Lasha Bekauri

Lasha Bekauri
Bekauri in 2023
Personal information
Born (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000
Arkhiloskalo, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Sport
Country Georgia
SportJudo
‍–‍90 kg
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2020, 2024)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2023)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2021)
Highest world ranking
1st[2][3]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 BudapestMixed team
Silver medal – second place2023 Doha‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tashkent‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 DohaMixed team
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówMixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Lisbon‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Montpellier‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 ZagrebMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2024 Zagreb‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2019 Qingdao‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Doha‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2021 Tel Aviv‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Tbilisi‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Tbilisi‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Abu Dhabi‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Tashkent‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tokyo‍–‍90 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Nassau‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Marrakesh‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 MarrakeshMixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Vantaa‍–‍90 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Santiago‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 SantiagoMixed team
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Kaunas‍–‍73 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2019 Naples‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30263
JudoInside.com103965
Updated on 2 March 2026

Lasha Bekauri (born 26 July 2000) is a Georgian judoka.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5][6] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2019 and 2023 World Masters and the 2021 European Championships, as well as in the mixed team events at the 2023 European Games and 2025 World Championships.

Career

Bekauri won the silver medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.[7] In that same year, he won the gold medal in the men's 90 kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China.

Bekauri won one of the bronze medals in the men's 90 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[8] A month later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[9] A few months later, he also won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[10]

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

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2021European Championships1st−90 kg
2021Olympic Games1st−90 kg
2022World Championships3rd−90 kg
2023World Championships2nd−90 kg
2023European Championships2nd−90 kg
2024European Championships3rd−90 kg
2024Olympic Games1st−90 kg

References

  1. ↑ "Lasha Bekauri (Judo) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 19 August 2024. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Ranking List, Men –90 kg". International Judo Federation. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "ლაშა ბექაური". sport.gov.ge (in Georgian). Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Judo-Georgian Bekauri retains judo title, Croatia's Matic wins historic gold". The Straits Times. 1 August 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (18 April 2021). "Bekauri beats Georgian rival to win gold on final day of European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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