Luka Mkheidze

Luka Mkheidze
Personal information
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)
Tbilisi, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2024)
World Champ.R16 (2024)
European Champ.Gold (2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Baku ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍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
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Almada ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dushanbe ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF31072
JudoInside.com66599
Updated on 5 August 2024

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 the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[2] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

In 2021, Mkheidze won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[4][5] He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.[6] Mkheidze won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 European Judo Championships held in Montpellier, France.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2021 European Championships 2nd −60 kg
2021 Summer Olympics 3rd −60 kg
2023 European Championships 1st −60 kg
2024 Summer Olympics 2nd −60 kg

References

  1. ^ "Judo medals spark French fan fervour at Paris Games". The Straits Times. 28 July 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (27 July 2024). "Judo: Yeldos Smetov and Natsumi Tsunoda secure Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Première médaille européenne pour Luka Mkheidze (-60 kg), en argent". Le Figaro (in French). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Fran Garrigós se corona al fin campeón de Europa de judo". rtve (in Spanish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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