- Olympic bronze medalists for Georgia (country)
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in judo
- European Games silver medalists for Georgia (country)
- Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence
- World judo champions
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- Judoka at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Georgia (country)
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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