Lasha Shavdatuashvili ( ka, ლაშა შავდათუაშვილი; born 31 January 1992) is a Georgian
judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...
. 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
Sagi Aharon Muki (or Moki; he, שגיא אהרון מוקי; born 17 May 1992) is an Israeli half-middleweight judoka. Muki is the 2019 World Champion. He also won the 2015 and 2018 European championships.
In August 2011 Muki won the Europe ...
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
is a Japanese retired judoka.
Ono is regarded as one of judo's top fighters, having won three World Championships and two Olympic gold medals. He is the lightweight division's most dominant fighter, having won in every major championship he co ...
via wazari.
[https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/judo/men-73-kg]
He won the Male Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards.
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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)
Olympic judoka of Georgia (country)
Living people
1992 births
People 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
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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
21st-century people from Georgia (country)
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