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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,[citation needed] 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]

Lasha Shavdatuashvili defeated Israeli judoka Sagi Muki during Rio 2016 Olympics and won bronze medal.[4]

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.[5]

He won the Male Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lasha Shavdatuashvili". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's −66kg". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ 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


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasha_Shavdatuashvili