Lasha Bekauri

{{Short description|Georgian judoka (born 2000)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Lasha Bekauri

| headercolor = 2024 Olympic Champion

| image = Lasha_Bekauri_2023.png

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| caption = Bekauri in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|07|26}}

| birth_place = Arkhiloskalo, Georgia

| height = 192 cm{{Cite web |title=Lasha Bekauri (Judo) : Prize list and results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/t-spf499820.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=www.the-sports.org}}

| country = {{GEO}}

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}90 kg

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| dan =

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| olympics_rank = 1

| olympics_year = 2020

| olympics_weight = Men's 90 kg

| olympics_year2 = 2024

| olympics_weight2 = Men's 90 kg

| worlds_rank = 2

| worlds_year = 2023

| worlds_weight = Men's 90 kg

| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2021

| regionals_weight = Men's 90 kg

| nationals =

| highestranking = 1st{{cite web |title=IJF World Ranking List |url=https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2024/08/ijf_sen_wrl_2024_08_19-1724160-1724160323.pdf |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=4 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821074939/https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2024/08/ijf_sen_wrl_2024_08_19-1724160-1724160323.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2024 |page=17 |date=19 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=World Ranking List, Men –90 kg |url=https://www.ijf.org/wrl?category=5&view=expanded |website=International Judo Federation |access-date=4 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805084114/https://www.ijf.org/wrl?category=5&view=expanded |archive-date=5 August 2024 |date=5 August 2024}}

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{GEO}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2020 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2024 Paris | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2025 Budapest | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|S| 2023 Doha | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2023 Doha | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Kraków | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Lisbon | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2023 Montpellier | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2024 Zagreb | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|B| 2024 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Budapest | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2021 Doha | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2024 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2018 Nassau | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Marrakesh | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Marrakesh | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Vantaa | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Cadets Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2017 Santiago | {{nbnd}}73 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Santiago | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Cadet Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2017 Kaunas | {{nbnd}}73 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Summer Universiade }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Naples | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

| updated = 21 June 2025

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Lasha Bekauri (born 26 July 2000) is a Georgian judoka.{{cite web |title=ლაშა ბექაური |url=http://sport.gov.ge/index.php?pg=sportsman&sid=843 |website=sport.gov.ge |publisher=Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=ka}} He won the gold medal in the men's 90{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.{{Cite news |date=2024-08-01 |title=Judo-Georgian Bekauri retains judo title, Croatia's Matic wins historic gold |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/judo-georgian-bekauri-retains-judo-title-croatias-matic-wins-historic-gold |access-date=2024-08-01 |work=The Straits Times |language= |issn=0585-3923}}{{Cite web|title=Judo Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}} He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2019 Judo World Masters and the 2021 European Judo Championships.

Career

Bekauri won the silver medal in the men's 90{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.{{Cite web|title=Judo Results Book|url=http://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/JUD_CompleteResultsBook.pdf|website=2019 Summer Universiade|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524215833/http://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/JUD_CompleteResultsBook.pdf|archive-date=24 May 2020|access-date=24 May 2020}} In that same year, he won the gold medal in the men's 90{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China.

Bekauri won one of the bronze medals in the men's 90{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.{{Cite web|title=2021 Judo World Masters|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2180/draw|access-date=12 January 2021|website=International Judo Federation}} A month later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.{{Cite web|title=2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2227/results|access-date=22 February 2021|website=International Judo Federation}} A few months later, he also won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.{{Cite news|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=18 April 2021|title=Bekauri beats Georgian rival to win gold on final day of European Judo Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106838/european-judo-championships-final-day|access-date=11 June 2021}}

He won the gold medal in his event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Achievements

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!Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class

2021European Championshipsbgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st−90{{nbsp}}kg
2021Olympic Gamesbgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st−90{{nbsp}}kg
2022World Championshipsbgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd−90{{nbsp}}kg
2023World Championshipsbgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd−90{{nbsp}}kg
2023European Championshipsbgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd−90{{nbsp}}kg
2024European Championshipsbgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd−90{{nbsp}}kg
2024Olympic Gamesbgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st−90{{nbsp}}kg

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