Lasha Bekauri

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.

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 Games (2020)
World Champ. (2023)
European Champ. (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
2023 Doha ‍–‍90 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍90 kg
2023 Doha Mixed team
European Games
2023 Kraków Mixed team
European Championships
2021 Lisbon ‍–‍90 kg
2023 Montpellier ‍–‍90 kg
2024 Zagreb Mixed team
2024 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍90 kg
2023 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
2021 Doha ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
2022 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
World Juniors Championships
2018 Nassau ‍–‍90 kg
2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍90 kg
2019 Marrakesh Mixed team
European Junior Championships
2019 Vantaa ‍–‍90 kg
World Cadets Championships
2017 Santiago ‍–‍73 kg
2017 Santiago Mixed team
European Cadet Championships
2017 Kaunas ‍–‍73 kg
Summer Universiade
2019 Naples ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30263
JudoInside.com103965
Updated on 28 April 2024

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
2023European Championships2nd−90 kg
2024European Championships3rd−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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