Larbi Benboudaoud

Larbi Benboudaoud
Personal information
Born5 March 1974 (1974-03-05) (age 52)
Bordj Zemoura, Algeria
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
–66 kg
Achievements and titles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2000)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1999)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1998, 1999)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Birmingham‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place1997 Paris‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place2003 Osaka‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Oviedo‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place1999 Bratislava‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place1996 The Hague‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Oostende‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2001 Paris‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place1994 Lisbon‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF714
JudoInside.com341
Updated on 31 May 2023

Larbi Benboudaoud (born 5 March 1974) is a French judoka, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight (‍–‍66 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1] In the final he was defeated by Turkey's Huseyin Ozkan. He was the World and European champion in the same weight category in 1999.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2003World Judo Championships 2ndHalf lightweight (66 kg)
2001European Judo Championships 3rdHalf lightweight (66 kg)
2000Olympic Games 2ndHalf lightweight (66 kg)
1999World Judo Championships 1stHalf lightweight (66 kg)
European Judo Championships 1stHalf lightweight (66 kg)
1998European Judo Championships 1stHalf lightweight (66 kg)
1997World Judo Championships 2ndHalf lightweight (65 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdHalf lightweight (65 kg)
1996European Judo Championships 3rdHalf lightweight (65 kg)

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larbi Benboudaoud". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.