Lasha Shavdatuashvili
Lasha Shavdatuashvili (Georgian: ლაშა შავდათუაშვილი; born 31 January 1992) is a Georgian judoka.[1] 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.[2][3] In 2013, he won the European title in the same division.[4] In 2014, he moved up to the -73 kg weight division.[5] Initially, he was not as successful as at -66kg, but developed over time.[5]
Shavdatuashvili defeated Israeli judoka Sagi Muki during Rio 2016 Olympics and won bronze medal.[6] He also won European silver that year.[7]
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.[8]
He won the Male Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards, having also won the World Title that year.[5][9]
He was part of the Georgian team that won the mixed team event at the 2023 European Games.[10]
He also competed in the men's -73 kg category at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11] That year he also won the bronze medal at the European Championships.[12]
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.
- ^ "Lasha Shavdatuashvili adds the World title to his list". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Which judoka has the biggest gap between world and Olympic title". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Agbegnenou on course for fifth European title". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Georgia reclaims European mixed team title". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Day 3: with Deguchi and Heydarov as frontrunners". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Hidayat Heydarov rules U73kg weight class with third European title". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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