Lasha Shavdatuashvili | |
Birth Date: | 1992 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Gori, Georgia |
Height: | 172 cm |
Native Name: | ლაშა შავდათუაშვილი |
Country: | Georgia |
Weight Class: | 66 kg, 73 kg |
Rank: | Black |
Olympics Rank: | 1 |
Olympics Year: | 2012 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 66 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 1 |
Worlds Year: | 2021 |
Worlds Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
Regionals Type: | EU |
Regionals Rank: | 1 |
Regionals Year: | 2013 |
Regionals Weight: | Men's 66 kg |
Updated: | 27 April 2024 |
Lasha Shavdatuashvili (Georgian: ლაშა შავდათუაშვილი; born 31 January 1992) is a Georgian judoka.[1] Shavdatuashvili is one of the most successful judoka of the early 21st century, having won Olympic medals at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics as well as a dozen medals on the IJF World Tour.
Shavdatuashvili won the gold medal in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
Lasha Shavdatuashvili defeated Israeli judoka Sagi Muki during Rio 2016 Olympics and won bronze medal.[3]
Shavdatuashvili again medaled at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, this time with a silver medal. He lost in the final contest to back-to-back gold medalist Shohei Ono via wazari.[4]
He won the Male Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards.[5]