Lasha Shavdatuashvili ( ka, ლაშა შავდათუაშვილი; born 31 January 1992) is a Georgian

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. 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 The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. In 2013, he won the European title in the same division. In 2014, he moved up to the -73 kg weight division. Initially, he was not as successful as at -66kg, but developed over time. Shavdatuashvili defeated Israeli judoka Sagi Muki during Rio 2016 Olympics and won bronze medal. He also won European silver that year. Shavdatuashvili again medaled at the delayed

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, 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, having also won the World Title that year. He was part of the Georgian team that won the mixed team event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games (), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska, Poland. It was the first ...

. He also competed in the men's -73 kg category at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

. That year he also won the bronze medal at the

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