Luka Mkheidze

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Luka Mkheidze
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Personal information
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)
Tbilisi, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
Achievements and titles
European Champ.Silver (2021)
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –60 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lisbon –60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Hungary –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris –60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cancún –60 kg
Updated on 6 February 2022.

Luka Mkheidze (Georgian: ლუკა მხეიძე, born 5 January 1996) is a French judoka of Georgian descent. Mkheidze came to France with refugee status in 2010.[1] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[3][4] He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.[5]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2021 European Championships 2nd −60 kg
2021 Summer Olympics 3rd −60 kg

References

  1. ^ "From Tbilisi to Tokyo, the improbable journey of Luka Mkheidze". Teller Report. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Première médaille européenne pour Luka Mkheidze (-60 kg), en argent". Le Figaro (in French). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Fran Garrigós se corona al fin campeón de Europa de judo". rtve (in Spanish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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